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272891 �~ - CITV CLERK I . .: t . Council ��` � OEPARTMENT � GITY OF SAINT PALTL File NO. + �MAVOR I � ] � d�n�cnce Ordinance N 0. r � i Presented By � Referred To _ Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date An O�dinance designating the James J. Hill Hous as a Heritage Preservation Site. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: ' Section l. Pursuant �to the authority contained in Ordinance No. 16006 adopted May 18, '11976, as amended by Ordinance No. 16429 adopted April 4, 1978, �ipon the request of the Heritage Preservation Com- mission of the City of Saint Paul and after having duly considered the matter at a �public hearing held in accordance with the said ordinances, the 'Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby . designate the fc�llowing described property to be a Heritage Preser- vation Site. � James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Avenue, Saint Pau1, � Minnesota, on property legally described as Lots 4 thru 7 and part NEly of Walnut Street steps; of 8; and with no access to Hwy the NWly 1 ft.' of Lots 9, 10, 11, Block 70, Dayton and Irvine's Addition. Section 2. The Preservation Program for this heritage site is stated as follov�s: JAMES J. HTLL HOUSE Preservation Program The �xterior appearance of the Hill House should be p�eserved in a manner consistent with the � COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Butler Hozza In Favor Hunt Levine Against BY Maddox Showalter Tedesco Form Approved by City Attorney Adopted by Council: Date Certified Passed by Council Sec}�etary BY By Approved by Mayor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By , By , � ♦ C1TY OF ST. PAUL Di�PARi'M�NT OF FiNAN�Cg AND NIAtVAGEMENT S�RVICES ASSESSMENT DIYlSiON 113 C17Y HALL ST.PAUI,MINNESOTA 55102 ' � , r�iaxch 9, 1979 i Carlos W. & illian Luis 20�+5 Sunffiit �ve. St. Pa.ul, Mi�n. 5�105 File X21�F0 Page 2 Zoning File I�'C . i The Caunc?1 ��' the City.of St. Pau1 will hold a public hearing in �he Cauncil Cham�ers of the City Hall and Court House (third floor) at 10:00 a.n. �i�.rch 22, z979 to consider the narnination of Ward Beebe Ho�se ' 2022 Summit Avenue to the City'� list of Heritage Preservation Sites. Property is located on the south side of Summit Ave. between S. Cleveland Ave. & Prior St. being legal.l.y described as: Ex. Summit Ave. & ex, alley: Lot 18 & E. 20 feet of Ipt 19, Block 2, Rosedale Park Addition. L- .. . , ,,, . . ' . . Ii y*rna rould ',like flirther iniormation about this hearing, co�.�act the Feritage Presesvation Com�i.ttee, 25 W. �+th St., llth Floor, Lo:�y Annex �v.ildir_g or 'belephone 292-622g. - ;•�hile the Ci�7y Charter requires that �re notify you of the hearing, we . vrant to.help y�u to learn fullv about any improvP.�en� that _�ou1d aPfect _ you or ;�our �om�unity. Therefore, I s�ncerely hope you can attend this hearin�, so tjhat yau can make your vievrs about it lm�wn to the Citp CoranciZ, wheu'hzr for or against. J. ti+TILI�IAb2 DONOVAN �, V UATION Al`ID ASSESSiyf�',iV'T �l'GINEER /' ^} � � / � C�� f`s'y��(.`�� -�/--�-�' � % ' �, � / �{/�� j�/-�� -� //////////�� . � � �,.r'1�'ii�'" � - ti � �' -��' �� u:��-�-� �- � �-�-� �- �, -� �,� � � __. , , L�'r� � .; � ,, ; � �� -� �'-��' ` �� „ ; �� f' � � / t�``J� l-"" , ?/V �I''�_ � �� J � - �' ;��--e.� f� � ,� - �� C�.1�� ,�� --�-�-�..�-; ��-�� --� � � WH'�' - GITV CLERK� 1 ['�{�{�^�� FINANCE COUIICII %_ � x - DEAARTMENT GITY OF SAINT PAUL Nir � �. MAYOR ; File NO. 3� Ordindnce Ordinance N 0. Presented By ' Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date ;I Page 2 . origiMal design intent. Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from �nd after its passage, approval and publication. 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A public hearing on this matter will bg held on March 22, 1979. The procedure for HPC designation consists of: 1 . Nomination of a site to the HPC for consideration 2. Review of the site by the HPC's Candidate's Committee for possible historical and/or architectural significance 3. A public hearing is held by the HPC once the site is approved by the Candidate's Committee for possible designation 4. HPC recommendation of the site to City Council for designation as a Heritage Preservation Site 5. Review of the proposed site and preservation program by St. Paul Planning Commission for recommendation to City Council 6. A public hearing by the St. Paul City Council on the proposed site The J.J. Hill House has gone through all the steps listed above, up to City Council public hearing. Outlined below is a history of the designation process for the site thus far: - HPC public hearing: August 27, 1978 - HPC recommendation to City Council : September 11 , 1978 - Planning Commission Resolution passed: December 8, 1978 Once a site is designated, the Heritage Preservation Commission is empow- ered by ordinance to review any building permit applications regarding designated sites. Permit review power gives the Commission control over any possible exterior changes to designated historic structures. This permit review power does not affect interior changes. Sincerely, � ��— _ C. Terry Pfout , C ty P1 nner Heritage Prese vation Commission 55 + '• . • I� . . � { � � M � � �\ . .v , S�IIYT PAUL NERITAGE PRESERI�ATION Cq�MISSIqV �� i SITE NaMIWATION FORM ' /�, ; I NANE 'I �FISTORIC: James Je Hill House q�j� James J. Hill House � i II LOCATION � �I $$; 240 Sutnmit Avenue L� DE9CRIPTIC�N: On file III PRF�ENf q�ER ' - ��; Minnesota �Iistorical Society �RESS: 690 Cedlar Street . 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Garitty �I��RESS: 421�abasha ��I�� Te�ry Pfoutz �� June 1�, 1978 VI DOCI�E]VTATIaV FIIE BUILDIIIC SI: ITlS1 TION �RNI �� SLIDES/P OF STRUCTUtE (x) �ITI SCRIPTIVE MATERIAL �LIST) various article� desribing the house LIS and its famou� owner. � _ �- , • , . . . . . . ;�'+ � , � I � i SAIKT PAUL NERITAGE PRESER�IATIqV C�''MISSIdV � SIlE Nd''IINATIq�I FORM VII (VARRATIVE: NuSTORY AND SIGNIFIC�WCE OF S1TE JAMES JEROME HILL MANSION � The James Jer�me Hill mansion at 240 Summit Avenue was designed by the Boston architectural ! firm of Peabody a�d Stearns in 188�. Supervising architect on the project w�s Mark Fitzpatrick of Saint Paul . The building was•completed in 1891 . It sta�ds as the largest residentisl structure on Summit Avenue. It is a third ge eration residence� having been built upon the site previously occupied by t e Armstrong and Neill houses. The Hill house is listed on the National Regi ter of Historic Places and in 1961 was designated as a National Historic Land rk by the Park Service. James J. Hilll! was born in Canada in 1838. He came to Ssint Paul when he was seventeen and worked for awhile as a clerk for a Mississippi River packet line. By 1865 he wals freight agent for the Saint Paul and Pacific Rait�oad Company. Ne later orga�ized comp�da� to bring in coal and carry freight on the Red River to the north., He formed various alliance and connections In the United States and Canada. In 1�73 the Saint Pau) and Pacific went into receivership. The receiver was !Jesse P. Farley� a close friend of Nill. Hill and a few Canadian backers offer'�ed the Dutch owners of the railroad a million dollar pranissary note against a total price of �5 millTon