Blair Flats

United States historic place


Blair Flats
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Blair Flats from the northeast
44°56′47.25″N 93°6′58.5″W / 44.9464583°N 93.116250°W / 44.9464583; -93.116250
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.

Detail of the elaborate roof
"Common Good Books, G. Keillor"

References

^ "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.