Jan 01, 2009
4109 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4109 Dupont Ave S Home History Purcell Feick and Elmslie, ca. 1912-17 Designed in 1912, this house wasn’t built for another five or so years. The final product didn't please William Purcell, who pronounced it "a pretty disappointing building," adding, "If twice as much money could have been spent upon it, I think it might have been quite interesting." The house also suffers from an unwise addition in the form of a widow's walk atop the roof. Be that as it may, the house shows how Purcell and Elmslie, laboring with a tight budget, managed to produce a variant of the usual Craftsman foursquare. They did so by care- fully framing the windows, adding some of the firm's characteristic beam-and-pendant ornament, and placing the entrance to one side, as is usually the case with Prairie Style houses. Maurice Wolf, a businessman, supervised construction of the house himself. In the process-at least according to Purcell-he omitted some de- tails specified by the architects. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.
4109 Dupont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4109 Dupont Ave S Home History Purcell Feick and Elmslie, ca. 1912-17 Designed in 1912, this house wasn’t built for another five or so years. The final product didn't please William Purcell, who pronounced it "a pretty disappointing building," adding, "If twice as much money could have been spent upon it, I think it might have been quite interesting." The house also suffers from an unwise addition in the form of a widow's walk atop the roof. Be that as it may, the house shows how Purcell and Elmslie, laboring with a tight budget, managed to produce a variant of the usual Craftsman foursquare. They did so by care- fully framing the windows, adding some of the firm's characteristic beam-and-pendant ornament, and placing the entrance to one side, as is usually the case with Prairie Style houses. Maurice Wolf, a businessman, supervised construction of the house himself. In the process-at least according to Purcell-he omitted some de- tails specified by the architects. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.
Jan 01, 2009
Posted Date
Oct 03, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jan 01, 2009
Source Name
AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District