for the failing railroad. What the owners did ndt know was that during the period of time the �ailroad had been in receivershjip. it had begun to show a small profit. Hili concealed this fact f�om th� owners and without spending a penny, Hill and his associates came in into possessipn of the railroad and its 3.8�.000 acres of United States land grants and 56�5 miles of track. To pay off thle Dutch bondholders Hill reorganized the railroad with hiniself as president, ct�anged the name to Saint Paul . Minneapolis and Manttoba. issued $8 million i� new bonds to exchange for the old bo�ds. sold off the land grant for $1 million. and distributed $15 million in stock among his associates and himself. ', Hill wound up with a profit of $5 million on a venture which had cost him andlhis associates nothing. As soon as he# gained control of the Sai�t Paul and Pacific. Htll extended it north to the ',Manitoba border to pick up land grants, and then began planning his railroad to he western coast. The Northern Pacific was already where he wanted it to be and�had gathered up all the land grants west. But Hill knew that there was plenty o� homestead land across northern Oakota and Montana. and he figured that if he cduld only get his t�acks to a Pacific port� he could put the Northern Pac�fic in a bind by cutting frei�ght rates. � , �. ` . ; . _ . . . . ' J.J. Hill - Page 2 • . /'• F"'1� I I � I�AIKT PAUL F�RITAG�E PRESF.RVATIqV G(�M1SSIq�I � SITE NC�IINATI�I FORM ; VlI NARRA7IVE: HI�TORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF SITE Using comfortaple three-decker bunkhouse cars for his trsck layers. Hill built his �oad (the �Great Northern) slowly and as economically as possible. By occasionally j�oining his workmen with a spade or siedgehammer. he gained their loyalty and ke�pt their pay low. As the road progressed westward, Htll spun off branch lines i�nto Northern F'acific territory to pick up lumber, copper and coal . When his tracks reaahed land in'no�thern Minnesots that had been settled by homesteaders, �he clsimed it as s land grant� won a cou�t attion, and began evicting the ettlers. He refused to back dewn until ths government gave him equivalent ac eage in prime timberland in the far west. He established his friend:, Fredr e Weyerhouser, on one of these timber grants in Washington, and before Weyerh�user died, he had converted the forests which Congress had given away, i�to �3� miilion. Hill launched� an intensive campaign to fill the Monta�a plains with immigrant settlers on o�e-hundred sixty acre farms where the soil was thin and the rain- fall scanty. Shack towns proliferated along the �atls, but after the settlers survived the �irst winter and plowed the land, wlnds began to btav away the soil that wasl �ever meant for plowing. The first drought turned Hill 's colonies into dust bow�is� and sixty-thousand penniless imnigrants fled the desolation and the ghos towns cursing Hill 's name. it was during this time that Hili built his ma�sion in 1887. In 1893. HenrtY Villard rode the Northern Pacific to bankruptcy for the second time. Hili �eized the troubled reilroad and then went after the Burlington, which would �ive him complete control of twenty-five thousand mi11893fWasaalso and make him�empe�or of one-third of all the Weste�n railroads. the year tha� he finished building the Great Norther� to the Puget Sound on the western oast. Also that year there was a financial panic caused by the assorted whe�ling and dealings of one of Nitl 's contemporary "Robber Barrons" Jay Gould. �lill squeezed an estimated ;50 million out of his railroad holdings and put it a�ay in a safe place. This is how