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CategoriesHistory JournalThe front steps and stone gateposts of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion in Minneapolis photographed in 1980, with mature ivy and evergreens grown up across the English manor facade

Why Did the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Sell the Pillsbury Mansion in 1976?

By John K

Seven years after saving it from a wrecking contractor, the Society of Fine Arts put…

CategoriesClub LifeA vintage white Minneapolis Trolley waiting at dusk outside the lit arched entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion, with the stone gate piers alongside.

What Does ‘Gilded Age’ Mean, and Why Does Minneapolis Have a Gilded Age Mansion Tour?

By John K

Mark Twain coined it as a joke in 1873. What 'Gilded Age' means, what Minneapolis's…

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 Was the Pillsbury Mansion Worth in 1988? The Year Nobody Wanted a Minneapolis Mansion

By John K

In March 1988 the Star Tribune listed the Pillsbury mansion at $1.25 million with an…

CategoriesHistory JournalPeriod photograph: the young Pillsbury children posed on a garden bench beneath trees, the girls in white with dark hair ribbons and dolls in their laps

Why Did the King of Belgium Write to a 12-Year-Old in the Pillsbury Mansion in 1916?

By John K

In November 1916 King Albert of Belgium wrote to 12-year-old Mary Pillsbury at 100 East…

CategoriesClub LifeOne of the carved Bedford-stone lions guarding the entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion at 100 East 22nd Street in Minneapolis, cut by the sculptor Charles S. Wells.

How Do You Get to the Pillsbury Club, and Where Do You Park?

By John K

The Pillsbury Club is at 100 E 22nd St in Whittier, near Mia. Complimentary parking,…

CategoriesHistory JournalA yellow and gold stained glass panel at the Pillsbury Mansion, the kind of heraldic and continental glass gathered by English collectors in the 18th and 19th centuries.

How Did the Pillsbury Mansion’s Stained Glass Cross the Atlantic? A 1913 Wire Story From Kansas

By John K

A January 1913 Kansas newspaper reported the Grosvenor Thomas glass sailing for New York aboard…

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.

Who Were the Pillsbury Mansion’s Neighbours on Washburn Hill in 1913?

By John K

In 1913 the Minneapolis Journal described three new mansions facing the rising art museum: Gale,…

CategoriesHistory JournalThe 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.

Why Did a 1913 Newspaper Call the Pillsbury Mansion’s Pantry Perfect?

By John K

In December 1913 a Star Tribune home page held up the Pillsbury Mansion's butler's pantry…

CategoriesClub LifeA vintage white Minneapolis Trolley waiting at dusk outside the lit arched entrance of the Charles S. Pillsbury Mansion, with the stone gate piers alongside.

What Should You Do Before a Minneapolis Holiday Lights Trolley Ride?

By John K

Most Minneapolis holiday lights trolleys check you in at a bar. Ours boards inside an…

CategoriesClub LifeCocktails on the bar at the Pillsbury Club in Minneapolis, served in the Gilded Age surroundings of the Charles S. Pillsbury mansion.

What Can You Eat and Drink at the Pillsbury Club?

By John K

Cheese curds, State Fair pretzel bites and smashburgers, served under carved English oak. Here is…

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