Minneapolis Historical

www.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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Synagogues

4 Locations ~ Curated by Macalester College Students and Richard L. Kronick

Lowry Hill

8 Locations ~ Curated by Original research by Bob Glancy - edited by Richard L. Kronick

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Hosmer Library was built in 1913 during a period of rapid immigration into Minneapolis. The library was used often by students from Central High School, one block away, which opened in 1916. (Central High was closed and mostly demolished in 1982;…