History 21 The Podcast - 6.09 Ticknor Hill

On May 1, 2026 ACHS officially became the new owners of Ticknor Hill! In honor of the day, in this episode we dive into the history of this 160 year old home. Through four generations of Ticknor’s to it’s journey transforming into a Bed & Breakfast, learn about the history of this National Register Property.

Join hosts Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator, and Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director, as they share this intriguing story.

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Ticknor Hill

This Gothic Revival style house served as residence and home to four generations of Ticknors, each one contributing to the structure’s unique architecture. This Anoka County National Registry of Historic Places video was produced by students from Hennepin Technical College Video Production Program in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Produced by Anoka County Historical Society and Directed by Justin Ramey

Library Minute

Older Homes: Histories & Architecture

Since the historical Ticknor House is soon to be the new home of the Anoka County Historical Society, this Library Minute list highlights other notable homes in Minnesota and their architecture.

Minnesota

• Legendary homes of the Minneapolis lakes
  Hammel, Bette Jones 728.8 HAM

• Lost Minnesota: stories of vanished places
  El-Hai, Jack     720.9776 ELH

• Minnesota houses: an architectural and historical view
  Kennedy, Roger G        728 KEN

• Once there were castles: lost mansions and estates of the Twin Cities
  Millett, Larry   728.8 MIL

• Twin cities then and now
  Millett, Larry   977.6579 MIL
  

  General

• American homes: the landmark illustrated encyclopedia of domestic architecture 
  Walker, Les      728.37 WAL

• American house styles: a concise guide
  Baker, John Milnes      728.37 BAK

• The architecture book: big ideas simply explained              

  720.9 ARC

• At home: a short history of private life
  Bryson, Bill      643.1 BRY

• Cheap old houses: an unconventional guide to loving and restoring a forgotten home
  Finkelstein, Elizabeth (Architectural historian)        643.7 FIN

• A field guide to American houses
  McAlester, Virginia     720.973 MCA

• The Gothic Revival (Homes By Design Series)         

  On Kanopy

• If walls could talk: an intimate history of the home
  Worsley, Lucy                 306.85 WOR

• Old home love
  Meredith, Andy             747 MER

• Victorian Era (Homes By Design Series)       On Kanopy