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Stevens Square (technically '''Stevens Square/Loring Heights''', Stevens Square being east of to the north, Phillips to the east, Whittier to the south, and Lowry Hill East to the west. It is only about a seven minute walk to the southern edge of Downtown Minneapolis. The area is composed mostly of old apartment buildings or mansions that have been subdivided into apartments, giving the neighborhood a heavy population density within its small geographical area. The neighborhood was named after John H. Stevens who was the first permanent resident to settle in the West Bank side of Minneapolis. The neighborhood was designated by the city as a historic district in 1989 because of the number of three-and-a-half story apartment buildings surrounding Stevens Square Park. The buildings are similar in appearance with brown brick exteriors, contrasting limestone lintels, belt-coursing and columns flanking the main entrances. Most of the buildings have had very few external modifications. Five of the apartments are listed on the National Register Of Historic Places , being designated in 1993.2 Stevens Square Park is the center of the neighborhood; it occupies a city block between East 18th Street, East 19th Street, 1st Avenue South, and Second Avenue South. It is the survivor of two parks historically established in the area. The other park, Franklin Steele Square, was significantly changed as a result of the Federal Aid Highway Act Of 1956 . Franklin Steele Square was named after Franklin Steele , who was one of the first East bank settlers. The interchange of Interstate 94 and Interstate 35W occupies part of the park's former site. SEE ALSO REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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