Manhattan Building (Saint Paul, Minnesota)

	Manhattan Building
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Manhattan Building from the west
Location	360 N. Robert Street,; Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°56′50.5″N 93°5′25.5″W / 44.947361°N 93.090417°W
Area	Less than one acre
Built	1890
Architect	Clarence H. Johnston, Sr.; Lauer Brothers
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.	88001128
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

The Manhattan Building (also known as the Capital Bank Building or the Empire Building) is a historic office and banking building located in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Description and history[edit]

The seven-story plus basement, Renaissance Revival style building was designed by Clarence H. Johnston, Sr. in 1889 and built in 1890.^[2] The exterior consists of Jacobsville Sandstone and pressed brick.^[3] The building stands at a height of 117 feet tall.

According to its NRHP designation, “From bottom to top, the building has only been altered with applied material on the first story. This was applied sometime in the 1950s by Toltz, King, and Day architects according to historical photos. The current owner intends to remove the applied panels and uncover the original first story.”

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ GmbH, Emporis. "Empire Building, St. Paul | 200328 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
^ "St. Paul's Skyscrapers". The Saint Paul Globe. April 30, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[2] GmbH, Emporis. "Empire Building, St. Paul | 200328 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[3] "St. Paul's Skyscrapers". The Saint Paul Globe. April 30, 1899. p. 12. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

[nord-4] Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.

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