James J. Hill House
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James J. Hill died in 1916,
at age 77. Special tours highlight the career of the man known as the "Empire
Builder" for his work in opening the American Northwest with the Great
Northern Railway.
May 24 & 25
- Summit Avenue Walking Tours
Saturdays and Sundays through September - Death of an Empire Builder May 24 & 25
- All Upcoming Events
Current Exhibit: 'Thank God and FDR...' New Deal Art from Minnesota, Selections from the Ah-Gwah-Ching Archive
May 3 - Nov. 2. Check out a podcast about the CCC.
“New York. As this is Grants birthday and the day New York dedicates its monument to him I was up early…we arrived in good time to see President and Mrs. McKinley, Vice President and Mrs. Hobart (ladies did not accompany husbands) Ex Pres. Cleveland…the procession, began to pass the Presidents Stand ... at one and continued to go by until 730 pm. Sixty thousand men! … I am very thankful that I had the privilege of witnessing such an occasion in New York where nothing is done by halves.” April 27, 1897
At a Glance
Rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail, and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion. Completed in 1891, the red sandstone residence was the setting of the public and private lives of the Hill family.
