East Isles, Minneapolis

East Isles
Neighborhood
Location of East Isles within the U.S. city of Minneapolis Location of East Isles within the U.S. city of Minneapolis
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Hennepin
City	Minneapolis
Community	Calhoun-Isles
Area
• Total	0.332 sq mi (0.86 km2)
Elevation	849 ft (259 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	3,169
• Density	9,500/sq mi (3,700/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55405, 55408
Area code(s)	612

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1980	3,386		—
1990	3,498		3.3%
2000	3,340		−4.5%
2010	3,169		−5.1%

East Isles is a neighborhood within the larger Calhoun-Isles community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It lies between Hennepin Avenue to the east, Lake of the Isles to the west, West Lake Street to the south, and West 22nd Street to the north. Together with parts of Lowry Hill East and other nearby neighborhoods, East Isles is part of the larger, but unofficial, Uptown neighborhood.

Architects William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie designed the Catherine Gray House in this neighborhood, at 2409 Lake of the Isles Boulevard; it is currently owned by Brian and Mary Longe. Purcell built the Catherine Gray House (his first project) for his grandmother, who funded the project to help Purcell and Elmslie launch their new firm. Purcell lived in the house with his grandmother until he married his wife Edna. After many years of alterations and lots of white paint, the house had lost most of its Prairie School characteristics. After an extensive historical restoration to the exterior in 2005-2006 by the Longes, the exterior of the home has been returned to its original beauty and is a fine example of early Prairie School in Minneapolis.

Behind the Catherine Gray House, on Lake Place, is another significant project by Purcell & Elmslie - the Purcell-Cutts House. The Purcell-Cutts House was originally called the Edna Purcell House, named for his wife. Purcell and his wife lived in this home and raised their two sons there. The Cutts family bought the house years later and lived there for many years, and then donated the home to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The home is now a museum and is open to the public for tours. Signs denoting the neighborhood incorporate that window designs of this house.

External links

• Minneapolis Neighborhood Profile - East Isles
• East Isles Residents Association
• EIRA
• Businesses in East Isles, Minneapolis