Once there were castles
Subtitle: lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities
By: Larry Millett
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Minneapolis [Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780816674305
Subjects: Lost architecture; Mansions
Other titles: Lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities
Description: In Lost Twin Cities, Larry Millett brought to life the vanished architecture of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. Now, in Once There Were Castles, he offers a richly illustrated look at another world of ghosts in our midst: the lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities. Nobody can say for sure how many lost mansions haunt the Twin Cities, but at least five hundred can be accounted for in public records and archives. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, entire neighborhoods of luxurious homes have disappeared, virtually without a trace. Many grand estates that once spread out over hundreds of acres.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: St. Paul. Lowertown and Dayton's Bluff; title: Capitol Heights, Central Park, and College Avenue; title: Summit Avenue and the Hill District; title: Rice Park, West Seventh, and the West Side; title: Around St. Paul; title: Suburban St. Paul; title: Minneapolis. Central Downtown; title: Loring Park, Hawthorne Park, and Oak Lake; title: Stevens Square, Washburn/Fair Oaks, and Park Avenue; title: Lowry Hill; title: The Lake District; title: Nicollet Island, Northeast, and University; title: Suburban Minneapolis.