Ramsey County History – Spring 1965: “St. Paul’s Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Almost Gone”

St. Paul’s Stately Old Buildings—Going, Going, Almost Gone
Author: Georgia Ray DeCoster

“American cities are threatened by a steady dilution of historic character and architectural personality. . . . Therefore, it is time to establish once and for all the economic merits of the case for preserving older buildings . . . .” Georgia Ray DeCoster urges attention to seven Victorian-era buildings in downtown St. Paul: the Guardian Building, the New York Building, the St. Paul Building, the Federal Courts Building, the McColl Building, the Pioneer Building, and the Endicott Building. These buildings and the reasons for their preservation are described.
PDF of DeCoster article