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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…
1501 Dupont Avenue North: John Young House
HISTORY
Constructed in 1888 for John Young, treasurer of a Minneapolis gas company, and designed by Charles Sedgwick, this is a beautiful example of the classic Queen Anne style.
According to…
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
Thresher Square (Advanced Thresher Co. Building, Emerson-Newton Plow Co.)
Look closely at this structure and you will find that it is actually two buildings, one with 6 floors, the other with 7. You will also notice different terracotta signs and medallions. The nameplate on the building to the southwest (on your left as…
John Dudley House (1856)
DIVERSIFICATION: ONE MAN'S ROAD TO SUCCESS • • •
• 701 5th Street SE
• Architect Unknown
• Greek and Italianate Revival styles
• Narrated by Linda Messenger •
John Dudley arrived in St. Anthony in 1852—not to make his fortune, but to…
Pillsbury Library (1904)
A GIFT FROM "THE FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY" • • •
• 100 University Avenue SE
• Charles Aldrich, architect
• Beaux Arts-style
• Narrated by Dean Phillips •
John Pillsbury, like many Easterners, came to the tiny village of St. Anthony to…
1501 Dupont Avenue North: John Young House
HISTORY
Constructed in 1888 for John Young, treasurer of a Minneapolis gas company, and designed by Charles Sedgwick, this is a beautiful example of the classic Queen Anne style.
According to Fred Neet’s Local Heritage Preservation Designation…
Young-Quinlan Building
Architects: Frederick Ackerman (New York) with Magney & Tusler (Minneapolis), 1926
Renovation and restoration by Ellerbe Becket, 1989
A reviewer called this “one of the most beautiful store buildings in the world.” It was the realization of the…
1506 Emerson Avenue North: C.W. Sawyer House
HISTORY
Neoclassical architecture, derived from the architecture of Rome and Greece, was very popular in public buildings, especially in the first half of the 20th century. This popularity did sometimes spill over into residential structures like…