Historic Saint Paul

On June 14, 2008, Historic Saint Paul and the Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council hosted Free Design Saturday, an open house event for Payne Phalen residents. Home owners brought photographs of their houses and met with architects to discuss ideas for improving their homes.

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Please join Historic Saint Paul and St. Paul Smart Trips for Biking Through Saint Paul History: a tour of the Summit-University neighborhood. The tour is part of Smart Trips’s innovative new program to connect people in the Summit-University neighborhood with free resources, events, and activities that will help them make “smart” trips: smart for their budgets, smart for the environment and smart for their health. Visit the Smart Trip Summit-University website for more information about the program.

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Minnesota Public Radio recently visited several intersections along the Central Corridor light rail transit line to document University Avenue’s colorful past and evolving future. Visit University Avenue: A Work in Progress to hear stories and view slide shows about the history of University Avenue and efforts to preserve the street’s cultural heritage.

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Over 125 people gathered at the Lightner House, a Cass Gilbert-designed architectural treasure on Summit Avenue, on May 16th to celebrate Historic Saint Paul’s Tenth Anniversary. The annual fund-raising party was an opportunity to acknowledge Historic Saint Paul’s founders, past and current board members, staff, and all of the organization’s supporters.

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The Dahl house is 150 (plus one)! Please join members of the Matthees Family, Historic Saint Paul, the West 7th/Fort Road Federation, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota Landmarks, Glendening Architectural Services, HistoryHere, the Dahl Family, and the Brewery Neighborhood for an afternoon of history, hot dogs, beer and brats to celebrate this milestone.

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