Purcell-Cutts House
- Architect
- Purcell & Elmslie
- Year
- 1914
- Style
- Prairie School
- City
- Twin Cities, MN
- Collection
- prairie school
The Purcell-Cutts House in Minneapolis was built in 1914 by the firm Purcell & Elmslie, a leading name in the Prairie School. It served as the architects' own residence, giving the design an unusually personal story. The house is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
the building
The architects' own house. Purcell & Elmslie designed the house as their own residence, a project where the firm applied Prairie School massing and ornament that still reads from the street today.
the style
The house is an exemplar of Prairie School architecture, with massing and ornament characteristic of the style visible from the street.
More on Prairie Schoolthe architect
Purcell & Elmslie were a leading Prairie School firm; the Purcell-Cutts House, completed in 1914, was their own residence.
significance
The Purcell-Cutts House is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Dr. Oscar Owre House
- Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple
- Charles J. Martin House
- Walker Library
- Frieda and Henry J. Neils House
- Walker Art Center