LOWRY HILL RESIDENTS, INC. (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.), creator.
	Title:	Association records.
	Dates:	1951-1990.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Correspondence, clippings, newsletters, and other materials collected or generated by officers and members of an association formed about 1950 or 1951 (as Lowry Hill Home Owners, Inc.) to preserve and promote the residential character of Lowry Hill, an urban neighborhood in Minneapolis (Minn.).
	Quantity:	3.6 cubic feet (4 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

This association was formed about 1950 or 1951 as Lowry Hill Home Owners, Inc., its mission to preserve and promote the residential character of Lowry Hill, an urban neighborhood in Minneapolis (Minn.). For many years the association's primary focus was on reducing zoning violations (e.g., multiple occupancy in areas zoned for single-family homes and duplexes) and preventing potentially harmful rezoning. The association changed its name in 1975 to reflect its intention to broaden its constituency and activities. The records contain information about the neighborhood and its residents; about the zoning code in Minneapolis; and about local political affairs in general. The association and its members had considerable interaction with the Minneapolis City Council, the Minneapolis Planning Commission, and various other Minneapolis community organizations (including the Council of Community Councils that brought them all together).

From 1959 to 1980 the association successfully resisted attempts by Andersen-Cherne Company to rezone the site of the former William Hood Dunwoody mansion (at 104 Groveland Terrace) in order to build a high-rise apartment building. (This site was usually referred to as the "Bennett Property") after the name of the person who actually sold it to Andersen-Cherne in 1959.) The controversy is well documented in the records. Other association concerns were the city council's decision to grant liquor licenses for establishments on Hennepin Avenue (1960-1962) in the neighborhood, and the development of the former Douglas School site (1974-1978).

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SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The records were assembled by Louise McCannel, an active member of the association and its secretary during the 1960s. The records contain information about the neighborhood and its residents; about the Minneapolis zoning code; and about local political affairs in general. They include files of treasurers Frank Plant, J.L. Seybold, and Hugh Peacock; secretary Herbert Hallenberg; legal counsel Henry Haverstock; and president Ernest K. Lehmann. There are also files of Midwest Planning and Research, Inc., and two of its staff members, Howard Dahlgren and Barbara Lukerman. The association contracted with Midwest Planning and Research for assistance in survey and planning projects.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Lowry Hill Residents, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.). Association Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,206; 14,443; 14,683

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017294400104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location	Box
152.E.8.8F	1	Articles and bylaws, undated, 1959.


		Barbara Lukerman file, 1963-1969.
			Relates primarily to the Bennett Property and Northrop School.


		Bennett Property:
			1958-1981. 5 folders.
			Clippings, 1965-1972.


		Block census:
			1966, 1970. 2 folders.
			1970. 4 folders.


		Check register, 1959-1967.


		Cherne, Anthony, 1976.


		City Planning Commission, 1957-1965.


		Clippings:
			1959-1976. 2 folders.
			Residents of Lower Hill Neighborhood, 1963-1964.


		Council of Councils, 1965-1966.


		Ernest Lehmann's Bennett Property file, 1968-1972. 2 folders.


		Fact sheets, 1958-1973.
			Chronology of struggle over proposed rezoning of Bennett Property.


		Finances, 1965-1967.


		Hennepin Avenue plan, 1972.


		Henry Haverstock correspondence, 1957-1962. 3 folders.
			Haverstock was legal counsel for the organization.


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152.E.8.9B	2	Henry Haverstock correspondence, 1963-1968. 3 folders.


		Herbert Hallenberg file, 1959.
			Hallenberg was secretary of the organization.


		Johnson property, 1963-1964, 1967.


		Kenwood Improvement Association, 1966-1967.


		Liquor store protests, 1960-1962.


		Lists of members, directors, blockworkers, and residents, 1963-1976.


		Louise McCannel's LHHO files, undated, 1959-1979. 19 folders.
			Include correspondence, directors' minutes, lists of directors and members, newsletters, form letters, notices of meetings, and news clippings.


		Louise McCannel's miscellaneous notes and papers, 1961-1962, 1965.


