St. Paul, MINNESOTA - Hotel St. Paul - Palm Room

Description: St. Paul, MINNESOTA - Hotel St. Paul - Palm Room - 1911: In 1856, John Summers invited travelers from all over the world into his home, which eventually became the Greenman House, a 60-room hotel erected in 1871 and destroyed by fire in 1878. By 1878, Mr. Summers and John Baugh, an Eastern hotelier, constructed a much larger and more modern hotel named The Windsor, known at the time to be one of the finest hotels in Saint Paul. The Windsor Hotel was operated successfully until 1880 when Baugh withdrew and sold his interest to Charles J. Monfort. Summers resigned in 1891 and Monfort acted as President and Manager until his death in 1904. For the next two years the hotel was utilized as an arcade and theater. As the city of Saint Paul continued to grow, the need for a new hotel became increasingly important. In 1908 Lucius P. Ordway, a prime mover in the new hotel project, secured ownership of the property with the intentions of constructing a new luxury hotel. “St. Paul’s Million-Dollar Hotel” opens with much enthusiasm and ceremony on April 18, 1910, with guests such as James J. Hill, the builder of the Great Northern Railway, Lucius P. Ordway, businessman and early 3M investor, and John Ireland, archbishop of St. Paul. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in good condition.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-12T04:19:03.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD