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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 ...
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 ...
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On June 30, 1983, to commemorate the house’s first move, school children pulled the Stevens House, with the help of a truck driver, 200 yards to its current location. After the completion of its move and restoration by the Junior League in 1985, the John H. Stevens House was open as a public museum.
Oct 16, 2008 · Photographed By Keith L, October 16, 2008. 1. John Harrington Stevens House Marker. Inscription. Built in 1850, this was the first house on the west bank of the Mississippi, located at Saint Anthony Falls near the present-day Minneapolis Post Office. John H. Stevens received permission to occupy the site, a part of the Fort Snelling military ...
4901 Minnehaha Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55417. This entry has been viewed 1634 times. This entry has been edited 5 times. Created by Adrian Gronseth on March 16th 2020, 3:18:11 pm. Last updated by Adrian Gronseth on March 17th 2020, 1:38:11 pm. Dating back to 1850, the John H. Stevens House is one of the oldest surviving structures in Minneapolis ...
Jul 8, 2022 · Schoolchildren pulled the Stevens House to Minnehaha Park in 1896. "The ancient structure, weather beaten and unadorned, was drawn by shouting thousands of school children to its last resting ...
Apr 29, 2011 · A significant historical year for this entry is 1849. Location. 44° 59.05′ N, 93° 15.825′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Central Minneapolis. Marker is on West River Parkway, 0.4 miles west of Portland Avenue South, on the right when traveling west. Marker is along a walking path next to the ...
