National Register of Historic Places

Swinford Townhouses and Apartments

Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Listed
October 24, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001552

About this property

The Swinford Townhouses and Apartments are a development of townhouses and apartments in the Loring Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Both buildings are located in an area that surrounded the once-elegant Hawthorne Park. The townhomes were built first, in 1886 by Hodgson & Sons in the Second Empire style, using red brick, stone, and terra cotta. The apartments were designed in 1897 by locally prominent architect Harry Wild Jones, who preferred an eclectic style. The building is four stories tall, built of red brick and stone, and features a corner bay. They were built by Anthony Kelly, a nineteenth-century businessman who pioneered the wholesale grocery business in Minneapolis. Both the townhouses and the apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The apartments are now incorporated in the Laurel Village development.

Location

1213--1221, 1225 Hawthorne Ave.
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
44.97519, -93.28202

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Swinford Townhouses and Apartments listed on the National Register?

Swinford Townhouses and Apartments was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Swinford Townhouses and Apartments?

Swinford Townhouses and Apartments is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Swinford Townhouses and Apartments is recorded as the industrial era.

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