Spark House · Spaces & stories

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Add to its story.

Five projects connect real estate, spatial documentation, and community enterprise. Explore their recorded spaces and share the memories that help explain them.

Real estate investing

Spark Works 1832

Repositioning a historic commercial building.

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Project role

Real estate project development and as-built spatial documentation.

Project question

Explain the arrangement of a historic commercial building to people considering its reuse.

Documentation approach

Connect the existing Matterport record to the property's project narrative and distinguish the recorded layout from later planning ideas.

Available result

An explorable as-built reference for the 1886 Store & Flats building at 1832 W Superior Street.

A closer look

Four ways to read this space.

Choose a reading stop, then explore the corresponding space in the tour.

Overall arrangement

Use the dollhouse view to compare open areas with smaller rooms.

The as-built model provides a common reference for discussing a complex existing property.

Overview transcript

Spark Works 1832. A commercial repositioning project at 1832 W Superior Street in Duluth’s Lincoln Park Craft District. The Matterport tour documents the historic 1886 Store & Flats building as an as-built spatial record. Real estate project development and as-built spatial documentation. The project question: Explain the arrangement of a historic commercial building to people considering its reuse. Connect the existing Matterport record to the property's project narrative and distinguish the recorded layout from later planning ideas. An explorable as-built reference for the 1886 Store & Flats building at 1832 W Superior Street. Explore the four reading stops: overall arrangement; open areas; enclosed rooms; the building as a record. Connects real estate project development with spatial documentation, adaptive reuse, and communication with collaborators. This is a record of the space at capture. Its project brief explains what is documented and which details remain unknown.

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Project record and sources

Project start listed as October 2018. The profile’s start date is self-reported; its “Current” label is not treated as proof of ongoing ownership or operation. Ownership share, acquisition and disposition dates, investment amounts, and returns are not established.

Public address from the Matterport model; coordinates are an address estimate.

Original scan

Learn with a spatial record

Prepare before you arrive.

Use the Trinity project to practice reading a building record, connecting a story to a place, and preparing questions for an onsite visit.

  1. Read the record

    Open the Trinity tour. Find the sanctuary, side rooms, and connecting stairs. Review the project date context and distinguish what the model shows from what a source reports.

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  2. Attach the story

    Choose a reading stop and open its contribution link. Notice how the place stays attached to the form and how publication permission differs from Historical Society sharing. Submit only genuine contributions.

  3. Connect the task to a guide

    At Spark House, use the guide for your assigned equipment and confirm its physical location with your coordinator.

  4. Verify the current space

    Before the assignment, confirm the approved room, equipment, visitor arrangements, and current access routes onsite. Record discrepancies for the coordinator. An older tour is a preparation aid.

Open the volunteer course

Active volunteers can complete four short modules, save progress, and earn a separate Spatial Documentation & Heritage Tour Literacy certificate.