Blair Flats | |
 Blair Flats from the northeast | |
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| Location | 165 Western Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′47.25″N 93°6′58.5″W / 44.9464583°N 93.116250°W |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Hermann Kretz and William H. Thomas |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Part of | Historic Hill District (ID76001067) |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 1975 |
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.[2] Construction materials are sandstone and brick. The building has been used as apartments, hotel, and condominiums.[3]
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.
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Detail of the elaborate roof -
"Common Good Books, G. Keillor"
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Historic Hill District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.