Grand and Avon Apartments, 45 Avon Street South, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Grand and Avon Apartments
2007
2007
Address:	45 Avon Street S
Neighborhood/s:	Summit Hill, Saint Paul, Minnesota
City/locality- State/province	Saint Paul, Minnesota
County- State/province:	Ramsey County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Year built:	1902
Primary Style:	Colonial Revival
Historic Function:	Multiple Dwelling"Multiple Dwelling" is not in the list (House/single dwelling or duplex, Airport terminal, Apartments/condominiums, Auditorium/music facility, Bank/financial institution, Barn/agricultural building, Business, Capitol, City hall/town hall/, Civic, ...) of allowed values for the "Historic function" property.
Current Function:	Multiple Dwelling"Multiple Dwelling" is not in the list (House/single dwelling or duplex, Airport terminal, Apartments/condominiums, Auditorium/music facility, Bank/financial institution, Barn/agricultural building, Business, Capitol, City hall/town hall/, Civic, ...) of allowed values for the "Current function" property.
Architect or source of design:	Herman Kretz
Material of Exterior Wall Covering:	Brick
Building Permit Number:	39543
First Owner:	Herman Kretz

Summit Hill Saint Paul Ramsey

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Grand and Avon Apartments, 45 Avon Street South, Saint Paul, Minnesota
(44.940078,-93.133869)

National Register of Historic Places Information

This late Colonial Revival style apartment building is one of six nearly identical buildings on this street. The front porch is one of the most prominent features of this design. Architect Herman Kretz designed and was the first owner of this building. He lived nearby at 768 Summit Avenue.

History

According to the 1920 census, 24 residents lived in the apartments at 45 Avon. They were mostly comprised of single parent households, or small family units. It was not unusual to have one or two boarders living with a family here. The heads of the households held a variety of occupations, some of which included: machinist for the railroad, dressmaker, cattle driver, teacher, government clerk, and traveling salesman.

Notes

Ramsey County Historical Society, Inventory forms for Historic Sites Survey of St. Paul and Ramsey County, 1980-1983

1920 United States census for Saint Paul, Minnesota