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Landmark Center (St. Paul)

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with a hipped red tile roof, steeply pitched to shed snow and adorned by numerous turrets, gables and dormers with steeply peaked roofs; cylindrical corner towers with conical turrets occupy almost every change of projection. There are two massive towers, one of which houses a clock. The exterior is
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For a time the high school St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists also held classes on the fifth floor. It has since moved to 16 West 5th Street. The fifth floor now houses the offices of the American Composers Forum.
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Owned by Ramsey County, Landmark Center is managed by Minnesota Landmarks, a not-for-profit organization. Landmark Center also houses Anita's Cafe, Landmarket Gift Shop, and five galleries.
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in 1891–92. Edbrooke designed a body of public architecture, much of which, like this structure, was completed after his 1896 death. Landmark Center stands at 75 West Fifth Street in
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almost devoid of carved detail. The interior features a five-story courtyard with skylight and rooms with 20-foot ceilings, appointed with marble and carved mahogany and oak finishes. Its
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After its comprehensive 1972–78 renovation, the center became home to many prominent Twin Cities arts organizations, now including:
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Landmark: Stories of a Place, by Billie Young. St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Landmarks, 2002. MNHS call number: F613.S8 L369 2002
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In the 1970s, a citizens' group saved the building from demolition and, guided by supervising architect
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Landmark Gallery – permanent and temporary exhibits from its local history collection
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The Landmark Center Cortile in the space that formerly housed St. Paul's Main Post Office
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Press article from the St. Paul Pioneer Press about the "Uncle Sam Worked Here" exhibit
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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worked in the building as a law clerk to the younger Sanborn in 1932–33.
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Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Exhibition space for music, dance, theater, and public forums.
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National Register of Historic Places in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Ramsey County Historical Society Gallery and Research Center
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Interactive map showing the location of the Landmark Center
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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The building served as the location of Frank Bass (
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Boston
Landmark Center (Boston)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Landmark Center (St. Paul) is located in Minnesota
Landmark Center (St. Paul) is located in the United States
Saint Paul, Minnesota
44°56′44″N 93°5′50″W / 44.94556°N 93.09722°W / 44.94556; -93.09722
Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Richardsonian Romanesque
69000076
Willoughby J. Edbrooke
Supervising Architect
U.S. Treasury Department
Rice Park
ashlar
Romanesque Revival
Old Post Office Building
Washington D.C.
John Dillinger
Evelyn Frechette
Alvin "Creepy" Karpis
Walter Henry Sanborn
John B. Sanborn Jr.
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Harry Blackmun
Donald (Don) J. Leier

American Association of Woodturners
AAW Gallery of Wood Art

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