Gotzian Building, 242 East 5th Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| Address: | 242 5th Street E |
| Neighborhood/s: | Lowertown, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1913 |
| Primary Style: | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Historic Function: | Manufacturing facility |
| Current Function: | Multiple dwelling |
| Architect or source of design: | Cass Gilbert |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt |
| First Owner: | Gotzian Shoe Company |
Gotzian Building, 242 East 5th Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
(44.949191° N, 93.086913° W)
(44.949191° N, 93.086913° W)
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| Certification date: | December 31, 1984 |
Also currently known as the "Parkside Building". Built at a cost of $65,000, the Conrad Gotzian Shoe Company Building was the location of the Gotzian and Minnesota Shoe Companies. Knights of Labor Local Assembly No. 2832 organized shoe workers at the Minnesota Shoe Company in the 1880s. African-American labor leader Charles James, a founder of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union in the Twin Cities, worked for the Minnesota Shoe Co. as a skilled leather cutter in the 1890s. Napoleon Savard, a member of the Knights of Labor and a founder of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly, also worked for the company somewhat earlier.
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