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.
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.
Meet the people behind Oaklands on 9th: the 1889 builder who lived next door, architect Harry Wild Jones, and the crew who saved this Minneapolis brownstone.
From the designation plaque in the garden to the hallway history wall and restored antique lights — here’s the living history inside Oaklands on 9th.
Inside Oaklands on 9th, a restored 1889 Minneapolis landmark, the woodwork, brick, and one surviving door are salvaged history you can actually stay in.
The story of how a burned-out 1889 Minneapolis brownstone became Oaklands on 9th — restored window by window, brick by brick, with reclaimed oak and a grand staircase that survived three roofless winters.
The furnished studio you book at Oaklands on 9th sits inside a downtown Minneapolis brownstone that survived a 2016 fire and near-demolition. Here is the story of how it was saved.
Oaklands on 9th is a restored 1889 Minneapolis brownstone. Here are the original details — a rebuilt grand staircase, the last original door, reclaimed-oak kitchens — you can still spot during a furnished downtown stay.
