National Register of Historic Places

Minnesota Historical Society Building

St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Listed
March 19, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000994

About this property

The Minnesota Judicial Center, adjacent to the State Capitol, houses the state's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals and the state law library. Its address is 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd., Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The building was constructed on the former site of the Mechanic Arts High School, which was demolished in 1914 for further development of the state capitol. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Minnesota Historical Society Building, as it was built for that institution. In 1992, the society moved to a new building nearby, the Minnesota History Center. The neoclassical front of the building has eight two-story Ionic columns of granite. Above them are Roman numerals representing the establishment of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1849 and the year the building was completed, 1917. It was dedicated on May 11, 1918, the sixtieth anniversary of statehood.

Location

690 Cedar St.
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
44.95461, -93.10012

Categories

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Sources

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When was Minnesota Historical Society Building listed on the National Register?

Minnesota Historical Society Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 19, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Minnesota Historical Society Building?

Minnesota Historical Society Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Minnesota Historical Society Building?

The period of significance for Minnesota Historical Society Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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