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Historic Homes of Minnesota

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Author : Roger G. Kennedy
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873515573
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Historic Homes of Minnesota written by Roger G. Kennedy and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great Houses of Minnesota is the engaging story of the evolution of architectural styles in Minnesota from 1830 to 1914--from the influence of the early French traders along the Mississippi and St. Croix to the emergence of the school of Frank Lloyd Wright. Through photographs and colorfully informative text, internationally known historian Roger Kennedy helps readers understand the unique styles of Minnesota's first homes, including the Mower House in Arcola, the first large house on the St. Croix; Alexander Ramsey's "Mansion House" in St. Paul, influenced by Pennsylvania Dutch virtues; the whimsical Charles C. Clement house in Fergus Falls, clearly Norse in spirit; and the Purcell House in Minneapolis, a fine example of the Prairie School design. On a broad plane these architectural eras reflected social customs, politics, commerce, religion, and literature. On a personal level they often revealed the national origin and character of the families that made the house a home. In short, this is in large measure a history of the people. Kennedy has considered their heritage and traditions as carefully as he has examined the architecture they created, and he offers a fresh, wholistic approach to the study of our state's great houses.

St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue

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Author : Ernest Robert Sandeen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816644094
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue written by Ernest Robert Sandeen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well known as the most prestigious and beautiful street in the Twin Cities, Summit Avenue runs past the opulent mansion of railroad tycoon James J. Hill, an early home of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and several residences designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert. In its heyday the four-and-one-half-mile-long boulevard included 13 churches, 9 schools, and 440 residences, 373 of which survive. St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue highlights the fascinating story of this boulevard, from its pre-Civil War origins, when the area was still considered wilderness, to its fashionable height at the turn of the century. Ernest R. Sandeen discusses the preservation of Summit Avenue and takes readers on a walking tour of the first and grandest mile of the street, beginning with the Cathedral of St. Paul. A second walking tour gives the reader Fitzgerald's Summit Avenue, including excerpts from his notebooks and stories describing the area. The book concludes with an index of Summit Avenue houses built through the 1970s. Before his death in 1982, Ernest R. Sandeen was the James Wallace Professor of History and codirector of the Living Historical Museum at Macalester College. He served as a member of St. Paul's Historic Preservation Commission and as a partner in Lanegran, Richter, and Sandeen, an architectural preservation, design, and land-use firm.

Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes

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Author : Bette Jones Hammel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873518635
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Homes of the Minneapolis Lakes written by Bette Jones Hammel and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An architectural tour of some of the finest homes in Minnesota situated around Minneapolis's famed Chain of Lakes.

Once There Were Castles

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Author : Larry Millett
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452933111
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Download or read book Once There Were Castles written by Larry Millett and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a tour of the lost mansions of the Twin Cities

Minnesota's Own

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Author : Larry Millett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873519298
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (192 download)

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Download or read book Minnesota's Own written by Larry Millett and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Millett and photographer Matt Schmitt invite us into twenty-two lovingly preserved homes from across the state through over two hundred color photographs and Millett's captivating stories of their construction, original owners, and restoration.

The Dual City Blue Book

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Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Dual City Blue Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka

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Author : Bette Jones Hammel
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873517225
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka written by Bette Jones Hammel and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2010 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of cottages and cabins, mansions and houses line the shores of Lake Minnetonka, one of Minnesota's most beautiful lakes and site of the state's most coveted properties. Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka invites readers into thirty of these dwellings-built by families like the Washburns, Pillsburys, and Daytons. Evocative words and stunning color photographs guide readers through these beautifully designed and furnished homes. Portrayed in elegant detail are interiors of renovated Victorian cottages and rustic cabins, as well as those of houses designed by modernist masters like William Lescaze and Philip Johnson. Photographer Karen Melvin takes viewers through the front door, showing living rooms furnished with Mies van der Rohe couches and chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and walls adorned with works by Robert Motherwell and Damien Hirst. Author Bette Jones Hammel relates the homes' histories of ownership and details the many renovations they have seen over time, renovations that have attempted to retain the homes' character and extend their lifespan. For the best views of the exteriors of these homes, you would need a boat. To see the interiors, you would need an invitation. Hammel and Melvin have chosen the most interesting houses-both architecturally and historically-and painstakingly scouted out the best vantage points, both inside and out, to provide a personal tour of these spectacular homes.

Researching a Historic Property

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Author : Eleanor O'Donnell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Researching a Historic Property written by Eleanor O'Donnell and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota

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Author : David Gebhard
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9781452901015
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota written by David Gebhard and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1978 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces Minnesota's architectural development in eight regions of the state from territorial days to the present and outlines tours of the state's landmarks. A perfect companion for sight-seeing trips.

