Winona's Abner House Featured In Book Of Historical Homes

The roster of Minnesotas mansion builders presented in Milletts book is a veritable whos been who in Minnesota from territorial days into the recent 20th century. Stories of the likes of territorial pioneer Alexander Ramsey; Secretary of the Treasury William Windom; railroad magnate James J. Hill; department store founder George Dayton, the doctors Mayo; and Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun are interwoven with accounts of the homes they built to celebrate their success, entertain their guests and leave as a tangible reminder of their lives and times. Even more so, "Minnesotas Own" is a visual testament to the sometimes intangible-seeming value of historic preservation. Read more at http://lacrossetribune.com/lifestyles/7e4b94ec-cc60-5a51-93eb-d471885e3a9a.html