Rochester, MN Photos |
Rochester, MN is the home of the Mayo Clinic. The town's wealth derived from providing exclusive medical care has supported a wide range of notable architecture. Among them are Mayowood house (by a founder of the Clinic) & McBean House by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
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| See also: National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna by Louis Sullivan, Minnesota |
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| Plaza Mall entrance to Mayo Clinic toward Gonda Building. | Dove Peace Fountain by Charles Eugene Gagnon at Centerpiece Galleria on Plaza Mall entrance to Mayo Clinic. | Gonda Building & Kahler Grand Hotel over Plaza Mall. | Gonda Building over Plaza Mall. |
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| Gonda Building of Mayo Clinic (2001) (21 floors) (100 3rd Avenue SW). Architect: Cesar Pelli & Assoc. Architects + Ellerbe Becket, Inc. | Mathews Heritage Dome at Gonda Building of Mayo Clinic. | Mayo & Gonda Buildings of Mayo Clinic. | Mayo Building (1955) (20 floors) (200 1st Street SW). Architect: Ellerbe & Co. |
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| Plummer Building of Mayo Clinic (1927) (19 floors) (112-124 2nd Avenue SW). Architect: Ellerbe & Co. | Facade of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Crown of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Terra-cotta roof of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. |
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| Carved eagle on Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Brickwork & decorative tiles on Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Portal of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Carved classical medical scene over door of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. |
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| Bronze flying horse & gryphons on Plummer Building of Mayo Clinic. | Bronze eagle & gryphons on Plummer Building of Mayo Clinic. | Bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. |
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| Classical science figure on bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Classical industrial figure on bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Classical artistic figure on bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Classical literary figure on bronze doors of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. |
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| Bison relief carved on Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Donkey relief carved on Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Muscular man relief carved on Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Lobby of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. |
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| Ceiling designs in lobby of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Frieze designs in lobby of Mayo Clinic Plummer Building. | Plaque commemorating William James Mayo & Charles Horace Mayo founders of Mayo Clinic. | Siebens Building (1989) (14 floors) (100 2nd Avenue SW) of Mayo Clinic. Architect: Hammel, Green & Abrahamson, Inc. |
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| Chateau Theater, now a bookstore. | The Kahler Grand Hotel (1921) (12 floors) (20 2nd Avenue SW). Architect: Ellerbe & Co. | Gothic-revival upper stories of The Kahler Grand Hotel. | University of Minnesota at Rochester & its galleria University Square. |
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| University of Minnesota at Rochester on South Broadway at 1st St. | Skyline of Rochester with Broadway Plaza (2004) (29 floors) over Mayo Civic Center. | Mayo Civic Center walkway system. | Mayo Civic Center entrance to Auditorium & Arena (1984). Architect: Ellerbe & Co. |
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| Mayo Civic Center Arena & Riverview Suites. | Rochester Civic Theater at Mayo Civic Center. | Rochester City Hall & Government Center. | Zumbro River & skyline of Rochester. |
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| Rochester Public Library (101 2nd Street SE). | James B. McBean House (1957) (1532 Woodland Dr., SW). Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright.  | Windows of James B. McBean House by Frank Lloyd Wright. | Overhangs of James B. McBean House by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
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| Upper story windows of James B. McBean House by Frank Lloyd Wright. | Mayowood Mansion (1910) (3720 Mayowood Rd. SW). Architect: Charles Horace Mayo. | Curved staircase of Mayowood Mansion. | Grand staircase of Mayowood Mansion. |
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| Gardens at Mayowood Mansion. | Planter on medieval stone carving at Mayowood Mansion. | Pergola at Mayowood Mansion. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |