Thursday Night Hikes: St. Albans/Lower Crocus Hill Hike
Directions and Related Information
Directions:
Start: Start at the Linwood Recreation Center, 860 St. Clair Avenue. Park in Linwood Park just east of the Recreation Center or on the street along St. Clair Avenue.
Go North:
Proceed north three blocks on South Victoria Street from St. Clair Avenue to Fairmount Avenue
860 West St. Clair Avenue: Linwood Park Center; Built in 1991.
855 St. Clair Avenue: Hans H. Freng Apartment Building/Freng Apartments; Built in 1916.
865 West St. Clair Avenue: Coleman J. Conroy House; Built in 1904.
Cross Linwood Avenue
Cross Osceola Avenue
170 Victoria Street South: Built in 1890.
Go East:
Turn east on Fairmount Avenue and proceed four blocks to Crocus Place
865 Fairmount Avenue: Pearson/Sweeney House; Built in 1880; Georgian Revival in style; __?__ Ellenholm, architect.
862 Fairmount Avenue: A. C. Floan House; Built in 1911; Georgian Revival in style; Buchner & Orth, architects.
857 Fairmount Avenue: N. S. Rose House; Built in 1902; Georgian Revival in style; E. P. Bassford, architect.
750 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1904; Georgian Revival in style.
854-856 Fairmount Avenue: William Garland House; Built in 1890; Eastlake in style; O'Meyer & Thori, architects.
853 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1892; Georgian Revival in style.
849 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1892; Queen Anne in style.
846 Fairmount Avenue: Field V. Garland House; Built in 1892; Eastlake in style; O'Meyer and Thori, architects.
845 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1923; Prairie School in style.
844 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1898; Georgian Revival in style.
839 Fairmount Avenue: Oscar Hallam House; Built in 1905; Queen Anne in style; Emil Bostrum, architect.
836 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1915.
835 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1921; Bungalow in style.
832 Fairmount Avenue: Isaac Seddon House; Built in 1910; Queen Anne in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
831 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1911; Mission in style.
825 Fairmount Avenue: J. S. Mackey House; Built in 1909; Queen Anne in style; __?__ Henley, architect.
822-824 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1900; Georgian Revival in style.
821 Fairmount Avenue: F. B. Moore House; Built in 1892.
818 Fairmount Avenue: M. L. Merrill House; Built in 1882; A. D. Crossfield, architect.
815-817 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1915; Prairie School in style.
814 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1887.
813 Fairmount Avenue: F. H. Loomis House; Built in 1889; Willcox and Johnston, architects.
812 Fairmount Avenue: L. N. Dion House; Built in 1905; Colonial Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
808 Fairmount Avenue: Shea/Skaret House; Built in 1910; Georgian Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
807 Fairmount Avenue: Frank F. Loomis/Rev. Frederick Eliot House; Built in 1899.
805 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1914; Georgian Revival in style.
802 Fairmount Avenue: James Cleary House; Built in 1897; Colonial Revival in style; E. P. Bassford, architect.
796 Fairmount Avenue: A. E. Boyesen House; Built in 1892; Georgian Revival in style; Charles Engelbrecht, architect.
793 Fairmount Avenue: Asa G. Briggs House; Built in 1896; Georgian Revival in style; William Kingsley, architect.
792 Fairmount Avenue: S. C. Cook House; Built in 1927; Queen Anne in style; Albert Zschocke, architect.
788 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1899; Bungalow in style.
784 Fairmount Avenue: J. E. Ricketts House; Built in 1896; Georgian Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
783 Fairmount Avenue: O. J. Reynolds House; Built in 1894; Shingle in style; C. P. Wildung, architect.
776 Fairmount Avenue: C. S. Bunker House; Built in 1905; Colonial Revival in style; Walter Ife, architect.
775-777 Fairmount Avenue: Thomas H. Swem House; Built in 1909; Colonial Revival in style; O'Meyer & Thori, architects.
