Bardwell-Ferrant House
The Bardwell-Ferrant House is a residential building in the district of West Phillips in Minneapolis , Minnesota . It was built on Park Avenue in 1800 for its first owner Charles Bardwell in 1883, originally in Queen Anne style . The second owner, Emil Ferrant, had it redesigned in the neo-Moorish style in 1890. This style was popular at the time. The Norwegian-born architect Carl F. Struck (1842–1912) added two onion domes and a wrap-around veranda with turned columns, S-shaped arches and deep-tinted stained glass windows . In 1898 the house was moved to its current location at Portland Avenue South 2500 to make way for a bank building.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The nomination was based on the fact that it was a significant example of the local interest in exotic architectural styles at the end of the 19th century. Carl Struck was the only architect of Norwegian descent who used this architectural style in Minneapolis. The design for the Dania Hall in 1885 came from Struck's pen, which was added to the register in 1974, but was destroyed by fire in 2000. Few houses were completely built in the neo-Moorish style; it was rather the practice to apply the features of this architectural style to structures that had a simpler style. The Bardwell-Ferrant House is an unusually picturesque application of this practice and therefore of vital local importance.
In 1986 the house was bought and renovated by architects Mary Lou Maxwell and Jean. They divided it into four apartments. At this point the structure was healthy, although some manual work was necessary, including new heating and new pipes for electricity, water and sewage. Thieves had also stolen some of the stained glass windows and some of the fireplace surrounds. After the renovation, three of the four apartments were maisonettes. Much of the outer cladding was replaced and the house was in Mauve neugestrichen. The decorative elements were painted off-white and the metal cladding on the turrets was painted in different colors to match the windows.
Currently (in August 2008) the house is up for sale again. The inside of the building was devastated. A spindle post and a veranda railing are broken and several of the windows are either cracked, smashed or partially missing. Three of the four fireplace surrounds were torn from the walls. Some of the copper rainwater downpipes were stolen by metal thieves . According to the realtor, the house can be preserved, but significant renovation work is required.
Individual evidence
- ^ Bardwell-Ferrant House . Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ^ Larry Millett: AIA guide to the Twin Cities. The essential source on the architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul MN 2007, ISBN 978-0-87351-540-5 , p. 188.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Bardwell-Ferrant House . November 1981. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ^ Ingrid Sundstrom: Partners give house a fresh start on 2nd century , Minneapolis Star Tribune . June 14, 1986. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved August 10, 2008.
- ↑ The Healy House: PRESERVATION 911 . August 8, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2008.
Coordinates: 44 ° 57 '22 " N , 93 ° 15' 59" W.