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Bennett-McBride House, Minneapolis, Minnesota

In 1977 this house was individually listed on the National Register as an outstanding example of the Queen Anne style.

In 1993 thirteen other houses designed and built by Healy joined the Bennett-McBride House on the National Register as the Healy Block Residential Historic District.

One of the most ornate and intact Queen Anne style houses remaining in Minneapolis, the Bennett-McBride House is elegantly detailed and handsomely preserved.

The Dayton’s Bluff District Four Community Council is a citizen’s organization designed to encourage participation in and awareness of the Dayton’s Bluff neighborhood. The portal includes lists of historically significant properties like the US Chief Justice, Warren Earl Burger childhood home as well as several tours of the neighborhood.

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Police Chief John O'Connor agreed not to prosecute the gangsters as long as they didn't commit crimes within the city. It was a win-win situation, until it all started to fall apart.

The Elliot Park Neighborhood Archaeology Project is a five-day community event centered on excavation of a local, historic archaeological site in the Elliot Park neighborhood. For the fifth year in a row, archaeologists, students and community members will work together on exploring the history that lies buried beneath our feet. Everyone is welcome!

For more information, please contact Kent Bakken at bakk00029@umn.edu or Patricia Emerson at 612-725-2410.

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