Historic Preservation
Every Lowry Hill News story tagged Historic Preservation.
Neighborhood
A Lowry Hill Corner Lot Becomes a Test Case for New Housing
Land use is the recurring flashpoint in Lowry Hill, a neighborhood of Victorian and Prairie-style homes where even a modest multi-unit proposal draws scrutiny under the city's built-form rules and the 2040 comprehensive plan.
Neighborhood
A Tale of Two Neighborhoods, One Hill
Lowry Hill and Lowry Hill East share a name and a founder but sit on opposite sides of Hennepin Avenue as a mansion district and one of the densest neighborhoods in Minneapolis.
Opinion
Letter: A Thank-You to the Hill's Quiet Institutions
A longtime resident thanks Kenwood Community School, the Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association and the neighborhood's volunteers.
Neighborhood
An Acre in the City: The Estates That Defined Lowry Hill
The Charles J. Martin House at 1300 Mount Curve Avenue, a 14,300-square-foot mansion on nearly an acre of Lowry Hill, last carried an asking price of $5.995 million through the Berg Larsen Group.
City
The Wedge publishes a development vision for its future
The Burnham Road bridge in Kenwood reopened after a two-day closure that began June 2, while crews continue a concrete-street rehabilitation on Sheridan Avenue South, 21st Street West and part of 24th Street West.
Neighborhood
Mount Curve Condominiums and Midcentury Living on the Hill
The Mount Curve Condominiums at 1770 Bryant Ave. S., a four-story, 68-unit building finished in 1968, brought owner-occupied apartment living to a Lowry Hill block defined by turn-of-the-century mansions.
Neighborhood
Renaissance Revival, Italian Renaissance and the Styles of the Hill
A few blocks of Mount Curve Avenue in Lowry Hill hold a working catalog of how wealthy Minneapolis built between 1900 and 1910, from Renaissance Revival to Prairie School.
Neighborhood
Sailing Out of Bde Maka Ska, the Chain's Wind-Catching Heart
A study has steered the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board away from moving the Bde Maka Ska boat launch and sailing center across the lake, and the board is now studying a renovation of the existing northeast-shore facility instead.
Neighborhood
Why Lowry Hill Tops the City's Most-Upscale Lists
Lowry Hill's standing as one of Minneapolis's costliest neighborhoods traces to a streetcar-era boom that filled the ridge with mansions, most of which still stand.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill's Boundaries, Drawn by Freeways and a Lake
Lowry Hill is bounded by Interstate 394 on the north, Interstate 94 and Hennepin Avenue on the east, 22nd Street on the south, and Lake of the Isles Parkway with Logan and Morgan avenues on the west.
Neighborhood
From Whittier Backyard to Wedge Landmark: The Co-op's Origin
The Wedge Co-op began in 1974 with Whittier neighbors who wanted whole foods without a long trip, opened in a Franklin Avenue apartment, and moved to its Lyndale Avenue home in 1979.
Events
Winter Markets Move Indoors at the Mill City Museum
The farmers market keeps going through the cold on select Saturdays.
Neighborhood
The Walker's Film Program Quietly Anchors the Cinephile Scene
The Walker Art Center's cinema keeps a year-round film calendar a short walk from Lowry Hill, with current screenings ranging from Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust" to Charles Burnett's "Killer of Sheep."
City
New Ward 7 Office Opens Its Doors: How to Reach Your Council Member
Council Member Elizabeth Shaffer, sworn in to the Ward 7 seat on Jan. 5, 2026, now runs the office that handles constituent casework for Lowry Hill, the Wedge, East Isles, Cedar-Isles-Dean, Bryn Mawr, Kenwood and part of downtown.
Neighborhood
A Walk Through the History Written on the Shoreline
The shoreline of Lake of the Isles records more than a century of decisions, from the late-1800s dredging that turned a marsh into open water to recent shoreline restoration.
Neighborhood
Lowry Hill East's Historic District and the Streetcar Houses
The Lowry Hill East Residential Historic District preserves streetcar-era homes on the 2300 and 2400 blocks of Aldrich, Bryant and Colfax Avenues South.
Neighborhood
Streetcars to Apartments: How the Wedge Got Dense
The Wedge developed in the 1880s along Thomas Lowry's streetcar line, and the density it set then still defines the neighborhood.
Neighborhood
From Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. to LHNA: A Group Evolves
In June 1975, the homeowner-dominated Lowry Hill association opened membership and board seats to renters.
Business
A New Vintage Shop Takes Over Lyndale's Old White Castle Fortress
Justin Schaefer's vintage shop opened Oct. 8 in the castellated former White Castle at 3252 Lyndale Ave. S.
