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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.

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 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…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe carved stone chimneypiece in the library of the Pillsbury Mansion, flanked by carved oak figures and lit by leaded glass, bearing the Tallow Chandlers guild arms granted in 1456.

What Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Library Look Like in 1914? A Newspaper’s “Book-Lover’s Nook” Column Walks Through It, Detail by Detail

By John K

A January 1914 Star Tribune column described the Pillsbury Mansion library: castle-oak walls, rose velour,…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe carved stone chimneypiece in the library of the Pillsbury Mansion, flanked by carved oak figures and lit by leaded glass, bearing the Tallow Chandlers guild arms granted in 1456.

Whose Coats of Arms Are Carved Into the Pillsbury Mansion?

By John K

Chess rooks, a guild’s 1456 arms, a marriage carved in oak and a shield above…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe carved fireplace inside the Pillsbury Mansion today, dressed with a Christmas wreath — the sort of setting a family gathered around during the 1938 holidays.

Did the Pillsbury Mansion Get William Randolph Hearst’s $50,000 Fireplace by Mistake?

By John K

The strange tale of how a Minneapolis flour heir and newspaper titan William Randolph Hearst…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe carved English oak Walrond marriage fireplace of 1592, brought from Bovey House in Devon and installed in the lounge of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis

Whose Marriage Is Carved Into the Pillsbury Club’s Lounge Fireplace?

By John K

The carved oak overmantel in the Pillsbury Club lounge began at Bovey House in Devon…

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