Ramsey County History – Summer 2001: “Old Federal Courts Building—Beautiful, Unique—Its Style of Architecture Facing Extinction”

Old Federal Courts Building—Beautiful, Unique—Its Style of Architecture Facing Extinction

Author: Eileen Michels

From the perspective of the architectural historian, Eileen Michels takes the reader inside this notable St. Paul landmark, in the Richardsonian Romanesque style that was not widely employed with nineteenth century buildings nor widely celebrated. Its resemblance to Boston’s Trinity Church, the Federal Building in Milwaukee, and the U.S. Post Office in Washington D.C. are illustrated.

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