White House Hotel, Lake and Water St., Excelsior. The first building located on the bluff at the southeast corner of Water and Lake Streets was the Jenkins House built in 1866. In 1872 the son, Grant Jenkins, rebuilt the old Jenkins House into a two—story frame house with room for 30 people. It was owned by a Mrs. Simpson and was called the Simpson House, but confusion with the new Sampsion House a few years later led them to rename it the White House. In 1921 The Woman's Club of Minnetonka bought it and renamed the hotel Community House and used one of the rooms for a public library. In 1929 the Minnetonka Woman's Club donated the property to the Minnesota Sunshine Society who converted it into a home for the aged. In 1946 the building was razed. The hill where the hotel was located was also leveled for commercial buildings. ('Lake Minnetonka's Historic Hotels')

early 1900's

The White House

Print, Photographic

17.7x12.7 cm

Excelsior, MN

4243.00

Excelsior—Lake Minnetonka Historical Society Photograph Collection

3150.00

P—HO4

40096590

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