Events
Trisha Brown Dancers Honor Rauschenberg on a Lowry Hill Stage
A November program co-presented with Northrop revives postmodern dance landmarks for one night.
Neighborhood
Named for Thomas Lowry, the Hill Keeps Its Founder Close
Lowry Hill is named for Thomas Lowry, the streetcar magnate who built the Twin City Rapid Transit Company.
Neighborhood
A century of shoreline: how Lake of the Isles got its shape
Lake of the Isles owes its shape to decades of Park Board dredging, a 1919 ban on landing canoes on its islands and Depression-era stonework still visible from the parkway.
Neighborhood
Charles Gluek's 1906 Italian Renaissance House on Mount Curve
A 1906 yellow-brick mansion on Mount Curve Avenue, built for brewer Charles Gluek, is one of Lowry Hill's better-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance design.
Neighborhood
Groveland Terrace, the Quiet Companion to Mount Curve
Groveland Terrace shared in the Lowry Hill real-estate boom of the 1890s and early 1900s, lined with grand houses built to the same standard as neighboring Mount Curve Avenue.
City
Berger Fountain Rehabilitation Advances in Loring Park
A $50,000 donation from the Minneapolis Parks Foundation is helping fund the design phase of the rehabilitation of Loring Park's Berger Fountain, the city's "dandelion" fountain.
City
State grant aims to restore eroding shoreline on the Chain of Lakes
A new $819,000 state grant will fund the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's restoration of about 2.6 miles of eroding, turf-dominated shoreline across the city's lakes, including Lake of the Isles.
Neighborhood
BMNA Weighs Letter of Support for Fruen Mill Redevelopment
Greg Koch, co-founder of Stone Brewing, has won Minneapolis Planning Commission approval to redevelop Bryn Mawr's long-vacant Fruen Mill into a hotel, restaurant and spa.
Neighborhood
Lake of the Isles Anchors Lowry Hill's Western Flank
Lake of the Isles Parkway, with Logan and Morgan avenues, forms Lowry Hill's western boundary and gives the neighborhood direct access to the Chain of Lakes.
City
Council Adopts 2025 Mapping 'Housekeeping' Amendment, Tidying the Zoning Map
The Minneapolis City Council adopted the 2025 Mapping Housekeeping Amendment on Sept. 11, correcting zoning-map errors catalogued after the 2040 plan took effect.
Neighborhood
A George Maher Mansion and the Prairie School on Lowry Hill
A 1910 Prairie School mansion designed by architect George W. Maher stands at 1324 Mount Curve Ave. on Lowry Hill, among a ridge of European revival houses.
Neighborhood
Where the Walker Art Center Meets the Neighborhood
Lowry Hill's northeastern edge runs up against the Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
City
The 20-30 year plan that will reshape Lake of the Isles
The Cedar-Isles plan, approved by the Park Board on July 5, 2023, sets a 20-to-30-year vision for Lake of the Isles, Cedar Lake and the land around them.
Neighborhood
LHNA, One of the City's Oldest Neighborhood Groups, Looks Ahead
Founded in 1946, the Lowry Hill Neighborhood Association is one of the oldest neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis.
Neighborhood
Broad Lawns and Boulevard Trees: The Look of Lowry Hill
Lowry Hill's streetscape of broad lawns, boulevard trees and well-spaced houses was set by 1900, when the streetcar boom filled the ridge with the homes of the wealthy.
Neighborhood
The Walker's Striking Form Is Part of the Art
The Walker Art Center's form on the edge of Lowry Hill, from Edward Larrabee Barnes's 1971 building to the 2005 Herzog & de Meuron expansion, is treated as part of the museum's argument.
Neighborhood
Elizabeth Quinlan's House and the Women Who Shaped Lowry Hill
The Elizabeth C. Quinlan House at 1711 Emerson Avenue South was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 25, 2012, honoring a co-founder of the Young-Quinlan store.
City
Minneapolis Ended Single-Family-Only Zoning — and the Courts Upheld It
The city was the first major U.S. city to eliminate exclusive single-family zoning, a change tested and sustained in court.
Neighborhood
The Donaldson Mansion, a 1906 Arts and Crafts Survivor
Built for a member of the Donaldson department-store family, the nearly 9,600-square-foot house is one of Lowry Hill's finest.
Neighborhood
More Than a Landmark: The Sculpture Garden Keeps Changing
Decades after opening, the park beside the Walker continues to reinvent itself.
Neighborhood
Meet Your Neighbor: A Mount Curve Steward Keeps a 1906 House Standing
For one Lowry Hill homeowner, living in a century-old mansion means being a caretaker as much as a resident.
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