S Li Manitou Add
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About this home
Live history! The first owner of this house was F. Melius Christiansen, the founder of the St. Olaf College music department, choir and band. This fabulous St. Olaf Avenue house sits on huge lot (.63 acres) with beautiful perennial gardens. 5 bedrooms upstairs, gleaming maple floors throughout, tall ceilings (9.5'), amazing woodwork, gorgeous divided light windows, 2 fireplaces, beamed ceiling in the living room, a built-in buffet in the dining room, a large kitchen surrounded in windows overlooking the yard. Note the fabulous pocket door to the main floor office/music room and the family room/studio in the back of the house. Lovingly renovated several years ago with upgrades to electrical, bathrooms, and kitchen. Several connections to the yard with an amazing covered front porch, a covered back porch off the kitchen - note the addorable railing, and a sweet balcony off the two front bedrooms. Water heater 5/2025. Elec 200 AMP service.
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Home facts
Facts & features
Interior
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Bath breakdown
- 1 full / 1 3/4 / 1 half
- Heating
- Boiler
- Cooling
- Window Unit(s)
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Dryer, Gas Water Heater, Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Softener Owned
Property
- Levels / stories
- One and One Half
- Garage
- 2 spaces · 24x24 · 576 sqft
- Parking features
- Detached Garage, Asphalt, Electric, Garage Door Opener
- Patio & porch
- Awning(s), Covered, Front Porch, Other, Rear Porch
- Lot size
- 0.625 acres
- Lot dimensions
- 99x231x66x66
Construction
- Property type
- Residential
- Property subtype
- Single Family
- Foundation
- 1,344 sqft
- Roof
- Age Over 8 Years
- Year built
- 1908
Utilities
- Water
- City Water/Connected
- Sewer
- City Sewer/Connected
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Electric
- Circuit Breakers, 200+ Amp Service
Community & HOA
- Subdivision
- S Li Manitou Add
- HOA
- No HOA
- School district
- Northfield
Financial & listing details
- Annual tax
- $7,138 (2025)
- Listed
- Jan 2, 2026
- Days on market
- 264 · 98 cumulative
- Manufactured home
- Yes
Interior details
Exterior & lot
Utilities
Parking & garage
Financial details
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Location
812 Saint Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN, 55057
Listing information
Listing information provided courtesy of the MLS. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.
