PVN has been retained as a consultant during the construction phase of the Soap Factory in Minneapolis. This blog post will be updated regularly with current construction photos.
PVN was recently granted a trademark through the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the proprietary building report produced by our office, the PVN Design Framework™.
The final post in the Minnesota Mutual blog series sets 345 Cedar Street in the larger Saint Paul context and discusses the proliferation of the International Style downtown.
The 4th post in the series discusses Minnesota Mutual’s choice to build a thoroughly modern, International Style office building out of regional materials as a specific marketing decision.
The third post in the Minnesota Mutual series dives into the plans for the first built home of the life insurance company at 345 Cedar Street, also known as Victory Square.
This month, PVN is featuring a series of blog posts discussing the history and future of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Building in downtown Saint Paul.
PVN’s research team argued that the Ellerbee-designed flagship office building was individually eligible for the NRHP and significant for its association with the local Minnesota Mutual Insurance Life Company and for its representation of midcentury office building design.
The Marathon Shoe story continues with the second of a two post series about the history of the Marathon Shoe Company and its “East Side Plant.”
The Marathon Shoe Company East Side Plant, located at 1418 1st Street in Wausau, Wisconsin, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in January of 2017. This is the first of a two post series about the history of the Marathon Shoe Company and its “East Side Plant.”
The Garfield Substation was designed in the Renaissance Revival style – a purposeful design decision intended to garner neighborhood support for the substation and to communicate Minneapolis General Electric Company’s goal of electrifying the entire city.
The H. H. Jewell building at 207 West Main Street in Wabasha, Minnesota opens a new chapter as the home of Wabasha Dentistry, the dental clinic of Doctors Robert Mann and Scott Durand.
PVN's Michael Bjornberg and Tamara Ludt will be headed back to school this fall, teaching courses at the University of Minnesota College of Design. Find out what classes they will be teaching.
PVN's Laurel Fritz presented a proposal for a local historic district to the City of Rochester Heritage Preservation Commission on Tuesday, and the Post-Bulletin summarized the discussion in a news article today.
In July, PVN continued developing Historic Structure Reports for Buildings 17, 18, and 22 of the Upper Post.
Residents of Rochester were recently highlighted in a Star Tribune article for their preservation efforts in light of Mayo Clinic's expansion plans downtown. PVN is currently providing the Rochester HPC ongoing preservation services.
Of note last month for the Preservation Review Team: "Progress is continuing in the federally required historic preservation review process."
PVN's Laurel Fritz recently visited Fort Snelling to attend the "Bdote Field Trip: Dakota in the Twin Cities," a program offered through the Minnesota Humanities Center. The latest Status Report on the Fort Snelling Revitalization is copied here.
We are delighted to see the Hollywood Theater is the subject of the City of Minneapolis Government Heritage Preservation Commission's winning photo for the 2017 #MPLSpreservation contest.
PVN's Meghan Elliott and Michael Bjornberg will be speaking at the May 16th "Urban Currents" lecture series, sponsored by Cuningham Group. A tour of the A-Mill Lofts will be included.
On July 18, 2017, the historic Upham Building, presently known as the Security Building, was the recipient of a Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission Award in Rehabilitation for a successful preservation maintenance project.
We are proud to announce that The Cambric was selected as one of Finance & Commerce's 2016 Top Projects.
PVN's Laurel Fritz and University of Minnesota Professor Greg Donofrio were recently awarded the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Award for the Arthur and Edith Lee House Project.