Hamm Building
The Hamm Building viewed from the south
Hamm Building is located in Minnesota
Hamm Building
Hamm Building is located in the United States
Hamm Building
Location408 Saint Peter Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′48″N 93°5′48″W / 44.94667°N 93.09667°W / 44.94667; -93.09667
Built1920
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.97000499[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1997

The Hamm Building is a 1920 limestone, terra cotta, and brick commercial building in Saint Paul, Minnesota; its ornamentation is exceptional. Engineers and Architects - Toltz, King and Day, Inc. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Being in the heart of Saint Paul's theatre district, the Capitol Theatre was built into the Hamm building in 1920. It was the largest, most costly, and most elaborate movie palace in the Upper Midwest.[2][3]

Glass transom detail

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Kunz, Virginia Brainard (1991). Saint Paul - The First 150 Years. The Saint Paul Foundation. ISBN 0-9630690-0-4.
  3. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.


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