NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. a-ae) QMS No. 1024-0018 j*"*1 *"•*'* \ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property historic name Oeden Apartment Hotel other names/site number Continental Hotel 2. Location street & number 66-68 South 12th Street NA LJ not for publication city, town Minneapolis NA I _ vicinity state Minnesota code MN county Henneuin code 053 zip code 55403 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property nn private [x] building(s) Contributing Noncontributing I I public-local I I district 1 ____ buildings I I public-State Qsite ____ ____ sites I I public-Federal I I structure ____ ____ structures I I object ____ ____ objects 1 0 Total Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously NA listed in the National Register 0_____ 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the d esignated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as a mended, I hereby certify that this [xHnomi nation Qjsciuesflfor determination lof eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National *RB§isl4t^M^sto/lc..PaCflSjand mews-tbe^procedural and professional requir ements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my O| jpiorCtfte propeoty^Jmeets I I doAs not meet the National Register criteria. I _I See continuation sheet. / Signature of certifylng-offTcial ^ I an R. Stewart Date 1 I Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau Minnesota Historical Society In my opinion, the property EH meets ED does not meet the National Register criteria. \ _ 1 See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 5. National Park Service Certification JL hereby, certify that this property is: [e/itered in the National Register. _J See continuation sheet. I I determined eligible for the National Register. I I See continuation sheet. I I determined not eligible for the National Register. I I removed from the National Register. EH other, (explain:) ___________ ature of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling________ DOMESTIC: multiple dwelling_______ 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) foundation Limestone Second Renaissance Revival walls __ Brick Tile roof _ Tar and Gravel other Terra Gotta Describe present and historic physical appearance. continuation sheet 8. Statement of Significance Certifying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: I I nationally I I statewide I"*] locally Applicable National Register Criteria HHA I IB I 1C I ID Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) I |A I IB I Ic I ID I IE I IF I |G Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Dates Social History_____________________ 1910-1941____________ 1910______ Cultural Affiliation NA Significant Person Architect/Builder __________"*•"•____________________ Dorr. Adam Lansine. architect Ingemann Bros., builder State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. continuation sheet 9. Major Bibliographical References Ixl See continuation sheet Previous documentation on file (NFS): l~xl preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) Primary location of additional data: has been requested fx~| State historic preservation office previously listed in the National Register EH Other State agency previously determined eligible by the National Register I I Federal agency designated a National Historic Landmark I I Local government recorded by Historic American Buildings I I University Survey # _________________________ [H Other I I recorded by Historic American Engineering Specify repository: Record #__ ______ __ 10. Geographical Data Acreage of property less than one acre UTM References A Hi5| |4|7.8|1,4|0| 14.917,917,5,01 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing C I . I I I i I . i I I . I i I . I Dl . I I I i III. i i I I See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description The nominated property occupies city lot 57, Auditor's Subdivision 30 of the city of Minneapolis. I I See continuation sheet Boundary Justification The boundary includes the entire city lot that has historically been associated with the property. I I See continuation sheet 11. Form Prepared By_______________________ name/title ______Michael Koop/Preservation Consultant organization __ Thomas R. Zahn & Associates. Inc. date. 12 June 1991 street & number 420 Summit Avenue____________ telephone 612-221-9765 city or town __ St. Paul state MN zip code 55102 NPS Form 10-WXX 0MB Aflprovd No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior DEC I 6 I99I National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number _____ Page _____ Ogden Apartment Hotel Section 7, Pages 1 and 2 Section 8, Pages 1 through 6 Figure 1, Floor Plan of the Ogden Apartment Hotel Enclosed are the above continuation sheets and floor plan. Staff made spelling corrections. Signature or" certifying official: Date / lan R. Stewart Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau: Minnesota Historical Society DEC I 6 I99f NFS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 7 Ogden Apartment Hotel Page 1 The Ogden Apartment Hotel is a Second Renaissance Revival style building made of reinforced concrete, hollow tile, pressed brick, and terra cotta. Measuring 45' by 108', it stands six stories high on a raised basement and has an elevator for access to each floor. It is located at the corner of South 12th Street and LaSalle Avenue on the southwestern edge of downtown Minneapolis, a few blocks northeast of Loring Park. The area surrounding the Ogden contains a mixture of commercial buildings and multi-unit housing including a few early twentieth century walk-up apartment buildings, modern townhouses, and high-rise condominiums constructed in the early 1980s. Facing southwest onto 12th Street, the Ogden's symmetrical facade is three bays wide. The raised basement, made of a limestone foundation covered with eight-inch terra cotta tile brick, is pierced by four 1/1 double hung sash windows, above which is a bush hammered Kasota sandstone water table. Centered in the facade is the main entrance which opens into a vestibule. The entry door has sidelights and a transom framed by a terra cotta entablature with modillions and a pair of lion's heads. The electric copper finished front and vestibule doors were manufactured by the Minneapolis Fire Proof Door Company. Above the water table the first two floors of the facade are faced with reddish-brown terra cotta brick. Paired 1/1 double hung windows, each with a sandstone sill, punctuate the first and third bays; the central bay is lighted by two smaller double hung windows. There is a continuous terra cotta hoodmold over the second floor windows. Reddish-orange brick covers the third, fourth, and fifth floors, all of which have the same fenestration as on the second story. Dividing the fifth and sixth floors is a decorative band of terra cotta. The top floor is finished with yellow-gold brick and has the same window arrangement as on the lower floors. There is a wide galvanized iron cornice with modillions and an ornamental molding. The LaSalle Avenue elevation is nine bays wide with each floor finished in the same manner as the 12th Street facade. Near the southwestern corner are a set of steps which lead down to a secondary entrance that provides access to the basement. An irregular number of single and paired 1/1 double hung sash windows punctuate each floor. The other sidewall was not finished as handsomely as the 12th Street and LaSalle Avenue elevations. It consists of the exposed limestone foundation, buff-colored brick walls, and numerous 1/1 double hung windows with segmental arches on each floor. The middle six bays are slightly recessed and there is a chimney located at the northeastern corner. Facing a small parking lot, the rear elevation is four bays wide and covered with buff- colored brick. The basement level has two small windows and there is an entrance with sidelights centered in the wall. Each floor has paired and single windows with 1/1 double hung sash and segmental arches. The interior of the Ogden was originally divided into 71 apartments, five of which could be two-room units and the remainder with just one room (see Figure 1). There were eleven apartments on the first floor and twelve on the second through the sixth floors. Today there are 75 units in the building. The staircase is intact and consists of a cast iron balustrade, birch handrail, and Vermont slate treads and platforms. An original ornate DEC I 6 1991 NFS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section number 7 Ogden Apartment Hotel Page 2 iron elevator door was removed at an unknown date.