Then vs. Now: the lost homes of Duluth

Throughout its long history, Duluth has had a number of houses both built and lost. This is a catalogue of a small fraction of these houses with a comparison of a photo of the house and what stands there now. In comparing the photos we can see the small things that remain from a time lost: a tree that was once small but now stands fully grown, a leftover wall, remodeled buildings nearby. These photos help to tell the story of how Duluth has changed and, in a way, the way it will continue to change.  

Dewitt Clinton and Sarah Prescott House 4831 West 5th Street, Duluth Built: 1870 Lost: 1955

Built in 1870 and lost in 1955.

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Charles F. and Mary Johnson House 120 N 4th Ave West, Duluth Built: 1881 Lost: 1907

Photo courtesy of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center.

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Robert Jefferson House 430 Lake Ave South, Duluth Built: 1856 Lost: 1920

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Roger S. and Olive Munger House 405/407 Mesaba Ave, Duluth Built: 1870 Lost: 1955

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

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Melvin and Ida Forbes House 530 East 2nd Street, Duluth Built: 1886 Lost: 1966

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

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Josiah D. and Rose Ensign House 504 East 2nd Street, Duluth Built: 1884 Lost: 1933

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

Photo by Casey Bissener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guilford G. Hartley House 1305 East Superior Street, Duluth Built: 1889 Lost: 1954

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

Photo by Casey Bissener

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew B. and Lucy Harrison House 2605 Greysolon Road, Duluth Built: 1889 Lost: 1935

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

Photo by Casey Bissener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jed L. and Alma Washburn House 101 Oxford Street, Duluth Built: 1892 Lost: 1946

Photo courtesy of the Duluth Public Library.

Photo by Casey Bissener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duluth woman pays her respect at Clayton Jackson McGhie memorial

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