Schornstein Grocery and Saloon explained

Schornstein Grocery and Saloon
Location:707 Wilson Avenue East and 223 Bates Avenue North
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates:44.9533°N -93.0664°W
Built:1884
Architect:Augustus F. Gauger
Architecture:Second Empire, Italianate
Added:August 21, 1984
Refnum:84001681

The Schornstein Grocery and Saloon is a commercial and residential building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1884 for $5,000 in the French Second Empire style, and this Dayton's Bluff business was designed by architect Augustus F. Gauger (1852-1929).[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] [3]

It was built by William Schornstein, "a prominent member of the local German American community," who lived on the premises with his wife Wilhelmina from 1885–1920, running a grocery and saloon. "The establishment was especially popular among the area’s German-Americans and there was a large hall on the third floor for meetings and special events."[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Augustus F. Gauger papers.
  2. Book: Hess, Jeffrey A.. Paul Clifford Larson . St. Paul's Architecture: A History. University of Minnesota Press . 978-0816635917 .
  3. Book: Nord, Mary Ann. The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. 2003. 0-87351-448-3. registration.
  4. Web site: Schornstein Grocery and Saloon. Saint Paul Historical. 2013-10-11.