Jan 01, 2009
4700 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4700 Fremont Ave S Home History Purcell Feick and Elmslie, 1912 Architecture is about money and dreams, which do not always make for a perfect match. Like most architects, Purcell and Elmslie struggled to do good work on a limited budget, as was the case here. Lyman Wakefield was a banker and, according to William Purcell, a close man with a dollar. "His interest," Purcell wrote, "was wholly 'how much house for how little money. From the first we were obliged to make a box of it, and then the struggle began." As it turned out, Purcell and Elmslie produced more than a mere "box" for their banker client. Although the house is indeed quite plain, it displays many deft touches, including a distinctive attic dormer, an upstairs sleeping porch subtly accented by horizontal strips of wood, and a side stair bay with leaded glass. It's not recorded whether Wakefield was happy with his house, but it would be fair to say he got his money’s worth. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.
4700 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA
4700 Fremont Ave S Home History Purcell Feick and Elmslie, 1912 Architecture is about money and dreams, which do not always make for a perfect match. Like most architects, Purcell and Elmslie struggled to do good work on a limited budget, as was the case here. Lyman Wakefield was a banker and, according to William Purcell, a close man with a dollar. "His interest," Purcell wrote, "was wholly 'how much house for how little money. From the first we were obliged to make a box of it, and then the struggle began." As it turned out, Purcell and Elmslie produced more than a mere "box" for their banker client. Although the house is indeed quite plain, it displays many deft touches, including a distinctive attic dormer, an upstairs sleeping porch subtly accented by horizontal strips of wood, and a side stair bay with leaded glass. It's not recorded whether Wakefield was happy with his house, but it would be fair to say he got his money’s worth. Citation: Millett, Larry. AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009.
Jan 01, 2009
Posted Date
Oct 02, 2023
Historical Record Date
Jan 01, 2009
Source Name
AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District
Oct 01, 1930
Oct 01, 1930
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Historical Record Date
Oct 01, 1930
Source Name
Hennepin History Museum Collections
