William Gray Purcell House
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The Edna S. Purcell house was designed by William Gray Purcell
& George Grant Elmslie
for Purcell and his family in 1913. The dwelling is considered a masterpiece of Prairie School
architecture. The long, narrow floor plan of the house disregards Victorian concepts about room divisions. The landscaping was designed by landscape architect Harry Franklin Baker.
This house near Lake of the Isles
in Minneapolis
, Minnesota
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974. The house has been extensively restored, and is now owned by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
. Tours are available on the second weekend of every month.
William Gray Purcell
William Gray Purcell was a Prairie School architect in the Midwestern United States. He partnered with George Grant Elmslie. The firm of Purcell and Elmslie produced designs for buildings in twenty two states, Australia, and China...
& George Grant Elmslie
George Grant Elmslie
George Grant Elmslie was an American, though born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Prairie School architect whose work is mostly found in the Midwestern United States...
for Purcell and his family in 1913. The dwelling is considered a masterpiece of Prairie School
Prairie School
Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century architectural style, most common to the Midwestern United States.The works of the Prairie School architects are usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands,...
architecture. The long, narrow floor plan of the house disregards Victorian concepts about room divisions. The landscaping was designed by landscape architect Harry Franklin Baker.
This house near Lake of the Isles
Lake of the Isles
Lake of the Isles is a lake in Minneapolis, Minnesota connected to Cedar Lake and Lake Calhoun. It is home to winter ice skating and hockey, as well as a New Year's Eve celebration featuring roasted marshmallows and hot chocolate...
in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974. The house has been extensively restored, and is now owned by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a fine art museum located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a campus that covers nearly 8 acres , formerly Morrison Park...
. Tours are available on the second weekend of every month.