Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged

The Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged is a historic building in northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, constructed by the charitable organization the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Sisters came to Minneapolis in 1889 to build a home for the aged. Architect Frederick Corser designed the first part of the building in 1895, a 3+1⁄2-story structure with an attached chapel, emphasizing scale and proportion over ornamentation. As the home needed more space, Corser designed an east wing in 1905 following the original design principles. In 1914, a west wing was added, designed by Frederick Kees and Serenus Colburn, but following the same design. The Sisters and their patients moved in 1977 to a new building in Saint Paul. The old building, located on Broadway Street Northeast between Second and Third Avenues, was renovated into a 71-unit apartment complex and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The building remains a notable example of charitable institutional architecture in Minneapolis.

The Little Sisters of the Poor, a Catholic charitable order dedicated to caring for the elderly poor, came to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1889 to establish a home for the aged. The first part of the building was designed by architect Frederick Corser in 1895. It was a 3+1⁄2-story building with an attached chapel, and Corser's design was based more on its scale and proportion than on its ornamentation. As the home required more space, Corser designed an east wing in 1905, following the original design principles. In 1914, still more space was added in a west wing, this time designed by Frederick Kees and Serenus Colburn, but following the same design. The Sisters and their patients later moved in 1977 to a new building in Saint Paul. The old building, located on Broadway Street Northeast between Second and Third Avenues, was renovated into a 71-unit apartment complex. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

• 1978

  The old building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

• 1977

  The Sisters and their patients moved to a new building in Saint Paul.

• 1914

  A west wing was added, designed by Frederick Kees and Serenus Colburn, following the same design.

• 1905

  Corser designed an east wing following the original design principles.

• 1895

  Architect Frederick Corser designed the first part of the building, a 3+1⁄2-story structure with an attached chapel.

• 1889

  Little Sisters of the Poor came to Minneapolis to build a home for the aged.

Charitable, faith-based care for the elderly; later a historic preservation and adaptive reuse property.

• Home for the aged

  Residential care facility for the elderly poor, operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor.

• 71-unit apartment complex

  The renovated old building now serves as apartments.

1. 1Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Agedwikidata.org
2. 2Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged (Minneapolis, Minnesota)en.wikipedia.org