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CategoriesClub LifeCarved stone gable and rooftop figure of the Pillsbury Club mansion, shown in black and white against a dark winter sky.

Looking for a Haunted Night Out in Minneapolis? Start at the Pillsbury Mansion

By John K

Ghost trolley tours, psychic readings, a paranormal hunt, and a speakeasy-style bar — how to…

CategoriesHistory Journal

What Was Minneapolis Like in 1916, the Year the Pillsbury Mansion Was Finished?

By John K

In 1916, Minneapolis milled more flour than any city on earth ever had — and…

CategoriesHistory JournalMill workers at the Pillsbury flour mills in Minneapolis in the milling era, the workforce behind the company Charles Stinson Pillsbury bought back in 1924.

Was Pillsbury Ever a British Company? The 34 Years London Owned the Flour Empire

By John K

In 1889 an English syndicate bought the Pillsbury mills. The forgotten 34-year era when Minneapolis's…

CategoriesHistory JournalHistoric photograph of the front of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis seen through bare trees, showing the gables and the balustraded terrace wall along the street.

Which Four Minneapolis Mansions Were Saved From the Wrecking Ball in 1969?

By John K

In 1969 one anonymous gift let the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts save four mansions…

CategoriesClub LifeCarved stone gable and rooftop figure of the Pillsbury Club mansion, shown in black and white against a dark winter sky.

Looking for a Unique Date Night in Minneapolis? Spend It in a Gilded Age Mansion

By John K

Cocktails in a speakeasy-style bar, a candlelight ghost tour, dinner in a Gilded Age dining…

CategoriesHistory JournalHistoric photograph of the front of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis seen through bare trees, showing the gables and the balustraded terrace wall along the street.

Which Pillsbury Was Mayor of Minneapolis? Meet George A., the Family Patriarch

By John K

A Pillsbury once ran Minneapolis City Hall: George A. Pillsbury, grandfather of the mansion's builder,…

CategoriesHistory Journal

Who Owned Rotherwas Before the Bodenhams? The de la Barre Family in the Carving

By John K

Before the Bodenhams, Rotherwas belonged to the de la Barre family — a medieval line…

CategoriesHistory JournalA colourised period photograph looking across open parkland toward a distant turreted stone mansion, with newly planted saplings and a wooden fence lining the young street — the Washburn Fair Oaks area of Minneapolis before it was built up

What Was Fair Oaks, the Lost Palace That Named the Park by the Pillsbury Mansion?

By John K

Fair Oaks, William D. Washburn's 40-room castle, once faced the Pillsbury Mansion. How the grandest…

CategoriesClub LifeA vintage white Minneapolis Trolley waiting at dusk outside the lit arched entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion, with the stone gate piers alongside.

Where Does Minneapolis’s BYOB Holiday Lights Trolley Board? Inside a Mansion, Not a Parking Lot

By John K

Minneapolis's BYOB holiday lights trolley boards inside the historic Pillsbury Mansion — Naughty (21+) and…

CategoriesHistory Journal

Why Was the Pillsbury Mansion Built Like a Skyscraper?

By John K

Beneath its Tudor stone and ancient English oak, the Pillsbury Mansion hides a steel skyscraper…

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