Schornstein Grocery and Saloon

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Schornstein Grocery and Saloon
Schornstein Grocery and Saloon (Saint Paul, Minnesota - 2008).jpg
Schornstein Grocery and Saloon is located in Minnesota
Schornstein Grocery and Saloon
Location707 Wilson Avenue East and 223 Bates Avenue North
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′12″N 93°3′59″W / 44.95333°N 93.06639°W / 44.95333; -93.06639Coordinates: 44°57′12″N 93°3′59″W / 44.95333°N 93.06639°W / 44.95333; -93.06639
Built1884
ArchitectAugustus F. Gauger
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.84001681[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 1984

The Schornstein Grocery and Saloon is a commercial/residential building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1884 for $5,000 in the French Second Empire style, this Dayton's Bluff business was designed by architect (1852-1929).[2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

It was built by William Schornstein, "a prominent member of the local German American community," who lived on the premises with his wife Wilhelmina from 1885–1920, running a grocery and saloon. "The establishment was especially popular among the area’s German-Americans and there was a large hall on the third floor for meetings and special events."[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Augustus F. Gauger papers".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Hess, Jeffrey A.; Paul Clifford Larson. St. Paul's Architecture: A History. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816635917.
  4. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  5. ^ "Schornstein Grocery and Saloon". Saint Paul Historical. Retrieved 2013-10-11.


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