Architectural blueprint for the original 1916 construction of the St. Paul Library's Saint Anthony Park Library, one of the three Carnegie Libraries built in St. Paul. Charles Hausler was St. Paul's first City Architect (1914-1923).
Architectural blueprint for the original 1916 construction of the St. Paul Library's Saint Anthony Park Library, one of the three Carnegie Libraries built in St. Paul. Charles Hausler was St. Paul's first City Architect (1914-1923).
Architectural blueprint for the original 1916 construction of the St. Paul Library's Saint Anthony Park Library, one of the three Carnegie Libraries built in St. Paul. Charles Hausler was St. Paul's first City Architect (1914-1923).
Architectural blueprint for the original 1916 construction of the St. Paul Library's Saint Anthony Park Library, one of the three Carnegie Libraries built in St. Paul. Charles Hausler was St. Paul's first City Architect (1914-1923).
The photograph is taken from present day Market Street, looking towards Washington Street. Construction of the scaffolds and building cranes has begun. Construction continues on the third floor of the Minnesota Club.
Completed ceiling decoration in the then-Circulation Room of the Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library. Windows look out to Market Street. Today this room is known as the Non-fiction Room.
The bedrock is exposed and being drilled, cut and removed from the construction site. Foundation walls are shown in their wood and metal frames. Various types of construction tools, including type of power-operated drill are shown.
The photograph is taken from the present day corners of Washington and 4th Streets. The entrance on the far left of the photograph is for the James J. Hill Reference Library. The entrance to the center of the photograph is for the Saint Paul Public Library.
Photograph is taken from present day 4th Street. The first floor of the library is almost complete. Various materials are seen around the foundation of the library. Frame work for a power lift, for moving building materials, is being constructed between the existing scaffolds.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. The roof work is complete. A moving cover is in place over the skylights. Most of the windows have frames and are being sealed. Near photo's center, a man works on scaffold suspended from roof. Also a bell sits to the right edge of the pile of building materials, although neither the Central Library nor any branch of the Saint Paul Public Library is known to have a bell.
The photograph is taken from present day 4th Street. Work continues on the main entrance to the Saint Paul Public Library. Some windows remain open for delivery or removal of building materials.
The photograph is taken from an elevated position on present day Kellogg Boulevard. A wooden staircase allows easy access to the second floor of the library. An advertisement on the barricade reads in part "Gordon Pure Fur?".
Photograph is taken from elevated position of present day Kellogg Boulevard. On the right side of the photograph is the James J. Hill Reference Library. Interior scaffolding and supports are visible for both library buildings.
Photograph is taken from an elevated position of present day Washington and 4th Streets. Foundation for the stair case and entrance of the library has begun. Workers present at the near corner between first and second floors (blurred), on the trusses just left of the photo's center and on the far right edge. Work on the roof of the James J. Hill Reference Library has begun.