    American Swedish Institute |
| Click color photos to enlarge |
Link to ASI
The Turnblad mansion
in its early years |  |  | Link to ASI
Swan and Christina Turnblad
with their daughter Lillian,
circa 1892 |
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The property on Park Avenue
was purchased in 1903 and
plans were drawn up by the
Minneapolis architectural firm
of Christopher A. Boehme
and Victor Cordella. The
structure took nearly
five years to build. |  |  |
 |  |  | Herman G. Schlink
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 | Black & white and
sepia toned photos
courtesy of
American Swedish Institute | Color photos taken by
Paul Weir
December 19, 2001 |  |
