ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Rochester City Council voted 4-3 to declare Pill Hill a historic district. The neighborhood, on a knob just west of downtown, is where leading Mayo doctors have had swanky revivalist mansions since the early 1900s. The new declaration will help preserve Pill Hill’s historic architectural feel. The area  has been on the National Register of  Historic Places since 1990.

6,300 square feet. At 818 Eighth Street Northwest. Assssed at $1.7 million.