Oct 30, 2024 - News

Prince's childhood North Minneapolis home could get historic designation

Nick Halter

A photo of a yellow rambler house — This rambler is where Prince learned to play the piano. Photo: Courtesy of the City of Minneapolis

This North Minneapolis yellow rambler may not look like a landmark, but it might soon be.

Context: The house at 8th Avenue N and Upton is where Prince Rogers Nelson lived between the ages of 6-12, according to historian Kristen Zschomler, who has been working to preserve the homes where the music icon lived.

The latest: The city's Historic Preservation Commission last week approved the home's nomination as a historic landmark, and it will now be studied by city staff.

In the application, Zschomler writes that Prince basically taught himself to play the piano in the house by mimicking songs he heard on TV.

"This is where it all happened" for Prince musically, his cousin Charles Smith, is quoted as saying.

Add Axios on Google

Prince's childhood North Minneapolis home could get historic designation

More Twin Cities stories