		Lowry Hill Community Corporation, 1974-1978.
			Howard Dahlgren's file concerning this corporation set up to manage development of the Douglas School site. Dahlgren, a member of the LHHO, was also a planner with Midwest Planning and Research.


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152.E.8.10F	3	Lowry Hill homeowners survey, 1972. 2 folders.
			Files of or relating to Midwest Planning and Research, Inc., which assisted the Lowry Hill Homeowners Association. The survey examined residents' attitudes toward the neighborhood.


		Lowry Hill Park, 1978.
			Howard Dahlgren's file.


		Lowry Hill survey, 1964-1965.


		Lowry Hill townhouse zoning, 1977-1978.
			Howard Dahlgren's file.


		Mabel Young file, 1964.


		Mansion Zoning Ad Hoc Committee, 1971-1973.
			Possibly Ernest Lehmann's file.


		Maps, approximately 1950s-1970s.


		Membership and organization, 1959-1970. 2 folders.


		Midwest Planning and Research, Inc. Lowry Hill file, 1968-1972.


		Mike Cronin's file concerning the Coach House Committee and Mansion Townhouse Ordinance, 1973-1976.


		Minutes (directors' meetings):
			1959-1966.
			1970-1990. 8 folders.


		Neighborhood associations, 1962, 1965-1968. 2 folders.
			Louise McCannel's file.


Location	Box
143.F.5.10F	4	Newsletters, 1952, 1959, 1972-1975.
			Lowry Hill Home Owners, Inc. Bulletin (1952, 1959); LH News (1972-1975, incomplete for 1974); LH Habitant (Fall/Winter 1975).


		Northrop Collegiate School and Cathedral Church of St. Mark, undated, 1961-1964.


		Petitions, statements, and miscellaneous papers related to Bennett Property, undated.


		Piper, Harry C., 1961.


		Records, 1951-1957.
			Correspondence, minutes, and other materials.


		Report on alternatives for development of the "Bennett" property, 1972.
			Written by Ad Hoc Committee on the Bennett property of Lowry Hill Homeowners, Inc.


		Traffic and parking, 1964-1969.


		Treasurer's correspondence, 1951-1963. 2 folders.
			J. L. Seybold (1951-1952), Frank Plant (1953-1957), and Hugh Peacock.


		Treasurer's correspondence concerning dues and other matters, 1952-1953.


		Wessel thesis, 1972. 2 folders.
			Armin L. Wessel, "A Program for: a housing development on the Bennett property on Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, Minnesota." Undergraduate architecture thesis, University of Minnesota.


		West High School gymnasium, 1975-1976.
			Howard Dahlgren's file.


		Zoning, 1959-1971.


		Zoning dlippings, 1963-1969.


		Zoning violations, undated, 1960-1976.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Citizens' associations -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.; City planning -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Citizen participation.; Land use, Urban -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.; License system -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.; Population density -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.; Urban renewal -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Citizen participation.; Zoning -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- Citizen participation.; Zoning law -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.

Persons:: Bennett, Lillian -- Homes and haunts.; Dahlgren, Howard, author.; Dunwoody, William Hood, 1841-1914 -- Homes and haunts.; Hallenberg, Herbert, author; Haverstock, Henry, author.; Lehmann, Ernest K., author.; Lukerman, Barbara, author.; McCannel, Louise Walker, 1915-2012, author.; Peacock, Hugh, author.; Seybold, J. L., author.

Organizations:: 104 Groveland Terrace (Minneapolis, Minn.); Andersen-Cherne Company (Minneapolis, Minn.); Council of Community Councils (Minneapolis, Minn.); Douglas School (Minneapolis, Minn.); Lowry Hill Homeowners, Inc.; Midwest Planning and Research, Inc.; Minneapolis (Minn.). City Planning Commission.; Minneapolis. City Council.

Places:: Lowry Hill Neighborhood (Minneapolis, Minn.); Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1980.

Titles:: LH habitant.; LH news.

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LOWRY HILL RESIDENTS, INC. (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.):

OVERVIEW

HISTORICAL NOTE

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS