Prospect Park Residential Historic District
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Prospect Park East Minneapolis |
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| Neighborhood | |
Prospect Park viewed from Stadium Village, with the conspicuous Prospect Park Water Tower
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| Nickname(s): The Angle, Tower Hill | |
 Location of Prospect Park neighborhood within the U.S. city of Minneapolis |
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| Coordinates: 44°58′08″N 93°12′45″W / 44.96889°N 93.21250°WCoordinates: 44°58′08″N 93°12′45″W / 44.96889°N 93.21250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Community | University |
| Founded and Platted | 1885 |
| Founded by | Louis Menage |
| Named for | Prospect Park (Brooklyn) |
| City Council Ward | 2 |
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| • Councilmember | Cam Gordon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.241 sq mi (3.21 km2) |
| Elevation | 951 ft (284 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,457 |
| • Density | 6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 55414 |
| Area code(s) | 612 |
| Website | http://www.pperr.org/ |
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Prospect Park Residential Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by University & Williams Avenues SE, Emerald Street SE, and Interstate 94, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°57′58″N 93°12′46″W / 44.96611°N 93.21278°W |
| Area | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| Built | 1884–1968 |
| Architect | Samuel Harlan Baker, Joseph H. Gilmore, et al. |
| NRHP Reference # | 15000213 |
| Designated HD | May 12, 2015 |
Prospect Park is a historic neighborhood within the University community of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The area is bounded by the Mississippi River to the south, the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota to the east, the Burlington Northern railroad yard to the north, and the Stadium Village commercial district of the University of Minnesota to the west. The neighborhood is composed of several districts which include the East River Road area. The 1913 Prospect Park Water Tower is a landmark and neighborhood icon.
An urban village once served by streetcar, Prospect Park is now a combination of multiple districts and uses. Families live in single-family homes on Tower Hill while University students reside in apartment housing in the western districts. Estate homes of the early to mid 20th century line East River Road. The SouthEast Industrial Area (SEMI) in the north contains light manufacturing, rail yards and remnant grain silos. University Avenue houses a mix of retail and restaurant businesses from the Stadium Village area.
The entire 138-acre (56 ha) core of the neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 as the Prospect Park Residential Historic District for its significance in the theme of social history. It was nominated for its cohesive community spirit, developed—despite the neighborhood's hilly terrain and diverse housing stock—through such innovations as Minneapolis's first community association.
In 1874 real estate tycoon Louis F. Menage began plotting new subdivisions along Minneapolis's southern boundaries. Menage petitioned the City Council to accept his Prospect Park plats in 1884. Construction lasted into the 1910s as topography and geographic isolation made building difficult. Houses were designed in the popular architectural styles of the period, especially the Queen Anne and the Colonial Revival styles. The Minneapolis Board of Education constructed the Sidney Pratt Elementary School in 1898.
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