Charles F. Dight house, 4818 39th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Razed)
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| Address: | 4818 Thirty-ninth Avenue S |
| Neighborhood/s: | Minnehaha, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: | Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1911 |
| Primary Style: | Other |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| Material of Foundation: | Wood |
| First Owner: | Charles F. Dight |
(44.91542° N, 93.217057° WLatitude: 44°54′55.512″N
Longitude: 93°13′1.405″W)
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History
Doctor Dight purchased his lot near Minnehaha Falls from Robert Fish Jones, who operated the zoo at Longfellow Gardens. According to an article in the Minneapolis Tribune of June 11, 1914, "The queer house is built on iron posts. It is 18 x 22 feet with a cupola big enough for another room. It has two living rooms and the usual accessions. Outside it is of rough plaster and tile. The floor is wood laid on cement. The floors are double spaced and a hot water heating system will keep warm air under them. Then there are 15 windows in a lattice work, admitting more air."
Charles Dight was an eccentric and controversial figure. He was a physician who worked for an insurance company and served as a member of the medical faculty at the Unversity of Minnesota for several years. In 1914 he ran successfully for the Minneapolis City Council as a candidate endorsed by the Socialist Party. He served as Alderman for the Twelfth Ward from 1914 to 1918. Dight advocated having city garbage fed to the hogs instead of being burned. Dight is best known for his advocacy of eugenics. He was an admirer of Adolph Hitler and advocated sterilization of residents of the Minnesota State School, once known as the School for the Feeble Minded.
Memories and stories
Photo Gallery
Related Links
Minnesota Historical Society History Topic Charles Fremont Dight
Notes
Joseph W. Zalusky, "The Doctor-Alderman Who Lived in a Tree," Hennepin History Magazine, Winter 1964.
