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Historic Old Highland
30 Locations ~ Curated by Old Highland Neighborhood AssociationDowntown Minneapolis
21 Locations ~ Curated by The Minneapolis Historical TeamBryn Mawr Neighborhood
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergMarcy-Holmes History: Hiding in Plain Sight
27 Locations ~ Curated by Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood AssociationCedar Lake Park Spreadsheet
1 Locations ~ Curated by Kathleen KullbergFeatured Stories
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…
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…
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…
Random Stories
The Lumber Exchange Building
10 S 5th St.
Long & Kees
Richardsonian Romanesque
As the booming lumbering industry began to drive the state’s economic engine, the Lumber Exchange Building was constructed in 1885 to house both the local and out-of-state trading distributors.…
Gillmer-Gleason House • 11 Red Cedar Lane
Architect: Bruce Knutson
Date: 1990
Style: English Cottage Revival
The Josephs, who owned 5 Red Cedar Lane, sold the eastern part of their large lot, where this house was built. A timber frame surrounds the front door. The exterior surface of…
1724 Colfax Ave. So.
Original owner: John Speedy, owner of a paint and wallpaper store.
Architect: Frank Reed
Built before 1885
This is one of the 10 oldest houses in Lowry Hill. It was about to be torn down by new owners who wanted to build a larger, more…
3139 2nd Ave. So.: Welcome & Caroline Johnston House
(also called the George H. Bates House)
Built: 1886
Cost estimate on building permit: $3,500
This is the second house built in Minneapolis by T. P. Healy (see 3137 2nd Ave. So. for his first). The original clients were Welcome and Caroline Johnston. Welcome Johnston’s occupation in…
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 Case, was one of the original homesteaders in the…
Introduction
The area known today as Old Highland was originally part of the Fort Snelling Military Reservation, which was claimed for the United States in 1809 by Lt. Zebulon Pike. In 1857, the area immediately north of Bassett Creek was separated from the…