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St. Paul, Minnesota Photo Gallery
Summit Hill and Summit University Neighborhoods

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Park Congregational Church, 500 Holly, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1883
Park Congregational Church, 500 Holly, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1883
[completed 1883, in use until 1915, demolished sometime after that]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
Alexander Ramsey School, Cambridge and Grand, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1886
Alexander Ramsey School, Cambridge and Grand, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1886
[date constructed unknown, replaced with Alexander Ramsey Middle School on adjacent lot (1700 Summit Avenue) in 1927, building pictured was demolished sometime after this]
Courtesy Macalaster College - click image to enlarge

View of Summit Avenue in winter, 1890's
View of Summit Avenue in winter, 1890s
Photograph, source unknown
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 901 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 901 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1896
[completed 1895, remains in use today, church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 901 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1900
St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 901 Portland Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1900
[completed 1895, remains in use today, church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
James J. Hill Residence, 240 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1905
James J. Hill Residence, 240 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1905
[4 floors, completed 1891, in use today as museum - details at Emporis MNHS]
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St. John's Church, Margaret and Hope Streets, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1910
St. John's the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 60 Kent Street N, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
[completed 1903, remains in use today, details - Church website - Emporis - Google Maps ]
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Summit Park Fountain, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
Summit Park Fountain, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
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View from Sherburne Avenue, St. Paul Minnesota, 1908
View from Sherburne Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
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Wallace Hall, Macalaster College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
Wallace Hall, Macalaster College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1908
[5 floors, completed 1907, still in use as of 2021, details at Emporis]
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The Hotel Aberdeen, 350 Dayton Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1909
The Aberdeen Hotel, 350 Dayton Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1909
[8 floors, completed 1887, demolished 1944, details - Emporis - Forgotten Minnesota]
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St. Joseph's Academy, 355 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1900
St. Joseph's Academy, 355 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1900
building completed in 1863, multiple additions added over the years, operated as a school by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet until 1971, currently operated as a school by Christ's Household of Faith with 162 students in grades PK-12]
[Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet - click image to enlarge

Summit Avenue and Park, St. Paul Minnesota, 1910's
Summit Avenue and Park, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1910s
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Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1910s
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church, 503 Dayton Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1910s
[completed 1886, used as Presbyterian Church until 2018, currently vacant]
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The Angus hotel, Selby and Western, St. Paul Minnesota, 1911
The Angus hotel, Selby and Western, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1911
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Mount Zion Temple, 796 Holly, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1911
Mount Zion Temple, 796 Holly, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1911
[organized 1856 as the first Jewish congregation in the Upper Midwest, this building completed 1904, congregation moved to new temple at 1300 Summit in 1954, where it remains today. This building was sold to Sons of Abraham congregation and became Gedaliah Leib Congregation after a merger, and dissolved in the early 1970's. This building was demolished sometime after that and a parking lot is currently located on the site - Google Maps]
Courtesy Joe Haupt and his GREAT collection of St. Paul postcards - click image to enlarge

Summit Avenue, St. Paul Minnesota, 1912
Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912
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J.J. Hill School, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912
 J.J. Hill School, 156 N Oxford (Oxford and Selby), St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912
[completed 1906, used as a school until 1975 when the current J J Hill Montessori Magnet School was built next to the old school at 998 Selby. Old school (pictured) was demolished shortly after that and its site is vacant land. Current school website - Google Maps]
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New Central High School, 275 N Lexington Parkway, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912
New Central High School, 275 N Lexington Parkway, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1912 
[moved from 10th and Robert in 1912, extensively rennovated in 1981, remains in use today with almost 1,900 students in grades 9-12.]
[school website - Emporis - Wikipedia - Facebook - Twitter - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS

J.J. Hill Residence, St. Paul Minnesota, 1913
J.J. Hill Residence, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1913
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University Club, 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
University Club, 420 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
[5 floors, completed 1913, still in use today, details - University Club - Emporis]
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Woodland Park Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
Woodland Park Baptist Church, 118 N Victoria Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914
[completed 1885, in use today as Annointed Faith Missionary Baptist Church - Google Map]
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House of Hope Church, Summit Avenue, St. Paul Minnesota, 1916
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1916
[completed 1914, currently in use, details - House of Hope website Emporis]
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Summit Avenue looking west, St. Paul Minnesota, 1917
Summit Avenue looking west, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1917
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Easter pageant, Unity Church, 733 Portland Avenue,  St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
Easter pageant, Unity Church, 733 Portland Avenue,  St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
[completed 1906, remains in use today. details - church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
Virginia Avenue New Church, 170 Virginia Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
Interior, Virginia Avenue New Church, 170 Virginia Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920
[completed in 1887, designed by Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor, remains in use today.  listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Details - church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920s
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1920s
[completed 1914, currently in use, details - House of Hope website Emporis]
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Unity Church, 732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1922
Unity Church, 732 Holly Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1922
[completed 1906, remains in use today. details - church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 981 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1923
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 981 Marshall Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1923
[services held in church basement 1917, building completed 1923, became First Trinity Church 1978, First Trinity moved to Fridley around 2018, now occupied by International Christian Faith Center - church website - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS
St. John's the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 60 Kent Street N, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1935
St. John's the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 60 Kent Street N, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1935
[completed 1903, remains in use today, details - Church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
[note: this image dated 1935 by MNHS but believed to be much earlier, around 1910)
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Lincoln Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1940
Lincoln Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1940
Photo by John Vachon - Image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

