Minnesota Open House

by Hanson, Krista Finstad

• ISBN13: 9780873515771
• ISBN10: 0873515773
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-15
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Pr

Summary

Duluth's majestic Glensheen Mansion, featuring thirty-nine ornate rooms and expansive landscaped grounds. Minneapolis's stunning Purcell-Cutts House, a showplace of finely crafted woodwork of Prairie School design. Stevens County's Trantow Log Cabin, built in the German style with dovetailed log corners. Minnesota has a remarkable array of house museums, each with its own unique history and architectural significance. Minnesota Open House features nearly two hundred of these grand mansions, humble homes, log cabins, frontier forts, and pioneer villages that are open to the public. Organised by region and featuring easy-to-follow maps, this handy guide to historically significant and often breathtaking sites is the perfect road-trip companion. Engaging site histories tell of immigrant struggles and baronial opulence, of political ambition and architectural innovation. Entries detail each site's cultural and political import, and photographs illustrate key features, from leaded-glass windows to widow's walks. Easy-to-follow practical information makes arranging a visit easy. Whether planning family time on a Sunday afternoon or plotting your next vacation, Minnesota Open House is your key to the grandiose and the humble, to meticulously crafted and hauntingly rustic dwellings across the state.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xv
Guide to Using This Book	p. xix
Metro Region	p. 2
Anoka County
Anoka County Heritage Farm, Anoka	p. 6
Carver County
Grimm Farm, Carver Park Reserve, Victoria	p. 6
Dakota County
Dakota City Heritage Village, Farmington	p. 8
LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings	p. 9
Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota	p. 11
Hennepin County
Ames-Florida-Stork House, Rockford	p. 13
Riley L. Bartholomew House, Richfield	p. 14
Charles H. Burwell House, Minnetonka	p. 15
George Christian Mansion, Minneapolis	p. 16
Cummins-Grill Homestead, Eden Prairie	p. 18
Eidem Homestead, Brooklyn Park	p. 19
Historic Fort Snelling	p. 20
Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis	p. 22
William E. Goodfellow Mansion, Minneapolis	p. 24
Longfellow House, Minneapolis	p. 25
Gideon Pond House, Bloomington	p. 26
Purcell-Cutts House, Minneapolis	p. 28
Smith-Douglas-More House, Eden Prairie	p. 29
John H. Stevens House, Minneapolis	p. 30
Swan J. Turnblad Mansion, Minneapolis	p. 32
Ramsey County
J. V. Bailey House, Falcon Heights	p. 33
Bruentrup Heritage Farm, Maplewood	p. 34
Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake	p. 36
Germanic American Institute, St. Paul	p. 37
Gibbs Museum, Falcon Heights	p. 38
The Governor's Residence, St. Paul	p. 40
James J. Hill House, St. Paul	p. 41
Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul	p. 43
Scott County
Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House, Belle Plaine	p. 45
Historic Murphy's Landing, Shakopee	p. 46
Historic Stans House, Shakopee	p. 47
Samuel B. Strait House, Jordan	p. 48
Washington County
Erickson Log House, Scandia	p. 49
Gammelgarden Museum, Scandia	p. 50
Historic Red Rock Mission Cabin, Newport	p. 50
The Warden's House Museum, Stillwater	p. 51
Woodbury Heritage House, Woodbury	p. 53
Central Region	p. 54
Cass County
Lyle's Logging Camp and Cass Lake Museum, Cass Lake	p. 58
Crow Wing County
Croft Mine Historical Park, Crosby	p. 58
Crow Wing County Historical Museum, Brainerd	p. 59
Historic Log Village Museum, Crosslake	p. 60
Nisswa Area Historical Society, Nisswa	p. 61
This Old Farm and Paul Bunyan Land, Brainerd	p. 62
Kandiyohi County
Guri and Lars Endreson House, Willmar	p. 63
