Research Catalog

Title

Minnesota open house : a guide to historic house museums / Krista Finstad Hanson.

Author

Hanson, Krista Finstad.

Publication

St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2007.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

xx, 242 p. : ill., maps; 21 cm.

Summary

"Organized by region and featuring seven easy-to-follow maps, this guide to Minnesota's house museums showcases nearly two hundred grand mansions, humble homes, log cabins, frontier forts, and pioneer villages that are open to the public. Site histories tell of immigrant struggles and baronial opulence, of political ambition and architectural innovation. Entries detail each sites's cultural and political import, and photographs illustrate key features, from leaded-glass windows to widow's walks. Practical information makes your visit easy to arrange. Whether planning family time on 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."--Jacket.

Subjects

• Local history
• Guidebooks
• Minnesota > History, Local
• Minnesota > Guidebooks
• Historic house museums > Minnesota > Guidebooks
• Historic sites > Minnesota > Guidebooks
• Dwellings > Minnesota > Guidebooks
• Historic buildings > Minnesota > Guidebooks

Genre/Form

• Guidebooks
• Local history

Note

• "A traveler's companion to grand mansions, humble homes, log cabins, and pioneer villages"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-234) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Introduction -- Guide to using this book -- [pt. 1]. Metro region -- Anoka County -- Anoka County Heritage Farm, Anoka -- Carver County -- Grimm Farm, Carver Park Reserve, Victoria -- Dakota County -- Dakota City Heritage Village, Farmington -- LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings -- Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota -- Hennepin County -- Ames-Florida-Stork House, Rockford -- Riley L. Bartholomew House, Richfield -- Charles H. Burwell House, Minnetonka -- George Christian Mansion, Minneapolis -- Cummins-Grill Homestead, Eden Prairie -- Eidem Homestead, Brooklyn Park -- Historic Fort Snelling -- Ard Godfrey House, Minneapolis -- William E. Goodfellow Mansion, Minneapolis -- Longfellow House, Minneapolis -- Gideon Pond House, Bloomington -- Purcell-Cutts House, Minneapolis -- Smith-Douglas-More House, Eden Prairie -- John H. Stevens House, Minneapolis -- Swan J. Turnblad Mansion, Minneapolis -- Ramsey County -- J.V. Bailey House, Falcon Heights -- Bruentrup Heritage Farm, Maplewood -- Fillebrown House, White Bear Lake -- Germanic American Institute, St. Paul -- Gibbs Museum, Falcon Heights -- The Governor's Residence, St. Paul -- Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul.
• Scott County -- Hooper-Bowler-Hillstrom House, Belle Plaine -- Historic Murphy's Landing, Shakopee -- Historic Stans House, Shakopee -- Samuel B. Strait House, Jordan -- Washington County -- Erickson Log House, Scandia -- Gammelgården Museum, Scandia -- Historic Red Rock Mission Cabin, Newport -- The Warden's House Museum, Stillwater -- Woodbury Heritage House, Woodbury -- [pt. 2]. Central region -- Cass County -- Lyle's Logging Camp and Cass Lake Museum, Cass Lake -- Crow Wing County -- Croft Mine Historical Park, Crosby -- Crow Wing County Historical Museum, Brainerd -- Historic Log Village Museum, Crosslake -- Nisswa Area Historical Society, Nisswa -- This Old Farm and Paul Bunyan Land, Brainerd -- Kandiyohi County -- Guri and Lars Endreson House, Willmar -- Monongalia Historical Museum, New London -- Sperry House, Willmar -- McLeod County -- Schiroo Cabin, Hutchinson -- Meeker County -- Forest City Stockade, Litchfield -- GAR Hall and Blomberg Cabin, Litchfield -- Mille Lacs County -- Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia -- Morrison County -- Axel Borgstrom House Museum, Upsala -- Burton-Rosenmeier House, Little Falls -- Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Boyhood Home, Little Falls -- Linden Hill, Little Falls -- Sherburne County -- Herbert M. Fox House, Becker -- Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River -- Stearns County -- Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, Sauk Centre -- Stearns County Historical Society, St. Cloud.
• Todd County -- Christie House Historical Museum, Long Prairie -- Wadena County -- Sebeka Pioneer Park, Sebeka -- Wright County -- Cokato Museum and Gust Ackerlund Studio, Cokato -- Finnish-American Society, Cokato -- Minnesota Pioneer Park, Annandale -- Wright County Fairgrounds Village, Howard Lake -- Wright County Historical Museum, Buffalo -- [pt. 3]. Northwest region -- Clay County -- Bergquist Log Cabin, Moorhead -- Comstock House, Moorhead -- Log Cabin Gallery, Moorhead -- Probstfield House, Oakport Township -- Western Minnesota Threshers Reunion, Hawley -- Clearwater County -- Clearwater County History Center, Shevlin -- Wegmann Cabin and CCC Cabin, Lake Itaska -- Douglas County -- Evansville Historical Foundation, Evansville -- Fort Alexandria and Runestone Museum, Alexandria -- Knute Nelson House, Alexandria -- Grant County -- Grant County Historical Museum, Elbow Lake -- Kittson County -- Kittson County Historical Museum, Lake Bronson -- Marshall County -- Old Home Town Museum, Stephen -- Old Mill State Park Cabin, Argyle -- Settlers Square Museum, Warren -- Norman County -- Prairie Village, Ada -- Otter Tail County -- Carlson Log Cabin, Fergus Falls -- Finn Creek Open Air Museum, New York Mills.
