2051 Melody Hill Road
Excelsior, MN, USA

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Oct 06, 2023

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Oct 06, 2023

Sep 11, 2023

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2051 Melody Hill Road, Excelsior, MN, USA

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Aug 20, 2020

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What the home looked like in 2020!

Photos taken from the 2020 realtor.com listing.

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What the home looked like in 2020!

Photos taken from the 2020 realtor.com listing.

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Aug 20, 2020

Jan 01, 1984

Kerigan Pickett

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Aerial Map Viewer

Using Historic Aerials' Aerial Map Viewer, you can see the property decrease in size between 1979 and 1984, with a neighboring home appearing to the west of the house in the 1984 aerial photograph.

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Using Historic Aerials' Aerial Map Viewer, you can see the property decrease in size between 1979 and 1984, with a neighboring home appearing to the west of the house in the 1984 aerial photograph.

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Jan 01, 1972

Kerigan Pickett

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Aerial Map Viewer

Using Historic Aerials' Aerial Map Viewer, you can see the property's landscape changing over time. In 1972, a small building in the northwest corner of the property appeared, meaning it was built sometime between 1966 and 1972. There were also much fewer trees before 1972.

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Jan 01, 1972

Jan 01, 1926

Kerigan Pickett

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1926 Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

In this 1926 map of Murray Hill, we can see that the lot is still Lot 19 and the street name is still Vine St. It is unclear how long the street was Vine St before becoming Melody Hill Rd. The property's house number also remains unknown. The property was larger than today, taking up about half of the block.

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1926 Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

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Jan 01, 1920

Kerigan Pickett

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J.W. Murray Dies

J.W. Murray, for whom the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision is named, died in 1920. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Excelsior, MN.

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J.W. Murray Dies

J.W. Murray, for whom the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision is named, died in 1920. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Excelsior, MN.

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Jan 01, 1920

Apr 15, 1906

Kerigan Pickett

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Ad for Hire

In 1906, an ad was put out for a young girl or woman for light housework. The ad was created by Mrs. Dobbin of Murray Hill, Excelsior. Though it is unclear which house Mrs. Dobbin lived in, it is described as a cottage and would have been located in the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision.

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Mar 18, 1906

Kerigan Pickett

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New Building in Murray Hill

This newspaper clipping from 1906 mentions the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision. It states that a new home was being built for E.D. Holway by a contractor named Trafton Moody. It is not clear which house is being built, but they would have been a neighbor in the subdivision.

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Mar 18, 1906

Dec 02, 1903

Kerigan Pickett

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"How I Grew Grapes" by J.W. Murray

In this newspaper clipping from 1903, J.W. Murray of Excelsior, for whom the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision was named, gave a presentation on grapes in Minneapolis. His presentation was titled, "How I Grew Grapes." The presentation occurred at the State Horticultural Society's Annual Meeting.

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"How I Grew Grapes" by J.W. Murray

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Jan 01, 1892

Kerigan Pickett

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Memoir

This memoir from 1892 mentions locals from the Excelsior Congregational Church. John Murray is one of those mentioned.

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Memoir

This memoir from 1892 mentions locals from the Excelsior Congregational Church. John Murray is one of those mentioned.

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Jan 01, 1892

Kerigan Pickett

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J.W. Murray Photograph

This image depicts the Grand Army of the Republican Civil War Veterans in 1892. They are standing on Water Street in Excelsior. The buildings behind them would burn three years later in 1895. John Weir Murray (J.W. Murray) is the 16th to the left.

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J.W. Murray Photograph

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Jan 01, 1890

Kerigan Pickett

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Union Veterans Census

John Murray (J.W. Murray) was listed as a Civil War veteran in 1890. He is recorded as a marine.

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Union Veterans Census

John Murray (J.W. Murray) was listed as a Civil War veteran in 1890. He is recorded as a marine.

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Jan 01, 1890

Aug 28, 1884

Kerigan Pickett

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Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

The first evidence of the house's property is in 1884. It is present on a map of the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision, labeled Lot 19. At this time, the street name was not Melody Hill Rd, but Vine St. The owners of the land at this time were Minor and Sarah Ball, Elizabeth W. Murray, Emma Murray, and James Murray. The text on this map shows that the plats were surveyed by Wesley Beach.

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Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

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Jan 25, 1883

Kerigan Pickett

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Father Murray Obituary

This newspaper clipping tells us about Father John Murray, J.W. Murray's father. He was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1812, coming to Minnesota in 1837. He is described as one of the area's oldest settlers. He owned the northern half of the Murray Hill neighborhood before its creation. He died at his home, though it is unclear where his house was situated on the land.

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Jan 25, 1883

Jun 16, 1880

Kerigan Pickett

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FamilySearch Census Records

This census record from 1880 shows J.W. Murray as a 49-year-old farmer from Pennsylvania. Listed below him is his 39-year-old wife, Mary, and his 12-year-old daughter, Laila. The Murray Neighborhood was named after the Murrays who owned the land prior to it becoming a subdivision.

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Jan 01, 1880

Kerigan Pickett

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1880 Carver County Map

According to this 1880 map of Carver County, provided by the Library of Congress, the property was owned by J.W. Murray, though the individual properties of the area were not yet platted. The area of land owned by J.W. Murray would later be the southern half of the Murray Hill neighborhood and subdivision. The northern half was owned by J.W. Murray's father, John Murray. The map is available for free viewing on the Library of Congress website.

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1880 Carver County Map

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Jan 01, 1880

Jan 01, 1874

Kerigan Pickett

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1874 Carver County Map

This map from the David Rumsey Map Collection shows Carver County in 1874. If you zoom in on the location of the address, you can see that there was no neighborhood and only nearby farms belonging to individuals. We can assume the property was not yet being used or was used as farmland at this time. The map is available for free viewing on the website.

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1874 Carver County Map

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What the home looked like in 2020!

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Jan 01, 1984

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Aerial Map Viewer

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Jan 01, 1972

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Jan 01, 1926

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1926 Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

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Jan 01, 1920

J.W. Murray Dies

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Apr 15, 1906

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Ad for Hire

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Mar 18, 1906

New Building in Murray Hill

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Dec 02, 1903

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"How I Grew Grapes" by J.W. Murray

"How I Grew Grapes" by J.W. Murray

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Jan 01, 1892

Memoir

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Jan 01, 1892

Jan 01, 1892

J.W. Murray Photograph

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Jan 01, 1890

Union Veterans Census

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Aug 28, 1884

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Murray Hill Neighborhood Map

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Jan 25, 1883

Father Murray Obituary

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2051 Melody Hill Road
Excelsior, MN, USA

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