Monongalia Historical Museum, New London	p. 63
Sperry House, Willmar	p. 64
McLeod County
Schiroo Cabin, Hutchinson	p. 65
Meeker County
Forest City Stockade, Litchfield	p. 65
GAR Hall and Blomberg Cabin, Litchfield	p. 66
Mille Lacs County
Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia	p. 67
Morrison County
Axel Borgstrom House Museum, Upsala	p. 69
Burton-Rosenmeier House, Little Falls	p. 70
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Boyhood Home, Little Falls	p. 71
Linden Hill, Little Falls	p. 73
Sherburne County
Herbert M. Fox House, Becker	p. 75
Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River	p. 76
Stearns County
Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Sauk Centre	p. 78
Stearns County Historical Society, St. Cloud	p. 80
Todd County
Christie House Historical Museum, Long Prairie	p. 80
Wadena County
Sebeka Pioneer Park, Sebeka	p. 81
Wright County
Cokato Museum and Gust Ackerlund Studio, Cokato	p. 82
Finnish-American Society, Cokato	p. 83
Minnesota Pioneer Park, Annandale	p. 84
Wright County Fairgrounds Village, Howard Lake	p. 84
Wright County Historical Museum, Buffalo	p. 85
Northwest Region	p. 86
Clay County
Bergquist Log Cabin, Moorhead	p. 90
Comstock House, Moorhead	p. 90
Log Cabin Gallery, Moorhead	p. 92
Probstfield House, Oakport Township	p. 93
Western Minnesota Threshers Reunion, Hawley	p. 94
Clearwater County
Clearwater County History Center, Shevlin	p. 95
Wegmann Cabin and CCC Cabin, Lake Itasca	p. 96
Douglas County
Evansville Historical Foundation, Evansville	p. 96
Fort Alexandria and Runestone Museum, Alexandria	p. 97
Knute Nelson House, Alexandria	p. 98
Grant County
Grant County Historical Museum, Elbow Lake	p. 100
Kittson County
Kittson County Historical Museum, Lake Bronson	p. 100
Marshall County
Old Home Town Museum, Stephen	p. 101
Old Mill State Park Cabin, Argyle	p. 102
Settlers Square Museum, Warren	p. 102
Norman County
Prairie Village, Ada	p. 103
Otter Tail County
Carlson Log Cabin, Fergus Falls	p. 104
Finn Creek Open Air Museum, New York Mills	p. 104
Pennington County
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Thief River Falls	p. 105
Goodridge Area Historical Society, Goodridge	p. 106
Polk County
Lewis William Larson House, Fosston	p. 107
Polk County Historical Museum, Crookston	p. 108
Sand Hill Settlement, Climax	p. 109
Pope County
Pope County Historical Society, Glenwood	p. 109
Terrace Mill District, Terrace	p. 110
Roseau County
Pelan Pioneer Park, Greenbush	p. 111
Pioneer Farm and Village, Roseau	p. 112
Stevens County
Trantow Log Cabin, Framnas Township	p. 113
Swift County
Rindahl Log Cabin, Benson	p. 113
Traverse County
Sam Brown Museum, Browns Valley	p. 114
Northeast Region	p. 116
Carleton County
Carlton County Fairgrounds, Barnum	p. 120
Chisago County
Almelund Threshing Show, Almelund	p. 120
Amador Heritage Center, Almelund	p. 121
Chisago County Historical Society, Lindstrom	p. 121
W. H. C. Folsom House Museum, Taylors Falls	p. 122
Gustaf's Historic House Museum, Lindstrom	p. 124
Karl Oskar House, Lindstrom	p. 125
Cook County
Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage	p. 126
Lightkeeper's House Museum, Grand Marais	p. 128
Isanti County
Edblad Cabin and West Riverside School, Cambridge	p. 129
Itasca County
Forest History Center, Grand Rapids	p. 130
Judy Garland Museum, Grand Rapids	p. 131
White Oak Fur Post, Deer River	p. 133
Kanabec County
Kanabec History Center, Mora	p. 134
Lake County
Finland Minnesota Heritage Site, Finland	p. 134
Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors	p. 135
Two Harbors Lighthouse, Two Harbors	p. 136
Pine County
North West Company Fur Post, Pine City	p. 137
St. Louis County
Bois Fort Heritage Center, Tower	p. 139
Glensheen, Duluth	p. 140
Ironworld Discovery Center, Chisholm	p. 142