772 Fairmount Avenue: G. B. Dodd House; Built in 1896; Georgian Revival in style.
Cross Avon Street
771 Fairmount Avenue: John E. Haycock House; Built in 1884; Queen Anne in style; Brown & Dowling, architects.
770 Fairmount Avenue: A. W. Trenholm House; Built in 1900; Georgian Revival in style; H. M. Malloy, architect.
767 Fairmount Avenue: John E. Haycock House; Built in 1899; Georgian Revival in style; Henry Brown, architect.
764 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1905; Georgian Revival in style.
760 Fairmount Avenue: M. C. Woodruff House; Built in 1888; Queen Anne in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
759 Fairmount Avenue: F. W. Bagley House; Built in 1890; Colonial Revival in style; John McGuire, architect.
757 Fairmount Avenue: R. C. Gooding House; Built in 1895; Queen Anne in style; A. R. Dewey, architect.
756 Fairmount Avenue: V. J. Rothschild House; Built in 1912; Queen Anne in style; A. H. Hass, architect.
753 Fairmount Avenue: Dixon S. Elliott House; Built in 1899; Queen Anne in style.
750 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1904; Georgian Revival in style.
749 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1917.
746 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1904; Georgian Revival in style.
742 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1904; Georgian Revival in style.
737 Fairmount Avenue: L. C. Bacon House; Built in 1892; Georgian Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
731 Fairmount Avenue: Dennis A. Murphy House; Built in 1885; Tudor Revival in style; C. H. Johnston, architect.
727 Fairmount Avenue: B. H. Schriber House; Built in 1895; Georgian Revival in style; Reed & Stem, architects.
721 Fairmount Avenue: Benjamin G. Griggs House; Built in 1910; Tudor Revival in style.
720 Fairmount Avenue: Former Convent of the Visitation.
713 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1910; Shingle in style.
707 Fairmount Avenue: L. A. Robinson House/Allen H. Stem Residence; Built in 1890; Georgian Revival in style; C. H. Johnston, Sr., architect.
703 Fairmount Avenue: George L. Beardslee House; Built in 1889; Shingle in style, Willcox & Johnston, architects.
702 Fairmount Avenue: James T. Clark House; Built in 1891; Shingle in style; __?__ Hanlen, architect.
701 Fairmount Avenue: G. H. Ralston House; Built in 1892; Queen Anne in style; Willcox & Johnston, architects.
695 Fairmount Avenue: Martha Braley House/Norman Fetter House; Built in 1893; Queen Anne in style; J. T. Bennets, architect
692 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1904; Georgian Revival in style.
689 Fairmount Avenue: Fred S. Blodgett Residence; Built in 1921.
688 Fairmount Avenue: J. T. McMillan, Jr., Residence; Built in 1911.
686 Fairmount Avenue: W. J. Murphy Residence; Built in 1911.
Cross Grotto Street
682 Fairmount Avenue: William Dawson/Francis G. Okie/Francis B. Tiffany House; Built in 1884; Shingle in style; W. T. McLaughlin, architect.
680 Fairmount Avenue: Allen H. Stem House; Built in 1888; Shingle in style.
677 Fairmount Avenue: R. C. Helbert House; Built in 1892; Colonial Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
671 Fairmount Avenue: Herbert Davis House; Built in 1883; Georgian Revival in style; __?__ Nickel, architect.
666 Fairmount Avenue: William W. Skinner House; Built in 1900; Tudor Revival or Colonial Revival, with Craftsman accents, in style.
665 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1912.
661 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1890; Tudor Revival/Jacobethan in style.
657 Fairmount Avenue: Ruloff Fossum House; Built in 1890; Georgian Revival in style.
654 Fairmount Avenue: Built in 1902; Colonial Revival in style.
651 Fairmount Avenue: Dr. Henry F. Hoyt/Governor John Lind House; Built in 1896; Queen Anne in style, A. Stem, architect.
