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Alexander McDougall Residence

A large, beige brick house with a wide porch, white columns, and multiple gables, sits on a grassy hill surrounded by shrubs and leafless trees on a cloudy day.

2201 E. 1st St.

Although designed by Bray and Nystrom, the McDougall home is heavily influenced by I. Vernon Hill’s Ornamented Cube idea employed on the Crosby house: a yellow brick box with a flared dormer gable. Captain Alexander McDougall, who built the house as a widower, invented the whaleback steamer (nicknamed “pig boat” for its bow’s snout-like appearance), a precursor to today’s ore boats. His American Steel Barge Company built ships in Superior before moving operations to Duluth.

Property Details

Year Built

1910

Neighborhood

East End

Style

American Foursquare, Neoclassical / Classical Revival

Architect

Carl Nystrom, William T. Bray



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