ECO/juice presents: Unauthorized Design...Schmidt Brewery and Island Station
What if you could create an entire neighborhood that is self sustaining – within an existing city? A holistic urban infrastructure supporting residential, commercial, hospitality, and cultural uses.
This year they are taking on Schmidt Brewery and Island Station as the site location to create a self-sustaining environment.
Beacon Bluff: Redeveloping the 3M Site
Please join AIA Saint Paul Tuesday, August 24, 11:30-1:00 pm for the Second Food for Thought program of our 2010 series.
Historic Saint Paul awarded Historical and Cultural Heritage Partnership Grant
Saint Paul, MN (August 3, 2010)
The Minnesota Historical Society awarded a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Partnership Grant in the amount of $100,460 to Historic Saint Paul for the 2010 Saint Paul Survey Project. The project will be implemented in partnership with the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission and the Ramsey County Historic Society.
Minnesota Historical and Cu
Preservationists Will Enjoy Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour
The Minneapolis & Saint Paul Home Tour, Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25, inspires homeowners who are thinking of remodeling their homes. On Sunday, April 25, noon-1 p.m., there will be a workshop on “Historic Homes for Everyday Families” presented by Amy Meller, AIA, LEED AP and Angela Wolf Scott, Assoc. AIA. LEED AP, both architects with MacDonald & Mack Architects.
Free Design in the NORTH END - July 27, 5:30 - 8:00 pm
In an effort to reach out to Saint Paul neighborhoods and generate interest in the preservation of Saint Paul’s historic building stock, Historic Saint Paul (HSP) hosts Free Design sessions throughout the year. The sessions offer residents an opportunity to consult with professional architects to discuss their house style, and potential exterior projects to enhance the appeal of their homes.
Friday March 26 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Presentations by:
Steve Trimble discussing Patsy Sherman (of 3M fame)
Nellie Francis (Suffragist, Anti-Lynching Activist) and others
Mary Wingerd discussing Early Saint Paul Women’s History
photo: Nellie Francis, an African American woman from St.Paul, led the passage o
Lecture Cancelled—Sustainable Communities-Lessons from a European Approach
We have just learned that guest lecturer, Joachim Eble, is under physician’s care as a result of complications from a recent accident and is unable to travel to the U.S. Fortunately, he is expected to make a full recovery.
However, we regret that the Sustainable Communities Lecture on February 23 is being canceled.
Historic Saint Paul wraps up first "Green Retrofit" series - watch for cablecast on SPNN in March
Historic Saint Paul completed our “Green Retrofitting Today’s Homes for Tomorrow” with a great panel discussion at the Studios of Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN).
The Minnesota Milk Company: Art Deco on the Avenue
by Michael Koop
In 2006, St. Paul-based Old Home Foods closed its production plant located on the southeast corner of University and Western Avenues. The future of the 46,000 square-foot building is currently in question.
Originally built in 1912 as a two-story brick building for the Minnesota Milk Company,the structure was designed by Charles H.
by Robert Roscoe
Windows generally provide trouble-free operation for 40-50 years, requiring occasional painting of outer sash and frame surfaces. Almost all windows have common components: sash that hold the glass, and frame that encases the sash. The sash is made of slender wood strips that surround the glass.
