875 N. Aldine Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| Address: | 875 Aldine Street N |
| 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: | 1909 |
| Primary Style: | Colonial Revival |
| Additions: | Exterior stairways and side porch drive. |
| Major Alterations: | Altered |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | Apartments/condominiums |
| Builder: | Gustav Anderson |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Asbestos |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt Shingles |
| Material of Foundation: | Inapplicable |
| First Owner: | Adam I. Birtch |
(44.967024° N, 93.1721655° W)
The information provided here is from the 1983 Ramsey County Historical Society and Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission Historic Sites Survey:
Date of site visit 11/1/1981 Fieldworker: M. Michaud
The fenestration is "rectangular 1/1 double hung," with a "hipped (bellcast) and gable" roof style. The building has "one interior endwall red brick" chimney and is built with a "wood frame."
Significant details: "The large gable ends on the hipped roof create a pedimented effect on all four sides of the house. There is a large open porch stretching across the main facade. The eaves of the gable ends are boxed. The living room window on the main facade has a transom of colored and leaded glass. There is a large porte cochere-like projection with square columns at the side."
Significant site and landscape features: "House sits further back than any of the others around it."
Legal description: "Lots 1-2, Block , Auditor's Sub #51"
Historical background: "The original owner of this house, which was built for $6,000, was Adam I. Birtch, owner of the Birtch Land Timber Co. in the Endicott Building."
Level of significance: "Local"
Statement of significance: "A large pre-World War I Colonial Revival house which has been stripped of some original details."
Sources of information: "1909 Polk's St. Paul City Directory"
