The newspaper inside the walls of Oakland’s on 9th is not from 1889. It is the Minneapolis Star and Tribune of February 17, 1985, with Prince on the front.
No. It was nominated in 2021 and lost. Here is what an 1889 Minneapolis brownstone got instead, and what the restoration actually involved.
Oakland’s on 9th was restored partly by volunteers: painters on their day off, neighbours donating salvaged doors, and an archivist who found its builder.
Is the stained glass at Oakland’s on 9th original? The honest answer: a 2019 GoFundMe, 65 restored windows, a 2016 fire, and one unresolved record.
Pocket doors slide into the wall instead of swinging. Here is what they did in an 1889 Minneapolis brownstone, and what survived the restoration.
Crooked floors, thick brick, narrow halls and modern heat: what it is really like to live in Oakland’s on 9th, an 1889 building in downtown Minneapolis.
For much of the restoration, the crew at Oakland’s on 9th worked 9pm to 5am. Here is why an 1889 downtown brownstone had to be repaired overnight.
In February 2021 Oaklands on 9th sold twelve $100 keychains to afford an entry mat. The story of the Keys to the Oaklands, and the mat that finally arrived.
In January 2021 we learned the city had sealed our sewer connection shut. Finding it again meant dye, a camera truck, a robot, and an 1883 brick pipe.
Every studio at Oaklands on 9th has its own restored antique light fixture. Here is the story behind the lighting in this 1889 Minneapolis brownstone.
