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H. Alden Smith House
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| Location: | 1400 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Built: | 1887 |
| Architect: | William Channing Whitney |
| Architectural style: | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Minneapolis Community and Technical College |
| NRHP Reference#: |
76001063 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 16, 1976 |
The H. Alden Smith House is a historic Richardsonian Romanesque house just west of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was designed in 1887 by noted local architect William Channing Whitney. Its owner was a wealthy businessman, a partner in Smith and Wyman Sash and Door Company. It was once part of a group of other mansions on Harmon Place, but the area is now primarily home to apartments, warehouses, and Metropolitan State University.[2] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
H. Alden Smith lived in the home until 1906, when he died of a heart attack. His wife sold the home to a mortuary, and Davies Mortuary resided in the building until the 1970s. It was then used as a restaurant for about two years, then as an office building, a counseling clinic, and a location for filming of the movie Drop Dead Fred. In 1993, the Minneapolis Community College Foundation bought the building for $350,000 and raised funds to renovate the structure. It is now the Wells Family College Center within the Minneapolis Community and Technical College.[3]
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