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Sep 8, 2023 · The third move, which brought the house to Minnehaha Park, is heralded as the first act of historic preservation in Minneapolis. Built on the banks of the Mississippi in 1849, just south of St. Anthony falls, the house was the "birthplace of the city" and the site of many firsts in its establishment.
Jun 22, 2021 · In 1896, thousands of schoolchildren worked in relays — with the help of 10 horses — to pull the John H. Stevens House to its current home in Minnehaha Park.
The Stevens House was moved to near 1st Ave. S and 1st St. in 1872 then moved to 16th Ave. S. in 1881. It was discovered as a historic property and in 1896 moved to Minnehaha Park by thousands of school kids, in relays, along with ten horses. In 1982 it was moved to its present location in Minnehaha Park.
The John Harrington Stevens House, built in 1849 or 1850 near St. Anthony Falls (on the site where the Minneapolis Post Office now sits), was moved to Minnehaha Park in 1896. According to the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the home has the distinction of being the first wood-frame dwelling built west of the Mississippi .
Nov 8, 2019 · The removal of the old Stevens house from 16th Avenue South to Minnehaha Park, took place May 28th, 1896. The modest home, erected by Col. John H. Stevens in 1849, was the first settler’s house to rise in what would become the city of Minneapolis, west of the Mississippi.
Jul 8, 2022 · The board ultimately approved about $93,000 to repair the Stevens House in 2021. That money has paved the way for the roofs to be replaced this year, according to Park Board officials. But the ...
After its relocation in 1896, the Stevens House remained there up until July of 1982, when the Junior League requested it to be moved to a permanent location in Minnehaha Park, near the Princess Depot.
