Pardee, Walter Stone, 1852-1925.

Pardee was born in New Haven, Connecticut (August 21, 1852), the son of Joseph Henry (1818-1868) and Elvira Stone (d. 1855) Pardee. He was educated in private and public schools, and lived with his Stone grandparents in Orange, Connecticut after his mother's death. His father, a carriage maker, came to Minnesota in 1862, followed by Walter who arrived in St. Anthony Falls in 1866. Pardee entered the University of Minnesota preparatory school in 1868 and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1877, with a degree in civil engineering. He worked in the architectural offices of L. S. Buffington, Minneapolis (1877-1885); became Minneapolis' first building inspector (1884-1887); was architect for the board of education (1887-1891); and worked in private architectural practice (1891-1899). He married Etta Sabin in 1881 and died in Minneapolis on May 24, 1925.

From the guide to the Autobiography and related papers., 1918-1923., (Minnesota Historical Society)