Ramsey County Courthouse & City Hall
Saint Paul, Minnesota
 
 
     
 
 
 Completed - 1931
 Architect - Thomas Ellerbe & Company and Holabird & Root
Photo: Robert Deering 8/21/2005
 
 
 
 
 
1885 Courthouse
 
 
1931 Courthouse
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1849
COUNTY NAMED FOR:  Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of the Minnesota Territory.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: In 1841, Father Lucien Galtier was sent to minister to the Catholic French-Canadians and established a chapel, named for his favorite saint, Paul the Apostle, on the bluffs above Lambert's Landing.  Galtier intended for the settlement to adopt the name Saint Paul in honor of the new chapel.

STANDING: 1931 Art Deco 20 Story Courthouse
 

 

St. Paul Minnesota
 Photos: Robert Deering 8/21/2005

Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul
Cathedral of Saint Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota

Landmark Center in St. Paul - Completed in 1902
Former United States Post Office, Court House, and Customs House
Now Serves as an Arts and Culture Center for St. Paul
Charley Brown & Lucy
In Honor of Charles Schultz, Cartoonist
At the Landmark Center in St. Paul