James J. Hill House

240 Summit Ave, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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+1 888 727 8386

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www.mnhs.org

Guides lead tours that help you imagine 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 Hill family. Open year-round. Wednesday ... more on Visitsaintpaul.com

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Fair price. more on TripAdvisor

I had a really Great experience touring this home. more on Yahoo! Travel

Free street parking is adequate. more on TripAdvisor

We send up a silent prayer for Dorothy, the archdiocesan employee, the self-appointed guardian of the book. more on TripAdvisor

I looked at a serving spoon and was immediately transported to the main dining room with the wonderful leather wallpaper and wondered if Mrs. Hill had enjoyed seeing the beautifully-done ... more on TripAdvisor

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my family took a tour of the James J Hill Mansion in 2010. The house is impressive, well kept and very memorable. The guide was friendly and very helpful with questions. My son is a rail road nut and ... more on TripAdvisor

The house is huge, somewhere around 36,000 feet, if you can imagine. It was one of the first to get electricity and there is an actual pipe organ in the house. I found it fascinating that the Hill fam ... more on TripAdvisor

Have lived in MN most of my life...the twin cities 25 years. We decided this year we would take in some sights in the local area. The house was beautiful. The tour guide really new her facts and she e ... more on TripAdvisor

The Hill house and Summit Ave area of St Paul it's located in is elegant. Our guide new all the facts (and rumors) about the James Hill, his family, servants, friends, etc which really helps make a to ... more on TripAdvisor

Well I must say this house goes on and on, at 35,000 sq feet custome woodwork and 22 fire places its a site to see, the tour can be a bit long at times but what helps is to try to ask the guide questi ... more on TripAdvisor

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The size and style of the home was amazing. The location and neighborhood of the mansion was storybook. A great Xmas attraction ... more on Yahoo! Travel

The house is in a great neighborhood and for the size back then it was extrodinary. I had a really Great experience touring this ... more on Yahoo! Travel