Huff-Lamberton Mansion
While walking to downtown Winona on Huff Street it is easy to see the differences in the style of houses, whereas some are small and look fairly new, others are grand and seem as though they have stood there for centuries. One of the grander houses is named the Huff- Lamberton Mansion located on West 5th Street and Huff Street. The large mansion has stood tall in the town since the very beginning and has witnessed the every changing society making it a major landmark to the town. However to people that are new to the town it just looks like a large house, which is why it is important to not only the house but to the entire town to understand what the Huff-Lamberton Mansion stands for and how it has changed over the years. It is unclear as to when the mansion was first built, records say between 1856 and 1861, and it was Henry Huff who came into the town of Winona and built it. Huff was a business man when he arrived looking for an
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The new owner Kevin Bradly, who earlier on in life lived their when it was an orphanage, is well known in the real estate business and is the owner of Bluff City Properties. According to Amy Pearson’s article from the Winona Daily News, Mr. Bradly did not have any fixed plans for the house other than maintaining its exterior and interior appearance, along with hopefully continuing to host community events (15/16). It is unknown as to when but, the sorority Delta Phi Epsilon from Winona State University has taken up residence in the house, making good use of the 24 bedrooms and large living space. However, because of the continuous upkeep and maintenance to the exterior and interior of the mansion, future residents of and visitors to Winona will be able to admire it just as generations have for over one hundred
The new owner Kevin Bradly, who earlier on in life lived their when it was an orphanage, is well known in the real estate business and is the owner of Bluff City Properties. According to Amy Pearson’s article from the Winona Daily News, Mr. Bradly did not have any fixed plans for the house other than maintaining its exterior and interior appearance, along with hopefully continuing to host community events (15/16). It is unknown as to when but, the sorority Delta Phi Epsilon from Winona State University has taken up residence in the house, making good use of the 24 bedrooms and large living space. However, because of the continuous upkeep and maintenance to the exterior and interior of the mansion, future residents of and visitors to Winona will be able to admire it just as generations have for over one hundred