Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District
The Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District is a historic district in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, centered on Washburn-Fair Oaks Park. The city of Minneapolis designated a district bordered by Franklin Avenue, Fourth Avenue South, 26th Street East, and First Avenue South. A smaller district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, includes seven mansions along and near 22nd Street East.
Two mansions in the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District
The Eugene Merrill House from the southeast
The Gale Mansion from the southwest
The Alfred F. Pillsbury House from the southeast
Whittier is a neighborhood within the Powderhorn community in the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, bounded by Franklin Avenue on the north, Interstate 35W on the east, Lake Street on the south, and Lyndale Avenue on the west. It is known for its many diverse restaurants, coffee shops and Asian markets, especially along Nicollet Avenue. The neighborhood is home to the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and the Children's Theatre Company.
The Charles S. Pillsbury mansion built in 1913 at 100 22nd Street East in the Washburn-Fair Oaks Mansion District. He was one of two sons of Charles Alfred Pillsbury, the founder of the Pillsbury Company and Pillsbury "A" Mill.
Midtown Greenway at Nicollet Avenue looking west