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Brief Biography of Albert Read VanDyck
Albert Read VanDyck was born on April 1,1867 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the fourth child of railroad engineer Henry VanDyck and his wife, Josephine VanDyck. In the 1870 census, the family of six was living in Des Moines, Iowa. By the 1900 census,…
Temple Israel Synagogue
2323 Fremont Ave So.
Architects: Liebenberg and Kaplan
1928; addition 2016
Temple Israel is one of the largest Reform synagogues in the United States with more than 2,000 families. Founded in 1878 as Shaarai Tov (Hebrew for “Gates of…
Shir Tikvah Synagogue (originally First Universalist Church of the Redeemer)
1341 West Minnehaha Parkway
1949
Architect unknown
This building is home to the congregation called Shir Tikvah (Hebrew for “Song of Hope”; pronounced "sheer TEEK-vah"), which is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism, a national…
First Universalist Church (originally Adath Jeshurun Synagogue)
3400 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis
Architects: Liebenberg and Kaplan
Synagogue: 1927; school and administration wing added 1953
The Adath Jeshurun (Hebrew for “gathering of the righteous”) congregation was founded in 1884 by Russian and Romanian…
Disciples Ministry Church (originally Mikro Kodesh Synagogue)
1000 Oliver Avenue No.
Architect: Septimus J. Bowler
1927
The story of Mikro Kodesh (Hebrew for “holy assembly”; pronounced MICK-ro KO-desh) exemplifies the ups and downs of many U.S. Jewish congregations. In 1958 Mikro Kodesh was the largest…
Bryn Mawr Neighborhood
The software underlying Minneapolis Historical is designed to contain "tours" -- that is, narrative descriptions and photographs of individual buildings grouped geographically in particular parts of the city. Despite the fact that the spreadsheet…
Tangletown Spreadsheet
The software underlying Minneapolis Historical is designed to contain "tours" -- that is, narrative descriptions and photographs of individual buildings grouped geographically in particular parts of the city. Despite the fact that the spreadsheet…
Shenandoah Terrace Spreadsheet
The software underlying Minneapolis Historical is designed to contain "tours" -- that is, narrative descriptions and photographs of individual buildings grouped geographically in particular parts of the city. Despite the fact that the spreadsheet…
Cedar Lake Park Spreadsheet
The software underlying Minneapolis Historical is designed to contain "tours" -- that is, narrative descriptions and photographs of individual buildings grouped geographically in particular parts of the city. Despite the fact that the spreadsheet…
YWCA Downtown
Built: 1976
Architect: Freerks, Sperl Flynn Architects; interior renovation in 2018 by 292 Design Group
This is the second YWCA building on the site; the previous building was built in 1929 and demolished in 1975 to make way for this building. …