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Ramsey County History – Spring 1991: “What’s Historic About This Site? Woodland Park Historic District”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? Woodland Park Historic District A brief summary of the rise, decline, and revival of the neighborhood bounded by Marshall, Selby, Dale, and Kent streets. During its rise, 1880–1924, prominent citizens such as Judson Bishop, D. W. Lawler, and William Marshall built houses there.
Ramsey County History – Winter 1990: “What’s Historic About This Site? The West Side’s Riverview Carnegie Branch Library”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The West Side’s Riverview Carnegie Branch Library Endowed by Andrew Carnegie; built in 1916; and renovated in 1958. PDF of Historic Site article PDF of Sarah Wilkins letters…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1990: “What’s Historic About This Site? Macalester’s Old Main and Its First Century”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? Macalester’s Old Main and Its First Century Macalester College’s Old Main has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The author describes the building and the early days of the college. PDF of Historic Site…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1990: “What’s Historic About This Site? The Dahl House: The Last of Old Lowertown”
Ramsey County Historical SocietyWhat’s Historic About This Site? The Dahl House: The Last of Old Lowertown In 1858 Englishman William Dahl built a humble little house in St. Paul. One hundred and thirty-two years later, still humble and tiny, the Dahl House made it to the National Register of Historic Places “as the…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1989: “Minnesota’ First Art School: St. Agatha’s Conservatory and the Pursuit of Excellence”
Sister Ann Thomasine SampsonMinnesota’ First Art School: St. Agatha’s Conservatory and the Pursuit of Excellence Author: Sister Ann Thomasine Sampson Five pieces by the same author tell the story of St. Agatha’s Conservatory. Cousins Mother Seraphine and Mother Celestine of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet were major figures. St. Agatha…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1987: “Diphtheria, Typhoid, Tuberculosis: Roots of Ramsey’s Health Care Trace Back to Anker Hospital”
Mary Alice CzerwonkaDiphtheria, Typhoid, Tuberculosis: Roots of Ramsey’s Health Care Trace Back to Anker Hospital Author: Mary Alice Czerwonka This article describes the history of Ramsey County’s public hospitals from 1873 to 1987. Dr. Arthur Ancker arrived in St. Paul in 1883, and, over the next forty years, created a much-admired…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1982: “The St. Paul Farmer’s Market: A 130-Year-Old Tradition”
Rosemary PalmerThe St. Paul Farmer’s Market: A 130-Year-Old Tradition Author: Rosemary Palmer The St. Paul Farmer’s Market is one of the oldest institutions in the city. In 1853, a man built a market house with a second floor that served as a place for community gatherings and where farmers could…
Ramsey County History – Fall 1981: “Montgomery Schuyler Takes on ‘The West’”
Patricia MurphyMontgomery Schuyler Takes on ‘The West’ Author: Patricia Murphy In 1891, architecture critic Montgomery Schuyler wrote an article in Harper’s Magazine entitled “Glimpses of Western Architecture: St. Paul and Minneapolis.” It looked at nine buildings in St. Paul: the Ryan Hotel, the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, the Pioneer Building,…
Ramsey County History – Spring 1981: “The City Hall-County Courthouse and Its First Fifty Years”
Dane SmithThe City Hall-County Courthouse and Its First Fifty Years Author: Dane Smith Ramsey County’s first courthouse went up in the 1850s near Rice Park. It was made of brick with a tower and a clock. It served until 1889, when it was replaced by a grand building designed by…