Meet the Wilsons (Outdoor)

September 14, 1:30-3:00pm

$15 | Outdoors

Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901) Click here for map.

At the upper end of the winding driveway to Assisi Heights, on the right side past Canticle Park, sits the former home of Dr. Louis B. Wilson, now known as Walnut Hill. This property was just outside the city limits of Rochester when Dr. Wilson purchased it in 1923. When he married Maude Mellish in 1924, the couple immediately moved into a newly built guest cottage on the site. In 1925, a much larger house designed by architect Harold Crawford was completed and the Wilsons occupied it. We invite you to come “meet the Wilsons” and hear their personal stories on the front lawn overlooking the city below.

Ken Allsen is invested in this region. He is a historian of the early influencers and architectural structures upon which the city of Rochester was built. Sister Marlys Jax will tell the tales of living in the Wilsons’ house and share stories of the persons who have influenced the civic standards in the city. Diane Wrobleski, a nurse and quilter by profession, regularly brings to life the characters from our local history. These three individuals will impersonate the historical figures of Dr. Louis B. Wilson, and his wives, Maud Mellish and Grace McCormack.

Events taking place outdoors will be held in Assisi Heights Canticle Park & the surrounding grounds. Please park in the Canticle Park parking lot & join us at the Canticle Park gazebo. We are open for limited sponsored events. Please refrain from attending if experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illness or have been exposed to any persons infected with COVID-19.