Dayton's Bluff Driving Tour

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Neighborhood/s:	Dayton's Bluff, Saint Paul, Minnesota
City/locality- State/province	Saint Paul, Minnesota
County- State/province:	Ramsey County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Country:	United States
Tour Created by:	Dayton's Bluff District Council

Dayton's Bluff Saint Paul Ramsey

Minnesota

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Dayton's Bluff Driving Tour
(44.958056644282,-93.070764541626)

Development of Dayton's Bluff began early in the history of Saint Paul due to its proximity to the downtown. The area is named after Lyman Dayton an early pioneer real estate developer who owned extensive properties in the area beginning in the 1850s.

Probably the most striking feature of Dayton's Bluff to a 19th century visitor was its dramatic terracing of partially wooded hills overlooking Lowertown. Landbrokers and newspaper journalists praised Dayton's Bluff as the most desirable residential location in the city.

When street cars began to run across the great granite bridge into the downtown in the late 1880s, Seventh Street became an arterial and new development began to spring up along the streetcar line. Industries locating here at the time provided a work center for many residents. Among such businesses were the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M).

Steady growth on the bluff between the 1880s and the 1920s created a diversity of styles, prices, and locations that fit the needs, tastes, and budgets of a variety of urban dwellers. During the first quarter of the 20th century the area prospered. By the 1930s, families establishing their homes in Dayton's Bluff were a moderate and middle income mixture of both blue and white collar workers. However, the great depression hit the area hard. Many people lost their jobs, local stores lost revenues, and people who owned mansions could no longer afford the upkeep and moved away.

Despite some of the changes inevitable in the urban environment over time, the heart of the neighborhood remains intact. Sometimes hidden under "home improvements," the character of its homes and storefronts remain, providing the essential building blocks of a historically and architecturally rich environment. Although much of the scenic variety has been modified, the view from the bluff remains spectacular. Because of these assets Dayton's Bluff is now experiencing a renaissance. Private investment has provided not only many renovated homes, but also enthusiastic homeowners determined to make Dayton's Bluff a premier place to live.

The following driving tour of Dayton's Bluff provides a guide to some of the area's most important sites. Each site of interest is followed by a brief description which provides architectural and/or historical information about the property.

We hope you enjoy your tour of our architectural past and join in our vision for the future.

Dayton's Bluff Driving Tour Map PDF Map 370k

	#	Street
393 Bates Avenue North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	393	Bates	Avenue	N
627 Greenbrier Street North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	627	Greenbrier	Street	N
635 Greenbrier Street North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	635	Greenbrier	Street	N
699 Wilson Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota	699	Wilson	Street
700 3rd Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	700	3rd	Street	E
702 3rd Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	702	3rd	Street	E
723 3rd Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	723	3rd	Street	E
752 East Margaret Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota	752	Margaret	Street
Adolph & Anna Muench House, 653 5th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	653	5th	Street	E
Andrew J. Hoban House, 762 Sixth Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	762	6th	Street	E
Arthur & Elsa Koenig House, 757 6th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota	757	6th	Street	E
Darius Hevener House, 729 6th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota	729	6th	Street	E
Edward W. White House, 702 4th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	702	4th	Street	E
Eichenwald Row, 393-399 Eichenwald Street, St. Paul, Minnesota	393	Eichenwald	Street
Euclid View Apartments, 234-238 Bates Avenue North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	234	Bates	Avenue	N
George Pabst Grocery, 789-804 Margaret Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	789	Margaret	Street	E
Gustav Muench House, 334 Mounds Boulevard, Saint Paul, Minnesota	334	Mounds	Boulevard
Harry Blackmun Boyhood Home, 847 4th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	847	4th	Street	E
Henry & Hilda Defiel House, 732 Margaret Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	723	Margaret	Street	E
Holman Methodist Church, 243 Bates Avenue North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	243	Bates	Street	N
John & Alvina Seeger House, 655-657 5th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	655	5th	Street	E
John Allenson House, 635 Bates Avenue North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	635	Bates	Avenue	N
John Doeren Cigar Factory, 699 7th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	699	7th	Street	E
Julia Knauft House, 654 4th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	654	4th	Street	E
Keller Row, Saint Paul, Minnesota		6th	Street	E
Margaret Street Police Substation, 745 Margaret Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	745	Margaret	Street	E
Max Toltz House, 352 Bates Avenue North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	352	Bates	Avenue	N
Michael & Rose Walter House, 770 6th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	770	6th	Street	E
O.W. Schornstein Building, 707 Hudson Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota	707	Hudson	Avenue
Otto & Marie Hamm Muller House, 672 North Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota	672	Greenbrier	Street
Peter & Emma Classen House, 680 Greenbrier Street North, Saint Paul, Minnesota	680	Greenbrier	Street	N
Peter & Louisa John House, 373 Maple Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota	373	Maple	Street	N
Peter Tobin House, 276 Maria Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota	276	Maria	Avenue
Saint Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church, 754-758 4th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	754	4th	Street	E
Schoch Building, 374 Maria Avenue North, St. Paul, Minnesota	374	Maria	Avenue	N
Seeger Flats, 661 5th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota	661	5th	Street	E
Stutsman Block, 721-733 7th Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota	721	7th	Street	E
Swede Hollow Park, Saint Paul, Minnesota	650	Payne	Avenue
Tandy Row, 668 4th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	668	4th	Street	E
Warren Burger Childhood Home, 695 Conway Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota	695	Conway	Street
William Honebrink House, 734 3rd Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota	734	3rd	Street	E
William and Marie Hamm House, 668 North Greenbrier Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota	668	Greenbrier	Street	N