CategoriesClub LifeThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Which Gilded Age Mansions in Minneapolis Can You Actually Tour Inside?

Most Minneapolis mansions are admire-from-the-sidewalk only. Here are the Gilded Age homes you can actually…

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 Have a Haunted Dinner in Minneapolis? Inside Witching Hours at the Pillsbury Club

Witching Hours is a nightly, adults-only dining and cocktail experience inside the historic Pillsbury Mansion…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

What Did It Take to Run the Pillsbury Mansion in 1916?

Behind the Pillsbury Mansion's Elizabethan rooms was a working house: a pantry that made the…

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Who Was Charles A. Pillsbury, the Miller Who Made the Fortune Behind the Mansion?

Charles A. Pillsbury turned a $10,000 gamble into the world's largest flour mill — and…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Where Else in Minneapolis Will You Find the Pillsbury Name?

A mansion, a stone campus hall, a statue by the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial:…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Why Is There a Castle on Park Avenue Near the Pillsbury Mansion?

Less than a mile from the Pillsbury Mansion stands a limestone chateau built by a…

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Craving State Fair Food in Minneapolis? You Can Get Cheese Curds and Funnel Cake in a Gilded Age Mansion

The Minnesota State Fair runs Aug. 27–Sept. 7, 2026. Until then, find cheese curds, pretzel…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Is the Pillsbury Mansion on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes — as part of the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District, listed in 1978. Here is…

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What Happened to the Pillsbury Company? From a Minneapolis Mill to General Mills

The flour fortune built the mansion — but the company outlived the family. Follow Pillsbury…

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Who Are the Carved Faces in the Pillsbury Mansion’s Dining Room?

The Pillsbury Mansion's Tudor dining-room oak is carved with helmeted men and bonneted women. Here's…

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