Old College Street
Subtitle: the historic heart of Rochester, Minnesota
By: Ken Allsen
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781609496142
Subjects: Buildings, structures; Historic buildings; Architecture; Neighborhoods; Streets; Biography; History
Description: "Every city has a neighborhood that housed its earliest founders and their successors, an enclave of local power and financial success. For Rochester, Minnesota, this neighborhood is personified by a ten-block stretch of tree-shaded street originally platted in 1855 as West College Street, now designated as 4th Street Southwest. In the span of 150 years, two and sometimes three generations of remarkable buildings have come and gone in this neighborhood. Under the direction of movers and shakers like George Head and Dr. William J. Mayo, the street helped shape the city's architectural legacy and define its purpose. Join architectural historian Ken Allsen on a stroll down this storied street."--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. The Evolution of a Street; title: Part II. The Buildings of Old College Street; title: Appendix I. Builders and Architects of Early Rochester; title: Appendix II. Definitions of Architectural Terms; title: Appendix III. Rochester Street Names Versus Their Pre-1918 Counterparts; title: Maps: Lower West College Street; Upper West College Street.