his was the only transcontinental rail line to; survive the financial panic that year. He was the clenter of a vast web of enterprises linking farming, lumbering. milling, an� mining with transportation on thc conttnent a�d across the Pacific by his stea�ship line to Japan. Hill died in 1916. When comple�ed in 1891 , the house had cost 5280.000. The 350� x 650' lot had been purcha�ed in 1889 for an additional s60,000. The house contsined thirty ,, � , I ; i , F � - I � � .. .Y - � , . . . � �. , ' . . I � ' ' � � J.J. H111 - Page 3 I I � j iSA NT PAUL �R ITAGE PRfSERNATIqV G�'MISS1qV I SITE NCY'1INATIqd FORM VII NNiRATtVE: HI�TORY Alm SIGNIFICAWCE OF S1TE two rooms� si�Cty-three thousand square feet of useable space eighteen bathrooms, th�rty fireplaces, a billiard room. a sky-11t tvo sto�y a�t gallery (whic� once contai�ed, anwng other things� twenty-two paintings by Corot) a blallroom, nume�ous parlours and bedrooms and nine high brick chimneys. I The red sand�tone exte�ior is a��heavy-handed exercise in the Rtchardsonian Romanesque s�yle with none of the subtleties of a genuine Richardson product�� * The facade is� heavy rock-faced masonry with a porta cochere jutting out from the main fac de. The porte-cochere has massive Syrisn arches� engaged buttresses and a porch n top. It has recently been sand biasted as has the rear first floor po�ch also complete with three heavy Syrian arches) so the true color of the red s ndstone can be seen. Sandblasting has bean stopped, however, and the port�-cochere a�d rear porch now look dissi��balsnced.Ps�jd ith the rest of the �uilding. The porte-cochere separate pavilians eaich bounded by porches. The porches are caaplete with squat cor- inthian coluhms. The first fieor windows around the entire house are transomed with heavy sltone mulitons while the rest of the second and third story fenes- tration is �ouble-hung sash type. The twin pavilions sre also divided by three peake� roof dormers with windows on either side of s corinthian column. Above thoseiare three smaller dormers on the roof. Other do�mers are found around the oofline. The roof is peaked a�d of slate wtth nine high chimneys and a coppe cornice surrounding. All combine to create a po�derous but impressive it of architecture. To the south the spacious porches give a view of downtown Saint Paul and the Mississippi ! River� although these days various overgrown shrubbery eliminate much of the! previous vtew. Tha porches are complete with heavy cori�thian columns. ' Peabody and� Stearns gave much thought to the character of their client when they made his mainsion. Architecturally, tha building is tanmsnding and unequivocal , Like Jim Hii,ll himself� it is heavy, hunched and craggy, expressing raw power and little poli�,,sh. The interi r was lavishly decorated with carved and tiled fi�eplaces. ornate woodwork a�d iniaid mosaics. A nine foot wtde staircase rises to a landing crowned by� a wall of stained glass windows. Much of the original woodwork and furnit re was hand ca�ved and made by Willism Yungbauer and John Kirchmayer. Inlaid mar�le is used profusely. ertained 2�S�dP�P�rin adsingle nighte Pioneer Prkss, that Hill once ent . i � I , , . , � �� ' J.J. Hill - Page 4 ' • �-` i � iSAIIYT PAUL NE-RITAGE PRESEa11ATIq�I OC�"MISSIp�I SITE N�'IINATIq�I FORM VII IVARRATIVE: NI�TORY Alm SIGNIFICANCE OF SITE The large cent'ral hall reaches from the leather covered walls of the dining room on the wdst to the sky-lighted gallery� complete with pipe orga�� on the east. Op�ning off this haii are numerous smaller romms. parlours and a breakfast r om, J.J. Hill 's office� an elevator (presentty inoperative) and