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Blair Flats

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Built
  
1887

Opened
  
1887

Added to NRHP
  
18 July 1975

NRHP Reference #
  
75001006

Architectural style
  
Victorian architecture

Blair Flats httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Location
  
165 Western Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota

Part of
  
Historic Hill District (#76001067)

Similar
  
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Minnesota History Center, Como Lake

Blair Flats, also known as the Blair Arcade Building, is a Victorian residential building designed by Hermann Kretz and William H. Thomas in 1887, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The building is located on the intersection of Western and Selby Avenues. It is also a contributing property to the Historic Hill District. Construction materials are sandstone and brick. Blair Flats has been used as apartments, hotel, and condominiums.

The lower level currently holds SubText: a Bookstore, a community-oriented independent bookstore owned by veteran bookseller Sue Zumberge. The space formerly housed Common Goods Books, an independent bookstore owned by noted Minnesotan Garrison Keillor.

References

Blair Flats Wikipedia