Dorothy Molter Museum, Ely	p. 143
Sisu Heritage Homestead Tours, Embarrass	p. 144
Virginia Heritage Museum, Virginia	p. 144
Southwest Region	p. 146
Brown County
Wanda Gag House, New Ulm	p. 150
Friedrich W. Kiesling House, New Ulm	p. 151
John Lind House, New Ulm	p. 152
Omsrud-Thordson-Torgrimson Cabin, Lake Hanska	p. 153
Chippewa County
Historic Chippewa City, Montevideo	p. 154
Olof Swensson Farm, Montevideo	p. 155
Cottonwood County
Nels Hystad Cabin, Storden	p. 156
Monson-Chester Log Cabin, Windom	p. 157
Mountain Lake Heritage Village, Mountain Lake	p. 157
Westbrook Heritage House Museum, Westbrook	p. 158
Jackson County
Fort Belmont, Jackson	p. 159
Olson-Staabakken Cabin, Jackson	p. 160
Lac Qui Parle County
Lac Qui Parle Historical Museum, Madison	p. 160
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum, Hendricks	p. 161
Snyder Log Cabin, Lake Benton	p. 162
Lyon County
Lyon County Historical Museum, Marshall	p. 163
Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy	p. 163
Martin County
Orville P. and Sarah Chubb House, Fairmont	p. 164
Heritage Acres, Fairmont	p. 165
Livingston Log Cabin, Fairmont	p. 166
Murray County
End-O-Line Park, Currie	p. 167
Koch Cabin, Currie	p. 168
Wornson Cabin, Slayton	p. 168
Nobles County
Historic Dayton House, Worthington	p. 169
Nobles County Pioneer Village, Worthington	p. 171
Pipestone County
C. O. Christianson House, Jasper	p. 171
Redwood County
Gilfillan Estate, Redwood Falls	p. 172
Lower Sioux Agency, Redwood Falls	p. 173
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Walnut Grove	p. 175
Renville County
Fort Ridgely History Center, Fairfax	p. 176
Lerud Cabin, Morton	p. 178
Rock County
Hinkly House Museum, Luverne	p. 178
Frederick Manfred House, Luverne	p. 180
Wantonwan County
Ashippun Post Office Cabin, Madelia	p. 181
Voss Park, Butterfield	p. 182
Yellow Medicine County
Lund-Hoel House, Canby	p. 183
Upper Sioux Agency, Granite Falls	p. 184
Andrew J. Volstead House, Granite Falls	p. 185
Yellow Medicine County Museum, Granite Falls	p. 187
Southeast Region	p. 188
Blue Earth County
Hubbard House, Mankato	p. 192
Maud Hart Lovelace Childhood Home, Mankato	p. 193
Dodge County
Dodge County Historical Society, Mantorville	p. 194
Mantorville Restoration House, Mantorville	p. 195
Faribault County
History Lane, Blue Earth	p. 196
Kremer House, Minnesota Lake	p. 197
James B. Wakefield House, Blue Earth	p. 198
Fillmore County
Ed's Museum and Living Quarters, Wykoff	p. 199
Historic Forestville, Forestville Township	p. 200
Washburn-Zittleman House, Spring Valley	p. 202
Freeborn County
Freeborn County Historical Village, Albert Lea	p. 203
Goodhue County
Collins-Glam House, Pine Island	p. 204
Gunderson House, Kenyon	p. 204
Larson Log Cabin, Wanamingo	p. 206
Houston County
Houston County Historical Museum, Caledonia	p. 206
Le Sueur County
W. W. Mayo House, Le Sueur	p. 207
Mower County
George A. Hormel Home, Austin	p. 209
Mower County Historical Center, Austin	p. 211
Nicollet County
Eugene St. Julien Cox House, St. Peter	p. 212
Olmsted County
Heritage House, Rochester	p. 214
Mayowood Mansion, Rochester	p. 215
William Dee Log Cabin, Rochester	p. 216
Plummer House of the Arts, Rochester	p. 217
Richard W. Sears House, Stewartville	p. 219
Rice County
Alexander Faribault House, Faribault	p. 220
Rice County Historical Society, Faribault	p. 222
Sibley County
August F. Poehler House, Henderson	p. 223
Steele County
Village of Yesteryear, Owatonna	p. 224
Waseca County
Bailey-Lewer House, Waseca	p. 226
Farmamerica, Waseca	p. 227
Winona County
Arches Museum of Pioneer Life, Stockton	p. 228
Historic Bunnell House, Homer	p. 229
Marnach House, Whitewater State Park	p. 230
References	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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