Albert Harrington (merchant)

Albert Harrington
Born(1850-04-19)April 19, 1850
DiedJuly 5, 1914(1914-07-05) (aged 64)
Resting placeLakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis
EducationWest Point Military Academy
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Grain Merchant
Spouse
Miss Laura Frick
(m. 1873)
Children4
Albert Harrington grew wealthy and commissioned the impressive nine-bedroom Harrington House at 1823 Park Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1888.

Albert Harrington (April 19, 1850 – July 5, 1914) was a grain merchant in Minnesota. He is best known as a member of the G. W. Van Dusen Company. He was a member of the Minneapolis Chamber of commerce; he built the Belt Line elevator in Superior, Wisconsin, in 1892; and he was the President of the Belt Line Elevator Company from 1892 to 1895.[1][2] This was part of the 10-block “Golden Mile” on Park Avenue between 18th and 28th Streets.

  1. ^ "Hennepin County Minnesota Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com.
  2. ^ Little Sketches of Big Folks, Minnesota 1907. St. Paul/Minneapolis/Duluth: R. L. Polk & Co. 1907. p. 174. Retrieved January 1, 2010. Pres. Belt Line Elevator.