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CategoriesHistory JournalA period illustration of the Pillsbury Mansion library, with paneled walls, fitted bookshelves, a leaded bay window and a carved chimneypiece at left.

Who Lectured on Babylonia Inside the Pillsbury Mansion in 1914?

By John K

In October 1914 a Yale Assyriologist lectured on Babylonia in the Pillsbury Mansion drawing room.…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph, 1909: Helen “Nelle” Pillsbury seated against oak panelling with four of her children in white dresses and hair bows, eight years before the Christmas cotillion at the new mansion

What Was the Pillsbury Mansion’s Amusement Room Used For in 1918?

By John K

In November 1918, 1,257 garments for Belgian and French refugees were sorted and packed in…

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.

Why Was a Teenager Filming Phantom of the Opera at the Pillsbury Mansion in 1970?

By John K

In 1970 a Minneapolis ninth-grader shot a Phantom of the Opera remake on the Pillsbury…

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.

What Is the Pillsbury Club Collection? One Stay, Three Historic Minneapolis Places

By John K

One stay, three historic Minneapolis properties: how the Pillsbury Club Collection connects 300 Clifton, Oakland’s…

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

What Was Christmas Like at the Pillsbury Mansion in 1917?

By John K

A three-line notice in the Star Tribune of December 27, 1917 records 35 children dancing…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph, 1916: a young Katharine Pillsbury on horseback on the brick drive in front of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion, Minneapolis.

Which Pillsbury Daughters Survived the SS Mohawk Shipwreck of 1935?

By John K

In January 1935 two daughters raised in the Pillsbury Mansion survived the sinking of the…

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.

Can You Tour a Minneapolis Mansion at Christmas?

By John K

Most historic house tours in Minneapolis pause for the holidays. Here is where you can…

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.

Why Are There No Saw Marks on the Pillsbury Mansion’s 400-Year-Old Oak?

By John K

The English oak inside the Pillsbury Mansion was split, not sawn. Here is why that…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe library of the Pillsbury Mansion, with the carved stone chimneypiece at left, leaded bay window and fitted oak bookshelves.

Which Room Did the Pillsburys Call the Coziest in the House?

By John K

A Minneapolis newspaper singled out one room in the Pillsbury Mansion in 1914: a library…

CategoriesClub LifeThe dimly lit speakeasy-style bar room at the Pillsbury Club, with oak panelling, a coffered ceiling, a chandelier and a wall of amber stained glass behind the bar.

Where Can You Get a Cocktail Inside a Historic Minneapolis Mansion?

By John K

The Pillsbury Club’s cocktail lounge sits inside a 1916 Minneapolis mansion with imported English oak.…

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