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Address: 2500 Portland Avenue South
Original Address: 1800 Park Avenue South
Neighborhood: Phillips West
Construction Date: 1883 /1890
Contractor: Unknown
Architect: Carl F. Struck (1890 addition)
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Moorish
Historic Use: Residential – Single Family
Current Use: Residential
Date of Local Designation: 1983
Date of National Register Designation: 1984
Area(s) of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1800-1899
Historic Profile: The Bardwell-Ferrant House is a local representative of the national interest in exotic stylistic themes in the late nineteenth century. Constructed in 1883 for Charles Bardwell, the house was originally located at 1800 Park Avenue. It was moved to its present site in 1898 to make way for the construction of an apartment building.
The original, basic Queen Anne form of the dwelling was transformed in 1890 into a Moorish fantasy through the addition of onion domed towers, ogee arch shapes and deep-toned stained glass lights. Emil Ferrant employed locally prominent architect Carl F. Struck to transform the home using Moorish design themes. The Bardwell-Ferrant House is an unusually picturesque representative of exotic forms applied to traditional architectural styles and, as such, is an important asset to the community.
Photo Credits:
1984, courtesy of The Minnesota Historical Society
2006, Minneapolis CPED
Work Cited:
"National Register of Historic Places – Nomination Study," November 1981.
Updated: February 2007