Tour Edina's historic treasures: St. Stephen's Church, Minnehaha Grange, Cahill School

Historic Cahill School and Minnehaha Grange Hall at Tupa Park and St. Stephen’s Church, at 50^th and Wooddale, will host free public tours on Tuesday, May. 8.

Seventy-five-year-old St. Stephen's Church is a well-known Edina landmark that seems a permanent part of the 50th Street landscape. But long before the church broke ground, another important Edina institution, Minnehaha Grange, stood on the same corner before it was moved to make way for Country Club District development.

Get a closer look at both buildings, which played significant roles in Edina's history as it changed from a rural village to a suburb. Formal tours, beginning at 5 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., will be held at each site on Tuesday, May 8.

Historic Cahill School, located adjacent to the Grange at Tupa Park, also will be open for informal tours from 5 to 7 p.m.

Visit one or both sites. The schedule allows time for visitors to tour one building, then walk or drive to the next site, located about a half mile away, in time for the next tour.

Park at Wooddale or Utley Park, Edina City Hall or on the street where allowed. Tupa Park is at Eden Avenue and Highway 100; the church is at 50th and Wooddale.

The free event is sponsored by the Edina Historical Society and the city's Heritage Preservation Board, with the assistance of St. Stephen's congregation. Registration is not required; spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to fire code restrictions, space at the Grange is limited to 40 people per tour.