Ard Godfrey House
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N 44° 59.208 W 093° 15.325
15T E 479864 N 4981515
The Ard Godfrey House is the oldest wood frame house existing in Minneapolis.
Waymark Code: WM2MPA
Location: Minnesota, United States
Date Posted: 11/21/2007
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This Greek Revival style home was built by millwright Ard Godfrey in 1848, near the corner of Main Street and Second Avenue SE. The house was moved several times before arriving in Chute Square park in 1909.
Ard Godfrey helped build the first dam and sawmill which put the waterfall of St. Anthony to use in 1848 He was also the first Postmaster on the Village of St. Anthony.
His wife is credited with bringing Dandelions to Minnesota, as she did indee import Dandelion seeds from Maine which would be useful in her recipes for such things as Dandelion Bread and Dandelion Tea.
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