Edwin H. Hewitt House

Stevens Square (officially Stevens Square-Loring Heights) is the southernmost neighborhood of the Central community in Minneapolis. Although one of the densest neighborhoods in Minneapolis today, the land was originally occupied by a few large mansions. Today, the area is composed mostly of old brownstone apartment buildings or mansions that have been subdivided into apartments, giving the neighborhood a heavy population density within its small geographical area; a short and wide neighborhood, it is nearly a mile long but only three blocks tall. Much of the neighborhood is a National Historic District, and five of the apartments were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.It is bordered on Lyndale Avenue on the west, Franklin Avenue on the south, and Interstates 94 and 35W on the north and east, respectively. Although Stevens Square faced many of the same challenges which confronted other inner-city neighborhoods through the 1990s, the neighborhood has seen significant increases in safety and average income in recent years. These have been attributed both to a successful Neighborhood Revitalization Program and to limited gentrification, with many apartments buildings converted to condominiums or co-ops. The half of the neighborhood east of Nicollet Avenue (Stevens Square) is part of City Council Ward 6, while the part to the west (Loring Heights) is in Ward 7. The whole neighborhood is represented in the Minnesota State House of Representatives in district 62A, in the Minnesota State Senate in district 62, and in the United States House of Representatives in Minnesota's 5th congressional district.

The Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District is a historic district in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, centered on Washburn-Fair Oaks Park. The city of Minneapolis designated a district bordered by Franklin Avenue, Fourth Avenue South, 26th Street East, and First Avenue South. A smaller district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes seven mansions along and near 22nd Street East.

Abbott Hospital is a former hospital building in the Stevens Square neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The hospital was originally built in 1910, with several additions up until 1958. The hospital eventually merged with Northwestern Hospital in 1970 to form Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and the Abbott Hospital building closed in 1980.While the Abbott Hospital building is a contributing property to the Stevens Square Historic District, a separate listing was desired for the hospital because of its significance within the development of the health care system in Minneapolis. For that reason, a separate nomination was prepared and submitted, and the hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 2011.: 8 

The Amos B. Coe House is a historic home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was built for a local real estate developer in 1884 in the Eastlake Style of Queen Anne architecture. A carriage house in the Shingle Style was added in 1886.The house is located at 1700 3rd Avenue South in the Stevens Square neighborhood of Minneapolis. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for its architectural significance.Attorneys for the construction, plumbing and electrical companies that had previously won a court judgment for unpaid work at the museum joined to purchase the property for $1.3 million: the total amount a judge found that they are owed. The group was the sole bidder at the public auction. Beginning in 2008, the Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center occupied the structure. The museum began a $6 million fundraising effort to renovate it. Although the museum spent several million dollars on improvements, its fundraising effort failed to cover the cost of renovations. Creditors won a lawsuit in September 2015 evicting the museum. The creditors now jointly own the property. In 2016, the property and adjoining carriage house were divided into 9 apartments.

Hennepin History Museum is a museum dedicated to the history, people, and communities of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The museum provides in-house exhibits, history-themed programming, and social events throughout the year.

