Charles H. Burwell House, Minnetonka

Name: Charles H. Burwell House
Address: 13209 McGinty Rd E, Minnetonka, 55305, United States

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The Charles H. Burwell House is a historic house museum in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States, built in 1883. Charles H. Burwell was the secretary and manager of the Minnetonka Mills Company, the first mill west of Minneapolis, around which grew the first permanent Euro-American settlement in Hennepin County west of Minneapolis. This property on Minnehaha Creek, including the house and two outbuildings, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Carpenter Gothic/Stick style architecture and association with Minnetonka's early milling history. ()

Built: 1883 (141 years ago)Elevation: 932 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°56'30"N, 93°26'55"W

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13209 McGinty Rd EMinnetonkaMinnetonka 55305 United States

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Charles H. Burwell House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ridgedale Center, Interlachen Country Club, Knollwood Mall, Braemar Golf Course.

1.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka
49 min walk • Ridgedale Center, colloquially known as Ridgedale, is an enclosed shopping mall in Minnetonka, Minnesota, a western suburb of the Twin Cities. It is directly located off I-394/US 12 between Ridgedale Drive and Plymouth Road.
3.9 miSE
Golf
Interlachen Country Club, Edina
101 min walk • The Interlachen Country Club is a private country club in Edina, Minnesota. Its tree lined, lake covered, and rolling golf course, designed by Donald Ross, has been recognized as the best golf course in the state and one of the top 100 golf courses in the country.
3.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Knollwood Mall, St. Louis Park
81 min walk • The Shoppes at Knollwood, previously known as Knollwood Mall, is a regional shopping mall located along Minnesota State Highway 7 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota owned by Gateway Knollwood, LLC and managed by Mid-America Real Estate.
6 miSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Braemar Golf Course, Edina
153 min walk • Since 1964, Braemar Golf Course has been one of the most popular public golf courses in the United States. It has been ranked as the #1 Public Golf Course in Minnesota by Golf Digest and among the top 75 in the nation in the same category.
5.1 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, St. Louis Park
131 min walk • The Pavek Museum is a museum in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, United States, which has one of the world's most significant collections of vintage radio and television equipment. It originated in the collection of Joe Pavek, who began squirreling away unique radios while he was an instructor at Dunwoody Institute in 1946.
5.1 miSE
Library
Edina Library, Edina
130 min walk • Edina Library is a branch of Hennepin County Library serving Edina, Minnesota, United States. The library shares facilities with the Edina Senior Center.
5.8 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Old Log Theater, Excelsior
147 min walk • The Old Log Theatre is the oldest professional theater in the state of Minnesota. It is sometimes cited as the oldest continuously operating professional theater in the United States.
5.1 miE
Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Synagogue
Beth El Synagogue, St. Louis Park
131 min walk • Beth El Synagogue is a Jewish congregation in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb immediately west of Minneapolis. It is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
4.5 miS
Church
Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie
114 min walk • Wooddale Church is a large multi-campus evangelical Christian church located in Eden Prairie, Edina and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The success of Wooddale Church led to the formation of many other similar churches in Minnesota.
3.4 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Wayzata Bay Center, Wayzata
87 min walk • Wayzata Bay Center was an enclosed shopping mall in Wayzata, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities. Wayzata Bay Center once comprised 127,000 square feet of retail space, with approximately 30 stores on one level, but closed in 2011 after the city of Wayzata agreed upon constructing a new facility on the same land.
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Round Lake, Eden Prairie
140 min walk • Round Lake is a lake in the city of Eden Prairie, Hennepin County, Minnesota. There is a park called Round Lake Park near the lake that holds various gatherings such as a Fourth of July Celebration and other city-sponsored events.