Showing posts with label Homes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Homes. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Way Back When-sday: Historic Minnesota Homes

My current work in progress is set in 1898 in Minnesota. Recently I came across an interesting website dedicated to a Minnesota architect, Edgar E. Joralemon. He designed residential and commercial buildings in the Minneapolis area in the 1890s.

Many of his buildings are still standing today, but sadly, many of them have been torn down. A gentleman named Charles Test has started a website dedicated to collecting pictures of the buildings Joralemon designs.

If you go to www.chuckstoyland.com you'll find many more. Charles has graciously given me permission to share these pictures. There are many more on his website. If you visit the link, you'll also find out when the homes were built, how much they cost to build (most around $15,000) and when they were torn down--and why.










What about you? I've always dreamed of living in a house like one of these. Would you prefer to live in a brand new house with all the bells and whistles, or would you rather live in a hundred and fifteen year old mansion?