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Apr 18, 1977
Additional home history
The Allemarinda and James Wyer House is a Victorian cottage beside Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Its nomination form called it the largest and best preserved of Excelsior's Eastlake style summer homes built around 1880. From 1925 through 1974, it served as the home for managers of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Additional home history
The Allemarinda and James Wyer House is a Victorian cottage beside Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Its nomination form called it the largest and best preserved of Excelsior's Eastlake style summer homes built around 1880. From 1925 through 1974, it served as the home for managers of the Excelsior Amusement Park.
Apr 18, 1977
Apr 18, 1977
Apr 18, 1977
Allemarinda Wyer and James House (Pearce House) - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Wyer-Pearce House is significant as the largest and best preserved of the ca. l880 summer cottages in the Excelsior area to be executed in the Eastlake mode. It is representative of the late nineteenth century orientation of upper-class residents of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area to weekend and summer leisure in the nearby lake’s region to the west of the cities. The house has been recognized as a local "landmark" by the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society.
Allemarinda Wyer and James House (Pearce House) - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Wyer-Pearce House is significant as the largest and best preserved of the ca. l880 summer cottages in the Excelsior area to be executed in the Eastlake mode. It is representative of the late nineteenth century orientation of upper-class residents of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area to weekend and summer leisure in the nearby lake’s region to the west of the cities. The house has been recognized as a local "landmark" by the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society.
Posted Date
Mar 13, 2022
Historical Record Date
Apr 18, 1977
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
