View of Lake of the Isles from the 3rd Floor Balcony of the Gates Mansion, 1922
The Gates mansion was recently in the news because it was the first residence with air conditioning in Minnesota. If you would like to see more images of the mansion go here and search for “gates mansion house” as a subject.
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