{"id":10140,"date":"2023-04-21T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morrisoncountyhistory.org\/?page_id=10140"},"modified":"2023-05-16T08:28:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:28:42","slug":"the-fabulous-fashion-of-maud-mood-weyerhaeuser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/morrisoncountyhistory.org\/?page_id=10140","title":{"rendered":"The Fabulous Fashion of Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maud Moon’s dresses made circa 1910<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Miss Frances Maud Moon (1876-1965) was married to second-generation lumber baron Charles A. Weyerhaeuser (1866-1930) in Duluth, Minnesota on December 14, 1898. The newlywed couple made Little Falls their home until 1921. While Maud Moon lived in Morrison County, she took great interest in community involvement, especially regarding the arts and women’s interest clubs.<\/p>\n

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Maud Moon Hall circa 1920<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Musical Arts Club was established in 1911 to \u201c\u2026advance the interests and promote the culture of musical art in Little Falls,” and in 1919 Maud Moon wanted to leave a gift to the city of Little Falls before moving to St. Paul, as well as giving the Musical Arts Club a permanent home. She decided to donate an elaborate performance hall, built for her by her husband in the second story of what was the Morrison County Lumber Company\u2019s building at the corner of 1st<\/sup> Street and 1st<\/sup> Avenue NE, Little Falls, which is now home to the offices of Kevin J. Anderson Architect Inc. After 1950, the space was no longer used by the Musical Arts Club and became the location of KLTF radio for a time. In 2002, Kevin Anderson purchased the property and restored the stage. A full article on the restoration can be found here: Architect Restores Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Hall.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Maud Moon Hall, April 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The staff at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum thought it would be fitting to photograph a few of Maud Moon’s dresses and costumes in a setting where they may have been worn: Maud Moon Hall. The following photos are a result of that photography session. We would like to thank Kevin Anderson for allowing us to use this space.<\/p>\n