Alexander Ramsey House

Saint Paul, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Phone: +1 651 296 8760

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The Alexander Ramsey House is a Second Empire mansion in Saint Paul's Irvine Park neighborhood, built between 1868 and 1872 for Minnesota's first territorial governor and second state governor. Designed by early Minnesota architect Monroe Sheire, this 15-room residence exemplifies Victorian opulence with carved walnut woodwork, marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers, and period furnishings assembled by the Ramsey family from New York's A.T. Stewart Company. The construction, which cost nearly $41,000, incorporated cutting-edge amenities including hot water radiators, gas lights, and hot and cold running water. The house remained in the Ramsey family until 1964, when Alexander Ramsey's last surviving granddaughter bequeathed it to the Minnesota Historical Society. Now operated as a museum offering year-round tours, it stands as one of the nation's best-preserved Victorian homes, retaining its original furnishings and serving as a window into gilded-age domestic life in the American West.

Movement

Second Empire style

Built: 1868
Type: historic house museum
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Place: Saint Paul, United States

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