645 Fairmount Avenue: R. L. Ware House; Built in 1897; Georgian Revival in style; Stevens, architect.
639 Fairmount Avenue: Willis Hall Vittum House; Built in 1898; Georgian Revival in style.
Cross St. Albans Street
633 Fairmount Avenue: Frank B. Kellogg House; Built in 1891; Queen Anne in style; William H. Willcox, architect.
Go Southeast:
Turn southeast on Crocus Place and proceed three short blocks around Crocus Place northeast to Goodrich Avenue
5 Crocus Place: F. E. Ford House/Frederick Stewart Bryant House; Built in 1892; Queen Anne/Victorian in style; Charles A. Wallingford, architect.
9 Crocus Place: W. H. S. Wright/Benjamin W. Scandrett House; Built in 1894; Colonial Revival in style; Charles A. Wallingford, architect.
10 Crocus Place: 10 Crocus Place; Tudor Revival in style; Built in 1911
15 Crocus Place: K. D. Dunlap House; Built in 1889; Colonial Revival in style; Charles A. Wallingford, architect.
18 Crocus Place: Grant S. Macartney House; Built in 1922; Georgian Revival in style; Charles Bassford, architect.
27 Crocus Place: Gov. J. A. A. Burnquist House; Built in 1902; Queen Anne in style; J. M. Carlson, architect.
30 Crocus Place: Robert Campbell Wight/Grant Van Sant House; Built in 1899; Renaissance Revival in style; A. H. Stem, architect.
40 Crocus Place: Leo Goodkind House; Built in 1914; Tudor Revival/Cotswold Cottage in style; A. H. Stem, original architect, and David Heide, renovation architect..
46 Crocus Place: Dr. Harry P. Ritchie House; Built in 1907; Tudor Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect.
54 Crocus Place: Aberle House; Built in 1926; Jacobethan in style; H. M. Elmer, architect.
90 Crocus Place: O'Brien House; Built in 1926; Tudor Revival in style; Clarence H. Johnston, Sr., architect.
91 Crocus Place: Alvin R. Bushnell/John B. West House; Built in 1863; Queen Anne/Shingle in style; Charles E. Joy, architect.
626 Goodrich Avenue: F. Scott Fitzgerald Residence/Sarah Greve Kalman House; Built in 1892; Queen Anne in style.
621-623 Goodrich Avenue: E. J. Megrath House; Built in 1902; Georgian Revival in style.
Go East:
Turn east on Goodrich Avenue and proceed one very short block to Crocus Hill
620-622 Goodrich Avenue: Built in 1870; Georgian Revival in style.
617-619 Goodrich Avenue: Dr. H. M. Lufkin House; Built in 1888; Queen Anne in style, __?__ Steven, architect.
613 Goodrich Avenue: C. J. A. Morris House; Built in 1890; Shingle in style; Wilcox & Johnston, architects.
607 Goodrich Avenue: Marcus D. Munn House; Built in 1892; Shingle in style; J. W. Stevens, architect.
601 Goodrich Avenue: E. A. Cammack House; Built in 1891; Queen Anne in style; Millard & Joy, architects.
15 Crocus Hill: Arthur H. Savage/George P. Young House; Built in 1922; Tudor Revival in style; Holyoke, Jemne & Davis, architects.
14 Crocus Hill: Built in 1957.
Go North:
Turn north on Crocus Hill and proceed to the end of the street and then reverse direction
13 Crocus Hill: Built in 1922.
12 Crocus Hill: Harrison R. Johnston House; Built in 1923; Colonial Revival in style.
11 Crocus Hill: Clarence H. Johnston, Jr. House; Built in 1912; Tudor Revival/Arts & Craft in style; C. H. Johnston, Jr., architect; N. P. Frandsen & Company, contractor.
