My husband and I bought our first house in Champlin in June 2012. This June, we learned the significance of the big, white house that’s one mile away, just across the bridge in Anoka.

We’d noticed it before and commented on how grand it seemed. My commute, via car or bike, takes me past the majestic facade with its towering white pillars every weekday. I had no idea what its role was in history, but I appreciated it for its antiquity and beauty.

  

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