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Charles and Grace Parker House

Coordinates: 44°54′55″N 93°17′27″W / 44.91528°N 93.29083°W / 44.91528; -93.29083
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Charles and Grace Parker House
Charles and Grace Parker House is located in Minnesota
Charles and Grace Parker House
Charles and Grace Parker House is located in the United States
Charles and Grace Parker House
Location4829 Colfax Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates44°54′55″N 93°17′27″W / 44.91528°N 93.29083°W / 44.91528; -93.29083
Built1913
ArchitectPurcell, Feick & Elmslie
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.92000699 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992

The Charles and Grace Parker House is a house in the Lynnhurst neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota southeast of Lake Harriet. It was designed by notable local architects Purcell, Feick & Elmslie in the Prairie School style. Architecture critic Larry Millett calls it one of Purcell and Elmslie's greatest houses, citing the broad gabled roof, the groupings of windows, the side porch, and the detail surrounding the entry. The entrance includes a fretsawn arch and a frieze above the door, with beams and a pair of pendants on either side. George Grant Elmslie designed the leaded glass windows.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press. p. 233. ISBN 0-87351-540-4.