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Feb 24, 2020 · The Longfellow House and Stevens House co-sponsor 90-minute historic nature walks through the park. History. Originally located near St. Anthony Falls, the house was home to Col. John H. Stevens and is believed to be the first home built west of the Mississippi in Minneapolis. Stevens had permission in 1850 to occupy the site, which was part of ...
Designated CP. November 25, 1969 [1] The John Harrington Stevens House is a historic structure in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Named for John H. Stevens, it was the first authorized house on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis. The house is the second oldest remaining wood-frame house in Minneapolis (the Ard ...
Admission Rates: $1 Adults. Children Free. Public Art Sculpture: Colonel John Stevens. Private Tours and Small Group Tours available with reservation. Special Events offered throughout the year. The John H. Stevens House is owned and maintained by the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board; the programs, tours and general operations are provided ...
Jun 22, 2021 · John H. Stevens had just served in the Mexican-American war in 1848 when he came to Minnesota, then still a territory, for health reasons. The west bank of the Mississippi River, now downtown ...
Oct 16, 2008 · It was in this house that both the city of Minneapolis and Hennepin County were organized. The John H. Stevens House is the earliest example of historic preservation in Minneapolis. In the 1890s, a Minneapolis Journal reporter located the house and started a campaign to preserve it. In 1896 the house was moved to Minnehaha Park, where it sat ...
John H. Stevens House, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 50 likes · 1 was here. This 1849-50 house, now located in historic Minnehaha Park, was the birthplace of Minneapolis and Hennepin County. History was...
July 28, 2017 - A quick blue lite rail ride from downtown Minneapolis, we visited Minnehaha Park and right at the entrance is the Stevens House. Over 134 years, the house has been moved four times and finally is at this picturesque location. There is a statue of John H. Stevens very close to the house.
