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Downtown Minneapolis
21 Locations ~ Curated by The Minneapolis Historical TeamMarcy-Holmes History: Hiding in Plain Sight
27 Locations ~ Curated by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood AssociationHealy Block
17 Locations ~ Curated by by Anders Christensen; edited by Richard L. KronickSouth Side African-American Neighborhood
2 Locations ~ Curated by Deebaa Sirdar and Chip Gehring; Edited by Richard L. KronickCedar Lake Park Spreadsheet
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergFeatured Stories
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…
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…
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…
Random Stories
Medical Arts Building
Architects: Long and Thorshov, 1923
Addition by Long and Thorshov, 1929
Renovation by Shea Architects, 1993
The Medical Arts Building is sheathed in bright white terra cotta. “Terra cotta” translates from Latin as “baked earth,” and that’s…
Winslow House Hotel (1856)
LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS ON THE RIVER • • •
• Main Street and Central Avenue (no longer exists)
• Robert Alden, architect
• Colonial Revival-style
• Narrated by Nancy Hovanes •
In 1856, St. Paul businessman James Winslow constructed his…
Sawmills at the Falls (1848-1887)
THE POWER THAT CREATED ST. ANTHONY • • •
• View from Main Street, just north of Hennepin Island (no longer exists)
• Ard Godfrey, architect
• Narrated by David Wiggins •
Maine millwright Ard Godfrey spent only six years in the young town of…
Rand Tower
527 Marquette Avenue
Holabird and Root
Streamline Moderne - Art Deco
Rand Tower is the ambitious project of Minnesota aviation pioneer Rufus R. Rand. Rand, a family member of The Minneapolis Gas Company, served in WWI as a pilot and once back…
Peavey Plaza
Peavey Plaza
1100 Marquette Avenue
Landscape Architect: M. Paul Friedberg (New York City), 1975
Peavey Plaza was an instant hit. Downtown workers on lunch break and children of all ages enjoyed its water works and multiple subterranean levels.…
Marquette Plaza
Architect: Gunnar Birkerts & Associates, 1972
Renovation and addition by Walsh Bishop Associates, 2002
Built in 1972 and originally designed to house the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, this building began as an experiment in expressionistic…