The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-28
MANY COSTLY NEW
HOMES in CITY
PARK AVENUES BEAUTIES HAVE
BEEN GREATLY ENHANCED.
But Several Other Portions of City
Share Honors in Fine Improve
ments-Flour City Need Not Take
"a Back Seat in Comparison with
Amy City of Its Size.

Complaint Is often made by Min
neapelis people who have returned
from st. Paul, blinded with the CLAM
or of the long double line of mag
nificent homes on Summit avenue,
that Minneapolis has no Summit ave-
nue.. S.
Realization of such an avenue in
Minneapolis is far distant. Nature
has not provided the scenic attrib-
utes, and the Minneapolis tendency
is towards neighborhood} groups of
fine houses, scattered all over town.
Park avenue is the nearest to Sum
nit as an avenue of fine homes, and
in time, barring the further en-
croachment of the apartment build
ing, may equal it in the display of
expensive houses. After period OF
inattention, the avenue again gives
appearances of sometime becoming, as
originally intended, an extended
street of very fine residences.
Carping critics who make COMPARE
sons have not analyzed the situation.
The fine houses Of the city, either
planned for this season, or which
have been finished within q year, or
which are still building, If placed in
q single avenue, would make the
show street of any other city Of it's
size look insignificant .7....
While much has~been made in real
estate reviews of the rapid building
of houses of the $4,000 and $4,000
class, and these are credit to the
city, also Of the mushroom rapidlty
of the increase, in cheaper homes,
the big residences, costing from '$lO,-
900 up, have received little attention.
Park avenues sudden. return to
popularity as a building place has
resulted in lot of the finest homes
in town. Among these are the Turn
blad house, the Swan Turnblad medic
val mansion, the G. Nj. Harrington
home and stables, all three in the
same neighborhood, near Twenty
fifth street, and costing small for
tunes.
Farther down come the new homes
of George Peavey, F. II. Heffelfinger
and e. M. Crosby in the $4,000 class.
The Heffelfinger house of bluestone in
ashlar, with it's style of architecture,
lawn gardening and touch of color, IS
unique in Minneapolis residential
building. The Crosby house is a-0ng
entirely new lines, as will be the
Turnblad home also The additions
and changes lately made in the O. G.
Wyman, S. T. Mcknight, H, c. Akeley
and r. B. Wells houses have cost
enough each to build a fairly expen-
sive home.
spending over 100000 each in adding
to and repairing their homes. Thomas
Walston is spending $4,000 on the
interior of his new house at 1902
Blaisdel, which was burned out as
soon as completed. Thomas Lowry is
building an addition to his Groveland
Terrace home which will cost over
$4,000. G. H. Partridge is to build
an $4,000 addition and garage, which
will beautify his establishment at
Groveland Terrace and Hennepin. The
garage will form part of the house
group of buildings. .. ..
On Washburn hill are the John
Crosby house to cost $4,000 and the
A. F. Pillsbury home, Which will be
an expensive affair. A. w. Strong is
building in the Blaisdell addition at
Twenty-fourth and Pillsbury a home
to cost 81 900 and Earl Partridge will
build in the exclusive Groveland Ter
race section near the Daggett. and Ed
gar homes.
One of the finest of homes to be
put up this season has been contracted
for with II. P. Healy at 1900 Mt.
Curve, on the loftiest pinnacle on the
south side. This home will be of
stone and brick and will cost $35, 900.
Walter S. Harris is building a $4,000