Brownstone home designed by architect I. Vernon Hill and built in 1902 at 2029 East Superior Street for George Howard Crosby iron mining investor on the Mesabi and Cuyuna Ranges.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The Archibald Mark Chisholm (1864-1933) and Lillian Cummings Chisholm house at 1832 East Second Street was given to the Duluth board of education in 1935, and converted to the A. M. Chisholm Memorial Children's Musuem which had been established in 1931 at the Salter School. The building was modified again to serve as a home for boys in this photograph. The museum changed its name and relocated to The Depot in downtown Duluth.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
View of the Georgian style house designed by Emmet S. Palmer and William A. Hunt architects and built in 1905 at 2307 East Superior Street for First National Bank president and local philanthropist A. L. Ordean who died in 1928 at 72.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; House 4309 Cooke street; Frank A. and Matilda Wolthausen residence; shingle; glassed-in porch; steps; trellises; landscaping; garage; trees; lawn; Virginia creeper; street; curb; house next door; summer
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; House 4640 London Road; Robert Congdon house; brick with tile roof; chimneys; landscaping; Porte-co-chere; driveway; garage; dormer; porch; sidewalk; shrubs; summer; trees
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Lakeside Lester Park; 4721 Robinson Street; clapboard house with bluestone foundation; stucco top with timber details; leaded glass window; bay window; front porch swing; children; man with beard; three generations; birch tree; family seated on front stoop; wicker baby buggy; garden at right side
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Merritt House at 4603 Oneota; built by Leonidas Merritt in 1892; this house was later occupied by Alva and Ruth Merritt, Ruth was Leonidas' daughter; the building to the left and rear is an enlargement of Leonidas' office building also built in 1892; laundry; flowers; summer; holly hocks; elm trees
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
West Duluth; Merritt House; 3931 West sixth street; this is the earliest photograph of this building later ones have replacement windows and siding; it was later an apartment building; residence; clapboard; architectural details; porches; wrap around porch; trees; telephone pole; sidewalks; 131898
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections