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What Happened to Rotherwas Court After Its Rooms Came to Minneapolis?

By John K

The Pillsbury Mansion's oak rooms came from Rotherwas Court in 1913. What became of the…

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Why Did Pillsbury Invent the Bake-Off — and Was It Aimed at Betty Crocker?

By John K

In 1949 Pillsbury filled the Waldorf-Astoria with 100 ovens and crowned the first Bake-Off champion…

CategoriesHistory JournalMill workers at the Pillsbury flour mills in Minneapolis in the milling era, the workforce behind the company Charles Stinson Pillsbury bought back in 1924.

What Was the Great Mill Disaster of 1878 — and How Did It Shape the Pillsbury Fortune?

By John K

On the evening of May 2, 1878, flour dust leveled the Washburn A Mill and…

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Who Was John S. Pillsbury, the ‘Father of the University of Minnesota’?

By John K

The hardware merchant turned Minnesota governor who bankrolled the Pillsbury flour empire — and earned…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion on East 22nd Street in Minneapolis photographed around 1990, its Gothic entry porch framed by old trees, during the decades it served as an institution rather than a home

Why Did a Training Center for the Blind Call the Pillsbury Mansion Home?

By John K

For three decades the Pillsbury Mansion was home to BLIND, Inc.—a training center where a…

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

What Happened When an Advertising Agency Moved Into the Pillsbury Mansion?

By John K

After the Pillsburys, the Minneapolis agency Carmichael Lynch restored the mansion and built Harley-Davidson's legend…

CategoriesHistory JournalA painted glass roundel showing a long-haired man in armour with a gold sash, lettered CAROLUS GUSTAVUS A 1622 and 1660 around the rim, set in a leaded Pillsbury Mansion window.

Where Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Centuries-Old Stained Glass Come From?

By John K

Scores of medieval stained-glass panels glow in the Pillsbury Mansion's windows. Here's how ancient cathedral…

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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