Featuring information on Bunge elevator, Columbus School, Como Congregational Church, General Mills Research Laboratories, Tuttle School and Van Cleve Park.

Como is fortunate to have the non-profit Oakeshott Institute in the neighborhood. It's located in the old Como Congregational Church building at 1035 14th Ave SE and has a mission to promote the interest in ancient arms and armor through a hands-on educational approach.

Check out the listing of current Como businesses. Be sure to also look over the list of former Como businesses. These are both works-in-progress. If you know of additional current or former Como businesses, please let us know.


In preparation for Minneapolis' historic re-survey of Como in 2011, we've compiled a list of Como houses for consideration and a list of lost Como houses. We have also started a list of Como commercial buildings for consideration.

The documents listed below provide more information about the General Mills Research Laboratories that were located at 2010 E. Hennepin Ave. and Como Congregational Church. Note - if you have trouble reading these PDFs in "view" mode, you may need to download the document(s) in order to be able to zoom in more, etc.