1518 W. Van Buren Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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D. H. Tandy house | |
| Address: | 1518 West Van Buren Avenue |
| Neighborhood/s: | Hamline Midway, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1888 |
| Primary Style: | Victorian |
| Major Alterations: | Some/mostly intact |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt Shingles |
| Material of Foundation: | Limestone |
| Building Permit Number: | 15287 |
| First Owner: | D. H. Tandy |
| Notes: | Plain facia board, fairly wide clapboard, corner boards. Decorative modillion brackets at eaves. Enclosed porch with wood shingles in tympanum. Pedimented dormer has a round medallion and fishscale shingles. Oriel window at second story of main facade. |
The building permit lists the original owner of this house as D. H. Tandy. The 1889 city directory lists Douglas H. Tandy, a real estate agent, living on the south side of Van Buren, 2 houses west of Simpson, which is probably referring to this house. The house was built for an estimated $2,400. This house is one of the best preserved of several houses of the same vintage on this block. The oriel window and decorative wood shingling on the dormer are especially interesting.
