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1401 Fremont Avenue North: A.M. Nordstrom House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
HISTORY Although an owner of the Model Clothing House at 3rd and Nicollet in Minneapolis, and the Standard Clothing House at 6th and Nicollet, original homeowner A.M. Nordstrom was not related to the founder of the national department store…

1403 Emerson Avenue North: St. Jane House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
HISTORY Built in 2003, this Prairie School style building serves as an excellent example of a compatible infill structure, meaning that the new architecture blends well with the already-existing neighborhood. The building is currently occupied by…

1422 Emerson Avenue North: Dorothy Lundstrum House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
HISTORY After she moved from "Twin Pillars" (1012-1014 17th Avenue), which you saw earlier on this tour, Dorothy Lundstrum owned and rented out this home while she lived next door at 1416 Emerson. Dorothy, who became a North Side legend, attended…

1506 Emerson Avenue North: C.W. Sawyer House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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…

1425 Dupont Avenue North: Frederick Stevens House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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 the edge of residential construction in 1890, and…

1501 Dupont Avenue North: John Young House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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…

1500-1502 Dupont Avenue North

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
HISTORY The current owners, already residents of the neighborhood, purchased this apartment building in 2010. They then completed a year-long preservation and renovation project of the interiors of the building, including installing modern kitchens…

1508 Dupont Avenue North: Case-Lang House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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…

1514 Dupont Avenue North: John Lohmar House

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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 on Washington Avenue North. Lohmar sold…

1605-1607 Dupont Avenue North

By Old Highland Neighborhood Association
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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