The Alano Society of Minneapolis Clubhouse is a historic clubhouse located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is located within the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The house was originally built in 1887 for John Washburn, the nephew of Cadwallader C. Washburn, who founded Washburn, Crosby & Co., which later became General Mills. The house came up for sale in March 1942, and the Alano Society of Minneapolis purchased it for $19,000. Other groups were offering up to $30,000 for the house, so it is possible that the owner, Sydney Young (daughter of John Washburn and his wife Elizabeth) was supportive of the goals of Alcoholics Anonymous and the Alano Society of Minneapolis. The deed to the property directed that some or all of the house would be kept in its original form. Alcoholics Anonymous itself was formed in the spring of 1935, when its founders Bill W. and Bob S. met. Bill W. had recently found sobriety through the Oxford Group, while Bob S. was a struggling alcoholic. Bill lived with Bob and his wife Anne for several weeks and convinced Bob to give up alcohol. In the process, Bill W. and Bob S. were convinced they could help other men give up alcohol, so they brought others to Oxford Group meetings, as well as meetings in Bill W.'s own house. In 1938, Bill W. had formulated the Twelve Steps. The next year, Bill published the book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism. A group in Cleveland, Ohio was founded in May 1939 under the name Alcoholics Anonymous, and by October 1939 both the original group in Bill W.'s home in Brooklyn and the Cleveland group had separated from the Oxford Group. During 1941, AA members traveling on business brought the movement to new cities such as Milwaukee, St. Louis, Boston, Miami, and Minneapolis. An article in the Saturday Evening Post in February 1941 brought national recognition to the group. In Minneapolis, Bernard Patrick John Thomas Cronin was struggling with alcoholism. He found a review of the book Alcoholics Anonymous in the early summer of 1940, and then later found the book in the public library. Cronin wrote to the Alcoholic Foundation in New York hoping to find AA members in Minneapolis. The New York office forwarded his contact information to two AA members in Chicago, who visited Cronin in November 1940. Chandler Forman and Bill Long stayed with Cronin for four days, over the span of the 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard, and Cronin found sobriety. He wanted to spread the message to other alcoholics, although success was limited until the Saturday Evening Post article in February 1941. Cronin worked with Minneapolis Star columnist Cedric Adams to get the word out about Alcoholics Anonymous. By April 1941, six AA members were meeting in rented quarters on Franklin Avenue. By July, the group had almost 80 members. In October of that year, with about 100 members, the chapter was moved to rented club rooms at 19th Street and Park Avenue. The group often divided into smaller "squads" that met in members' houses, club rooms, and the Citizen's Aid Building in downtown Minneapolis. Growing membership required more space, so Pat Cronin, Barry Collins, and Mary Barnd organized the Alano Society of Minneapolis in order to purchase property. Alcoholics Anonymous chapters traditionally did not own property, so Alano clubs were organized across the country to serve as landlords. They bought the 2218 1st. Avenue South property in May of 1942. The club continued to expand with its new headquarters. In November 1943, the group had 200 members, including 12 women. Three years later, there were 600 members, and AA had its own telephone number in the city directory. Chapters were also formed in St. Paul, Duluth, Hibbing and many other communities in Minnesota. Other groups were formed in Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota. By 1950, Minnesota had 44 AA chapters. The club at 2218 1st Ave. S. served as an incubator for several of these chapters, such as Rochester and Mankato in 1946 and Robbinsdale in 1952. Minneapolis 2218, as the club was known, continued as the leading chapter in Minneapolis and the Upper Midwest. The clubhouse was becoming too small to accommodate all of its members, so a 53 feet (16 m) by 33.5 feet (10.2 m) two-story reinforced concrete block addition was built in 1950. The clubhouse acted as the central clearinghouse for information about AA activities in the greater Minneapolis area. Groups were spreading outside Hennepin County to Anoka, Dakota, and Scott counties, so by 1968, an AA Minneapolis Intergroup office was established. This was two years after the St. Paul Intergroup office was established. The clubhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2021 for its role in social history. It is the oldest Alano Club in the world to operate continuously at a single location.

The Church of Saint Stephen is a historic Roman Catholic church in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This neighborhood is where entrepreneurs and businessmen built their mansions in the modern-day Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. The building was built with sandstone, brick, concrete, and copper in 1889–1891.It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is considered significant as an early and well-preserved example of a Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival church.

