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Photos: That Minnesota home with the caves? Real estate agents hosted an open house

An open house was held at the Plummer pump house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild.

Visitors make their way through the tunnels at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Joe Ahlquist

By Joe Ahlquist

May 09, 2021 at 1:28 PM

Visitors line up for an open house at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Edina Realty Realtors Julie Glass-Yares and Michael Korby wait to open up the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House for an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Edina Realty Realtors Julie Glass-Yares and Michael Korby get ready to open up the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House for an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Visitors line up for an open house at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

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Visitors make their way through the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Visitors make their way through the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house as husband-and-wife musicians Thomas and Gabrielle Glass perform Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Visitors make their way through the tunnels at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Edina Realty Realtor Michael Korby speaks with visitors during an open house at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Hard hats and head lamps await visitors outside the entry to the tunnels during an open house at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Visitors make their way through the tunnels at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House during an open house Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

A sitting room where it's rumored that Dr. Henry Plummer would use to get some quiet time, according to Edina Realty Realtors Julie Glass-Yares and Michael Korby, at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

The original carriage entry at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

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Outdoor space at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Some of the original living space at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Some of the original living space at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Some of the original living space at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

The tunnels into the hillside at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

A master bedroom or family room, which was added as an addition in the 1980s, at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

A bathroom, which was added as an addition in the 1980s, at the Plummer pump house near the historic Plummer House Saturday, May 8, 2021, in Southwest Rochester. A real estate listing for the home, which was originally a pump house for Dr. Henry and Daisy Plummer’s nearby house, and features tunnels into the hillside, was posted on Twitter by the popular account @zillowgonewild. (Joe Ahlquist / jahlquist@postbulletin.com)

Joe Ahlquist

By Joe Ahlquist

Joe Ahlquist is the photo editor at the Post Bulletin. Joe is a 2013 graduate of Winona State University and previously worked at the Winona (Minn.) Daily News and the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader before arriving at the Post Bulletin in July of 2017. Readers can reach Joe at 507-285-7624 or jahlquist@postbulletin.com.

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