| 1. Alex and Katherine Hartman house, 1910; 2400 East Superior Street. Frederick W. Perkins, architect.
Today this is the Duluth Woman's
Club, but originally it was the home of Alex Hartman, president of
Duluth Edison Electric Company. The house was purchased and remodeled
by the Woman's Club in 1936. The stucco and half timbered Tudor Revival
sits on a steep bluff overlooking Lake Superior. |
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2. Albert and Louise Ordean house, 1905; 2307 East Superior Street. Emmet Palmer and William Hunt, architects. Albert
Ordean was a prominent Duluthian at the turn of the century as
president of Merchants National Bank, founder of 1st National Bank and
a director of the Great Northern Railroad. The formal red brick house
is Georgian Revival in style with a centered gable, end chimneys and an
elaborate entrance. |
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3. Frederick and Katherine Patrick House, 1901; 2306 East Superior Street: I. Vernon Hill, architect. Duluth
architect Issac Vernon Hill was a gifted and innovative designer who
influenced the city's architecture for years after his early death at
age 36. Here in the Patrick house he employed stone, half timbering and
steep gables in the Tudor Revival style. Notice carved eagle heads on
brackets supporting the third story gables. Patrick headed F.A. Patrick
and Company, one of the country's foremost woolen manufacturers. |
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| 4. Dwight Cutler House, 1906; 5 North 23rd Avenue East; William Bray and Carl Nystrom, architects. The
stone facade on Superior sports a three story tower with battlements,
which suggest the appearance of a medieval castle. The 23rd Street
facade has both the half timbering so typical of the Tudor style along
with more battlements on the stone entrance. Cutler was president of a
salt, lime, cement and building materials firm. |
| 5. George and Marion Stone House, 1901; 2228 East Superior Street: P.Cooper and Son, architect. This
large Renaissance Revival style house with red tile roof and a half
tower on the front wall was built for the Stones in 1901. He was an
executive with Clyde Iron Works and the F.A. Patrick Company. From 1947
to 1977 the house served as museum and offices for the St. Louis County
Historical Society. Today it is again a single family residence. |
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6. I. Vernon Hill house, 1902; 2220 Ease Superior Street; I. Vernon Hill, architect. As
he did with the Patrick house, Hill decorated his own home with a
carved head, this time a lion, under the corner eave of the front
porch. Built at a cost of $11,000 in 1902, the Tudor Revival design
features half timbering, carved wood braces and decorated steep gables,
all of which create a delightful example of American picturesque
architecture. |
| 7. Warren McCord house, 1903; 2219 East Superior Street; unknown architect. Stone
foundation, shingle wall cladding and a center tower with a conical
roof are featured on the McCord house which was built in the Shingle
style for $8,000. Warren McCord was in the lumber industry. |
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8. Frank and Jennie Brewer house, 1902; 2215 East Superior Street; Emmet Palmer, Lucien Hall and William Hunt, architects. Duluth
architects Palmer, Hall and Hunt, who also designed Irving School and
Old Main (recently destroyed by fire), created a grand georgian Revival
house replete with classical ornamentation, columns, pilasters, and a
porte cochere to protect visitors from unpleasant weather. It has been
referred to as "the wedding cake house." Brewer was a partner in a
lumber company and president of Great Northern Power Company. |
| 9. Frank and Minnie House house, 1905; 2210 East Superior Street; William Bray, architect. Another
striking example of Tudor Revival is this many gabled, half timbererd
house with decorative wood carving and stone trim. Note the stone
projections on the chimneys. Frank House was president of the Duluth
and Iron Range Railroad. |
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10. Charles and Belle Britts house, 1892; 2201 East Superior Street; John J. Wangenstein and Ernest W. Baillie, architects. $4,500
was the price for this home, built in 1892. Its wrap around porch and
distinctive shingle work are typical of the Queen Anne style. Britts
was a banker. |
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11. Marcus and Sarah Fay house, 1902; 2105 East Superior Street; Edwin S. Radcliffe, architect. Marcus
Fay, who was involved in both copper and iron mining, once ran for
mayor of Duluth. The Fays' eclectic house exhibits the massing of the
Queen Anne but detailing of the Colonial Revival style. An impressive
iron fence surrounds the property. |
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12. Alfred and Jane McCordic house, 1891; 2104
East Superior Street; Arthur Raeder, Henry Foccin and Benjamin Crocker
architects. >The McCordic family
lived here very briefly; later owners, the Andreas Miller family,
provided funds for the hospital known today as Miller-Dwan. The house
