On This Date in Minnesota History: February 26

February 26, 1998 – The Anne C. and Frank B Semple House, a “Renaissance Revival stone-and-brick mansion and carriage house designed by Long and Long, [was] built in 1899–1901 for a prosperous hardware merchant and his wife.”¹ The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on this date.

“Its first owner, Frank Semple, was a partner in Janney, Semple, and Co., a wholesale hardware firm. The entry on Franklin Avenue has a balustraded entry porch with Ionic columns, a detailed Palladian window, and a rounded bay. The interior has a reception hall with mahogany paneling, a hardwood floor with marble inlays, and a frescoed ceiling. Interior spaces include a 1,000-square-foot (93 m²) living room and a ballroom.

The mansion is now available as a reception site for weddings and other events.”²

¹http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRDetails.cfm?NPSNum=98000151

²http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_C._and_Frank_B._Semple_House

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Feb. 26, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.  

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