George F. Lindsay House

The house was built in 1919 by George F. Lindsay and designed by architecture firm Parker, Thomas & Rice. Lindsay was a timber buyer for Weyerhaeuser. He was born in Iowa in 1871.^[1] The house is Georgian Revival in style and is one of the few historic mansions built of wood on Summit Avenue.^[2][3]

In 1932 the house was sold to Frederick K. Weyerhaeuser, the grandson of lumber baron Friedrich Weyerhäuser.^[4]

It was owned by author Garrison Keillor from 2008 to 2020.^[5] Keillor bought the house in 2008 for $2.15 million.^[6]