Way back in 1889, just six short years after Loring Park was established, as Central Park, the Minneapolis Park Board constructed a building that looked like a little house for use as an office by the first park superintendent, William Berry. Billed by Park Board President, Charles Loring as the only man in the world fitted to attend to the arduous duties of outlining and conducting the work of providing Minneapolis with a lake and boulevard system, Berry spent 22 years as a faithful public servant.
The building served a variety of purposes after Berry’s retirement. In 1998, it was restored and designated as one of the Minneapolis park’s historical monuments.
