Architects: William Purcell and Frederick Strauel (“spec” house for Henry M. Peterson) Date: 1928 Style: English Cottage Revival The dominant feature of this house is its two-story polygonal bay. As with the other houses in the neighborhood,…

Architects: Frederick Strauel (“spec” house for Henry M. Peterson) Date: 1928 Style: English Cottage Fantasy Revival One of the “spec” houses designed for developer Henry M. Peterson. The featured element of this house is a round-arched front…

Architects: Purcell and Strauel (“spec” house for Henry M. Peterson) Date: 1932 Style: English Cottage Fantasy Revival This is one of seven speculative houses designed for developer Henry M. Peterson, who owned the house at 3 Red Cedar Lane. …

Architect: Carl B. Stravs Date: 1924 Style: English Cottage Revival This house was built for a Baptist minister named Pierce. Its architect, Carl Stravs, like John Jager, was educated in Vienna and, from 1905 to 1909, the two architects were…

Designers: Isadore, Seymour, and Marjorie Mandel Date: 1953 Style: Woodsy Modern The design of this house was a collaboration among Irwin Mandel, his brother Seymour, and Seymour’s wife, Marjorie. The house was built for Seymour and Marjorie…

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…

Architect: Perry Larawa Date: 1940 Style: English Cottage Revival Perry Larawa, who designed the house at 1 Red Cedar Lane for his own family, also designed this house. It was purchased by the Joseph family in the 1950s. Burton Joseph was a…

Architect: William Gray Purcell Date: 1928 Style: English Cottage Revival William Purcell, who is best known for the Prairie School buildings he designed with his partner, George Elmslie, designed this house after the Purcell & Elmslie…

Architect: Perry Larawa Date: 1940 Style: English Cottage Revival This house of several gables is sheathed in two colors of brick, some of which were intentionally “aged” with dashes of mortar. The front door is surrounded by a sheltering…

Red Cedar Lane – an Introduction The story of Red Cedar Lane revolves around John Jager (pronounced yăger) who was born in Slovenia in 1871 and died in Minneapolis in 1959. In 1898, Jager received a degree in architecture from the Vienna…