Alexander Ramsey House
Alexander Ramsey House is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 234 m. Melander Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Irvine Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Great River Road runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Alexander Ramsey House is a historic house museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States; the former residence of Alexander Ramsey, who served as the first governor of Minnesota Territory and the second governor of the state of Minnesota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is also a contributing property to the Irvine Park Historic District. It is located at 265 Exchange Street South in the Irvine Park area, which was one of the first trendy neighborhoods in Minnesota. Designed by noted early Minnesota architect Monroe Sheire, the house is one of the nation's best-preserved Victorian homes, featuring carved walnut woodwork, marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers, and many original furnishings. The Ramsey family began building the house in 1868, including innovations like hot water radiators, gas lights and hot and cold running water, and when it was completed in 1872, the total cost of construction was nearly $41,000. To furnish the house, Ramsey's wife Anna filled two boxcars with fashionable and expensive Renaissance-revival furniture from the A.T. Stewart Company Store in New York to bring home to Minnesota. The Ramseys' daughter Marion married Charles Furness in a lavish wedding in the parlor in 1875. The 15-room house remained in the Ramsey family until the death of Alexander Ramsey's last surviving granddaughter Anita in 1964. The house and its contents were left to the Minnesota Historical Society, which now operates it as a museum with tours offered year-round. They offer special programs such as "A Victorian Christmas at the Ramsey House" in which the house is decorated for the holidays and visitors can discover how the Ramseys would have prepared for and celebrated Christmas. Tours show the dining table set with the family's china and crystal, with a Christmas tree decorated with the family's own ornaments.
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Dates from 1868.
Wikidata Q4719914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Historical Society
How to reach it
- On the Great River Road, National
- 4.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 15.5 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Irvine Park: 0.1 mi
- Jeanice Opperman Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Chestnut Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Upper Landing Park: 0.3 mi
- High Bridge Park North: 0.4 mi
- Science Museum of Minnesota: 0.3 mi
- Minnesota History Center: 0.5 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Minnesota Children's Museum: 0.6 mi
- Minnesota Museum Of American Art: 0.8 mi
- Herb Brooks: 0.4 mi
- La Source: 0.4 mi
- F. Scott Fitzgerald: 0.4 mi
- Skygate: 0.6 mi
- Saint Joseph: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.5 mi
- Mickey's Diner: 0.5 mi
- Liberty Bell replica: 0.7 mi
- Pearl Harbor Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Garden of Good Hearts: 1.1 mi
- Victoria Garden: 1.7 mi
- Rivoli Bluffs Farm: 1.7 mi
- David Barton Community Reflective Garden: 1.8 mi
- Aurora/St. Anthony Peace Sanctuary Garden: 1.8 mi
- Waḳaƞ Ṭípi: 1.6 mi
- Imniżaska: 2.1 mi
- Willow Reserve: 2.6 mi
- Dodge Nature Center: 3.5 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Cafesjian's Carousel: 3.6 mi
- Flamingo: 3.7 mi
- Sumatran Orangutan: 3.7 mi
- Seals: 3.7 mi
- Zebra: 3.7 mi
- Phalen Park Beach: 3.8 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 4.8 mi
- Gervais Lake Beach: 5.2 mi
- White Sand Beach: 5.3 mi
- Snelling Beach: 5.7 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 3.6 mi
- Wabun C: 5.2 mi
- Wabun A: 5.2 mi
- Wabun B: 5.2 mi
- Wabun D: 5.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.4 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.8 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 8.9 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 9.0 mi
- Bissel's Mound: 13.3 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 3.4 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- East Clay Pit: 1.5 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 1.7 mi
- West Clay Pit: 1.7 mi
- Sand Castles: 1.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.5 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 15.5 mi
- wayside rest: 16.7 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Forest Lake Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.4 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 5.5 mi
- White Worm Springs: 6.9 mi
- Boiling Springs: 18.6 mi
- Nininger: 15.5 mi
- Point Douglas: 19.2 mi
- Garen: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alexander Ramsey House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melander Hill | ESE 106° | 330 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dills Mound | ESE 123° | 320 m | 20.4 mi |
| Starks Mound | ESE 118° | 310 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bissel's Mound | E 95° | 307 m | 13.3 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NW 310° | 293.522 m | 8.9 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 83° | 268 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:46 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:18 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:46 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 21 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 35 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Paul Dwtn AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/92433706
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