20 Park Lane
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Architectural Style:
International
Bedroom:
4
Bathroom:
5
Year Built:
1936
Square Feet:
4,134 sqft
County:
Hennepin County
Township:
Minneapolis
National Register of Historic Places Status:
N/A
Neighborhood:
Cedar-Isles-Dean
Lot Size:
10,592.38 sqft
Parcel ID:
72731853
District:
7
Zoning:
R1
Subdivision:
REES TRACT CEDAR SHORES ADDN
Lot Description:
LT: 1 SUB: REES TRACT CEDAR SHORES ADDN 76X114X90X169
Coordinates:
44.9561318, -93.3196901
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Jan 01, 2009

  • Charmaine Bantugan

20 Park Lane, Minneapolis, MN, USA

20 Park Ln. Home History James Brunet, 1936 A significant early work of modernist architecture in the Twin Cities. The house's ribbonlike arrangement of windows (specially made by the Andersen Corp. in Bayport, MN), the smooth stucco walls, and the boxy massing (though there are some curves to the rear) are all drawn from the modernist vocabulary, as is the flat roof. Architect James Brunet was among the first graduates of the University of Minnesota's architecture school to have been indoctrinated with modernist ideas, and he was fortunate to find clients who shared his tastes. Salesman V. Mel Kaufman and his wife had visited the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, where futuristic design was on display, and it convinced them to build a thoroughly modern house of their own. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009. ... Read More Read Less

20 Park Lane, Minneapolis, MN, USA

20 Park Ln. Home History James Brunet, 1936 A significant early work of modernist architecture in the Twin Cities. The house's ribbonlike arrangement of windows (specially made by the Andersen Corp. in Bayport, MN), the smooth stucco walls, and the boxy massing (though there are some curves to the rear) are all drawn from the modernist vocabulary, as is the flat roof. Architect James Brunet was among the first graduates of the University of Minnesota's architecture school to have been indoctrinated with modernist ideas, and he was fortunate to find clients who shared his tastes. Salesman V. Mel Kaufman and his wife had visited the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, where futuristic design was on display, and it convinced them to build a thoroughly modern house of their own. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009. ... Read More Read Less

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