Summit Avenue Historic Hill District, St. Paul Photos

The Historic Hill District of St. Paul is one of the longest Victorian heritage districts in America, running for miles along an escarpment overlooking the Mississippi River. The area parallel to Summit Avenue is noted for the wealth of its architecture & as an area connected with author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Cathedral of Saint Paul. St. Paul, MN.Minnesota Civil War Monument with statue of first Minnesotan to volunteer in 1861. St. Paul, MN.Sideboard in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Drawing room of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Cathedral of Saint Paul (1906-15) (226 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN. Style: Renaissance Revival. Architect: Emmanuel Louis Masqueray. Minnesota Civil War Monument (1903) with statue of first Minnesotan to volunteer in 1861. St. Paul, MN.Sideboard in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Drawing room of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Fireplace detail of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.James J. Hill House built for builder of the Great Northern Railway. St. Paul, MN.Picture gallery fireplace in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Grand staircase of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Fireplace detail of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.James J. Hill House (1891) (240 Summit Ave.) built for builder of the Great Northern Railway. St. Paul, MN. Style: Richardsonian Romanesque. On National Register.Picture gallery fireplace in James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Grand staircase of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.
Stained glass windows of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Charles P. Noyes / Joseph Mckay House. St. Paul, MN.Horace P. Rugg House. St. Paul, MN.Horace P. Rugg House carvings over doorway. St. Paul, MN.
Stained glass windows of James J. Hill House. St. Paul, MN.Charles P. Noyes / Joseph Mckay House (235 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Horace P. Rugg House (251 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN. Style: Victorian Romanesque.Horace P. Rugg House (1887) (251 Summit Ave.) carvings over doorway. St. Paul, MN.
Double Residence in Historic Hill District. St. Paul, MN.Luis W. & Maud Hill House. St. Paul, MN.James H. Weed House. St. Paul, MN.John S. Robertson House. St. Paul, MN.
Double Residence (255 Summit Ave.) in Historic Hill District. St. Paul, MN.Luis W. & Maud Hill House (1902) (260 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.James H. Weed House (1891) (261 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.John S. Robertson House (265 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.
John S. Robertson House. St. Paul, MN.Peet & Joshua Sanders House. St. Paul, MN.Peet-Sanders House. St. Paul, MN.Peet-Sanders House. St. Paul, MN.
John S. Robertson House (265 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Peet & Joshua Sanders House (1882) (271 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Peet-Sanders House (271 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Peet-Sanders House (271 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.
Frederick A. Fogg House. St. Paul, MN.George W. Gardner House. St. Paul, MN.William H. Lightner House. St. Paul, MN.John H. Allen House. St. Paul, MN.
Frederick A. Fogg House (1899) (285 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.George W. Gardner House (1905) (now Volkfest Kulturhaus of Germanic-American Institute) (301 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.William H. Lightner House (1893) (318 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.John H. Allen House (1892) (335 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.
C.H.F. Smith House 1896. St. Paul, MN.William Dean House. St. Paul, MN.William Dean House. St. Paul, MN.Frank B. Bass House. St. Paul, MN.
C.H.F. Smith House 1896 (339 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.William Dean House (1882) (353 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.William Dean House (353 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Frank B. Bass House (1891) (365 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.
W.W. Bishop House. St. Paul, MN.Turret detail of 513 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN.Gable detail of 513 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN.. St. Paul, MN.
W.W. Bishop House (1891) (513 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN. Style: Queen Anne.Turret detail of 513 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN.Gable detail of 513 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN.(587 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.
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(701 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Jacob Dittenhoffer House (1898) (705 Summit Ave.). St. Paul, MN.Victorian House in Historic Hill District. St. Paul, MN.
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