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Cedar Lake Park Spreadsheet
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergHealy Block
17 Locations ~ Curated by by Anders Christensen; edited by Richard L. KronickHistoric Old Highland
30 Locations ~ Curated by Old Highland Neighborhood AssociationSouth Side African-American Neighborhood
2 Locations ~ Curated by Deebaa Sirdar and Chip Gehring; Edited by Richard L. KronickDowntown Minneapolis
21 Locations ~ Curated by The Minneapolis Historical TeamFeatured Stories
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…
1425 Dupont Avenue North: Frederick Stevens House
HISTORY
Lumberman Frederick S. Stevens owned a sawmill on the river at Plymouth Avenue, and chose prolific Minneapolis contractor Theron P. Healy to build this home for him in 1890. This block was on…
1508 Dupont Avenue North: Case-Lang House
HISTORY
Associated with one of Minneapolis’ pioneering merchants and farmers, the Case-Lang House is a key surviving example of a first-generation Minneapolis residence.
Its first owner, Emanuel…
Random Stories
The (New) Calhoun Theater
Opened: May 1, 1915
Redesigned and Expanded: January 1916.
Architect: Clifford T. McElroy
Original owner: Calhoun Theater Company
Contractor: David Comb and Sons
Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance Revival
The Calhoun Theatre -– also…
Loring Greenway
Architect: M. Paul Friedberg and Associates, 1976
By the 1960s, the once fashionable Loring Park area had become run down. In response, both the Minneapolis City Council and the Downtown Council (a business leaders’ group) put forward plans in the…
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…
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 Anne-styles
• Narrated by Victoria Barlow •
From the…
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…
1605-1607 Dupont Avenue North
HISTORY
This Classical Revival frame duplex was constructed in 1899 at 1837 Bryant Avenue North. In 1986, it was moved to its current location on Dupont to make room for off-street parking for businesses on Broadway. This has happened several times…
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