William R. Merriam
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William Merriam served as governor of Minnesota from 1889 to 1893. His brick mansion was built on University avenue just east of Cedar Street in 1882. The three-story mansion featured multiple porches, balconies and fireplaces.
Date: Approximately 1885
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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Frogtown's Mansion District
Frogtown once had a mansion district along University and Sherburne avenues, near today’s state capitol. The mansions of some of Saint Paul’s richest and most powerful people looked out over the…