The Electric Fetus is a record store in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota Public Radio said the Electric Fetus is "widely regarded as the pre-eminent indie record store in Minnesota."[1] Owner Keith Covart estimates that the store has an inventory of approximately 50,000 titles.[2]The store was founded in June 1968 by partners Dan Foley and Ron Korsh. Several months after opening Korsh sold his half of the enterprise to Keith Covart, who also obtained Foley's half about ten years later. Operations began in 1968 when Korsh rented a storefront in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, known at that time as the Haight-Ashbury of Minneapolis. In 1972 the business moved to its present location on the corner of 4th Avenue and Franklin. [3] Electric Fetus previously had two locations in St. Cloud and Duluth, which closed permanently in 2014 and 2020 respectively. A definitive history of the store was written in 2006 by Penny Peterson and Charlene Roise: "A History of the Electric Fetus" as prepared for the Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society. The Electric Fetus Onestop is the wholesale distribution portion of the Electric Fetus. It has "a huge emphasis on local music and aims to provide an outlet for local musicians / bands to consign their CDs or records to be available for distribution through the One Stop. The One Stop's primary focus is local indie record stores and secondly national Independent Record Stores." The Electric Fetus Onestop is located in the basement of The Electric Fetus in Minneapolis and is not open to the public. Musician Prince was a long-time customer of the store, and made purchases there for Record Store Day five days before his death in 2016.

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United States. Its permanent collection includes world-famous works that embody the highest levels of artistic achievement, spanning about 20,000 years and representing the world’s diverse cultures across six continents. The museum has seven curatorial areas: Arts of Africa & the Americas; Contemporary Art; Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture; Asian Art; Paintings; Photography and New Media; and Prints and Drawings. Mia is one of the largest arts educators in Minnesota. More than a half-million people visit the museum each year, and a hundred thousand more are reached through the museum’s Art Adventure program for elementary schoolchildren. The museum’s free general admission policy, public programs, classes for children and adults, and award-winning interactive media programs have helped to broaden and deepen this museum’s roots in the communities it serves.

The Anne C. and Frank B. Semple House is a historic house in the Stevens Square/Loring Heights neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It is located on the same block as the George R. Newell House and the George W. and Nancy B. Van Dusen House. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The house was built in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, reflecting a shift in style toward the classicism of the Renaissance and away from Victorian ideals. Its first owner, Frank Semple, was a partner in Janney, Semple, and Co., a wholesale hardware firm. The entry on Franklin Avenue has a balustraded entry porch with Ionic columns, a detailed Palladian window, and a rounded bay. The interior has a reception hall with mahogany paneling, a hardwood floor with marble inlays, and a frescoed ceiling. Interior spaces include a 1,000-square-foot (93 m2) living room and a ballroom.The mansion is now available as a reception site for weddings and other events.

The George W. and Nancy B. Van Dusen House is a mansion in the Stevens Square neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The owner, George Washington Van Dusen, was an entrepreneur who founded Minnesota's first and most prosperous grain processing and distribution firm in 1883. In 1891, he hired the firm of Orff and Joralemon to build a 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) mansion on what was then the southwestern edge of Minneapolis. His house reflects the prosperity achieved by business owners who were making money in the flourishing grain, railroad, and lumber industries in the late 19th century. The mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.The exterior is built of pink Sioux quartzite quarried near Luverne, Minnesota. The roof and turrets are covered with Maine slate. The mansion is generally within the Richardsonian Romanesque form, but it also has French Renaissance design elements, such as steep roofs, and a soaring, slender turret topped with a copper finial. The interior mixes elements of French, Gothic, Tudor, Romanesque, and Elizabethan styles. It contains ten fireplaces, a grand staircase, large skylights, carved woodwork, parquet floors, and a tile mosaic in the entryway.George Van Dusen was born on July 10, 1826. He married Nancy Barden, his third wife, on November 29, 1860. He started the G.W. Van Dusen & Co. grain company in Rochester, Minnesota, which by 1889 merged with a Minneapolis company to become Van Dusen-Harrington. This eventually became part of the Peavey Company, acquired by ConAgra in 1982. Van Dusen is credited with naming Byron, Minnesota after the town of Port Byron, New York, where he once lived, though his father Laurence had been born in Byron Center, Genesee County, New York.The Van Dusens are said to have survived a tornado that destroyed a previous home and as a result the mansion has some unique features including I-beam construction that supposedly made the home tornado-proof. Additionally, tunnels, which may have been for emergency use, radiated from the building into the yard.

On May 30, 2024, a mass shooting occurred in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Four people were killed by gunfire: two civilians, Minneapolis Police Department officer Jamal Mitchell, and the gunman Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed. Three other people were injured by gunfire.