Jul 28, 1980
National Register of Historic Places - J. R Brandrup House ( William Steil House)
Statement of Significance: The J.R. Brandrup House is significant for the role its builder assumed in the establishment and development of one of Mankato's important educational institutions and is outstanding in Mankato's Lincoln Park neighborhood for its prominent siting and elaborate Classical Revival detailing. J.R. Brandrup was born in 1864 in North Schleswig, a province that had just been transferred from Danish to German rule. In 1885, he immigrated to Minnesota farming with an uncle near Breckenridge and acquiring business training in Minneapolis, after a teaching stint at Luther Academy in Albert Lea, he moved to Mankato in 1891 to assume one of two teaching posts with the newly established Northwestern College of Commerce. By July 1892, he had acquired one-half interest in the institution. He owned the school, which became known as the Mankato Commercial College, with three different partners before assuming full control in 1922. As a successful private institution of vocational training, the school served the active commercial and business life of the area, as well as providing an early educational "alternative" to the Mankato State Normal School, which had been established in 1868. The school continues in operation today. Brandrup constructed his Byron Street home in 1904, choosing a site overlooking one of the many ravines which bisect the Mankato townsite. He lived in the house until his death in 1944.
National Register of Historic Places - J. R Brandrup House ( William Steil House)
Statement of Significance: The J.R. Brandrup House is significant for the role its builder assumed in the establishment and development of one of Mankato's important educational institutions and is outstanding in Mankato's Lincoln Park neighborhood for its prominent siting and elaborate Classical Revival detailing. J.R. Brandrup was born in 1864 in North Schleswig, a province that had just been transferred from Danish to German rule. In 1885, he immigrated to Minnesota farming with an uncle near Breckenridge and acquiring business training in Minneapolis, after a teaching stint at Luther Academy in Albert Lea, he moved to Mankato in 1891 to assume one of two teaching posts with the newly established Northwestern College of Commerce. By July 1892, he had acquired one-half interest in the institution. He owned the school, which became known as the Mankato Commercial College, with three different partners before assuming full control in 1922. As a successful private institution of vocational training, the school served the active commercial and business life of the area, as well as providing an early educational "alternative" to the Mankato State Normal School, which had been established in 1868. The school continues in operation today. Brandrup constructed his Byron Street home in 1904, choosing a site overlooking one of the many ravines which bisect the Mankato townsite. He lived in the house until his death in 1944.
Jul 28, 1980
Posted Date
Jul 25, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jul 28, 1980
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
