749 N. Tatum Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Per Persson building | |
| Address: | 749 North Tatum Street |
| Neighborhood/s: | Hamline Midway, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1906 |
| Primary Style: | Commercial |
| Additions: | One story addition on west side of building curves along street (ca. 1911). |
| Major Alterations: | Some/mostly intact |
| Historic Function: | Business |
| Historic Function: | apartment |
| Other Historic Function: | apartment |
| Current Function: | Other |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| Material of Roof: | None Listed |
| Material of Foundation: | None Listed |
| Building Permit Number: | 45517 |
| First Owner: | Per Persson |
| Notes: | Unusual commercial building retains some original storefront windows and transoms. Wooden cornice. Cornerboarded. Arched transom over door to second floor apartment. |
The two story commercial building on this site was built in 1906 at an estimated cost of $3,000 for Per Persson, a grocer who both worked and lived in the building. A $900 addition was constructed in 1911 (permit #57521). A modest 1906 commercial building which serviced this residential neighborhood. The one story addition to the building curves in an unusual way along Chelton Street.
