NPS Form 10-900-a (Rev. 01/2009) 0MB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet McCloud-Edgerton House Name of Property Ramsey County, MN Section number Page __ County and State Name of multiple property listing (if applicable) SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 73000993 Property Name: Ivine Park Historic District County: Ramsey County State: MN Multiple Name: This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Serv· c tifica · included in the nomination documentation. Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Amended Item in Nomination This SLR is issued to make the following substantive correction: Section 7 The historic district does not include a comprehensive property inventory and the house at 311 Walnut Street was not mentioned in the text. Built in 1868, the house was constructed within the period of significance of the historic district, which ends in 1899. Although the property was moved from ih Avenue West around the comer to its present location on Walnut Street in 1916, this was an historic move in response to an expanding commercial district. The historic district is significant as a rare concentration of nineteenth century residential architecture, and in that context the house contributes to the significance of the Irvine Park Historic District. The State Historic Preservation Office was notified of this amendment. Distribution National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) STATE: I STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR .., (Rev, 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Minnesota 1 (Rev. 6-72) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COUNTY:COUNT Y : NATIONAL REGISTER OF HtSTORICHISTORIC PLACES Ramsey INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE (ENTRY DATE .. ,,.. sections) (Type all entries · complete applicable sections) ""'' ~ ' ..,,., COMMON : Irvine Park ANO/ QR HISTORIC : AND/OR HISTORIC: Irvine Park Historic District 12. LOCATION ___________________ .STREET ANq NUMBER: STREET ANC^NUMBER: CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CITY OR TOWN; CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CITY OR TOWN: - 4th District St. Paul Minnesota - 4th District STATEST~TE I CODE COUNTYCOUNTY:: CODE Minnesota I 23 Ramsey 123 |3. kASStFlCATION ACCESSIBLE CATEGORY STATUS CO OWNERSHIPQWNERSHIP TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC (Check One) Zz Public Public Acquisition: Occupied Yes:Yes : District Bui Iding Public Acquisition; f3IBl Occupied m[3 District □□ Building □ Public Restricted 0 0 In Process □ Restricted O Site Structure Privote □ In Process Unoccupied □ □ Site □□ Structure □ Private I□ I Unoccupied Unrestricted Both O Being Considered Preservation work 3]Kl Unrestricted Object rn13 Both I I Being Considered |X]~ Preservation work Q□ Object No in progress □ No 1- in progress u .PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate). u PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) :::::, Comments 0 Agricultural Government lxl Park 0 Transportation [0 i Comments □ Agricultural 1□ I Government IS Park ( I Transportation .Commercial Industrial IX] Private Residence O Other (Sp ecify) OS tn~ Commercial [□ i Industrial [2^ Private Residence □ Other ^Specify; 0 Educational Military Religious H I I Educational 1□ 1 Military I□ 1 Religious Museum Scientific I0 I Entertainment ~ 1□ t Scientific co "' ~,,:,:, A ~~ Zz i4. OWNER OF PRQPeftTY OWNER'S NAME: OWNER'S NAME: Multiple lUw STREET AND NUMBER: STREET AND NUMBER: UJw CITY OR TOWN: </)"' CITY OR TOWN: . lit tOCATJONOFPRPAJljQN Pr Mill~LEGAL DESCRIPTfPl~¢gteJtJpfl f "'..J.. 0 1 \ _;;;-' :;t:J 8 COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS , ETC: COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: ,~ ~ 1--_R_e_g_i_s_t_e_r_o_f_D_e_e_d_s_,_R_a_m_s_e_yRegister of Deeds, Ramsey__ Countyc_o_u_n _t_y_C_o_u_r_t_h Courthouse_ o_u_s_e________________ Cll -i ST_REET AND NUMBER: CD < STREET AND NUMBER: '< STATE CODE C:ITY OR TOWN: Cl TY OR TOWN: St. Paul Minnesota 23 _________________________________________________________________ ■ !Tlz TITLE OF SURVEY: St, Paul City Planning Bpard Survey.- iyb4 -i ll "Tl < 0 Federal ~ State O County IB) Local ;o DATE OF SURVEY: □0 Federal 0 State □ County [g Local ~ z C z DEPg.51 T O~ FQ,R §.4RVEY F.i,ECORpS: d s: "'O ~t. t'aul crt/Wa'ifnTAg~1ty P1ann1ng BoardBoar ~ CD u, ..:I !Tl C Minnesota Historical Societv ll u, STREET AND NUMBER : m STREET AND NUMBER: Street 0 421 Wabasha Street ! z Cedar Street r 690 Cedar Street STATE: CODE t--,__ CITY OR TOWN : STATE: CODE -< CITY OR TOWN: lJ 0 St. Paul Minnesota 23 )> -i !Tl l7. DESCRIPTION ™ ·•·•·•·•·•· iii:::::::::,:,: ^_________ _ (Check One) (Check One) 1K] Good [2llQ Excellent E Good g)1K] FairFair Bel~ Deteriorated I0 I Ruins □0 Unexposed CONDITION CONDITION (Check One) (Check On e) (Check One) (Check One) llQ Altered 0 Unaltered 0 Moved O Original Site H Altered □ Unaltered I I I Moved Q Original Site DESCRI BE T HE PRESENT AN D ORIGINAL (If known) PH Y SICAL APPEARANCE DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (U known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Irvine Park Historic District is located on one of the glacial river terraces upon which the city of St. Paul is sited. It is located .approximately one mile southwest of the St. Paul Central Business District Its northwest edge,edge. West Seventh Street, was formerly named Fort Road; which : since _the first years of settlement has been the connecting link between St. Paul and the territorial military fortifications at Fort Snelling approximately four miles to the west. The southeast edge of the district is a shear bluff, dropping fifty feet to the Mississippi River flood plain below. The flood plain originally consisted of back water sloughs but now is a rapidly deteriorating industrial area of railroad switch yards and grain elevators. The northeast edge is partially determined by the •· new ChestnutChes tnut Street right-of-way.right-of-way • ..., >fItt was originally the street access to the old Upper Levee site, which was locatedloGated -on the Mississippi RiverRiver at the foot . of _present _day Chestnut . Street. The southwest edge has been determined by planned and/or .. LO already commencedconnnenced redevelopment plans by the city of St. Paul. m m )I'hThee Irvine Park -Historic District at the time of urban settlement m inVi849in\{849 contained at least two unplatted farming homesteads, with a land surface steadly rising to swampy ma^hlands~hlands approximatelyapproximately four , z 9 z blocks to the northwest. Between 18491849'^nd and 1857 approximately fifteen tytVI buildings, were constructed within the Irvine Park Historic District. -i Eight buildings, possibly nine, still exist within the area. Two H Eight buildings, possibly nine, still exist within the area. Two ::tJ more buildings,buildings,from from the same period were relocated in the 1880's1880's to ;o within the district from a site one block to the northeast. ThS^istrict,Th~ istrict, Cc at present, contains residences from all three periods of economic n prosperity in 19th Century St. Paul: the early a~ d 185~'s as __ n prosperity in 19th Century St. Paul: the early an^^-lfiid 1850's as H-i previouslyprevi:_ous1y .,merttidned,mentioned, the post Civil War period,perj..od, and the 189189Qj^fi.Q;!-e ; :The']he focus of the district, Irvine Park, has remained unchanged in size and focus of the district, Irvine Park, has remained unchanged in size and O0 location :; since 1849 when it was platted and donated to the city of St. z Paul by John R. Irvine. He was one of the city's pioneer landowners z Paul by John R. Irvine. He was one of the city's pioneer landowners VIiyt and , realtors. ~-1.1b i: 'r ; Many of the homes in the district are now used for low cost apartment housing and the area is blighted due to lack of •minimalmirtimal -­ building maintenance. However, it retainsreta:ims much of its original character; a historical island in one of the most active, changing sectors of St. Paul.Paul • . - ' r Description of the significant houses in the Irvine Park Historic District are: ... ., ,, !.. • I I• ii 'I ' .. '' '' 1. The Charles Symonds House:House: 234 Ryan The structure is a two story ,trame^rame residence with hip roof construct­construct ed c.1850C.1850 by Charles SymondSymondwfV, St. Paul's £ifirst"I1st ice -dealer. ,The ­ structure is without any distinguishable-styledistinguishab~e Jstyle ·stilstillb -containing the original millwork, window locations, and two chimneys as -shown on an-an. 18571857-· .photograph. The only modifications to · theehe structurestrocture . are the addition ofba*sideof ,a •· side entrance, the resurfacing with asbetos siding and the enclosure of the front porch; all having taken (see continuation sheet) 1 ■ STATE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE ,$' NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Minnesota «to .. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Minnesota HAL REGISTER COUNTY NA'TidNAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Ramsey OCT 1819731 a 1973 icn Ramsey INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM NAT^O^i^t FOR NFSNPS USE ONLY NJ\T\ N~L DATE 'X REG\STERregister rCon<intia^ion(Continuation SAeeOSheet) ENTRY NUMBER DATE NOV 2T197J ■eScriptionion (continued) -- page 1 place since its relocation from a site one block to the northeast in the early 1880's.1880's. It is now used as a low cost boarding house and is in poor repair. 2. The Willis House;House: 240 Ryan The structure is a one story frame residence with hip roof jmd.£d twin side dependencies styled on a simplified Georgian monf.moKf: It was constructed c.1850 and was one of the first residences constructed 1 at Irvine Park. A two story wing was added in the 18801880's (see description of House #3) and except for the addition of a small window bay on the northwest corner, the resurfacing of the exterior with asbestos shingles and the removal of the original balustrated "captain's walk," the structure is intact as originally constructed.