doo'rs to �he porches on the south and east of the building. Unfortunatety. mest of the o iginal furnlshings and fixtures are long sinca gone. The second fl¢or hall duplicates its first floor counterpa�t in size and elegance, witi� many bedroom suites and sitting rooms opening off it. Mare bedrooms and �itting rooms are located on the third floor; they were occupied by the childr�n and servants of the household. A ballroom and children's playroom wereibuilt on the fourth floor. Hill and his wife. Msry, had nine children. Hill finally died in 1916 and nine years later in 1925 four of his daughters purchased theihane at an auction, since the estate was not deait with in a will . The daughters� presented the mansion to the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul . The �hurch ow�ned the horne until the state recently purchased it for �250,000. The state le�islature has appropriated approximately �600,000 for acquisition and renovatiqn of the st�ucture. The Minnesota Mistorical Society will renovate the interiorjto be used as M.H.S. offices. Current plans csll for the opening to the publiq of J.J. Nill 's office and his 1lbrary. M.H.S. estimstes the house could a�ttract up to 100,000 visitors a year. No pisns for exterior renovation aKe being considered. The Hill man;ion now stands as a suitable manorial to its original owner, looking, for ,all the world� like an abandoned rsilway station awaiting the arrival of s�me futu�e west-bound Grest Northern f�eight. '� * Gebhard, Dpvid and Tom Martinson, A Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota, Univerjsity of Minnesota, 1977 p. 103. i � • i _ , � i , , , . ' : . � I I . I ! JAMES J. HILL HOUSE � Preservation Program � The exterior ap�earance of tt�e Hill House should be preserved in a manner consiste�it with the original design intent. i � ! � ,' � , ; ; - I ' � I I I � � , � ,, . . . .. . � i ^ . � city of saint �aul planning commission resolution file number_� 7850 C�te _�P=. ,��Q JAMES J. HILL IOUSE ' 240 SUMMIT AVEI�UE � WHEREAS, the P�anning Comnission has received notice from the Heritage Preservation C�mnission the proposed designati.on of the James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave ue, as a Heritage Preservation site, and has reviewed the proposal in light of the comprehensive plan and oth�r planning considerations; and , ; WHEREAS, the dlesignation should have no effect on the surrounding neighborhood because the silte has long been identffied as having ma�or historic and architectural �ignificance; and WHEREAS, designation of the site proposed by the Heritage Preservation Comnission wil�l not effect city plans �or parkway construction along Pleasant Avenu�e; i NOW, THEREFOR4, BE TT RESOLVED, that the P1anning Commission finds the proposed desi�nation consistent with the comprehensive plan of St. Paul ; and BE IT FURTHER !RESOLVED, that, based on the above planning considerations, the Planning aomnission recommends approval of the proposed' designation by the City C�uncil. I i m0� �„� Anderson S�C�OI��.�V �/ ._r.:�Y in faMOr�— against._s�. ♦ � , • • r • ' '� �CITY OF SAINT PAUL . HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION January 4, 19�9 ___-- I David Hozza, �ouncil President Members of th+e Saint Paul City Council Saint Paul Ci;ty Hall Saint Paul , M'innesota 55101 ' Dear Presidenjt Hozza and Council Members: � The Heritage 'Preservation Commission respectfully surrmits to the City Council its r�ecommendations that the following buildings be designated as Heritage Rreservation Sites: � 1 . Sairit Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse 15 West Kellogg Boulevard • 2. Saimt