St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-03
But the Past Five Years Have
Done st. Paul'S Great
Building.
Nearly Sixty Million Dollars
in Structures During
That Period.
The Evolution Of Building
Plainly Marked in the
Full Record.
Points Of Advantage That
Make st. Paul a Desirable
City.

'R; me was not built In day."
neither was st. Paul. But it is genu
ing surprise to even the old citizens of
the latter city to note the unprecedent-
ed growth during the past five years.
1t is doubtful if the observing business
man can, without considerable investi-
CATION and inquiry. give anything like
an approximate estimate of the i'm
provements made in st. Paul during the
past five years. An inquiry among men
supposed to be posted has been made
| by a GLOBE writer, for several days,
which convinced him that such men
were at sea as to what has been done in
a general way. They knew that five
years ago the Gilfillan and Union blocks
were the model buildings of the city,
and that they have since then been left
far in the shade of buildings erected on
a much grander scale, but they did not
have any definite idea as to the ex
tent of building or the charging of
the territory over which millions
of dollars worth of buildings have been
extended within the short space of five
years. The remark was frequently
made: "The Globe building is the
first artistic building erected in st.
Paul. 1t was the talk of the Northwest
and was the most elaborate building of
the Northwest when erected" This
building was completed and ready for
occupancy in May, 1887. Since then
many other picturesque and artistic
buildings have been projected and COM
pleted in different parts of the city,
but principally within short radius of
the Globe building. Among these are
the joint court house and city hall,
Pioneer Press building, New York Life,
Hotel Ryan, Chamber of Commerce,
Germania insurance, Germania bank,
Endicott Arcade, the Howard or Man.
haitian building, the Albion, Aberdeen,
Colonnade and Barteau apartment
buildings; Dayton Avenue Presbyterian
church, Central Presbyterian church,
Peoples church, several school build
ingS, including. the high school and
manual training buildings, and several
railroad office buildings and business
blocks.
There are now in course of conStruc-
ton Lowry's arcade, facing on three
streets, the Metropolitan theater, facing
on Fifth and Sixth streets; Merchants
National bank, Kavanagh's Glass block,
Lifts theater, and numerous other
buildings in course of erection and pro-
jected, among the latter being fine
Catholic cathedral.
Among the most costly and pictur-
esque residences built during the past
five years are those of j. J. Hill. the
late Commodore Kittson, A. FL. Wilder,
G. E. Dickerman, f. B. Clark, Col. II.
B. Rugg, A. B. Stickney. Fred Driscoll
ST., Young and Lightner, D. R. Moves,
E. II. Cutler, E. c. Long, William B.
Dean, G. w. Griggs. a. G. Foster, Mrs.
Greve. Joseph Jockey, DR.. A. Wharton,
J. l.. Forepaugh, Ansel Oppenheim, w.
| P.Warner,J. B. TarboX, G. B. ThurSton,
! Ed. Davidson and James King.
Reduced to Figures.
The following summary taken from
the inspector of buildings reports for
the several years named willsshow
marvellous increase of buildings in the
five years preceding the present one. 1t
will also show that the character of
buildings have been much better in the
later years. The average cost of build
| ingS in the latter three years is consid-
erably more than double that of 1885.
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