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FINAL REPORT MAY1983 HISTORIC SAINT PAUL SITES AND SURVEY RAMSEY COUNTY SAINT PAUL HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION RAMSEY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY OF SAINT PAUL AND RAMSEY COUNTY 1980-1983 FINAL REPORT Patricia A. Murphy Susan \tJ. Granger SPONSORED BY Ramsey County Historical Society 323 Landmark Center, 75 W. 5th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission City of Saint Paul, 25 W. 4th Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 MAY 1983 FUNDS PROVIDED BY Minnesota Historical Society United States Department of the Interior City of Saint Paul County of Ramsey F.R. Bigelow Foundation The Saint Paul Foundation American National Bank and Trust Company Rodman Foundation PRODUCTION Patricia A. Murphy and Susan W. Granger -- survey direction, writing, and research Frances M. Krug and Helen C. Murphy -- editing and typing Bradley Daniels and Gary H. Phelps -- photographs Doris Buehrer, Jane Cagle, Louise Langberg, and Lawrence Zangs -- maps and illustrations Graphics Division of the Department of Planning and Economic Development of the City of Saint Paul -- graphics and production Joan Hagen -- cover design (Griggs-Howard House at 422 Laurel Avenue) CONTENTS Maps . i x Photographs . xi Acknowledgements . .. xv Introduction . l Summary of Findings by Planning District and Municipality ...... 11 District l .................................................. 13 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 17 r~a p • • • • • • • • . • • . • . • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • . • . • . • . • • . • . • • 18 District 2 .................................................. 19 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 22 f·1ap • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 District 3 .................................................. 25 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 31 Map . 34 District 4 .................................................. 35 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 42 Map . 45 District 5 .................................................. 47 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 53 Map . .. 56 District 6 .................................................. 57 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 63 ~1ap • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • • • 65 District 7 .................................................. 67 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 73 Map . 76 District 8 .................................................. 77 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 84 Map . 8 7 Di str i ct 9 . 88 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 94 f•1ap ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 98 iii District 10 ••••••••...•.•..••••••.••••.••••.....•.••••...... 100 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 105 ~1a p .......•............................................... l 07 District 11 ...............•............•.................... 108 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 113 ~-1a p ...•.•...•....•.....•.....•...•••.......•..........•... 115 District 12 •.•.............................................. 116 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 125 t,1ap ...................•.................................•. 127 District 13 ................................................. 128 List of Signficant Buildings .............................. 139 Map ....................................................... 142 District 14 ................................................. 143 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 150 t-1ap ....................................................... 152 f1istrict 15 ................................................. 153 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 159 r~ap .....•................................................. 160 District 16 ....................•.•..........•............... 161 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 168 t~ap •..................................•................... 169 District 17 ......•..•..............•...•.•.................. 171 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 184 ~-1ap ................•...•............................•...... 189 Fa 1con Heights .............................................. 191 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 197 Map ....................................................... 198 Lauderdale .................................................. 199 List of Significant Buildings ............................. 202 ~~ap ....................................................... 203 '~aplewood ................................................... 205 List of Significant Buildings ........................... ~. 210 Map . 21 2 iv NevJ Brighton ................................................. 213 List of Significant Buildings .............................. 218 Map ...................................................... .. 219 North St. Paul ............................................... 221 List of Significant Buildings .............................. 226 Map ........................................................ 227 Roseville .................................................... 229 List of Significant Buildings .............................. 234 ~~a p .•...•...•..........•.....•..•...........•.......•...... 235 City of l4hi te Bear Lake and Hhi te Bear Tovmshi p .............. 237 List of Significant Buildings (City of i1Jhite Bear Lake) .... 246 Map ( City of White Bear Lake) .............................. 249 List of Significant Buildings (White Bear Township) ........ 250 Map (White Bear Township) .................................. 251 P.ppend i xes Appendix A - Sample Copy of Survey Form ...................... 253 Appendix B - Sample Copy of Architect/Contractor Form ........ 257 Appendix C - Street Addresses of Buildings Which ~~ere Surveyed ................................... 263 Appendix D - Listing of Buildings of Major Significance by Type of Building, Architectural Style and Theme ....................................... 337 Art Deco and Streamlined Moderne Buildings ................. 339 Bank Buildings ............................................. 341 Brewery-Related Buildings .................................. 342 Bridges .................................................... 343 Buildings Constructed Before 1875 .......................... 344 Buildings Constructed by the W.P.A ......................... 346 Charitable and Health Care Facilities ...................... 347 Churches, Chapels, and Synagogues .......................... 348 Clubhouses and Organization Headquarters ................... 352 College and Seminary Buildings ............................. 353 Colonial and Georgian Revival Style Houses ................. 354 Double Houses .............................................. 356 Early Victorian Worker's Cottages .......................... 357 V Farmhouses and Barns ...................................... 359 Greek Revival and Federal Style Houses .................... 361 Hotels .................................................... 362 Italianate and Second Empire Style Buildings ............... 363 Late 19th and Early 20th Century Apartment Buildings ...... 366 Office Buildings .......................................... 367 Park and Recreational Buildings ........................... 368 Prairie, Craftsman, and Bungalow Designs .................. 369 Public Buildings .......................................... 370 I Public Utility Buildings .................................. 372 Railroad and Streetcar Related Structures ................. 373 Richardsonian and Victorian Romanesque Style Houses ....... 374 Roadside Architecture ..................................... 375 Rov;houses ................................................. 376 Schools ................................................... 377 Small Pre-1900 Brick Commercial Blocks .................... 379 Small Pre-1900 Woodframe Commercial Blocks ................ 381 Spanish, Mission, and Other Period Revival Style Houses and Bungalow Courts .............................. 382 Theaters .................................................. 383 Tudor Revival and Medieval-Inspired Houses ................ 384 Victorian Fire and Police Stations 386 Victorian Picturesque Style Houses 387 Warehouses, Wholesaling, and Manufacturing Buildings ...... 388 Appendix E - Significant Buildings Which Were Razed During the Survey .............................. 393 Appendix F - Criteria for Evaluation of Sites For Designation ................................ 397 National Register of Historic Places ...................... 399 St. Paul Heritage Preservation Commission ................. 401 Appendix G - National Register Nomination Forms Which Were Prepared As Part of the Historic Sites Survey of St. Paul and Ramsey County ........... 403 Appendix H - Maps ........................................... 411 St. Paul Citizen Participation Planning Districts ......... 413 Muni ci pal iti es in Ramsey County ........................... 414 vi MAPS 1. District l ...................................................... 18 2. District 2 ...................................................... 23 3. District 3 ...................................................... 34 4. District 4 . 45 5. District 5