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Dr. Oscar Owre House
Location: 2625 Newton Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota Coordinates: 44°57′28″N 93°18′20″W / 44.95778°N 93.30556°WCoordinates: 44°57′28″N 93°18′20″W / 44.95778°N 93.30556°W Built: 1912 Architect: Purcell, Feick & Elmslie Architectural style: Prairie School Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 84001446
[1]Added to NRHP: March 08, 1984 The Dr. Oscar Owre House is a house in Minneapolis, Minnesota just north of Lake of the Isles. It was designed by notable local architects Purcell, Feick & Elmslie in the Prairie School style. Dr. Oscar Owre was a professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. The house is generally cube-shaped but extends outward through a series of porches. The front porch is glassed-in and provides a good view of the lake.[2] It shares some design features with the nearby William Gray Purcell House, including the low, overhanging eaves, bands of windows, and the side entry.[3]
Dr. Owre and his wife, Katherine, were concerned that the house would come in over its budget. William Purcell later wrote, "Oscar was scared to death that this building was going to cost him more than he could afford, and had been told by all his friends that every building operation carried on by an architect was loaded with heartbreaking extras which would spoil all his fun, if not ruin him financially."[citation needed] Fortunately, the house actually came in under budget, at $17,275.[4] The house is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Dr. Oscar Owre House". Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. February 2007. http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/Newton_Ave_S_2625_Dr_Oscar_Owre_House.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Unified Vision - Architectural Tour - Dr. Oscar Owre House". Minneapolis Institute of Arts. http://www.artsmia.org/unified-vision/architectural-tour/owre-1.cfm. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. p. 281. ISBN 0-87351-540-4.
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