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.

Which Other Minneapolis Buildings Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Architect Design?

Edwin Hewitt designed the Pillsbury Mansion. Here are the other Minneapolis buildings by Hewitt &…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe John H. Stevens House, the first frame house on the west bank of the Mississippi in Minneapolis, in a 19th-century view

Why Did 10,000 Schoolchildren Pull a House Across Minneapolis in 1896?

In 1896, 10,000 Minneapolis schoolchildren pulled the city's first house to Minnehaha Park — its…

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

CategoriesHistory JournalA vintage Pillsbury flour sack, the packaging that carried the Minneapolis family name into kitchens across America.

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 JournalCarved stone gable and rooftop figure of the Pillsbury Club mansion, shown in black and white against a dark winter 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 JournalCarved stone gable and rooftop figure of the Pillsbury Club mansion, shown in black and white against a dark winter 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…

CategoriesClub LifeThe oak-panelled dining room of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis, one of the tall first-floor rooms drawn in section on the architects’ 1916 sheet.

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 JournalCarved stone gable and rooftop figure of the Pillsbury Club mansion, shown in black and white against a dark winter 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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