Custom House : restoring a St. Paul landmark in Lowertown

by Jame A. Stolpestad

"Chronicling the history and revival of the historic Art Deco Post Office building on Kellogg Ave., this full-color book features over 220 maps, historic photos and other images, with engaging writing by author and historian James A. Stolpestad"--Publisher description. http://www.rchs.com/event/custom-hous... Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.

257 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Regencyfan93]

I am loving this so far. The plates and maps show how the city developed and geography that dictates some of that layout. I am at a point in the book where St. Paul is the jumping off place for people who are settling the west. There was a boom in construction in the 1880s. For my place in 2017, I didn't imagine the turmoil caused by statehood, Civil War, and financial depressions happening within a few years of each other.

I haven't even gotten to the time where the custom house is being planned let alone built.

I borrowed this from the library. It would make a good coffee table book for the person who buys a copy, since it is both informative and attractive.