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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 Do Minneapolis Trolley Tours Depart From? Inside the Pillsbury Club

By John K

Every Minneapolis Trolley Tour departs from the historic Pillsbury Club. Here's how to turn your…

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

Why Is the Minneapolis Institute of Art Across the Street from the Pillsbury Mansion?

By John K

The art museum facing the Pillsbury Mansion stands on a vanished estate called Villa Rosa…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe grand carved-oak staircase inside the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis, the flight of stairs a Minneapolis ninth-grader filmed for his 1970 remake of Phantom of the Opera.

Did a King Really Walk the Staircase Inside the Pillsbury Mansion?

By John K

The carved oak staircase inside Minneapolis's Pillsbury Mansion came from Rotherwas Court in England —…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe oak-panelled Great Hall of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis, with its carved staircase, hanging tapestry and painted barrel-vaulted ceiling — the room where the 1917 children’s cotillion would have been held

How Did 400-Year-Old English Rooms Get Through U.S. Customs — Duty-Free?

By John K

In 1913, centuries-old English oak rooms crossed the Atlantic and entered America duty-free — classed…

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

Can You Rent a Historic Mansion for a Party in Minneapolis?

By John K

The Pillsbury Club hosts private parties, celebrations, and full-mansion evenings in a historic Minneapolis mansion…

CategoriesHistory Journal

Where Did the Other Rooms of Rotherwas Court End Up?

By John K

Thirteen paneled rooms left Rotherwas Court in 1913. Several live on at the Pillsbury Club;…

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

Who Grew Up in the Pillsbury Mansion? Philip Pillsbury, the Master Miller

By John K

Philip W. Pillsbury came of age in the mansion at 100 East 22nd Street, started…

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.

How Big Was the Pillsbury A Mill? The Largest Flour Mill in the World

By John K

For forty years the Pillsbury A Mill was the largest flour mill on Earth —…

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

Where to Find a Speakeasy-Style Night Out in Minneapolis

By John K

A speakeasy-style club hides inside the historic Pillsbury Mansion — themed cocktails, mansion tours, and…

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

Who Was Alfred Pillsbury, the Other Collector on East 22nd Street?

By John K

One block from the Pillsbury Mansion lived another Pillsbury collector — Alfred, whose jade and…

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