Baking legend’s 1960s home hits market with original details and a very unusual kitchen
Marjorie Johnson, a beloved American baking champion known as the "Blue Ribbon Baker" who died last year aged 106, has had her Minnesota home listed for sale for the first time. The 1968 lakefront property in Robbinsdale is being marketed as a meticulously preserved "time capsule", complete with a custom kitchen Johnson designed herself to suit her small stature, reflecting the legacy of a woman who became a national television personality and cookbook author after taking up competitive baking in her fifties.
The 5,100-square-foot house has six bedrooms, four bathrooms, an indoor pool, a second kitchen and 70 feet of shoreline on Crystal Lake, alongside vintage touches such as shag carpet, floral wallpaper and a built-in record player, all kept in pristine condition. Johnson won more than 3,000 baking ribbons over her lifetime, appeared on "The Tonight Show" and had a cookbook foreword written by Rosie O'Donnell. The property is listed for $665,000, and her family says several offers have already come in as they look to find a buyer who will cherish the home as she did.
- Blue Ribbon Baker Marjorie Johnson's preserved 1968 Minnesota home is for sale.
- House features her custom low kitchen, indoor pool and vintage decor.
- Listed at $665,000; family has already received multiple offers.