The Emil J. Oberhoffer House is a historic house in

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, United States, overlooking Orchard Lake.

Emil Oberhoffer Emil Oberhoffer (10 August 186722 May 1933) was a German-born American conductor and minor composer. He founded the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (now known as the Minnesota Orchestra), and was its conductor for the first 19 years of its existe ...

was the founder and first conductor of the

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. The home was designed by Paul Haugen, who worked for

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, an architectural firm known for its renditions of

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architecture. Later the home belonged to the parents of

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. Architect Paul Haugen began his architectural career as an apprentice in

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. After moving to

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, he was influenced by the

style of architecture and ornamentation. This home was designed while he was on his own for a brief period of time around 1913. During that time he designed several residences and a school in Burnsville.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oberhoffer, Emil J., House Houses completed in 1914 Houses in Dakota County, Minnesota Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Dakota County, Minnesota Prairie School architecture in Minnesota Purcell and Elmslie buildings