John H. Howe, Architect

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Author : Jane King Hession
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780816683017
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book John H. Howe, Architect written by Jane King Hession and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932 nineteen-year-old John H. Howe arrived at Taliesin as a charter member of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship. There he would remain for the next thirty-two years, earning a reputation as "the pencil in Wright's hand" before establishing his own architectural practice in Minnesota. This is the first book to tell Howe's story and also the first full account of his place in the history of modern architecture--as chief draftsman and valued interpreter of Wright's designs and as a prolific architect in his own right. Illustrated throughout with Howe's sublime drawings, this biography is a testament to the underappreciated architect's extraordinary design and rendering skills. Influenced by Wright's principles of organic architecture, Howe operated under the conviction that "the land is the beginning of architecture." Architectural historians Jane King Hession and Tim Quigley show how this belief worked especially well for Howe in Minnesota, where his buildings appear to have grown naturally and organically from the landscape. Also remarkable are the visionary architectural schemes Howe created while serving time in prison during World War II as a conscientious objector--futuristic visions that anticipated Eero Saarinen's later designs for airports and Victor Gruen's for America's first indoor shopping mall. An enlightening look at an exemplary life in architecture, this book finally brings the accomplishment--and significance--of John H. Howe to the fore and at the same time illuminates a fascinating chapter in American architectural history.

Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District

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Author : Karen Melvin
Publisher : Adventure Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780989262705
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District written by Karen Melvin and published by Adventure Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This winner of 11 national publishing awards belongs on every coffee table Summit Avenue, grande dame of Victorian boulevards, is lined with magnificent turn-of-the-century mansions built by railroad magnates, lumber barons and captains of industry. Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District is a celebration of these homes on St. Paul's best-known and most beloved avenue. With a foreword by Garrison Keillor and fascinating stories penned by four award-winning writers, the book opens the doors to more than two dozen legendary homes situated on America's best-preserved avenue from the era. Photographer Karen Melvin takes us along for a tour through stately mansions to view these remarkable architectural gems. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photos, this book offers an irresistible invitation to step through the doors of these showcase homes to explain what we are all curious to know.

On the Banks of Plum Creek

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Author : Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0060885408
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book On the Banks of Plum Creek written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2006-12-21 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laura and her family move to Minnesota where they live in a dugout until a new house is built and face misfortunes caused by flood, blizzard, and grasshoppers.

Jews in Minnesota

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Author : Hyman Berman
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 0873517385
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Jews in Minnesota written by Hyman Berman and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2009-07-24 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although never more than a small percentage of the Minnesota's population, Jews have made a remarkable contribution to the state in business, politics, and education.

A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society

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Author : Minnesota Historical Society
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 9780873514699
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society written by Minnesota Historical Society and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is an essential tool for all genealogists researching Minnesota family, local, and state history. Highlighting the many holdings of the society, this unique handbook features a lengthy, annotated listing of resources in subject areas such as: biographical, census, naturalization, cemetery, school, religious, business, court, government, legal, military, and veterans' records; official state-wide death records and index, 1908-96; photographs, personal papers, oral histories, ethnic resources, and local and county histories; family histories, newspapers, directories, passenger ship lists, and publications of genealogical organizations; maps, atlases, and other geographical resources.

Betsy-Tacy and Tib

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Author : Maud Hart Lovelace
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061998311
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Betsy-Tacy and Tib written by Maud Hart Lovelace and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-17 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three of a Kind Betsy and Tacy are best friends. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don't. Sometimes they quarrel with Betsy's and Tacy's bossy big sisters, but they never quarrel among themselves. They are not as good as they might be. They cook up awful messes in the kitchen, throw mud on each other and pretend to be beggars, and cut off each other's hair. But Betsy, Tacy, and Tib always manage to have a good time. Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

AIA Guide to the Twin Cities

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Author : Larry Millett
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780873515405
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book AIA Guide to the Twin Cities written by Larry Millett and published by Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 2007 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to discover the great architectural mecca that is Minneapolis and St. Paul. The first comprehensive, illustrated handbook of its kind, AIA Guide to the Twin Cities is the ultimate source to the architectural riches of the metropolitan area. Organized by neighborhood and featuring a wealth of sites--from the highest point on the Minneapolis skyline to the modest St. Paul bungalow vibrant with historical and architectural significance--this invaluable reference has it all: -Illuminating entries for more than 3,000 buildings -Behind-the-scenes details of the structures and their architects -Lively information about local history and regional styles -Highlights of important buildings nearly lost in time -Sixty easy-to-read maps that pinpoint the location of every structure -Dozens of planned walking and driving tours -Over 1,000 photos that illustrate significant buildings and features Retired Pioneer Press architecture critic Larry Millett has spent more than two decades researching and exploring the architectural heritage of the Twin Cities. Millett's AIA Guide to the Twin Cities is your ticket to the best tour in town. Sponsored in part by the American Institute of Architects Minnesota. Larry Millett has written extensively about Twin Cities architecture. His books include Lost Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now, and Strange Days, Dangerous Nights (all MHS Press), as well as a series of mystery novels featuring Sherlock Holmes.

Lost Twin Cities

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Author : Larry Millett
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN 13 : 0873512731
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Lost Twin Cities written by Larry Millett and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1993 American Institute of Architects International Architecture Book Award