Previously on the site where 345 Summit Avenue stands today, was a large Victorian house built by Augustus K and Josephine Barnum in 1879. Constructed for a cost of $15,000, the wood-frame house stood…

This Medieval Rectilinear styled house at 339 Summit Avenue was built in 1898 for the cost of $14,000. The owner Crawford Livingston hired architect Cass Gilbert to design the home. The house’s unique…

This large brick home was built in 1895 for Dr. Charles Wheaton, a physician and surgeon, and his family. Constructed for a cost of $15,000, the house is Queen Anne in style, and bears a strong…

The large brick and stone house at 332 Summit Avenue was built in 1889 by Edgar and Mary Long. Designed by the architectural firm of Gilbert and Taylor, the mansion is Romanesque in style, and…

The house at 323 Summit Avenue was built in 1893 for Edward and Mary Saunders. Designed by Clarence Johnston in the Renaissance Revival style, the original construction cost came to about $35,000.…

The George and Jennie Williams home was built in 1909 for the cost of $3,500. Designed in the Dutch Colonial style, the house was the first wood frame building built on its city block. Its…

The first house to stand at 294 Summit Avenue was a large Italianate mansion with a cupola, built by Henry N. Paul in 1858. It is one of the early Summit Avenue mansions pictured in the famous dogsled…

After growing out of their house next door at 322 Summit Avenue, William and Carrie Lightner built a new home at 318 Summit Avenue in 1893 for $24,000. Constructed of light Sioux Falls jasper and dark…

After spending time in Europe to treat his mental health, Joseph and Mary Forepaugh moved into their new mansion on Summit Avenue in 1891. Their previous house in Irvine Park, which is now a…

This sprawling Queen Anne mansion was built in 1885, for an estimated $13,000. Augustus F. Gauger designed the home for Albert Lindeke who was one of the founders of the Northwest’s largest wholesale…

Previously on the site of 285 Summit, stood an 1882 house built by early Saint Paul pioneer, Henry M. Rice. In 1894, Rice sold the property to Frederick and Louise Fogg, and in 1899 plans to remodel…

When the former house on the site of 275 Summit Avenue burned on February 8th, 1895, it was replaced by a new home in 1901. The previous mansion, a large brick structure, was built by Joseph Oppenheim…

The stately house at 269 Summit Avenue, was built in 1882, at a cost of $12,000. Constructed of cream colored Milwaukee brick, the mansion is Italianate in style, with its most prominent feature being…

Originally on the site where this incredible High Victorian castle stands at 266 Summit Avenue, there was a much smaller house built in circa 1857 by Henry F. Masterson. In 1884 Frederick Driscoll…

Sitting next to the famous James J. Hill mansion, and located at 260 Summit Avenue, is the home of J.J. Hill’s son, Louis. Built as a gift from his father in 1903, the house was designed by famous…

Construction of the Horace P. Rugg mansion was completed in 1887, at an estimated cost of $24,500. Rugg built his fortune selling railway, plumbing, and pump supplies. Designed by the firm of Hodgson…

This large Italianate styled mansion was completed in 1858, and is the oldest standing structure on Summit Avenue. The original owner, David Stuart came to Saint Paul in the early 1850’s, and built a…

350 St. Peter Street // St. Paul, MN 55012 Built by Thomas Lowry in 1911 as the Lowry Medical Arts Building, The Lowry is one of the loveliest buildings in downtown, built to fit in with the…

276 South Exchange Street // Saint Paul, MN 55102 Forepaugh's is the former residence of Saint Paul pioneer Joseph Lybrandt Forepaugh, who built this elegant Victorian house in 1870 and was once…

350 Market Street // St. Paul, MN 55102 The Saint Paul Hotel, members of Historic Hotel of America and rated four diamonds by AAA, is Minnesota's landmark hotel for business and leisure.