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Heritage panel recommends local landmark designation for Prince's childhood home at 2620 Eighth Ave. N.
Summary
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council designate the Nelson House, where Prince lived from 1965–1970, as a local landmark, citing its social and cultural significance.
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission on Aug. 12 voted to recommend that the City Council designate the Nelson House at 2620 Eighth Avenue North as a local landmark.
Erin Kaye, senior city planner in the Historic Preservation subsection of the Department of Community Planning and Economic Development, told commissioners the designation study concludes the property is significant under local criterion 2 for its association with Prince Rogers Nelson and recommended a period of significance of 1965–1970. "This property was the second childhood home…
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