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Historic Old Highland
30 Locations ~ Curated by Old Highland Neighborhood AssociationSynagogues
4 Locations ~ Curated by Macalester College Students and Richard L. KronickUptown Theaters
6 Locations ~ Curated by Anne DroletHealy Block
17 Locations ~ Curated by by Anders Christensen; edited by Richard L. KronickBryn Mawr Neighborhood
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergFeatured Stories
First Universalist Church/Our Lady of Lourdes Church (1857 and 1880s)
DESIGNED FOR MORE CATHOLIC TASTES • • •
• 1 Lourdes Place
• Architect Unknown
• Greek Revival, Gothic Revival and French Second Empire-styles
• Narrated by Michael Rainville •
Churches…
Main Street Buildings (1855, 1858 and 1890)
MINNEAPOLIS' OLDEST MASONRY COMMERCIAL BUILDING • • •
• 117, 123-27, 129 Main Street
• Benjamin Cutter, Unknown and Carl Struck, architects
• Greek Revival, Italianate Revival and Queen…
1514 Dupont Avenue North: John Lohmar House
HISTORY
The incised letter "L" you see on the cartouche above the front porch stand for "Lohmar"--original owner John Lohmar, a German merchant and milliner who owned and operated a dry goods store…
Random Stories
Washburn Water Tower
Editor's note:
Macalester College student Brooke Sapper researched and wrote this essay on the Washburn Water Tower in 2019. Macalester College staff and Preserve Minneapolis supervised Brooke's project collaboratively.…
1709 Dupont Avenue North: Eminger House
HISTORY:
Built in 1907, this two-and-a-half story Prairie Style/American Foursquare was first owned by Peter and Mary Eminger. Peter Eminger was a co-owner of Drews and Eminger wholesale meat firm at 34 Central Market. Sadly, Peter died in November…
Peter Lees House (1894)
THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN DREAM • • •
• 629 5th Street SE
• Warren Hayes, architect
• Queen Anne-style
• Narrated by Jan Stroup •
A classic immigrant success story. That’s how you could describe Peter Lees. He left Scotland in 1880 and settled…
Van Cleve House (1858)
A MUCH-LOVED COUPLE—AND THEIR HORSE • • •
• 603 5th Street SE
• Architect Unknown
• Greek and Italianate styles
• Narrated by Arvonne Fraser •
The Van Cleve house, owned by Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve, was placed on the National…
Burton and Geri Joseph House
Architect: Perry Larawa
Date: 1940
Style: English Cottage Revival
Perry Larawa, who designed the house at 1 Red Cedar Lane for his own family, also designed this house. It was purchased by the Joseph family in the 1950s. Burton Joseph was a…
First Congregational Church (1886)
A MARCY-HOLMES LANDMARK SINCE THE 1880s • • •
• 800 5th Street SE
• Warren Hayes, architect
• Richardsonian Romanesque and Gothic Revival styles
• Narrated by Jane McBride •
The roots of First Congregational Church go back almost to the…