CategoriesHistory JournalThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded 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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Who Are the Carved Faces in the Pillsbury Mansion’s Dining Room?

The Pillsbury Mansion's Tudor dining-room oak is carved with helmeted men and bonneted women. Here's…

CategoriesClub LifeA vintage Minneapolis Trolley waiting outside the Pillsbury Club mansion on East 22nd Street, where Holiday Light Rides board each December

What’s the Best Office Holiday Party Idea in Minneapolis? Start in a Mansion, End on a Heated Trolley

Planning a Minneapolis office holiday party? Start with drinks inside the Pillsbury Mansion, then board…

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Why Did Whole English Rooms Cross the Atlantic in the Early 1900s?

In the early 1900s entire English rooms, and sometimes whole houses, were shipped to America.…

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How Do You Move a 400-Year-Old Plaster Ceiling Across an Ocean?

The Tudor plaster ceilings at the Pillsbury Mansion were modeled by hand in English manors.…

CategoriesClub LifeThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

What Is There to Do in Whittier, Minneapolis? Spend a Day in the City’s Mansion Neighborhood

Whittier packs free world-class art, Eat Street dining, and a Gilded Age mansion club into…

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Who Was Thomas Lowry, the Streetcar King of Minneapolis?

Thomas Lowry's streetcars built the Minneapolis the Pillsburys ruled — yet his own hilltop mansion…

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Who Was Winston Lord? The Pillsbury Grandson on Kissinger’s Secret Flight to China

Winston Lord — grandson of Charles and Nelle Pillsbury — flew into China on Kissinger’s…

CategoriesClub LifeThe Pillsbury Mansion exterior with its carved stone lion and Gothic gables against a clouded sky.

Looking for a Haunted Night Out in Minneapolis? Start at the Pillsbury Mansion

Ghost trolley tours, psychic readings, a paranormal hunt, and a speakeasy-style bar — how to…

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What Was Minneapolis Like in 1916, the Year the Pillsbury Mansion Was Finished?

In 1916, Minneapolis milled more flour than any city on earth ever had — and…

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