10 Crocus Hill: Charles W. Briggs House; Built in 1911; Georgian Revival in style.
9 Crocus Hill: Charles L. Sommers House; Built in 1905.
8 Crocus Hill: Dr. Arnold Schwyzer House; Built in 1904; Art Moderne in style.
7-9 Crocus Hill: John L. Erdahl House; Built in 1907; Georgian Revival in style; C. H. Johnston, architect.
6 Crocus Hill: Former Theodore L. Schurmeier House; Built in 1903; Georgian Revival in style; Willcox & Johnston, architects.
5 Crocus Hill: Former Russell R. Dorr House; Built in 1955.
4 Crocus Hill: Edmund Rice/George Finch/Gov. William Rush Merriam House; Built in 1886; Queen Anne in style; William Channing Whitney, architect; Dowling & Ruse, builders.
3 Crocus Hill: Former John Q. Adams/William K. Fobes House; Built in 1888; Georgian Revival in style.
2 Crocus Hill: Albert B. Savage/Clarence H. Johnston, Sr., House; Built in 1909; Queen Anne/Tudor Revival in style.
1 Crocus Hill: John D. O'Brien House/Cass Gilbert House; Built in 1891; Queen Anne/Tudor Revival in style; Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor, architects
Go West:
Go East:
Turn east on Lincoln Avenue and proceed one block to Grand Avenue
572 West Lincoln Avenue: Lincoln Oaks Apartments; Charlie and Paula Harmon Apartment; Built in 1922; Georgian Revival in style.
567 Lincoln Avenue: Ladislav J. Pavlicek House; Built in 1910; Tudor Revival in style; O. G. Amlee, architect.
562 West Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1884.
560 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1884; Queen Anne in style.
558 West Lincoln Avenue: William Foulke House; Built in 1890; Eastlake in style; W. H. Castner, architect.
Go Northwest:
Turn northwest on Grand Avenue and proceed one short block to Oakland Avenue
Go North:
Turn north on Oakland Avenue and proceed one very short block to Grand Hill
Go East:
Turn east on Grand Hill and proceed one block to South Heather Place
561 Grand Hill: William R. Dorr House; Built in 1884; Shingle in style.
555 Grand Hill: Built in 1894; Queen Anne in style.
547-549 Grand Hill/Former 547-549 Grand Avenue: Built in 1909.
535 Grand Hill: Frederick G. Ingersoll House; Built in 1894; Queen Anne in style; Wilcox & Johnston, architect.
530 Grand Hill/Former 530 Grand Avenue: Charles H. Bigelow/Horace E. Stevens House; Built in 1885; Gothic Revival in style; Reed & Stem, architects.
521 Grand Hill: J. H. Ames/Helen Dean Lightner Residence; Built in 1891; Queen Anne in style; A. F. Gauger, architect.
520 Grand Hill: Clark House; Built in 1894; Georgian Revival in style; Gilbert & Taylor, architects.
514 Grand Hill: William J. Dean House; Built in 1892; Colonial Revival in style; Cass Gilbert, architect.
513 Grand Hill: W. J. Dyer House; Built in 1889; Colonial Revival in style.
511 Grand Hill: Peyton Boyle/H. D. West House; Built in 1894.
506 Grand Hill: J. D. Armstrong House; Built in 1890; Cass Gilbert, architect.
502 Grand Hill: Built in 1894; Clarence H. Johnston, Sr., architect.
501 Grand Hill: Charles Wilberforce Ames House; Built in 1886; Shingle in style; J. N. Tilton, architect.
500 Grand Hill: Built in 1956.
489 Grand Hill: Carl T. Schuneman House; Built in 1925; Tudor Revival in style.
483 Grand Hill: Jackson House; Built in 1907; Tudor Revival in style; A. Dahlman, builder.
480 Grand Hill: F. E. Weyerhaeuser House; Built in 1892; Tudor Revival in style; William Channing Whitney, architect.
475 Grand Hill: A. G. Rice House; Built in 1886; Shingle in style; Charles T. Mould, architect.
Go Southeast:
Turn southeast on South Heather Place and proceed around the horseshoe shaped street northwest to the corner of Summit Court, South Heather Place and South Heather Drive
1 Heather Place: Cass Gilbert/Judge Harriet Lansing House; Built in 1894; Tudor Revival in style; Cass Gilbert and James Knox Taylor, architects.
