In 1916, Minneapolis milled more flour than any city on earth ever had — and…
Daily stories from the history of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion and the people, places, and treasures behind it.
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In 1889 an English syndicate bought the Pillsbury mills. The forgotten 34-year era when Minneapolis's…
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In 1969 one anonymous gift let the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts save four mansions…
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A Pillsbury once ran Minneapolis City Hall: George A. Pillsbury, grandfather of the mansion's builder,…
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Before the Bodenhams, Rotherwas belonged to the de la Barre family — a medieval line…
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Fair Oaks, William D. Washburn's 40-room castle, once faced the Pillsbury Mansion. How the grandest…
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Beneath its Tudor stone and ancient English oak, the Pillsbury Mansion hides a steel skyscraper…
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The art museum facing the Pillsbury Mansion stands on a vanished estate called Villa Rosa…
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The carved oak staircase inside Minneapolis's Pillsbury Mansion came from Rotherwas Court in England —…
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In 1913, centuries-old English oak rooms crossed the Atlantic and entered America duty-free — classed…
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August 11, 2026 Who Carved the Stone Lions at the Pillsbury Mansion’s Door? -
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