• Pennington County -- Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, Thief River Falls -- Goodridge Area Historical Society, Goodridge -- Polk County -- Lewis William Larson Museum, Crookston -- Sand Hill Settlement, Climax -- Pope County -- Pope County Historical Society, Glenwood -- Terrace Mill District, Terrace -- Roseau County -- Pelan Pioneer Park, Greenbush -- Pioneer Farm and Village, Roseau -- Stevens County -- Trantow Log Cabin, Framnas Township -- Swift County -- Rindahl Log Cabin, Benson -- Traverse County -- Sam Brown Museum, Browns Valley -- [pt. 4]. Northeastern region -- Carlton County -- Carlton County Fairgrounds, Barnum -- Chisago County -- Almelund Threshing Show, Almelund -- Amador Heritage Center, Almelund -- Chisago County Historical Society, Lindstrom -- W.H.C. Folsom House Museum, Taylors Falls -- Gustaf's Historic House Museum, Lindstrom -- Karl Oskar House, Lindstrom -- Cook County -- Grand Portage National Monument, Grand Portage -- Lightkeeper's House Museum, Grand Marais -- Isanti County -- Edblad Cabin and West Riverside School, Cambridge -- Itasca County -- Forest History Center, Grand Rapids -- Judy Garland Museum, Grand Rapids -- White Oak Fur Post, Deer River -- Kanabec County -- Kanabec History Center, Mora -- Lake County -- Finland Minnesota Heritage Site, Finland -- Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors -- Two Harbors Lighthouse, Two Harbors -- Pine County -- North West Company Fur Post, Pine City.
• St. Louis County -- Bois Fort Heritage Center, Tower -- Glensheen, Duluth -- Ironworld Discovery Center, Chisholm -- Dorothy Molter Museum, Ely -- Sisu Heritage Homestead Tours, Embarrass -- Virginia Heritage Museum, Virginia -- [pt. 5]. Southwest region -- Brown County -- Wanda Gág House, New Ulm -- Friedrich W. Kiesling House, New Ulm -- John Lind House, New Ulm -- Omsrud-Thordson-Torgrimson Cabin, Lake Hanska -- Chippewa County -- Historic Chippewa City, Montevideo -- Olof Swensson Farm, Montevideo -- Cottonwood County -- Nels Hystad Cabin, Storden -- Monson-Chester Log Cabin, Windom -- Mountain Lake Heritage Village, Mountain Lake -- Westbrook Heritage House Muesum, Westbrook -- Jackson County -- Fort Belmont, Jackson -- Olson-Staabakken Cabin, Jackson -- Lac qui Parle County -- Lac qui Parle Historical Museum, Madison -- Lincoln County -- Lincoln County Pioneer Museum, Hendricks -- Synder Log Cabin, Lake Benton -- Lyon County -- Lyon County Historical Museum, Marshall -- Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy -- Martin County -- Orville P. and Sarah Chubb House, Fairmont -- Heritage Acres, Fairmont -- Livingston Log Cabin, Fairmont -- Murrary County -- End-O-Line Park, Currie -- Koch Cabin, Currie -- Wornson Cabin, Slayton.
• Nobles County -- Historic Dayton House, Worthington -- Nobles County Pioneer Village, Worthington -- Pipestone County -- C.O. Christianson House, Japser -- Redwood County -- Gilfillan Estate, Redwood Falls -- Lower Sioux Agency, Redwood Falls -- Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Walnut Grove -- Renville County -- Fort Ridgely History Center, Fairfax -- Lerud Cabin, Morton -- Rock County -- Hinkly House Museum, Luverne -- Frederick Manfred House, Luverne -- Watonwan County -- Ashippun Post Office Cabin, madelia -- Voss Park, Butterfield -- Yellow Medicine County -- Lund-Hoel House, Canby -- Upper Sioux Agency, Granite Falls -- Andrew J. Volstead House, Granite Falls -- Yellow Medicine County Museum, Granite Falls -- [pt. 6]. Southeast region -- Blue Earth County -- Hubbard House, Mankato -- Maud Hart Lovelace Childhood Home, Mankato -- Dodge County -- Dodge County Historical Society, Mantorville -- Mantorville Restoration House, Mantorville -- Faribault County -- History Lane, Blue Earth -- Kremer House, Minnesota Lake -- James B. Wakefield House, Blue Earth.
• Fillmore County -- Ed's Museum and Living Quarters, Wykoff -- Historic Forestville, Forestville Township -- Washburn-Zittleman House, Spring Valley -- Freeborn County -- Freeborn County Historical Village, Albert Lea -- Goodhue County -- Collins-Glam House, Pine Island -- Gunderson House, Kenyon -- Larson Log Cabin, Wanamingo -- Houston County -- Houston County Historical Museum, Caldeonia -- Le Sueur County -- W.W. Mayo House, Le Sueur -- Mower County -- George A. Hormel Home, Austin -- Mower County Historical Center, Austin -- Nicollet County -- Eugene St. Julien Cox House, St. Peter -- Olmsted County -- Heritage House, Rochester -- Mayorwood Mansion, Rochester -- William Dee Log Cabin, Rochester -- Plummer House of the Arts, Rochester -- Richard W. Sears House, Stewartville -- Rice County -- Alexander Faribault House, Faribault -- Rice County Historical Society, Faribault -- Sibley County -- August F. Poehler House, Henderson -- Steele County -- Village of Yesteryear, Owatonna -- Waseca County -- Bailey-Lewer House, Waseca -- Farmamerica, Waseca -- Winona County -- Arches Museum of Pioneer Life, Stockton -- Historic Bunnell House, Homer -- Marnach House, Whitewater State Park -- References -- Index.

ISBN

• 9780873515771 (paper : alk. paper)
• 0873515773 (paper : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006028795

OCLC

• 71241953
• SCSB-11672091

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library