Join MNSAH for our events and tours. Although our name sounds exclusive, we are not. In fact, many MNSAH members are simply people who love architecture and are eager to experience the fascinating built environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with their fellow enthusiasts.
MNSAH Fall Tour 2026 – University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus
MNSAH Fall Tour
University of Minnesota – St. Paul Campus
Past Events
Fall Tour 2016 — Saint Paul’s West Side
Saint Paul’s little-known West Side has always been diverse: geographically, ethnically, and architecturally. We will walk bluff-top neighborhoods with spectacular views of downtown and the river valley. Our tour includes Second Empire mansions, phantasmagorical Queen Anne castles, and charming storybook cottages from the 1920s. Architect Kelly Davis will introduce us to his 2006 Barker House, and we’ll also visit a remarkably intact 1886 Cass Gilbert interior.
Besides Gilbert’s, we will see the work of architects Albert Zschocke, Emil Strassburger, Augustus Gauger, and Charles Hausler. Hausler’s 1916 Riverview Library is one of four National Register sites on the tour.
MNSAH Spring Tour 2016
We’ll tour Northrop Auditorium, Walter Library, the Weisman Art Museum, and Coffman Union on the East Bank Campus, plus the newly designated historic district of Dinkytown.
2016 Annual Meeting
If it’s the middle Wednesday in March, it must be time for the MNSAH annual meeting, and this year is no different. (We’re all about heritage, right?)
We have some very forward-thinking, efficient members in MNSAH! For Barbara Bezat and everybody else who’s building their 2016 calendar, the 2016 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, at the Minnesota Humanities Center, St. Paul. We gather at 6:00, dinner will be at 6:30, and the lecture will be at 8:00.
Submissions Sought for David Stanley Gebhard Award
MNSAH invites submission of articles and books on Minnesota architectural history for the tenth David Stanley Gebhard Award, which honors the late Minnesota-born SAH president and nationally renowned writer.
Fall Tour Announced for October 3, 2015
MNSAH’s Fall Tour features a fascinating collection of limestone buildings located in St. Paul’s West Seventh Street neighborhood.
Dayton’s Bluff and Swede Hollow Walking Tour
October 11, 2014 — Dayton’s Bluff, located high above downtown St. Paul and the adjoining Swede Hollow, is among the capital city’s oldest neighborhoods. Aaron Rubenstein, our tour leader, provided an introductory presentation and then led participants on a walking tour of this fascinating neighborhood.
