Twitter Facebook Vimeo Youtube Linkedin Google Plus Pinterest Tumblr

Architecture of Minnesota

30 August 2012
1914 – Conservatory, Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

1914 – Conservatory, Como Park, St. Paul, Minnesota

Architect: Frederick Nussbaumer Inspired in part by the landscape designs of H.W.S. Cleveland, Frederick Nussbaumer, Superintendent of Parks from 1891 to 1922, worked tirelessly to create an outdoor haven for the area’s urban...

08 July 2011
1889 – Small Hotel, Minneapolis

1889 – Small Hotel, Minneapolis

Architect: Harry Wild Jones Published in the American Architect and Building News. Harry Wild Jones was a Minneapolis based architect, who worked in Richardson’s Boston office, before staring practice on his own in...

06 July 2011
1889 – Residence, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1889 – Residence, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Architect: J.W. & F.D. Orff Designed for lawyer J. Frank Collom, who later the same year, confessed to forging client signatures to appropriate their funds to the tune of $227,000. At the time...

10 November 2010
2006 – Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2006 – Walker Art Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Architect: Herzog & de Meuron The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the “big five” museums for modern art in...

10 November 2010
1883 – Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1883 – Stone Arch Bridge, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Architect: Railroad baron James J. Hill built the bridge in 1883 for his Great Northern Railway to allow for increased movement of people and goods across the Mississippi River. The Stone Arch Bridge...

08 November 2010
1915 – St. Mary’s Basilica, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1915 – St. Mary’s Basilica, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Architect: Emmanuel Louis Masqueray By the early years of the twentieth century, Minneapolis was a flourishing city. The Falls of St. Anthony was instrumental in establishing the city as one of the world’s...

06 November 2010
1908 – National Farmer’s Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota

1908 – National Farmer’s Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota

Architect: Louis Sullivan Designed by Louis Sullivan with decorative elements by George Elmslie, and was the first of Sullivan’s “jewel boxes”. The building is clad in red brick with green terra cotta bands,...

05 November 2010
1915 – St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minnesota

1915 – St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minnesota

Architect: Emmanuel Louis Masqueray

05 November 2010
1902 – Landmark Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

1902 – Landmark Center, St. Paul, Minnesota

Architect: Willoughby J. Edbrooke St. Paul’s historic Landmark Center, completed in 1902, originally served as the United States Post Office, Court House, and Custom House for the state of Minnesota. It was designed...