Blair Flats
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Blair Flats
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| Location: | 165 Western Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: | 44°56′47″N 93°6′58″W / 44.94639°N 93.11611°WCoordinates: 44°56′47″N 93°6′58″W / 44.94639°N 93.11611°W |
| Built: | 1887 |
| Architect: | Hermann Kretz and William H. Thomas |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001006[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 18, 1975 |
Blair Flats, also known as the Blair Arcade Building, is a Victorian residential building designed by Hermann Kretz and William H. Thomas in 1887; it is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota in the Historic Hill District; construction materials are sandstone-and-brick; it has been used as apartments, hotel, and condominiums.[2]
The lower level currently holds Common Good Books, an independent bookstore owned by noted Minnesotan Garrison Keillor.
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Detail of the elaborate roof
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"Common Good Books, G. Keillor"
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
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