Merchants National Bank (Saint Paul) Explained

Merchants National Bank
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:366-368 Jackson Street
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.9483°N -93.0894°W
Built:1892
Architect:Edward Bassford
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:December 19, 1974
Refnum:74001036

The Merchants National Bank or Brooks Building is a commercial building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, built and opened in 1892 as a financial center in St. Paul's Lowertown neighborhood at the corner of Jackson Street and Fifth Street. The structure, designed by Edward Bassford, uses sandstone in a Richardsonian Romanesque style.[1] The ground floor was occupied by an influential bank, while the upper stories provided law offices. Several office tenants went on to great state or national prominence, including Cushman Kellogg Davis, Cordenio Severance, Frank B. Kellogg, Pierce Butler, and William D. Mitchell.[2] For many years, the building was known as the McColl Building. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The four-story structure was carefully rehabilitated and restored by David A. Brooks, and the building now carries his family name.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nord, Mary Ann. The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. 2003. 0-87351-448-3. registration.
  2. VanBrocklin . Lynne . Thomas J. Lutz . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Merchants National Bank Building . National Park Service . 1974-10-15 . 2013-04-27.