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Featured Blogs
The Soap Factory Construction Photo Gallery
Mar 19, 2018
The Soap Factory Construction Photo Gallery
Mar 19, 2018

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.

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Mar 19, 2018
PVN's New Trademark
Oct 6, 2017
PVN's New Trademark
Oct 6, 2017

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™.

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Oct 6, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 5: Building in the Saint Paul Context
May 3, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 5: Building in the Saint Paul Context
May 3, 2017

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. 

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May 3, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 4: More Than Just a Building
May 1, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 4: More Than Just a Building
May 1, 2017

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. 

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May 1, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 3: Building A Home in Saint Paul
Apr 25, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 3: Building A Home in Saint Paul
Apr 25, 2017

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. 

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Apr 25, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 2: The Growth of the Company: 1880-1950
Apr 17, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 2: The Growth of the Company: 1880-1950
Apr 17, 2017

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. 

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Apr 17, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 1: Significant Midcentury Design
Apr 11, 2017
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Part 1: Significant Midcentury Design
Apr 11, 2017

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. 

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Apr 11, 2017
Marathon Shoe Company Part 2: The Shoe Industry in Wausau, Wisconsin
Mar 28, 2017
Marathon Shoe Company Part 2: The Shoe Industry in Wausau, Wisconsin
Mar 28, 2017

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.” 

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Mar 28, 2017
Marathon Shoe Company Part 1: History of the Shoe Industry in the United States
Mar 7, 2017
Marathon Shoe Company Part 1: History of the Shoe Industry in the United States
Mar 7, 2017

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.”

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Mar 7, 2017
Garfield Substation Part 3: Design and Use
Feb 21, 2017
Garfield Substation Part 3: Design and Use
Feb 21, 2017

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.

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Feb 21, 2017
Featured News
Jamie Stolpestad Joins PVN's Advisory Board
Jun 5, 2018
Jamie Stolpestad Joins PVN's Advisory Board
Jun 5, 2018
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Jun 5, 2018
Photo Gallery: H. H. Jewell Construction Complete
Feb 7, 2018
Photo Gallery: H. H. Jewell Construction Complete
Feb 7, 2018

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.

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Feb 7, 2018
It's Back to School: Check Out Courses Being Taught by PVN Staff
Aug 31, 2017
It's Back to School: Check Out Courses Being Taught by PVN Staff
Aug 31, 2017

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. 

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Aug 31, 2017
Laurel Fritz featured in Rochester Post-Bulletin
Aug 24, 2017
Laurel Fritz featured in Rochester Post-Bulletin
Aug 24, 2017

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.

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Aug 24, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Update: July
Aug 10, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Update: July
Aug 10, 2017

In July, PVN continued developing Historic Structure Reports for Buildings 17, 18, and 22 of the Upper Post. 

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Aug 10, 2017
Preserving Heritage in Rochester
Aug 7, 2017
Preserving Heritage in Rochester
Aug 7, 2017

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.

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Aug 7, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Status Update: June
Jul 10, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Status Update: June
Jul 10, 2017

Of note last month for the Preservation Review Team: "Progress is continuing in the federally required historic preservation review process."

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Jul 10, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Status Update: May
Jun 13, 2017
Fort Snelling Revitalization Status Update: May
Jun 13, 2017

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. 

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Jun 13, 2017
Hollywood Theater Subject of Minneapolis HPC Photo Contest
Jun 9, 2017
Hollywood Theater Subject of Minneapolis HPC Photo Contest
Jun 9, 2017

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.

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Jun 9, 2017
What You Don't Know About Preserving Modern Architecture
May 4, 2017
What You Don't Know About Preserving Modern Architecture
May 4, 2017

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. 

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May 4, 2017
Featured Accolades
Security Building wins Saint Paul HPC Award
Jul 19, 2017
Security Building wins Saint Paul HPC Award
Jul 19, 2017

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. 

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Jul 19, 2017
The Cambric wins Finance & Commerce 2016 Top Project
Jul 13, 2017
The Cambric wins Finance & Commerce 2016 Top Project
Jul 13, 2017

We are proud to announce that The Cambric was selected as one of Finance & Commerce's 2016 Top Projects. 

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Jul 13, 2017
Laurel Fritz wins AASLH Leadership in History Award
Sep 18, 2015
Laurel Fritz wins AASLH Leadership in History Award
Sep 18, 2015

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.

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Sep 18, 2015
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