AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District

Author Larry Millett

Minnesota Historical Society Press (April 1, 2009)

Thoroughly researched and meticulously written, this guidebook features more than 250 architectural wonders of wide-ranging styles in one of the loveliest neighborhoods in St. Paul.

Description

Let architecture critic Larry Millett be your guide to one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, a treasure trove of architectural styles and storied homes. This guidebook will satisfy your cravings for details about the structures and the people who built them.

This handy guide expands upon the information in Millet’s AIA Guide to the Twin Cities to cover homes, churches, parks, museums, and commercial buildings in the neighborhoods on and near St. Paul’s Summit Avenue. Millett provides details about the architect and date of construction along with lively descriptions of design features and telling stories of inhabitants.

This informative guidebook is perfect for tourists discovering the Twin Cities or residents exploring what is right next door.

Author information

Larry Millett has written extensively about Twin Cities architecture, notably in AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Twin Cities Then and Now, and Lost Twin Cities. His fascination for speed graphic photography is displayed in Murder Has a Public Face and Strange Days, Dangerous Nights.

• 128 pages
• 80 b&w photos, 5 maps
• 4.875 x 10 inches
• ISBN: 9780873516440