Paul Union Depot 214' East 4th Street 3. Jarr�s J. Hi 11 House 2401 Sumni t Avenue 4. Blahr Flats/Angus Hotel 165; Western Avenue 5. Ado,'lph Muench House 65� East 5th Street 6. War±d Beebe House 2�22 Sumnit Avenue 7. Go�ernor's Residence lOd6 Sumnit Avenue These sites were all given thorough consideration by the C�mission, and underwent o�ficial hearing procedure. As required by ordinance, a preserva- tion program for each site is enclosed. Also enclosed are the resolutions of the Plan�hing Corr�nission from their required review of each site. For your inform�tion, the Comnission forwards the site nominatiqn forms which state the hhstory and significance of each site. More corr�lete information is availabl� from the Commission's Criteria Checklist on each site. Please contact Ter�y Pfoutz of the Heritage Preservation staff at 298-5523 for such inforniiation. Sincerely, � - . � � Bernard Ja�o6, Cha' an Heritage Ptteservation Comnission 421 �IVabasha Street • Saint Paul • Minnesota• 55102 • 298-4151 BJ/jd ' cc. Maypr� Lati'�r, Ci,ty C1erk✓ , � , � ; . . CITY OF SAINT PAUL HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION � MEMORANDUM � DATE: January 11 , 1979 T0: Rose Mix, City Clerk , 386 City Hall FROM: Heritage Preservation Comnission Staff RE: LegaT descriptions for HPC Sites Enclosed is � list of the complete legal descriptions for HPC Sites transmitted �o the St. Paul City Council on January 4, 1979. Please disregard t6e legal descriptions listed on the site narratives as some of them are incomplete. 421 u1/abasha Street • Saint Paul • Minnesota• 55102 • 298-4151 . , � i , , . . 1 . St. Paul Union Depot Lots 7-12; Block 28 of St. Paul proper Lots 2, 3;, and 1�, 11 , Block 29 of St. Paul proper 2. Adolf Muench House Lot 9, B1ocMC 18 of Lyman �Dayton's Addition 3. Saint Paul �City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse Lots 3, 4 alnd Lots 7 thru 12, Block 22, City of •St.; Paul and also 1 thru 5 Davidson and Merriam's Su6division of Block 22, City of . St. Paul. ' 4. Blair Flats (Angus Hotel � Lot 1 , Blodk 11 , Cochran's Subdivision of Block 11 , Woodlarld Park Addition 5. Ward Beebe iHouse Ex. SummiL, Avenue and ex. alley: Lot 18 and E. 20 feet of!Lot 19, Block 2, Rosedale Park Addition 6. Governor's � Residence Lots 6 thr� 9, Block 34, Surrenit Park Addition 7. James J. Htll House Lots 4 thru 7 and part NEIy of Walmut Stt�eet steps of 8; and �►ith no access to Hwy the NWIy 1 ft. of Lots 9, 10, 11 , Block 70, Dayton and Irvine's Addition � � _ . ' i • • ` , . , i , - ' , • . . . � • � � , _ , " , . • I , _ ' . . �, . . - . i , , . � � �- . , „ • , , , : � . , - . i • . � . . , . . `.�_ � . i � • . , ' , . i "�. ' - • � , , . . � . . . i_ . , � _ , - _ , - . . , , . . •� . . � Januarp 18. 1474 � ' � . _ . . , . , - , � 3 . , . , . 1 F ' Mr. Bernard Carlsoa, Director " � . Finance & `ianag�enE Services - �� - � - Room 113, City $all . � , St. Paul� Minnesota , ' , • { . Dear Sir: � - ' �'� - � ; The Ciey Counci�. tociay set�a hearing for ;+�iarch 22. 1979 Lo consider the � designation of �eeven sites as Rarit�zge Preservation Sites as recomtnended - - by the Heritag� Preservation Co:vmission. k'iI2 you pl�ase send notices � to pro�ertq oomlera as required by Law. , . , . • � � �'ery truly yours, , , ` � . ' Rose Mix " . - . � - Ci Clerk ' • tY . . � . . � ' ABO:dc:r � • cc: Plaaning �5taff � ' ' ; . . . • , • . , , ' . , , � � . � � _ , . _ ' _ i . - , � , . , . _ i - . , ; � . • , . . � . , ` ' • , • � CiTY OF ST. PAUL DEPA�tTMENT OF �iNANCf AND MANAGEM�NT SERViCES ASSESSMENT DIVISiON 113 UTY HALL ST.PAUI,MINNESOTA 55102 hiarch 9, 1979 City Clerk 386 City Hall ; File