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CategoriesHistory JournalA leaded stained glass roundel in a Pillsbury Mansion window: a heraldic shield, a crowned lion, a helmeted figure, a bearded man in a ruff and the date 1636.

Why Does the Pillsbury Mansion’s 1636 Stained Glass Roundel Carry Two Different Dates? Reading a Window Made of Fragments

By John K

A stained glass roundel in the Pillsbury Mansion is dated 1636, but a portrait inside…

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.

Did the Same Architect Design Both Mansions on the Minneapolis Gilded Age Mansion Tour? Edwin Hewitt, 300 Clifton and the Pillsbury Mansion

By John K

Edwin Hewitt reshaped 300 Clifton in 1906 and designed the Pillsbury Mansion in 1912–14. Meet…

CategoriesClub LifeTwo guests seated at a table inside the Pillsbury Club with food and drinks in front of them and a wall of amber and orange stained glass behind.

Where Should You Celebrate a Birthday in Minneapolis? How to Build a Birthday Night at the Pillsbury Club

By John K

A Minneapolis birthday at the Pillsbury Club: pick a mansion tour, ghost trolley or murder…

CategoriesHistory JournalColour illustration of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in 1916, showing the full corner site, the gabled roofline, the clustered chimney stacks and the balustraded terrace wall along the street.

Why Was Duveen Brothers Still Writing to the Pillsbury Next Door in 1947? A Carbon Copy From the Family Files

By John K

A 1947 Duveen Brothers letter to Alfred F. Pillsbury, found in the family files, shows…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe carved stone chimneypiece in the library of the Pillsbury Mansion, flanked by carved oak figures and lit by leaded glass, bearing the Tallow Chandlers guild arms granted in 1456.

What Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Library Look Like in 1914? A Newspaper’s “Book-Lover’s Nook” Column Walks Through It, Detail by Detail

By John K

A January 1914 Star Tribune column described the Pillsbury Mansion library: castle-oak walls, rose velour,…

CategoriesClub LifeHandcrafted seasonal cocktails on the bar at the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis, poured before guests board the holiday trolley

Does the Minneapolis Holiday Lights Trolley Sell Out? How Far Ahead to Book the Naughty and Nice Rides From the Pillsbury Club

By John K

The Minneapolis holiday lights trolley boards at the Pillsbury Club and is likely to sell…

CategoriesHistory JournalPage 15 of Town & Country magazine, January 20, 1916: a full-page Arnold Genthe portrait of Mrs. Charles S. Pillsbury (Nelle Pendleton Winston) seated with chin on hand

Why Was Nelle Pillsbury the Frontispiece of Town & Country in January 1916? Reading the Arnold Genthe Page That Introduced the Mansion to New York

By John K

In January 1916 Town & Country ran an Arnold Genthe portrait of Nelle Pillsbury and…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph, 1929: the three Pillsbury sisters at Mary's wedding in the mansion, from left Helen, the bride Mary, and Katharine, who would marry in Paris five months later.

Which Pillsbury Daughter Was Married in Paris? Katharine Pillsbury’s Wedding at the American Cathedral, May 1930

By John K

A May 1930 Minneapolis Journal column records Katharine Pillsbury's Paris wedding to Elliott Bates McKee…

CategoriesClub LifeCocktails on the bar at the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis, served in the Gilded Age surroundings of the Charles S. Pillsbury mansion.

Where Can You Do a Murder Mystery Night in Minneapolis? A 1920s Cocktail Party at the Pillsbury Club That Ends in a Crime

By John K

Looking for a murder mystery night in Minneapolis? The Pillsbury Club's Roaring Twenties cocktail party…

CategoriesHistory JournalA dark oak-panelled club room inside the Pillsbury Mansion, with a carved stone chimneypiece and a long table set beneath leaded windows.

What Did an Advertising Agency Pay for the Pillsbury Mansion in 1978? A Tribune Reporter’s Tour of Carmichael-Lynch’s New Offices

By John K

In July 1978 the Minneapolis Tribune toured the Pillsbury Mansion as Carmichael-Lynch's new offices: $240,000…

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