Bardwell-Ferrant House

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location= Minneapolis, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 57
lat_seconds = 22
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 15
long_seconds = 59
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
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built =1883
architect= Struck,Carl F.
architecture= Queen Anne, Exotic Revival, Other
added = August 09, 1984
governing_body = Private
refnum=84001416cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Bardwell-Ferrant House is a house in the Phillips West neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1883 at 1800 Park Avenue for its first owner, Charles Bardwell, and its original plan was in the Queen Anne style. In 1890, its second owner, Emil Ferrant, had the house remodeled in the Moorish Revival style that was popular at the time. Norwegian-born architect Carl Struck added two onion domed towers, a wraparound porch with spindlework columns, ogee arches, and deep-toned stained glass windows. The house was later moved to its present location at 2500 Portland Ave. S. in 1898 to make way for a bank building.cite web|url=http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/Portland_Ave_S_2500_Bardwell-Ferrant_House.asp|title=Bardwell-Ferrant House|publisher=Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission|accessdate=2008-08-10] cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007 |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press |location= |isbn=0-87351-540-4 |pages=p. 188]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was nominated based on it being a locally significant example of the late 19th-century interest in exotic revival architecture. Architect Carl Struck was the only Norwegian-born architect who practiced this style in Minneapolis. Struck was also responsible for designing Dania Hall in 1885, which was listed on the National Register in 1974 but destroyed by fire in 2000. There were few buildings originally built in the Moorish Revival style; the usual practice was to apply these forms to structures built in simpler styles. The Bardwell-Ferrant house is an unusually picturesque representative of this practice, making it locally significant. [cite web|url=http://www.sanfordberman.org/hist/bardw/BARD.PDF|title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Bardwell-Ferrant House|date=November 1981|accessdate=2008-08-10]

In 1986, partners Mary Lou Maxwell and Jean Steward bought the house and renovated it, subdividing it into four apartments. At the time, the house was structurally sound, but significant mechanical work was required, including new heating, electrical, and plumbing systems. Thieves had also stolen some of the stained glass windows and tile from the fireplace mantels. After the renovation, three of the four apartments had two stories, and all were outfitted with new appliances. Much of the siding on the exterior was replaced, and it was repainted in a mauve color (the Victorian term for this color was "ashes of roses"). The trim was painted in a cream color, and the pressed metal trim on the towers was painted with other colors to complement the stained glass windows. [cite news|url=http://www.sanfordberman.org/hist/bardw/BARD.PDF|title=Partners give house a fresh start on 2nd century|publisher=Minneapolis Star Tribune|last=Sundstrom|first=Ingrid|date=June 14, 1986|accessdate=2008-08-10]

As of August 2008, the home is for sale. A local real estate agent reported that the house has suffered significant vandalism inside. A newel post and a porch rail were broken, and several of the stained glass windows were either cracked, pried out, or partially missing. Three of the four fireplace mantels had been pried away from the walls. Some of the copper pipe and wiring has also been removed. The real estate agent reports that the house is salvageable, but that it will take significant restoration work. [cite web|url=http://thehealyhouse.blogspot.com/2008/08/preservation-911.html|title=The Healy House: PRESERVATION 911|date=2008-08-08|accessdate=2008-08-10]

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