• We saw many wind turbines on Iowa farmland during our drive to Minnesota.

• National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna, Louis Sullivan, Architect, 1906-1908

• The bank is now owned by Wells Fargo

• Minnesota Implement Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Jacobson and Jacobson, Architects, 1923

• Daniel C. Gainey House, Owatonna, MN, Edwin H. Lundie, Architect, 1945-1957

• What was originally the main house on Mr. Gainey's Arabian horse farm in Owatonna, MN is now the Gainey Conference Center at the University of St. Thomas.

• Lamps were a specialty of architect Edwin Lundie

• Winton Guest House, Owatonna, MN, Frank Gehry, Architect, 1986/2011.

• The 110 mile move of the Winton Guest House from its original site next to Lake Minnetonka in Orono, MN was completed in 2011. It is now owned by the University of St. Thomas in Owatonna, MN.

• Willow Creek is the backdrop to a number of the Mason City homes that we toured.

• Street side of the Sam Schneider House

• Street side of the Sam Schneider House

• Sam Schneider House

• Sam Schneider House

• Sam Schneider House

• Street side view of the Hugh Gilmore House

• Gilmore House

• Gilmore House

• Rear of the Gilmore House

• Street side view of the E. V. Franke House

• Rear of the Franke House

• Corner view of the Arthur Rule House

• Rule House window detail

• Street side view of the Arthur Rule House

• Rule House

• Rule House

• Rule House

• Rear of the Rule House

• Rear of the Rule House and Franke House

• Willow Creek with the remnants of an old mill

• The creek side of the Tom MacNider House

• MacNider House

• The street side of the Tom MacNider House

• MacNider House great room

• MacNider House great room

• MacNider House great room

• Art glass detail in the MacNider House great room

• MacNider House kitchen

• Ceiling light detail in the MacNider house

• MacNider House interior detail

• MacNider House bathroom

• MacNider House bathroom

• MacNider House bedroom

• MacNider House

• The creek side view of the Harry D. Page House (left) and Tom MacNider House (right)

• Page House

• Page House

• Page House

• The street side view of the Page House

• The creek side view of the James Blythe House

• Blythe House

• Blythe House

• The street side view of the Blythe House

• Blythe House stone wall detail

• Blythe House stone wall detail

• We crossed Willow Creek to reach the next three houses that we toured

• The street side view of the Joshua G. Melson House

• Melson House

• Melson House

• Melson House

• Melson House and Willow Creek

• Melson House

• A view of Willow Creek from the Melson House

• A view of the rear of the Melson House

• A creek side view of the Melson House

• The G. Curtis Yelland House is located across the street from the Melson House and is not on the creek.

• Yelland House

• The original Yelland House was destroyed by fire. This is a brand new house built to the original design.

• Doug, Mr. Wright, and Kathryn at the Yelland House. He seemed pleased with the reconstructed house.

• Martha and Mr. Wright. Photo courtesy of Martha Tinker.

• A street side view of the Samuel Davis Drake House

• Drake House

• Drake House

• A creek side view of the Samuel Davis Drake House

• Drake House

• The Samuel Davis Drake House sits atop the cliffs on the east side of Willow Creek.

• Drake House (right) and its neighbor on the left