R. F. Jones House, 4001 Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
The Longfellow House is significant as the largest surviving structural remnant of the once-thriving Longfellow Gardens, a zoo and amusement park that attracted thousands of visitors a year during its active life of 1908-1936. The Longfellow Gardens was the property of Robert Fremont (Fish) Jones, one of the most colorful characters and entrepreneurs in the history of Minneapolis. The house is a 2/3 size copy of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
R. F. Jones House, 4001 Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
The Longfellow House is significant as the largest surviving structural remnant of the once-thriving Longfellow Gardens, a zoo and amusement park that attracted thousands of visitors a year during its active life of 1908-1936. The Longfellow Gardens was the property of Robert Fremont (Fish) Jones, one of the most colorful characters and entrepreneurs in the history of Minneapolis. The house is a 2/3 size copy of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
