I wrote about the Justice Ramsey house a few weeks ago. The small limestone building was slated for demolition but has been saved.
Built from limestone in 1852 by Justus Ramsey, brother of Alexander Ramsey, who had been appointed Minnesota’s first territorial governor. There is no evidence that Justus ever lived in the house himself, opting instead to rent it out to fellow pioneers.
The house will be stored and then reconstructed on a vacant lot on West 7th street West of Randolph Ave.
The last time I walked by the site over the weekend the limestone was being loaded up and hauled away. Can this really be reconstructed? It would have been nice if it could have remained on the original site.
History is an interesting topic. A lot of times the value and importance of a historic home is based on who currently owns it now or who owned it when it was new. In most cases, limestone houses are preserved if at all possible.
