Discover the personal side of Victorian history

Discover the personal side of Victorian history
Discover the personal side of Victorian history
Get a fascinating glimpse into the lives, culture, and customs of the 1870s at the Alexander Ramsey House.
The house is open for Saturday tours during the summer, and special events year-round.
265 S. Exchange St., St. Paul, MN 55102
ramseyhouse@mnhs.org | 651-296-8760
Thursdays through Sundays, Nov. 29 – Dec. 29
Experience Christmas 1875 on this 60-minute tour, with cookies fresh from the wood-burning stove and holiday music on the piano. Plus, shop for replica Victorian ornaments and holiday gifts!
Thursdays through Sundays, Nov. 29 – Dec. 29
Discover how the Ramsey family and their friends, neighbors, and servants prepared for and celebrated the 1875 Christmas season in this guided tour.
Friday, Dec. 27
Celebrate the New Year's holiday with food, music, dancing and games at this Victorian-inspired special event.
January through October
Second & fourth Fridays
Explore the superstitions, customs, and other hidden aspects of Victorian society through excerpts from letters, parlor games, and more.
Alexander Ramsey rose within the political ranks of Pennsylvania before coming with his wife Anna and the first of their three children to Minnesota in 1849. He eventually served as the state's second governor, mayor of St. Paul, a U.S. senator, and a secretary of war.
Three generations of the Ramsey family came to occupy this handsome native limestone home. In 1964, on the death of the last surviving family member, it was willed to MNHS — which Ramsey himself founded.