2904 East 26th Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Razed)
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J. E. Johnson Store, razed ca 1903 | |
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| Address: | 2904 26th Street E |
| Neighborhood/s: | Seward, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | ca 1896-1900 |
| Year razed: | ca 1903 |
| Primary Style: | Commercial |
| Historic Function: | Business |
| Historic Function: | Store, Dwelling |
| Builder: | Jacob E. Johnson |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| First Owner: | Jacob E. Johnson |
(44.955581° N, 93.2294929° W)
According to oral history (1982), Swedish immigrant and master mason Jakob Emanuel Johannesson (Jacob E. Johnson) injured himself in a fall while working on the construction of Minneapolis City Hall. This forced him to find another occupation, so his grandchildren said he built a 'candy store' at 2904 East 26th Street.
The store (constructed of wood) was built between 1896 and 1900 when the structure is first listed in the census. By July 1903 Jacob E. Johnson completed construction of a brick storefront at the corner of 29th Avenue South and East 26th Street, the lot next to the 'candy store.' (See J.E. & R.E. Johnson Grocery.)
By 1905 the 'candy store' was razed. A photograph from the 1930s shows beautiful flower gardens on the lot, and at present you can still see stone remnants of a semi-circle fish pond with a small waterfall next to the brick building. Today the lot continues to be used as a side yard and garden area for the brick storefront.
Memories and stories
Photo Gallery
Jacob Emmanuel Johnson (1858 - 1934)
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Grandson Bill Johnson wading in the side yard Fishpond
Store invoice dated April 24, 1903 for J. E. Johnson, 2904 E. 26th Street
