John was the son of the founder of the Gluek Brewing Company, a regional brewery in the Minneapolis area.

[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1990.

The two-story carriage house in back is even more distinctive, with quarters for horses as well as storage for the hay that fed them.

Larson said the carriage house "has to have the fanciest hay storage doors in the Twin Cities."

Many of the details inside the house are still intact, including the original icebox.