Minneapolis Historical
A project by Preserve Minneapoliswww.MinneapolisHistorical.org is Preserve Minneapolis’s guide to our city’s historic architecture. To start, click the Stories or Tours buttons or use the Search function – all at the top of this page. You can also click the "expand" icon in the map above to see the locations of all described buildings and landscapes. Preserve Minneapolis, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Minneapolis by recognizing, preserving, and describing the architectural and related cultural resources of our city. Click here to donate to Preserve Minneapolis.
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Red River Ox Cart Trail
16 Locations ~ Curated by Reggie McLeod for the Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership (Copyright 2017, Minneapolis Riverfront Partnership)South Side African-American Neighborhood
2 Locations ~ Curated by Deebaa Sirdar and Chip Gehring; Edited by Richard L. KronickFeatured Stories
1501 Dupont Avenue North: John Young House
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1508 Dupont Avenue North: Case-Lang House
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First Universalist Church/Our Lady of Lourdes Church (1857 and 1880s)
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St. Anthony of Padua Church
In the 19th century, most Métis people were Catholic. St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, the territorial parish, was founded in 1849. The first of a succession of buildings on this site was dedicated in 1852 on land provided by Pierre Bottineau.…
Henry Peterson House • 3 Red Cedar Lane
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…
Perry Larawa House • 1 Red Cedar Lane
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…
Burton and Geri Joseph House
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…
1710 Colfax Ave. So.
This house in the Tudor Revival style was built in 1911. Architects: Lamoreaux and Long.
3101 2nd Ave. So.: William M. & Kate Regan House
Built: 1890
Cost estimate on building permit: $6,000
This is probably the best-known house in the Healy Block District because of its high visibility on the corner of 31st Street and its exuberant architecture. Jacob & Mina Sinsheimer were…