The historic John Cook House has stood at the corner of 18th and Tyler since Minneapolis’ sidewalks were made of pine planks. Since 2019 it has been in the hands of a developer who wanted to tear it down to make a parking lot. Literally.
After most of a year, we have a deal to acquire the John Cook House! Of course this means the sprint just became a marathon and our little group now needs help more than ever.
But the John Cook House has a chance again. That’s because of an incredible (incredible) coalition of friends, neighbors, and community members in a growing group that has stepped forward to stand up for our history, for our city, and for our people. We are humbled, grateful, and proud.
We are not doing this alone and we’d appreciate it so much if you’d join us.
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Despite months of work, we have really only just finished the first step: the owner has agreed to sell it to our group. We will own the house at the end of June after inspection, more due diligence, and some serious fundraising, and only if all of it goes according to plan.
We can do this! We are Northeast!
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