[PDF] Great Houses Of Summit Avenue And The Hill District eBook

Author : Karen Melvin
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780989262705

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This winner of 11 national publishing awards belongs on every coffee table Summit Avenue, grande dame of Victorian boulevards, is lined with magnificent turn-of-the-century mansions built by railroad magnates, lumber barons and captains of industry. Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District is a celebration of these homes on St. Paul's best-known and most beloved avenue. With a foreword by Garrison Keillor and fascinating stories penned by four award-winning writers, the book opens the doors to more than two dozen legendary homes situated on America's best-preserved avenue from the era. Photographer Karen Melvin takes us along for a tour through stately mansions to view these remarkable architectural gems. Richly illustrated with hundreds of photos, this book offers an irresistible invitation to step through the doors of these showcase homes to explain what we are all curious to know.

Author : Larry Millett
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 42,27 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780873516440

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Thoroughly researched and meticulously written, this guidebook features more than 250 architectural wonders of wide-ranging styles in one of the loveliest neighborhoods in the Twin Cities.

Author : Ernest Robert Sandeen
Publisher :
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,76 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780816644094

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Well known as the most prestigious and beautiful street in the Twin Cities, Summit Avenue runs past the opulent mansion of railroad tycoon James J. Hill, an early home of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and several residences designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert. In its heyday the four-and-one-half-mile-long boulevard included 13 churches, 9 schools, and 440 residences, 373 of which survive. St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue highlights the fascinating story of this boulevard, from its pre-Civil War origins, when the area was still considered wilderness, to its fashionable height at the turn of the century. Ernest R. Sandeen discusses the preservation of Summit Avenue and takes readers on a walking tour of the first and grandest mile of the street, beginning with the Cathedral of St. Paul. A second walking tour gives the reader Fitzgerald's Summit Avenue, including excerpts from his notebooks and stories describing the area. The book concludes with an index of Summit Avenue houses built through the 1970s. Before his death in 1982, Ernest R. Sandeen was the James Wallace Professor of History and codirector of the Living Historical Museum at Macalester College. He served as a member of St. Paul's Historic Preservation Commission and as a partner in Lanegran, Richter, and Sandeen, an architectural preservation, design, and land-use firm.

Author : Cynthia B. Martin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1467120391

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Originally sought out by city dwellers as a refuge from the tribulations of urban life, Summit developed from a bucolic rural spot in 1836 to a fully established suburb by 1940. The town's growth was intrinsically tied to the development of the railroad and the convenience of the commute it offered to nearby New York City. The houses constructed during these years reflected their owner's wealth, social standing, and aesthetic sensibilities, and exemplified the trends of their times. Some of these houses served as summer residences; others as primary dwellings. Some were designed by well-known architects; others by local talent. Many of these residences are still standing, although some have been altered or even demolished to suit modern lifestyles. Today, many Summit residents still commute to New York. Summit Historic Homes tells the story of Summit's early development by focusing on the expansion of the railroad and the houses built by the city dwellers who moved here as a result.

Author : Ernest Robert Sandeen
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Buildings
ISBN :

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Well known as the most prestigious and beautiful street in the Twin Cities and one of the longest urban boulevards in the United States, Summit Avenue runs past the opulent mansion of railroad tycoon James J. Hill, an early home of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and residences designed by renowned architect Cass Gilbert. St. Paul's Historic Summit Avenue highlights the fascinating story of this boulevard from its pre-Civil War origins to its height at the turn of the century. Ernest R. Sandeen takes readers on a walking tour of the grandest mile of the street, beginning with the Cathedral of St. Paul. A second walking tour gives the reader Fitzgerald's Summit Avenue, including Fitzgerald's own descriptions of the area. The book concludes with a comprehensive index of Summit Avenue houses built through the 1970s.

Author : Larry Millett
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 50,67 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1452933111

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Take a tour of the lost mansions of the Twin Cities

Author : Karen Melvin
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,48 MB
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780989262750

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Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka is a beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched history and photography book that gives the reader an insider's view into the most enchanting boathouses of Lake Minnetonka.

Author :
Publisher :
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 50,1 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN : 9780891332541

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Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.