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3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde

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3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By McGhiever, November 2, 2022

1. 3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde Marker

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Norwegian immigrant sisters Pauline and Thomane Fjelde gained renown for winning a gold medal at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago for embroidering the first Minnesota State Flag, which was used until 1957. Pauline's talent led to financial success, and in 1907 she commissioned a large, architect-designed home at 3009 Park Avenue, out of which she ran the Fjelde Sisters Dressmaking and Fine Art Embroidery Shop. Thomane's own home was across the street, at 3008. During her career, Pauline created elaborate pictorial tapestries, including the famous Hiawatha and Minnehaha. Her works have been exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, throughout Norway, and in a permanent collection at the Vesterheim Norwegian Heritage Museum in Iowa. In 1956, Thomane's house was moved to 2930 Park Avenue.

Pauline y Thomane Fjelde, hermanas inmigrantes noruegas, obtuvieron fama por ganar una medalla de oro en la World's Columbian Exposition de 1893 en Chicago, por bordar la primera Bandera del Estado de Minnesota, usada hasta 1957. El talento de Pauline generó éxito

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comercial, y en 1907 contrató arquitectos para diseñar una gran casa en Avenida Park 3009, donde dirigió la tienda Fjelde Sisters Dressmaking and Fine Art Embroidery Shop. La casa de Thomane estaba enfrente, al 3008. Durante su carrera, Pauline diseñó elaborados tapices, incluido el famoso Hiawatha y Minnehaha. Sus obras se exhibieron en el Minneapolis Institute of Arts, el Art Institute of Chicago, por todo Noruega, y en exposición permanente en el Versterheim Norwegian Heritage Museum en Iowa. En 1956, la casa de Thomane se mudó a Avenida Park 2930.

Erected by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 17.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Immigration • Industry & Commerce • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Minneapolis, Minnesota series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 44° 56.913′ N, 93° 15.904′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Phillips. Marker is at the intersection of Park Avenue and East Lake Street, on the right when traveling north on Park Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 E Lake St, Minneapolis MN 55407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Park Avenue Residential District / Distrito Residencial Avenida Park

3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde Marker (left) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By McGhiever, November 2, 2022

2. 3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde Marker (left)

(here, next to this marker); 2627-47 Chicago Avenue: Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 804 East Lake: Town Treat Café / Calle Lake Este 804: Cafetería Town Treat (about 700 feet away); Midtown: A Place to Call Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minneapolis in the Age of Grade Separation (approx. 0.2 miles away); 2947 10th Avenue South: St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church (approx. ¼ mile away); 2845 10th Avenue South: Elevator X (approx. ¼ mile away); An Era of New Business on the Rail Corridor (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Regarding 3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde. The Pauline Fjelde House, vacant and badly damaged, was razed in December 2009.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.