Event Information
Anderson Center at Tower View
163 Tower View DrRed Wing, MN 55066
(651) 388-2009
(Phone)
About
Celebrate the season with the Anderson Center's annual Holiday Home Tour December 3rd and December 7th - 10th. Guided tours depart at select times each day. Lovingly decorated for the holiday season by local designers and businesses, the Tower View Residence was built in 1916-1917 by A.P. and Lydia Anderson. The Holiday Home Tour is the only opportunity for the general public tour this landmark home!
A six-bedroom, four-bathroom Georgian Revival style home, the Tower View Residence is listed on the National Historic Register and was one of twenty homes featured in Larry Millet's 2014 book Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes (Minnesota Historical Society Press). It was originally built as a family home by Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson, an educator, inventor, and plant physiologist best known as the inventor of puffed wheat and puffed rice. Today, the home used by artists, writers, & creators from across the globe through the Anderson Center's flagship Artist Residency Program.
Guided tours depart for the home from the Main Entrance to the Galleries. Guests must be present and checked-in at the Main Entrance at least 5 minutes prior to their tour start time. Tours are 40-60 minutes in duration. Tours are not recommended for children age 4 and under.
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for youth under 18, and free for Anderson Center members.
Sat, December 3
11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m.,
2:30 p.m., & 3:30 p.m.
Wed - Fri, December 7 - 9
1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Sat, December 10
11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., & 2:30 p.m.
ASL interpretation for the Home Tour is upon request. To request interpretation, please contact [email protected] or 651-388-2009 at least two weeks prior to a tour.