H. Alden Smith House
in Minneapolis, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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The H. Alden Smith House is a historic Richardsonian Romanesque house just west of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It was designed in 1887 by noted local architect William Channing Whitney. Its owner was a wealthy businessman, a partner in Smith and Wyman Sash and Door Company. It was once part of a group of a greater mansion district on Harmon Place, but the area is now primarily home to medium-density apartments, cafes, retail stores, and Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.H. Alden Smith lived in the home until 1906, when he died of a heart attack. His wife sold the home to a mortuary called Davies Mortuary, which resided in the building until the 1970s. It was then used as a restaurant for about two years, then as an office building, a counseling clinic, and a filming location for the movie Drop Dead Fred. In 1993 the Minneapolis Community College Foundation purchased the building for $350,000 and raised funds to renovate the structure. It is now called the Wells Family College Center and is used by Minneapolis Community and Technical College for miscellaneous purposes.