X21�+I Page 1 Zoning File IiaC . The Council of the City, of St. Paul will hold a public hearing in the Cauncil Ch2zabe$�s of the City Hall and Court Hause (third f'loor) at 10:00 a.rs. N1arCh 22, 1979 to consider the nomination of ' James J. �iill Hause � 21+0 Summit Avenue to the City's list of Heritage Preservation Sites. Property is located on the east s�.de of Summit Ave. between vacated Walnut St. and Chestnut Ave., bei.ng l�gally described as: Lots �+ thru 7, and par�t NEly of Walnut St. stieps of 8; and wi.th no aceess to Hwy. the 1V61Iy 1 f't. of Lots 9, 10, 1;1, Block 70, Dayton & Irvine's Add. If you woul.d like flzrther information about this hearing, contact the fieri��ge Pres�rvation Com.�nittee, 25 T�T. �+th St., ll�h Flo�r, Lot�^y Annex 3ui.lding or telephone 292-622g. . SThile the City Charter requires that �re notify you of the heari�g, we s,�.r..t to Y!el� �rw. to learn fixl7.,y about any i.mpro�rement tha.t could affect yau or your cbmr�unity. Therefore, I sincerely hope you can attend this heaxing, so that yau can make your vie4rs a'oout it �.a�an to �he City Council, whet�er for or against. J. WILLIAM DOPiOVAN VALIJA�IO�VT AIVD ASSESSiy�it'Z y1GINEER , . y "°",``°�� CITY OF SAINT PAUL • �`��*• o�'�,�., • . r�` �� "� ' �� ''' ' HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION .4. �'e �' �> uu�cuw� ,z �� m tuu. �, s: ^` • 25 West Fourth Street,Saint Paul,Minnesota,55102 • `'�',R,�.�,F� 612-292-6440 GEORGE LATIMER ' MAYOR 1 MEMORANDUM ' March 21 , 1979 ; T0: CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS � FROM: Ernest Sandeen, Chairperson, Heritage Presevation Commission �S/}� 4 RE: STATEMENTS' FROM OWNERS OF PROPOSED HERITAGE PRESERVATION SITES UP FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON MARCH 22, 1979 � 1. Saint Paul City ��iall and Ramsey County Courthouse 15 West Kellogg 'Blvd. _. - HPC public heajring held August 28, 1978 - Owners: Ramseyr County and City of Saint Paul The Joint Commi�tee on City Hall and County Courthouse considered taking a position on the proposed St. Paul designation at a March 19, 1977 rf�eeting. The Committee decided to refer the matter to the full Ram$ey County Board of Commissioners, and of course, City Council for recommendations. 2. Saint Paul Union Depot 214 East 4th ' - National Register - HPC public heraring held November 28, 1977 � - Owners: Saint� Paul Union Depot Company (lobby section), statement � attaq'hed � Unitad States Post Office (concourse section), statement � attaahed � � 3. James J. Hill Nouse 240 Summi t Aver►ue i ► - Nationai Register � - HPC public h�aring held August 28, 1978 i - Owner: Minn�sota Historical Society, statement attached i . � , , . i _ ' i i � continued... �' .��.; _ , � � „ , _ � � , . • , - , � Cit Council Members -2- y March 21 , 1979 4. Blair Flats/Angus Hote] 165 Western Avenue ', - National Regis�ter - HPC public hea,�ing held August 28, 1978 - Owner: Blair House Associates, Inc. , statement attached- � 5. Adolph Muench Ho,�use 653 East Fifth S�treet ' - - National Regis'ter ' - HPC public hearing held August 28, 1978 - Owner: Mrs. I�ary Wooley; Mrs. Wooley, who is quite elderly is out-of-state and has not returned a statement 6. Ward Beebe House 2022 Summit Avenue - National Register ,. - HPC public hearing held August 28, 1978 - Owner: Dr. David Anderson, statement attached 7. Governor's Resi�ence 1006 Summit Avenue - National Regi4ter� - HPC public he�ring held August 28, 1978 - Owner: State 'of P�li nnesota, stater�ent attached CC: City Clerk ; � � � I � _ 1 , � : ; i ; i . a ♦• � y • �_T.. -.