Knowing Its Importance, John Sutherland Also Pointed To => This Unusual House At 252 Bedford St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414, John Mentioned, So Henry Took A Photo. 2.28 PM
…Which is At An Angle Opposite To The Malcolm Willey House.
Henry Gurr ClickDrag The /\Above/\ Image.jpg, To Google Find Image, which says =>
…The building in the image appears to be the historic Faulkner House located at 252 Bedford Street Southeast in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [1, 2]
Architectural Details:
• Architects: Elizabeth "Lisl" Scheu Close and Winston Close designed the home.
• Year Built: Construction was completed in 1938.
• Design Style: It is recognized as the first Modern house in Minneapolis inspired by the International Style.
• Setting: The home is located in the Prospect Park neighborhood and sits across the street from the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Malcolm Willey House. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] (NOTE: Also given, were the following two links =>
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A) Thoroughly Modern Lisl: A New Book Tells The Story Of The Woman Who Was Minnesota's First Modern Architect. MPR News Article by Alex V. Cipolle. April 28, 2026
…This News Article, concerning these two houses on Bedford Street in Southeast Minneapolis says => “Each is a Minnesota architectural landmark. The brick Malcolm Willey House was designed in the 1930s by a giant of 20th century architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright, and was a link between his early Prairie School-style of architecture and his later Usonian style.”
…”Across the street is a white minimalist two-story house with a periwinkle blue driveway. The Faulkner House was built in 1938 and was the first home in Minneapolis designed in the International Style. “
… Click Here, To See The Complete, Above-Mentioned Article, With Many Good Photos.
B) Home Designed by Renowned Architects Hits Market. …. Across the street from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Willey House in Minneapolis is the first combined work of Win and Elizabeth Close, which was listed in early June for $699,900.
…First 2 paragraphs say => “The home at 252 Bedford Street Southeast, which was listed last week, represents one groundbreaking architect’s journey bringing modernist-style homes to the Twin Cities.
…When Elizabeth “Lisl” Close first studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Vienna, her professors were allegedly “sexist” and “unpleasant,” according to Dwell. She was the sole woman in her graduate program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Many architectural firms refused to hire women: Swiss American architect William Lescaze reportedly felt she would be too distracting in the drafting room, Austrian American architect Richard Neutra would hire her if Lisl paid him $20 a month for the opportunity (you read that right), and—finally—Lisl was hired by German American architect Oskar Stonorov.”
… Click Here, To See The Complete, Above-Mentioned Article, With Two Good Photos.
…NOTE: The fifth photo next has a Full Explanation of => The “Google Find Image”.
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