History 21 The Podcast - 6.11 The Porter Kelsey House
In the 1880s, Porter Kelsey produced thousands and thousands of bricks out of the Kelsey Brick Yard near Round Lake. He used some of those bricks to build a 20 room family home, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn about the Kelsey’s and the history behind this historic home in Andover, Minnesota.
Join hosts Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator, and Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director, as they share this intriguing story.
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The Porter Kelsey House
Built in 1887, the Porter Kelsey house in Andover, MN was constructed of locally-produced brick. It is one of few structures built with Kelsey brick that still stands in Anoka County today.
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, Rebecca Ebnet-Mavencamp, Executive Director, Audra Hilse, Archivist and Sara Given, Coordinator and Directed by Justin Lina Abdirahman.
The Kelsey Family Tree
Porter Peter Kelsey
1852-1929
Married Nellie
Nellie Emery Kelsey
1862-1921
Inez Kelsey
1883-1955
Married Edward Lee Lowe
Had two children together
Lora Lee Lowe
1913-2003
Kelsey Porter Lowe
1917-1985
Library Minute
Check out the following list of library resources related to bricks, masonry, and traditional crafts in honor of today’s podcast on the Porter-Kelsey House.
Books
The bread builders: hearth loaves and masonry ovens by Wing, Daniel, 1948- 693.2 WIN
Brick by brick by Heidi Woodward Sheffield E She (Easy Picture Books)
Build your own wood-fired oven by Alan Watt 693.1 WAT
Candle making basics: all the skills and tools you need to get started 745.59332 CAN
Complete book of outdoor DIY projects by Penny Swift, Penny, 1951- 690.89 SWI
The complete outdoor builder: from arbors to walkways : 150 DIY projects 690.89 COM
Walls: a history of civilization in blood and brick by Frye, David 909 FRY
Women of steel and stone: 22 inspirational architects, engineers, and landscape designers Lewis, Anna M YA720 LEW
eBooks
Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and the People They Made by Tom Wilkinson (ebook-Libby)
Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills by Abigail Gehring (ebook-Libby)
A Million Little Bricks: The Unofficial Illustrated History of the LEGO Phenomenon
Herman, Sarah (eBook on Libby)
Video
Making Stuff: Season 1: Episode 50, Bricks (Video on Kanopy)