was originally built in the Shingle style and was faced with wood
shingles; the stucco was added in the 1920's. McCordic was a Duluth
attorney. |
| 13. George and Charlotte Crosby house, 1902; 2029 East Superior Street; I. Vernon Hill, architect. The
Crosby house is Hill's masterpiece. with it he introduced a new style
of architecture to Duluth. Sometimes referred to as "Ornamented Cube"
the style embellishes a square or rectangular box with flared dormers,
gables and classical detailing. Here the rectangle is of sandstone
block with stone carvings by master stone sculptor George Thrana, who
also did the stone carvings on Central High School. The Cuyuna Iron
Range was developed by Crosby, and he founded the town chich bears his
name. |
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| 14. Thomas and Martha Davis house, 1909; 2104 East First Street; William Bray and Carl Nystrom, architects. This
three story brick Tudor Revival house has prominent chimneys, a Flemish
gable, carved stone ornamentation on the entrance, and a tower with
battlements. It was built for only $21,000. Davis was an attorney. |
| 15. Zar and Frances Scott house, 1907; 2125 East First Street; William A. Hunt, architect. This
Tudor Revival house features half timbering, steep gable roofs and
finials on the gable and dormer peaks. Scott was a partner in the
Scott-Graff Lumber Company of Duluth and a leader in the reforestation
movement in Minnesota. |
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16. Alexander McDougall house, 1910; 2201 East First Street; William T. Bray and Carl E. Nystrom, architects. Captain
Alexander McDougall, master shipbuilder and inventor of the whaleback
steamers, built this house when he was a widower in his sixties.
Architects Bray and Nystrom were obviously influenced by I. Vernon
Hill's Ornamented Cube designs. We see in this yellow brick box the
same flared dormer gable which Hill employed on the Crosby house, along
with classical columns and ornamentation. |
| 17. William Cole house, 1908; 2204 East First Street; Frederick German and A. Werner Lignell, architects. Another
of the many East End Tudors, the Cole house was built for $16,000 in
1908. Note the carriage house in matching Tudor style. Cole was
president of Northern Cold Storage and Warehouse Company. |
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18. Clinton and Datherine Markell house, 1908; 2215 East First Street; unknown architect. An
early pioneer and Duluth's second mayor, Markell was instrumental in
the development of grain shipping. The prominent feature of this
Shingle style home is the curved entrance with decorative brackets. |
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19. Edwin and Lucretia Bradley house, 1904; 2229 East First Street; William T. Bray, architect. This
massive Georgian style house has fluted columns and pillasters, Greek
Key designs over the windows, a classically decorated portico and a
gambrel roof. Bradley's wealth came from his interests in lumber. |
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20. Joseph Bell and Louise Cotton house, 1906; 2309 East First Street; Fred Kees and Serenus Colburn, architects. Restrained
elegance of the Renaissance Revival style is apparent here in yellow
brick with classical brackets, dentils and balustrades. A corporate law
attorney, Cotton represented John D. Rockefeller against the Merritt
family in the latter's unsucessful attempt to maintain ownership of
mining lands in northern St. Louis County. |
| 21. William and Fannie Olcott house, 1904; 2316 East First Street; William T. Bray, architect. Diagonally
across the intersection from the Bradley house, Bray designed this
similar but even more impressive Georgian style home for William Olcott
who in 1900 was president of the Oliver Mining Company and later
president of the Duluth Missabe and Northern Railroad. Architectural
historian Roger Kennedy described the Olcott house, which reportedly
cost $140,000 in 1904, as "a house carrying what surely must be the
most overwhelming gambrel roof in the region." Note the large, matching
carriage house |
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| 22. George and Eleanor Swift house, 1894; 2320 East First Street; Irving A. Spear, architect. This
large Victorian house was built at a cost of $6,000 for the family of
George Swift who was an executive with the Oliver Mining Company.
Notice the dentils under the windows, square columns on the porch and
interesting combination of colors. |
| 23. John and Caroline Richards House, 1894; 2321 East First Street; Hugh Steele, architect. The
palladian window in the enormous front dormer which is supported by
brackets, the decorative chimney, and the open front porch add interest
to this Queen Anne house. Richards was a Duluth attorney. |
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| 24. Hugh Steele house, 1893; 2327 East First Street; Hugh Steele, architect. Building
contractor Hugh Steele built this home for himself in the popular Queen
Anne style. The distinctive corner turret is covered with patterned
shingles of many shapes and is crowned with a witch's hat roof. |
