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Larry Millett - Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings (Minnesota Museum of American Art) - 9781517901462 - V9781517901462
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Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings (Minnesota Museum of American Art)

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Description for Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings (Minnesota Museum of American Art) Hardcover. BIC Classification: AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 313 x 16. Weight in Grams: 972.

When the Pioneer Press Building opened its doors in 1889, it was news. The twelve-story skyscraper, the tallest at the time in the heart of St. Paul—featuring the first glass elevator in the country—merited a forty-page special edition of the Pioneer Press, whose editors modestly proclaimed it “the greatest newspaper building mother earth carries.” A year later, another architectural monument, the Endicott Complex—which wraps around the Pioneer Building—opened its doors. Designed by rising St. Paul architect Cass Gilbert, the Endicott included two office buildings linked by a one-story L-shaped shopping arcade crowned by a stained-glass ceiling. 

Journalist and architectural historian Larry ... Read more

As entertaining as it is edifying, Heart of St. Paul combines architectural history with the rich human story behind two buildings that have played a prominent role in the life of the city for over a century. The book includes an introduction by Kristin Makholm, Director of the Minnesota Museum of American Art, which has found a new home in the buildings. 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9781517901462
SKU
V9781517901462
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Larry Millett
Larry Millett, a Minneapolis native, spent much of his career as a writer, reporter, and editor for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, where in 1985 he became the newspaper's first architecture critic, a post he held until his retirement in 2002. His many works include Minnesota's Own: Preserving Our Grand Homes, Once There Were Castles: Lost Mansions and Estates of ... Read more

Reviews for Heart of St. Paul: A History of the Pioneer and Endicott Buildings (Minnesota Museum of American Art)
"If a building’s famous for its height or style, someone may tell its tale. If a building’s lucky, it gets Larry Millett. The Pioneer Endicott at 4th and Roberts streets in St. Paul is lucky."—Star Tribune "Millett explores more than the history and architecture of this St.Paul landmark, telling the human stories behind the buildings, from the architects to ... Read more

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