WATCH: Edina’s First Handicap Accessible House to be Demolished

Miriam Kiser’s home at 5633 Tracy Ave. is unique in Edina. It was built with her wheelchair-bound husband Rex in mind shortly after the couple married in 1949, making it the first handicap accessible house in Edina. Rex was paralyzed when a piece of shrapnel hit him in the spine and paralyzed him during World War II.

The house is now scheduled to be demolished as part of a recently approved subdivision.

Agenda: Edina took a look back at the house’s history in a video posted to YouTube this week.