Get to know mAISON BODEGA

Maison Bodega
is located at 1911 Pleasant Ave.
in the Loring Heights neighborhood of Minneapolis
and was built in 1920.

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The architect, Ernest Kennedy’s signature style is evident in this and other notable homes in the city.

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Ernest Kennedy was born in Mankato, Minnesota, in 1865 and moved to Minneapolis at age 10. He attended the University of Minnesota in 1888 but did not graduate. He later attended the Sorbonne in Paris and the Berlin and Munich Polytechnics.

Kennedy returned to Minneapolis and set up his own practice by 1897, specializing in the design of mansions and residences in Minneapolis and the vicinity of Lake Minnetonka.

Among his residential clients were Alfred Pillsbury, E.C. Gale, Gilbert and Archie Walker, Francis Janney, Rufus Rand, J.B. Gilfillan, and F.M. Crosby. He was also responsible for the design of Shevlin Hall at the University of Minnesota (1905) and numerous commercial structures in the area, including the Essex Building (1911) in downtown Minneapolis in which Kennedy had his office for many years.

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ABOUT our CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Liz Gardner is a highly regarded designer, stylist, writer and the creative director and co-founder of Bodega Ltd. She has over 10 years of experience in creative direction and design.

With a background in editorial, Liz has worked with titles like Cabana Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Architectural Digest, Domino, and more. You can also find her work in Food & Wine, The New York Times, Bon Appétit, Travel & Leisure, and New York Magazine.

Liz's expertise covers brand identity, photo direction, and interior design across a variety of media. Her personal restoration project of a historic building in Minneapolis was featured in Architectural Digest and Cabana Magazine. Liz is also a partner at Salonnière Paper, a trend and culture experience.

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"Like most historic buildings, Maison Bodega has lived many lives, not unlike its owner, Liz Gardner. To accurately and appropriately encapsulate all that Liz does is near impossible; her skill set is as layered as the space she inhabits. Creative director, stylist, community cultivator, historian, product designer, salonnière, the list goes on. Liz was a multi-hyphenate before the term was popular, and through years of research and exploration, brings an informed, punctilious approach to all she touches."
Taylor Hall O'Brien for Cabana Magazine
"In the process of brining our 100-year-old building back to life, we discovered that it had been hoe to several matriarchs who had facilitate creative and civic conversations. In the early 1900's it hosted clases for women on managing their incomes; later it was a venue for readings of new plays and performances of pieces of jazz and classical music."
Monocole Magazine
”Perched on a hill in a leafy neighbourhood near downtown Minneapolis is Maison Bodega. Conceived by Liz Gardner – Co-Founder of local multidisciplinary creative studio Bodega Ltd. and also the home’s proud owner – and housed with a century-old building, it is a place where life and work coexist, and sociability and amenability are firmly front of mind.”
Millie Thwates for The Local Project