Allemarinda and James Wyer House, Excelsior

Name: Allemarinda and James Wyer House
Address: Excelsior, United States

#3 among attractions in Excelsior

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The Allemarinda and James Wyer House is a Victorian cottage beside Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1887 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Its nomination form called it the largest and best preserved of Excelsior's Eastlake style summer homes built around 1880. From 1925 through 1974, it served as the home for managers of the Excelsior Amusement Park. ()

Built: 1880 (144 years ago)Coordinates: 44°54'6"N, 93°33'45"W

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Allemarinda and James Wyer House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Halla Green Executive Golf Course, Old Log Theater, Wayzata Bay Center.

3.9 miSW
Garden, Park
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen
100 min walk • The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is a 1,200-acre horticultural garden and arboretum located about 4 miles west of Chanhassen, Minnesota at 3675 Arboretum Drive, Chaska, Minnesota.
5.5 miS
44°49'28"N • 93°32'4"W
Halla Green Executive Golf Course, Chanhassen
141 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.7 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Old Log Theater, Excelsior
17 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.
5.4 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Wayzata Bay Center, Wayzata
138 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.
5.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Langdon, Mound
151 min walk • Lake Langdon in Mound, Minnesota, has an area of 144 acres. Minnehaha Creek Watershed District charts show its maximum depth of 38 feet, though it would be classified as a shallow lake with a mean depth of 8.3 feet. It is named for R. V. Langdon, the first township clerk.
6.2 miNE
Park, Historical place, History museum
Charles H. Burwell House, Minnetonka
159 min walk • 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.
~1870 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Galpin Lake, Excelsior
10 min walk • Galpin Lake is a lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the United States. The northern part of the lake is in Excelsior and the southern part is in Shorewood. Galpin Lake was named for Charles Galpin, a local pastor.
4.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Round Lake, Eden Prairie
105 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.
2.8 miS
44°51'42"N • 93°33'38"W
Paisley Park, Chanhassen
71 min walk • Specialty museum, Architecture, Museum
5.4 miS
44°49'25"N • 93°32'52"W
Bluff Creek Golf Course, Chaska
139 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
5.2 miNE
Museum, Maritime museum
Minnehaha, Wayzata
134 min walk • Minnehaha is a steam-powered excursion vessel on Lake Minnetonka in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The vessel was originally in service between 1906 and 1926. After being scuttled in 1926, Minnehaha was raised from the bottom of Lake Minnetonka in 1980, restored, and returned to active service in 1996.