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James J. Hill House
Guides lead tours that explore family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion. Completed in 1891, the red sandstone residence was the setting of the public and private lives of the family of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway.

The home also offers educational programs, neighborhood tours, lectures, concerts, dramatic programs, and art exhibitions for the general public.

The Hill House is available as an event rental space for outside organizations.

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July 31, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 1, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 3, 2010

Nooks and Crannies Tour

Time: 6 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Explore the back staircases, dust chutes, silver vault and more on this 90-minute "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hill House. Visitors will see the ...... more

August 7, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 8, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 10, 2010

Nooks and Crannies Tour

Time: 6 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Explore the back staircases, dust chutes, silver vault and more on this 90-minute "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hill House. Visitors will see the ...... more

August 14, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 15, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 17, 2010

Nooks and Crannies Tour

Time: 6 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Explore the back staircases, dust chutes, silver vault and more on this 90-minute "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hill House. Visitors will see the ...... more

August 21, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 22, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 24, 2010

Nooks and Crannies Tour

Time: 6 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Explore the back staircases, dust chutes, silver vault and more on this 90-minute "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hill House. Visitors will see the ...... more

August 28, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 29, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

August 31, 2010

Nooks and Crannies Tour

Time: 6 and 7 p.m.

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Explore the back staircases, dust chutes, silver vault and more on this 90-minute "behind-the-scenes" tour of the Hill House. Visitors will see the ...... more

September 4, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 5, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 5, 2010 Exhibit Closing

Another Hill House: The Canadian Fishing Camp

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed major holidays.

Art gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: Tours: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.




While the 36,000-square-foot house on Summit Avenue was their primary residence, the Hill family maintained several other homes. This interpretive ...... more

September 11, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 12, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 18, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 19, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 19, 2010 Exhibit Closing

Paintings from the Society's Permanent Collection

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed major holidays.

Art gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: Tours: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.




Take in more than 30 paintings that highlight the depth and breadth of the Society’s collection of Minnesota art. The exhibit includes works by ...... more

September 25, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

September 26, 2010

Summit Avenue Walking Tours

Time: 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays

Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $6 children ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for these tours.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Take a 90-minute tour of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, named one of America's "Great Streets" in 2008. The walking tours highlight the Gilded-Age ...... more

October 17, 2010

Victorian Ghost Stories

Time: 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Fee: $10, $8 for MHS members (all ages).

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Costumed actors Craig Johnson, Laura Salveson and Ann Daly present dramatic readings of 19th-century ghost stories in the dimly light parlor of the ...... more

October 20, 2010

James J. Hill and the Great Adventure

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Railroad historian Michael Mackner will talk about James J. Hill, the Great Northern Railway, and their effect on the development of the northwest ...... more

October 22, 2010

Art Explorers: Hats and Fashion

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $6 per person; $4 for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Young artists and their families are invited to explore art in the Hill House, focusing on fashion and textiles. Children will make a period-style ...... more

October 24, 2010

Victorian Ghost Stories

Time: 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Fee: $10, $8 for MHS members (all ages).

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Costumed actors Craig Johnson, Laura Salveson and Ann Daly present dramatic readings of 19th-century ghost stories in the dimly light parlor of the ...... more

October 31, 2010

Victorian Ghost Stories

Time: 6 and 7:30 p.m.

Fee: $10, $8 for MHS members (all ages).

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Costumed actors Craig Johnson, Laura Salveson and Ann Daly present dramatic readings of 19th-century ghost stories in the dimly light parlor of the ...... more

November 1, 2010

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

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November 4, 2010

'I Shall Knit Industriously!'

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 ages 6-17; $2 discount for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




Mary Hill, wife of Empire Builder James J. Hill, was an avid knitter. Her diary includes many references to knitting, especially during World War I. ...... more

November 8, 2010

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

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March 7, 2011

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

See more events in this series

March 14, 2011

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.

Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

See more events in this series

May 2, 2011

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

See more events in this series

May 9, 2011

Hill House Chamber Concerts: Hill House Chamber Concerts

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: $17 adults, $12 for students; $15 MHS members and Schubert Club subscribers. Season tickets $50/$45.




The Hill House Chamber Players celebrate their 25th anniversary season with three pairs of concerts in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill ...... more

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Location

240 Summit Ave.
St. Paul MN 55102


Directions

One half block west of the Cathedral of St. Paul on Summit Ave. Map. Public transportation information.

Phone

651-297-2555

Email

hillhouse@mnhs.org

Admission

Tours: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members.

Hours

Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed major holidays.

Art gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.

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