Schornstein Grocery and Saloon

Schornstein Grocery and Saloon
Location 707 Wilson Avenue East and 223 Bates Avenue North
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°57′12″N 93°3′59″W / 44.95333°N 93.06639°W / 44.95333; -93.06639Coordinates: 44°57′12″N 93°3′59″W / 44.95333°N 93.06639°W / 44.95333; -93.06639
Built 1884
Architect Augustus F. Gauger
Architectural style Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 84001681[1]
Added to NRHP August 21, 1984

The Schornstein Grocery and Saloon is a commercial/residential building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1884 for $5,000 in the French Second Empire style, this Dayton's Bluff business was designed by architect Augustus F. Gauger (1852-1929). It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

It was built by William Schornstein, "a prominent member of the local German American community," who lived on the premises with his wife Wilhelmina from 1885-1920, running a grocery and saloon. "The establishment was especially popular among the area’s German-Americans and there was a large hall on the third floor for meetings and special events."[4]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Hess, Jeffrey A.; Paul Clifford Larson. St. Paul's Architecture: A History. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816635917.
  3. ↑ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  4. ↑ "Schornstein Grocery and Saloon". Saint Paul Historical. Retrieved 2013-10-11.


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