Portland Terrace, 548-554 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Portland Terrace

Address: 548 Portland Avenue
Neighborhood/s: Summit-University, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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State/province
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Ramsey County, Minnesota
State/province: Minnesota
Country: United States
Year built: 1885
Primary Style: Romanesque"Romanesque" is not in the list (A-Frame, American Four-Square, Art Deco/Art Moderne, Arts and Crafts/Craftsman, Beaux Arts, Bungalow/Bungaloid, Cape Cod, Carpenter Gothic, Chateauesque, Classical Revival, ...) of allowed values for the "Primary style" property.
Secondary Style: Classical Revival
Historic Function: Multiple Dwelling"Multiple Dwelling" is not in the list (House/single dwelling or duplex, Airport terminal, Apartments/condominiums, Auditorium/music facility, Bank/financial institution, Barn/agricultural building, Business, Capitol, City hall/town hall/, Civic, ...) of allowed values for the "Historic function" property.
Architect or source of design: Gilbert and Taylor
Material of Exterior Wall Covering: Brick
Notes: Blair and Grace Flandrau lived in 548 Portland
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Portland Terrace, 548-554 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
(44.942392° N, 93.123478° W)


This brick rowhouse is attributed to architect Cass Gilbert and his partner James Knox Taylor. It is often called the Bookstaver Rowhouse.

History

Blair and Grace Flandrau moved to 548 Portland in 1919.

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Notes

Ray, Georgia. Grace Flandrau: Voice Interrupted (Roseville, Minn.: Edinborough Press, 2007).