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Old Dakota County Courthouse

July 31, 2018 By htc

Just south of the new, modern bridge that spans the Mississippi river carrying traffic into Hastings sits a historic reminder of the beauty and craftsmanship used in 19th century civil architecture.  The old Dakota County Courthouse is likely the first thing people notice as they travel south on Highway 61 crossing the river into the […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: A.M. Radcliff, Augustus Gauger, Courthouse, Dakota County, Hastings, Historic Hastings Architecture, Historic Hastings Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, Italian Villa, National Register of Historic Places, Renaissance Revival

Old Main Hall at Hamline University

July 31, 2018 By htc

Just a half block east of the intersection of Snelling and Hewitt Avenues in St. Paul sits one of the Twin Cities most unique and historic buildings.  Mostly shielded from busy Snelling Avenue traffic with only its weather vane visible, most people likely drive right by and never know this building exists.  Since it was […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Hamline University, High Victorian Gothic, Historic St. Paul Architecture, Historic St. Paul Buildings, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, National Register of Historic Places, Old Main Hall, Ramsey County, Ruskinian Gothic, Ruskonian Gothic, St. Paul, University, Warren H. Hayes

Historic Church of St. Peter

July 31, 2018 By htc

Historic Church of St. Peter in Mendota

For over a century and a half, the Historic Church of St. Peter has watched over the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers in Mendota.  Seen from miles away peering through the treeline atop the bluffs on the Minnesota River’s east bank, the church has been a consistent landmark for generations of people living […]

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Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Church, Dakota County, Father Augustine Ravoux, Father Lucien Galtier, Gothic Revival, Historic Church of St. Peter, Historic Twin Cities Architecture, Historic twin Cities Buildings, Mendota

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