-- , ._."". NOTICE OF PUBLIC SEARI�G Notice 1s he:eby given that the Ci�y Colincil of the City aE 6aint Paul wlil hold a public liearing in the Councii Chambe 3rd Floor, City Hall sn8 Court H�iise at 10:00 A.M.�rll 19. ,1979 to conaider the design ioa �b'II�ving properties as Heritage Prea- ' ervation Sites ss recommended by the St. Paul Heritage Preservation Com- mission: 1) Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey ' County Courthouse lb Weat Kellogg Boulevarc� ' "• 2) Saint Paul Union Depot � 214 Eaat 4th Street 3) James J. Hill Aovse 240 Summit Avenue - 4) Blair P'lats/Angus,Hotel 185 Western Avenue ' 5) Adolph Muench House " 653 East 5th Street 6) Ward Beebe House , 2022 Summit Avenue . 7) Governor's Residence . 1906 Summit Avenue Information on the histor3cal sign iR- cance of these properties is on ffie Sn ' the City Clerk's OflYce, 386 City Hail and•in the Plann�ng Section of the De- partment of Planaing and Economic ' Development located in the City Hall Annex anfl may be viewed there upon request. Dated March 22, 1979. • ROSE MIX ' City Clerk (March 24.1979) I A , � � � ' `�� / �J''..k�. ��1.�. �(.�('. . . � !'1` � r�� `��`�;~� MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCEETY y .:� �-_ � I �I�I �r a�+ � `'° -� �� : ^��I��,. ��; I! ±!�, ��-� � 690 Cedar Street, St. Paul,Minnesota 55101 • 612-296-2747 ��--�:- _ - �1--�;°� � -�=-�_ " _ _-g .,, - --=-=3�� 6 March 1979 - Heritage Preservation Commission Room 1202, Cit� Hall Annex 25 West 4th Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Dear Sir or Madam: The Minnesota Historical Society has reviewed with enthusiasm the City of St', Paul's intention to designate the Griggs House and the Hill House as historic properties under its Historic Preservation Commi.ssion ordinance. The Society both supports the designation and sincerely appreciates the honor which designation will bring to these two properties. Sincerely, 1.�l Nina Archabal Deputy Director NA/fr Founded 1849 • The oldest institution in the state . . i�� . April 18, 1979 - 2 - � 4. James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Avenue - National Historic Landmark - Significance: Former home of James J. Hill , St. Paul 's most importarlt railroad pioneer. A magnificent Romanesque mansion. - Owner, Mir�nesota Historical Society, approves designation. 5. Adolf Muench House, 653 East Fifth Street - National Poegister - Significance: Former home of one of St. Paul 's leading nineteenth century IGerman citizens, Adolf Muench. A classic Queen Anne style house built of wood. - Owner, Mns. Mary Wooley, approves designation. Statement attached. 6. St. Paul Cit,y Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 West Kellogg Blvd. - Significance: A nationally recognized example of the Art Deco style. Primary ,symbolic landmark for the City and County. - Ramsey Cou�ty Board (part owner) tabled discussion of this matter until April 24. 7. St. Paul Union Depot, 214 East 4th Street - National Rlegister - Significance: A symbol of the importance of the railroads in the developm�nt of St. Paul as a major city. A fine example of the Neo-Classical sty}e and the last of a building type -- the monumental urban depot -- in the upper-midwest. The major Lower- town landmark. - Owner of the lobby building, St. Paul Union Depot Company opposes designathon. Owner of the concourse section, U.S. Post Office, disapproVes but "will not oppose" designation. cc: Ernest Sand�en City Clerk ! ,` i • � _.__Y...__--___,-- - .. __ ____._ �___.__ I '� r . lat I;—��/.� Znd�,_�/_�� ' 3rd , ,��,� Adopted � �� . � , . Yeas Nays I • � BUTLER ' HUNT . ,� � � �� 2"��.:�� X I', . � SHOWALTER II TEDESCO i ; , PRESIDENT (HOZZA) i , I ' I =� ' I�� ;I � . � � , , II �II II 'i .