Endicott Buildings
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- 141 East Fourth Street -
(between Robert and Jackson) and
- 350 North Robert Street -
(between Fourth and Fifth)
- 1891, Cass Gilbert -
Cass Gilbert, architect of the State Capitol, designed the Endicott Buildings as an arcade to wrap around the Pioneer Press Building, then under construction at Fourth and Robert streets. The Italian Renaissance facade with floral designs carved in red sandstone earned early appreciation form the historic preservation movement. But misguided efforts to clean a century's accumulation of soot from the facade taught preservationists the painful lesson that sandblasting can damage fragile details.
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Endicott Building
- 141 East Fourth Street - Date: Approximately 1900 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Office of Calmenson, Abramson
- 450 Endicott Building - Pictured: Ted Abramson, Abraham M. Calmenson, and Leon Goldfarb Photographer: Philip C. Dittes Date: February, 1950 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Architect Frank A. Abrahamson and his staff
Fifth floor of the Endicott Building on Robert Street. Photographer: Philip C. Dittes Date: April 15, 1953 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
Woman operating a charge-a-plate machine
The fourth floor of the Endicott Building. Date: March, 1952 Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society