Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
While Andrew B. Robbins began platting and developing subdivisions in the 1890s before racial covenants became common, restrictive clauses began appearing in Robbinsdale around 1915. They became widespread in the 1920s. These covenants were written … Read more
McNair Manor was named for attorney and businessman William McNair. Born in 1836, McNair served as county attorney and mayor of St. Anthony from 1869 to 1871. He was highly regarded as a defense attorney … Read more
Sarah Josephine Gates was born in 1851. She moved to what is now Minneapolis, from Hubbardston, Massachusetts, when she was four years old. Her family’s homestead was located at what is now 2426 West Broadway. … Read more