Lincoln and S. Broad Sts.

This is essentially the heart of theLincoln Park neighborhood (or the Silk Stocking District).  On your right is Lincoln Park.  In this park there was once a huge old Elm tree.  It was destroyed by the Dutch Elm Blight which swept through the Midwest in the 1970s & 80s, and destroyed most of the stately Elms lining  the streets of  communities.  This tree was growing in  pre-Columbus times.  There was also once a fountain with a statue of a Civil War soldier and a vintage Civil War Cannon.  However, these were taken down and sold for scrap metal during WWII.You have probably noticed that Broad Street, like Fourth Street, a block before, changes alignment here.  This is one edge of what was once farmed by Judge Warren.  The land was given to him by the Federal Government for his service during the Civil War.  He farmed it for some time, and then plotted it into �Warren�s 1st and 2nd additions". These were essentially the first suburbs of Mankato.   810 South Broad Street is a house with a witches cap derived from the Queen Anne style, but more popularly known as French Chateau.  Look at the impact sandblasting has had on it.  Notice how soft local sand brick can be.  Go up and scratch the brick with your fingernail.  What is going to happen to this brick  over time?  Would it have been better leaving the paint on to act as a preservative?   Immediately adjacent to the Chateau is a Rambler or Ranch style home.  Why does this house seem out of place?  When do you think it was built and why? Across Grove Street at 730 S. Broad is a large brick house with wide overhanging eves and very horizontal lines.  Though this was not built by Frank Lloyd Wright, it is a house incorporating many of the Prairie School features of architecture.   You will see many houses of this style throughout the Midwest.   Walk back to the intersection of Lincoln and S. Broad Sts.  Turn right on to:	Lincoln Park
	810 South Broad Street