Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes

Synopsis

From Duluth to Bemidji, Red Wing to the Twin Cities, writer Larry Millett and photographer Matt Schmitt highlight Minnesota homes designed by architects such as Edwin Lundie, Frank Lloyd Wright, and William Purcell and George Elmslie and with sumptuous ornamentation by local craftspeople including interior decorator John Bradstreet and woodcarver Johannes Kirchmayer. Minnesota's Own welcomes readers into twenty-two of these homes through over two hundred color photographs and Millett's captivating stories of their construction, original owners, and restorations-- Preface -- Urban mansions. Lawrence S. Donaldson House -- Henry Myers House -- Swan J. Turnblad House -- William Lightner House -- Benjamin and William Goodkind Double House -- James J. Hill and Louis Hill Houses -- Victorians. William Windom/Abner Hodgins House -- William and Mary LeDuc House -- William Sauntry House and Recreation Hall -- George Draper Dayton House -- Alexander Ramsey House -- Modern living. E. S. Hoyt House -- David Park House -- Harry A. Blackmun House -- Nancy and Malcolm Willey House -- Great estates. Southways -- Worsted Skeynes -- Tower View -- Quarry Hill -- Glensheen -- Map of homes. Larry Millett ; photography by Matt Schmitt. Includes bibliographical references and index.