H. Alden Smith House

H. Alden Smith House

The H. Alden Smith House from the northeast
Location 1400 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′20.5″N 93°16′56.3″W / 44.972361°N 93.282306°W / 44.972361; -93.282306Coordinates: 44°58′20.5″N 93°16′56.3″W / 44.972361°N 93.282306°W / 44.972361; -93.282306
Built 1887
Architect William Channing Whitney
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 76001063[1]
Added to NRHP March 16, 1976

The H. Alden Smith House is a historic Richardsonian Romanesque house just west of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was designed in 1887 by noted local architect William Channing Whitney. Its owner was a wealthy businessman, a partner in Smith and Wyman Sash and Door Company. It was once part of a group of a greater mansion district on Harmon Place, but the area is now primarily home to medium-density apartments, cafes, retail stores, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

H. Alden Smith lived in the home until 1906, when he died of a heart attack. His wife sold the home to a mortuary called Davies Mortuary, which resided in the building until the 1970s. It was then used as a restaurant for about two years, then as an office building, a counseling clinic, and a filming location for the movie Drop Dead Fred. In 1993 the Minneapolis Community College Foundation purchased the building for $350,000 and raised funds to renovate the structure. It is now called the Wells Family College Center and is used by Minneapolis Community and Technical College for miscellaneous purposes.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Alden H. Smith House". Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. February 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  3. ↑ Costello, Ann. "Wells Family College Center". Archived from the original on 2006-09-04. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
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