Blair Flats
Blair Flats, also known as the Blair Arcade Building, is a Victorian residential building designed by Hermann Kretz and William H. Thomas in 1887, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States.Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: St. Paul, Minnesota, NRHP-listed
- Also known as: “Blair Arcade”
- Address: 165 Western Avenue North, Saint Paul, MN 55102
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include James J. Hill House and Penumbra Theatre Company.
James J. Hill House
Protected area
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The James J. Hill House is the former mansion of railroad magnate James J. Hill, today operated as a museum home. It is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, towards the eastern end of Summit Avenue near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. James J. Hill House is situated 2,000 feet east of Blair Flats.
Penumbra Theatre Company
Theater building
The Penumbra Theatre Company, an African-American theatre company in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was founded by Lou Bellamy in 1976. The theater has been recognized for its artistic quality and its role in launching the careers of playwrights, including two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner August Wilson. Penumbra Theatre Company is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Blair Flats.
F. Scott Fitzgerald House
Protected area
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The F. Scott Fitzgerald House, also known as Summit Terrace, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, is part of a group of rowhouses designed by William H. F. Scott Fitzgerald House is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Blair Flats.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summit-University and Frogtown.
Summit-University
Suburb
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Summit-University is a neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, that stretches roughly from University Avenue in the north, Lexington Parkway to the west, Summit Avenue to the south and to the east along John Ireland Boulevard, Kellogg Boulevard and Marion Street.
Frogtown
Locality
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frogtown is a neighborhood in Saint Paul in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Built around University Avenue, the Thomas-Dale neighborhood is colloquially known as Frogtown.
Saint Paul
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Saint Paul is the capital city and the second largest city of the US state of Minnesota. Along with the slightly larger Minneapolis it forms the urban core of the Twin Cities region, the third largest metropolis in the Midwest.
Blair Flats
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: City of Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.94632° or 44° 56′ 47″ northLongitude
-93.11656° or 93° 6′ 60″ westInception
1887Levels
5Open location code
86P8WVWM+G9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1552002632OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q4924085
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