Building Timeline
1880 Home originally built for Albert and Laura Harrington
1930 records indicate "Emma Anderson" as a "Lodger".
1994 Abandon (sounding homes at the time sold for 12k-14k each)
1998 Purchased by Donna Elringer she gutted the house
2003 Purchased by the Bensons with the intent of living in an intentional Christian community.
Harrington’s
Before coming to Minneapolis Albert and Laura lived in Rochester Their home there later became a first class hotel called “The First Kahler Hotel”.
Married Aug 20th 1873
Albert Harrington
Born April 19, 1848 In New York and died 7/04/1914Son of William Henry and Miranda (Lane) Harrington
1867 Educated at Military Academy West Point, N.Y.
Member of the Minneapolis chamber of commerce office 69 (Now known as MGX, Minneapolis Grain Exchange)
1886 Mutual insurance with Peavey, Pratt, and Cargill, Basset and Harrington
President of:
"Duluth transfer RY"
"Belt Line"
One of his Grain Elevators in Duluth was eventually bought by Cargill
Van Dusen & Co. 1880-Member of the Firm
Laura F Harrington (Frick)
Born in (1851?) and died 2/11/1932Daughters:
Clara N.(M?) Harrington born 1876 (Dec 1875?) died Aug. 25, 1943
Mary Miranda Harrington born 1879 and died Mar. 24, 1924
Attended University of MN
Helen Harrington born 1881 died Died Nov. 21, 1966
Attended University of MN
Was an artist, in 1905 she won an award for a book plate design for the Minneapolis Public libraries, she also designed a piece of cover art for “Minnesota Magazine, university of Minnesota”
Worked at "John S. BradStreet"