Anton M. Dyste House, 3124 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Address: | 3124 Park Avenue |
| Neighborhood/s: | Central, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1898 |
| Primary Style: | Queen Anne |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Builder: | C. C. Johnson |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt Shingles |
| Material of Foundation: | Limestone |
| First Owner: | Anton M. and Anna Dyste |
| Part of the Site: | Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
INTRODUCTION
According to Minneapolis building permits, Builder C. C. Johnson completed construction on this large Queen Anne home in May of 1898 for Anton M. and Anna Dyste at a total cost of $4,300, not including a large barn that was later built in 1900 and no longer stands.
ARCHITECT
Although unconfirmed, some local architectural historians have speculated that prolific Master Builder and Architect Theron Potter Healy (T.P. Healy) may have been responsible for the architectural design of this home. View other Queen Anne homes designed and built by T. P. Healy on the locally and nationally designated Healy Block Historic District in the Central Neighborhood of South Minneapolis.
ORIGINAL OWNER
According to Minneapolis City Directories, Anton M. Dyste was the owner of the A. M. Dyste & Co., Wholesale Produce & Commission, located at 210 N. 6th Street.
Anton and Anna lived at 3124 Park Avenue with their son, Neal, and their two daughters, Marie and Irene. The Dystes employed a live-in servant named Sophie Anderson and an hostler (i.e., groom or stableman) named Ole Mippe, who tended to the family's stable and horses.
Anna was widowed by 1909, but continued to live at 3124 Park Avenue until 1910.
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
The house is an excellent example of high-Queen Anne architecture with its wide variety of asymmetrical architectural detailing, various bump outs, and prominent rounded turret. Of particular architectural note is the home's large, offset, rounded front porch with ten fluted and tapered columns of the Doric order.
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