3001 East 24th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Address: | 3001 24th Street E |
| Neighborhood/s: | Seward, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1889 |
| Additions: | Rooms were added to both floors at the rear of the house in 1903. |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Architect or source of design: | Published plan book |
| Builder: | Eben Kneeland |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Stucco |
| Material of Foundation: | Concrete |
| Building Permit Number: | B20103 |
| First Owner: | Mae E. Squyer, an investor |
The house, located in the East Seward Neighborhood, has the Property Identification Number for taxation purposes of 36-029-24-14-0028. The piece of land on which it sits is known officially as the “West 35 feet of lots 23 and 24”, with an approximate size of 35.00 by 96.20 feet. On a larger scale within Minneapolis, the property can be described as being on Block 1 of Morrison and Lovejoy’s Addition to Minneapolis, a subdivision which was created by an act of the City Council, filed on February 17, 1881. And on an even larger scale, that of the State of Minnesota, it is situated on Parcel 1290 of Plat 20170.
The house is a plain, two-story, wood-frame structure with attic and basement. The builder’s intention was probably for the dwelling to house a single family. Yet for nearly all its life it has contained two separate lodgings, one on each floor. On the property tax roll today it is shown as a “residential-two unit”.
The house came unscathed through the Seward East urban renewal upheaval of the 1960s. The same person has owned and occupied an apartment in the place since 1998 (this as of 2012).
The property value figures are interesting: On August 17, 1891, a John P. Myers invested $1600 in the property at 3001 East 24th Street. 107 years later, on October 14, 1998, a new owner paid ninety-six times more for it, $154,300. (In the five years between July 27, 1993, when one couple bought the house from another, and October 14, 1998, when these new owners sold, the cost of the property increased by about 50 percent, from $102,000 to $154,300.)
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History
On August 28, 1889, Type B (for construction outside the Fire Zone) building permit 20103 was issued to E. Kneeland to erect a two story wood dwelling with six rooms at 3001 East 24th Street. The construction was to be completed by November 1, 1889, at an estimated cost of $1200. This is the first record of construction on this property. The most important change ever to be made to the house was that of 1903 when rooms were added to the south end of the structure on both levels and the attic was enlarged. Type B building permit 54033 was issued on March 5th of that year to Andrew J. [sic] Ahlberg as contractor for ”General Repairs”. After “Builders” was marked “Day Labor”. Estimated cost: $100. This is, in all evidence, the permit taken out for the renovations which enlarged the house. Already in 1905 the City Directory shows two families at this address, and on a plumbing permit issued on October 4, 1906, the building type indicated is “duplex”. The story in the family is that it was some “shirttail” relative who did the work. Over the decades permits were issued for much work on the house: Plumbing, electrical, new roof (twice), new furnace, new garage, and so on. Fences around the lot have gone up, come down, and gone back up again. Trees have been planted and replaced.
Memories and stories
Memory
As houses go, the one at this address is nothing special. Nobody famous ever slept there, and it cannot be called ancient. Built in 1889 in a working-class neighborhood, it is not even particularly attractive. Despite its lack of singularity, the house at 3001 East 24th Street held a special place in our family for close to sixty-five years. From the time in around 1898 when Andrew G. and Albertina Ahlberg moved into the house as renters, until about 1962 when their youngest granddaughter, Marjorie (Hill) Rogers and her husband Russ and children moved out, this was our family home, our old homestead, our anchor. - Linda Reverchon
