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Camphor United Methodist Church
- 585 Fuller Avenue -
Camphor United Methodist Church, 585 Fuller Ave., was founded in 1919. The congregation worshiped in a number of locations, including the former Danish Norwegian Methodist…
Leroy Neiman's Homes
One of Frogtown’s best known native sons of the 20th century was famed American artist LeRoy Neiman. He was born in 1921 in Braham and was of Swedish and Turkish descent. His birth name was Runquist…
Little Mekong
Little Mekong is a business and cultural district in Saint Paul, located between MacKubin and Galtier streets along University Avenue. This area’s mix of retail, restaurant and service businesses are…
Lao Family Community
- 320 University Avenue -
Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc. is a non-profit mutual assistance association founded in 1977 as the Hmong Association of Minnesota. It was founded as a nonprofit…
Kim Long
- 439 University Avenue -
Kim Long was the name of one of the city’s first Vietnamese restaurants and one of the first businesses to shape what became Little Mekong. It was named after its owner,…
Willard's Liquor
Willard's is believed to be the second-oldest bar in Saint Paul. A West End watering hole, The Spot, is the only place that is older. Willard's opened in 1908 as Kohl’s, which is what it was known as…
The Nickel Joint
The Nickel Joint, 501 W. Blair Ave., is not only a traditional Frogtown working-class bar with meat raffles, a jukebox and a "Cheers" vibe, it has been home to the Baseball Old Timers Hot Stove League…
Frogtown's Railroads
The best view of the railroads is from the east sidewalk of the Dale Street Bridge, where the railroads passed through what is now Great Northern Business Park.
A railroad was first chartered by…
Jackson Street Shops
(Empire Builder Business Park)
- 23-27 Empire Drive -
Built in 1882, the shops and the people who worked in them did every aspect of work imaginable for locomotives, freight and passenger rail…
The Dale Street Shops
- Dale Street and Minnehaha Avenue -
(Northeast corner)
The Dale Street Shops were part of a large industrial park, at the northeast corner of Dale Street and Minnehaha Avenue. Built as part of…
The Young Neighborhood
Neighborhood growth radiated from downtown, with most of the growth to the west and north. Many of the earliest dwellings were single-family homes or duplexes. Small corner stores, taverns and other…
Sherburne Avenue: Rice to Dale
Sherburne Avenue between Rice and Dale streets has many older homes and converted neighborhood commercial buildings, some with unique details including ornate brickwork, towers, gingerbread trim,…
August Kaldunski duplex
- 286-288 Thomas Avenue -
This duplex, which was later converted into a fourplex, is built of concrete blocks. It was erected in 1907 and looks much as it did then with a simple entry and bay…
Margaret Schembri Row House
- 400-406 Van Buren -
This 1910 concrete-block row house is believed to be the only one of its kind in Saint Paul. It was designed by John Fischer. It retains many of its Colonial Revival…
Charles Plebuch House and Public Hall
- 434-438 Lafond Avenue -
This two-story red brick structure was built in 1888 and looks much the same as it did when it was built as housing, store and community space. It is now the Lafond Avenue…
James Tracy Double House
- 481-483 Edmund Avenue -
The James Tracy Double House is a 2 ½ story duplex that has kept its charming wooden gingerbread porch and other building features. It was built in 1890.
Victorian multi-family dwelling
- 514 Charles Aveune -
This large wood frame multi-family dwelling dates from 1879. Its Victorian style and details including a tower and distinctive roofline, as well as window details, make it…
Alley House
- 538 Blair Avenue -
Many houses were built on narrow lots, with smaller “mother-in-law” or alley houses built in the backyards. Although a few alley houses can be found in other neighborhoods,…
Reused and Repurposed Buildings
- 534 Blair Avenue -
Conversion of buildings for housing and moving of buildings to make way for new uses is not uncommon in Frogtown’s history, especially east of Dale Street. This is one of a few…
Klobe House and Riedl House
- 543 and 571 Sherburne Avenue -
These two very ornate and detailed brick houses date from the mid-1880s. Note that the houses have nice details and have been well-maintained over the years. 543…