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Sep 8, 2023 · Jenny Hiscock was 15 in 1896 when she helped pull the Stevens house to Minnehaha Park. In 1982, at the kick off of the house's restoration, she along with Hattie Peterson and Laura Mindrom, who all participated in the original move, were there as honored guests cutting a ribbon rather than pulling a rope.
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.
Jun 30, 2023 · School was out, street car rides were free, and out at Minnehaha Park, popcorn, peanuts and lemonade awaited all…" from an article reminiscing about the event. The Journal Magazine, May 1, 1932. Moved Twice… Jenny Hiscock was 15 in 1896 when she helped pull the Stevens house to Minnehaha Park.
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.
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.
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 .
Thehome of John H. Stevens in Minnehaha Park, a sprawling city park in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Colonel Stevens was the first settler in the area, west of the Mississippi River. His home became the center of social and political gatherings to the point that it became known as "The Birthplace of Minneapolis". Hennepin County United States ...
