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CategoriesHistory JournalThree painted-glass panels in the Pillsbury Mansion windows labeled America, Europa and Africa, each a single costumed figure inside an octagonal leaded frame

Why Are There Painted Figures Labeled America, Europa and Africa in the Pillsbury Mansion’s Windows?

By John K

Painted glass figures labeled America, Europa and Africa sit in the Pillsbury Mansion's windows. Here…

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.

What Should You Do in the Hour Before Your Trolley Tour at the Pillsbury Club?

By John K

Your trolley tour starts at the Pillsbury Club, and the Club opens an hour early.…

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

What Did the College of Arms Find When It Read the Coat of Arms on the Pillsbury Mansion’s Fireplace?

By John K

A 2025 College of Arms report identified the arms carved on the Pillsbury Mansion's stone…

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.

What Do Two Snapshots of the Pillsbury Mansion’s First Winters Show Us?

By John K

Two undated family photos show the Pillsbury Mansion in its earliest winters, when the landscaping…

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 Grandparents and Grandkids Ride the Minneapolis Holiday Lights Trolley Together?

By John K

The all-ages Nice ride departs from the Pillsbury Club and works for three generations riding…

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

Did the Pillsbury Children Spend Their Summers at Lake Minnetonka?

By John K

A handwritten family photo places young Katharine and Philip Pillsbury at Wayzata — a look…

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 Is There a Luther Rose in the Pillsbury Mansion’s Stained Glass?

By John K

Among centuries-old English and Continental glass, one small roundel is a Lutheran devotional seal —…

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

How to Book Your Company’s Holiday Party at the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis

By John K

Tired of hotel ballrooms? Book your team's holiday party at the Pillsbury Club, a 1916…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod portrait of Count Louis Pomian Bodenham Lubienski (born 1852), the last Bodenham owner of Rotherwas Court, Herefordshire — a photograph by Jakeman & Carver

Did Minneapolis Read About Rotherwas Before the Pillsburys Ever Owned a Board of It?

By John K

A 1913 Minneapolis Journal wire story described Rotherwas Court's panelling going up for sale in…

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.

What Did a Newspaper Columnist See Inside the Newly Rescued Pillsbury Mansion in January 1969?

By John K

Barbara Flanagan's 1969 Minneapolis Star column toured the just-saved Pillsbury Mansion — and left a…

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