- 698 Lafond Avenue - The Herman A. E. Trapp House was built in 1900. This brick house has an open front porch; what appears to be the original top gingerbread porch trim and front roofline trim…

- Northwest corner of University Avenue and St. Albans Street - This structure, built in 1908, has been modified and expanded over the years. But it still retains many of its distinctive details…

- 652-658 Sherburne Avenue - This complex at 652-658 Sherburne Ave. has large porches and a rough brick block exterior that on first glance appears to be stone. There is a similar building at…

Frogtown, like many other Saint Paul neighborhoods, grew along with the Twin Cities streetcar system during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Commercial corridors such as University Avenue were…

- 629 Kent Street - This 19th century cigar factory, with its brick and stone construction and distinctive curved front, is now a residence and artists’ studio. Of Frogtown’s remaining commercial…

The block of Charles Avenue between Dale and Kent streets has one of the largest groups of original Victorian workingmen’s cottages left in Saint Paul. Old city directories show that many were homes…

- 567 Charles Avenue - Commercial businesses not only developed at intersections but at mid-block as well, as seen at 576 Charles Avenue. Behind the two-story commercial building is a one-story…

- 567 Edmund Avenue - The Charles Buetow home at 567 Edmund Ave. is a third example of a historic brick home that remains in good condition and retains much of its original appearance. Buetow was a…

- 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…

- 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…

- 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,…

- 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…

- 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.

- 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…

- 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…

- 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…

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,…

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…

- 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…

(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…