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CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph: the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in winter during its years as Passavant Hall of the Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary, captioned 1966

Why Did the Lutheran Seminary Leave the Pillsbury Mansion? A 1966 Front Page Explains the Seven-Building Campus It Outgrew

By John K

In March 1966 the Minneapolis Star reported that Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary was leaving the…

CategoriesHistory JournalMary Stinson Pillsbury in her wedding gown at the carved stone entrance of the Pillsbury Mansion, Minneapolis, on her wedding day in 1929 — an archival family photograph.

Was a Pillsbury Daughter Trapped in the 1960 Ethiopian Coup? What Mary Pillsbury Lord’s Obituaries Recorded

By John K

Two July 1978 obituaries of Mary Pillsbury Lord record a hotel room in Addis Ababa…

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 Should a Bachelorette Party Go in Minneapolis? A Night Out at the Pillsbury Club

By John K

Plan a Minneapolis bachelorette night in a 1916 mansion: a speakeasy-style bar, a private suite…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe front steps and stone gateposts of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis photographed in 1980, with mature ivy and evergreens grown up across the English manor facade

Why Did the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Sell the Pillsbury Mansion in 1976?

By John K

Seven years after saving it from a wrecking contractor, the Society of Fine Arts put…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph of the oak-panelled lounge inside the Pillsbury Mansion, showing the carved English panelling and stone fireplace that give the room its texture

Which Rotherwas Room Stayed in England? A Manchester Newspaper Visits the Bond Street Showroom, May 1913

By John K

A May 1913 Manchester newspaper walked through two Rotherwas rooms rebuilt in a London showroom…

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.

What Does ‘Gilded Age’ Mean, and Why Does Minneapolis Have a Gilded Age Mansion Tour?

By John K

Mark Twain coined it as a joke in 1873. What 'Gilded Age' means, what Minneapolis's…

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 Was the Pillsbury Mansion Worth in 1988? The Year Nobody Wanted a Minneapolis Mansion

By John K

In March 1988 the Star Tribune listed the Pillsbury mansion at $1.25 million with an…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph: the young Pillsbury children posed on a garden bench beneath trees, the girls in white with dark hair ribbons and dolls in their laps

Why Did the King of Belgium Write to a 12-Year-Old in the Pillsbury Mansion in 1916?

By John K

In November 1916 King Albert of Belgium wrote to 12-year-old Mary Pillsbury at 100 East…

CategoriesClub LifeOne of the carved Bedford-stone lions guarding the entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion at 100 East 22nd Street in Minneapolis, cut by the sculptor Charles S. Wells.

How Do You Get to the Pillsbury Club, and Where Do You Park?

By John K

The Pillsbury Club is at 100 E 22nd St in Whittier, near Mia. Complimentary parking,…

CategoriesHistory JournalA yellow and gold stained glass panel at the Pillsbury Mansion, the kind of heraldic and continental glass gathered by English collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries.

How Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Stained Glass Cross the Atlantic? A 1913 Wire Story From Kansas

By John K

A January 1913 Kansas newspaper reported the Grosvenor Thomas glass sailing for New York aboard…

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