Prom Ballroom, Saint Paul Minnesota, 1940's
Prom Ballroom, 1190 University Avenue, Saint Paul Minnesota, 1940s
[opened 1941, demolished 1987, details at Wikipedia - MPR - TC Music Highlights]
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The House Of Hope Presbyterian Church,St. Paul, Minnesota, 1960s
The House Of Hope Presbyterian Church,797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1960s
[completed 1914, currently in use, details - House of Hope website Emporis]
Courtesy Joe Haupt and his GREAT collection of St. Paul postcards - click image to enlarge
St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, 1524 Summit, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1964
St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, 1524 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1964
[completed 1913, in use today as Saint Paul Conservatory of Music  - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society - click image to enlarge or purchase copy at MNHS

Governors Mansion, St. Paul Minnesota, 1966
Governors Mansion, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1966
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St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, 900 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1966
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church, 900 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1966
[completed 1952, in use today as St. Paul's United Church of Christ, details - website - Google Maps]
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Aerial View Of The Lutheran Church Of The Redeemer And Redeemer Arms Lutheran Church and Redeemer Arms Apartments, 1970s
Aerial View of Redeemer Arms Lutheran Church and Redeemer Arms Apartments, 1970s
[organized as Redeemer English Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1890, first location was basement of St John’s Lutheran Church, 8th & Locust, moved to Lafayette and Woodward in 1892, the moved to newly constructed building at 285 N Dale Street in 1911, remains at this location - website]
Courtesy Joe Haupt and his GREAT collection of St. Paul postcards - click image to enlarge

Redeemers Arms Apartments, 313 N Dale Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1970s
Redeemers Arms Apartments, 313 N Dale Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1970s
[4 floors, completed 1965, in use as Dale Street Place today, details - Emporis - Google Maps]
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Pilgram Baptist Church, 732 Central Avenue West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1980s
Pilgrim Baptist Church, 732 Central Avenue West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1990
[Pilgrim Baptist was founded by a group of ex-slave African Americans who arrived in St. Paul on May 6, 1863.  A year after their arrival, the group petitioned First Baptist Church to become a mission.Formally organized as Pilgrim Baptist and built church at Sibley near Morris St. [no address]  Second church built at Cedar and Summit [no address]. The congregation erected a new church at 732 W. Central Avenue, designed by architect William Linley Alban, who also designed St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church at 507 Dale St. in Frogtown.]
[Church website - Emporis - Wikipedia - Google Maps - U of M Church History]
Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

Interior, Pilgram Baptist Church, 732 Central Avenue West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1980s
Interior, Pilgrim Baptist Church, 732 Central Avenue West, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1990
Church website - Emporis - Wikipedia - Google Maps - U of M Church History]
Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

 

 

Virginia Street Church, 170 Virginia Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2012
Virginia Street Church, 170 Virginia Street, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2012
[completed in 1887, designed by Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor, remains in use today.  listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Details - church website - Emporis - Google Maps]
Courtesy Kent Kanouse - click image to enlarge

 

Saint Thomas More Community Church, 1079 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
Saint Thomas More Church, 1079 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
[serves the blended congregations of the former St. Luke's and Immaculate Heart of Mary churches on Summit Avenue in St. Paul, Organized in 1888 as St. Luke's. First building on Victoria & Portland was a temporary wooden building. Present building was a basement church, 1920-1926, completed in 1926. St. Luke's merged with  Immaculate Heart of Mary church in 2008 and became Saint Thomas More Church.. John T. Comes, architect. Church website - Emporis - Google Maps - U of M Church History]
Photo by Carol M. Hightower - image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 797 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2019
[completed 1914, currently in use, details - church website - Emporis - Wikipedia]
Photo by Carol M. Hightower - image courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge

 

 

 
 
 

 
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