5 Heather Place: B. L. Goodkind/Samuel W. Mairs/Stan Donnelly House; Built in 1910; Tudor Revival/Cotswold Cottage in style; Reed & Stem, architects.
7 Heather Place: W. L. Goodkind/Thomas L. Daniels/Reine Humbird Myers House; Built in 1910; Tudor Revival/Cotswold Cottage in style; Reed & Stem, architects, and John Lassila, renovation interior designer.
Go East:
Turn east on Summit Court and proceed east and then turn north to Summit Lane
33 Summit Court: Charles A. Boalt House; Built in 1889.
29 Summit Court: Sylvester M. Cary House; Built in 1900.
27 Summit Court: Robert B. C. Bement House; Built in 1889.
19 Summit Court: George C. Squires House; Built in 1900.
18 Summit Court: Bishop Mahlon N. Gilbert House; Built in 1900.
12 Summit Court: Edwin H. McHenry House; Built in 1890.
11 Summit Court: Rukard Hurd/Dr. Brewer Mattocks Residences; Built in 1898.
Go West:
Turn west on Summit Lane and proceed east and then north around the bend to Summit Avenue
Cross South Lawton Street
Cross South Heather Drive
Go West:
Turn west on Summit Avenue and proceed one block to Oakland Avenue
Go South:
Turn south on Oakland Avenue and proceed to Grand Avenue
Go West:
Turn west on Grand Avenue and proceed two blocks to St. Albans Street
Cross Dale Street
Go South:
Turn south on St. Albans Street and proceed four blocks, turning slightly east at the end, to Kenwood Parkway
9 South St. Albans Street: George Sommers Residence; Built in 1893.
Cross West Lincoln Avenue
21-27 South St. Albans Street: Henry M. Byllesby Rowhouse; Frederick M. Dudley/Edward R. Sanford Residences; Built in 1893.
Cross West Goodrich Avenue
Cross West Fairmount Avenue
Go South:
Turn south on Kenwood Parkway and proceed one block to the Kenwood Parkway circle
11 Kenwood Parkway: John W. Daniels House; Built in 1917.
34 Kenwood Parkway: Harold P. Bend House; Built in 1925.
36 Kenwood Parkway: Built in 1889.
38 Kenwood Parkway: Built in 1889.
42 Kenwood Parkway: Dr. George Guest House; Built in 1889.
Go East:
Turn east and proceed around the Kenwood Parkway circle back to the corner of South St. Albans and West Osceola Avenue
Go West:
Turn west on West Osceola Avenue and proceed four blocks to Milton Street South
683 West Osceola Avenue: I. H. P. Beebe/P. H. Gotzian House; Built in 1890.
691 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1890.
697 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1890.
712 West Osceola Avenue: Lettau/Michaud House; Built in 1888.
728 West Osceola Avenue: C. A. Eckman/Benjamin O. Chapman House; Built in 1892.
744 West Osceola Avenue: Eugene Patterson House; Built in 1912
745 West Osceola Avenue: Nathaniel B. Hinckley House; Built in 1891.
758 West Osceola Avenue: S. H. Dyer House; Built in 1887.
757 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1914.
Cross South Grotto Street
761 West Osceola Avenue: Dr. Frederic E. B. Foley House; Built in 1904.
767 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1894.
768 West Osceola Avenue: Frank E. Hitchcox House; Built in 1902
787 West Osceola Avenue: John A. Swain/John A. Burns House; Built in 1888.
788 West Osceola Avenue: Samuel W. Raudenbush House; Built in 1890.
792 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1897.
Cross South Avon Street
803 West Osceola Avenue: Alfred J. Krank House; Built in 1884.
807 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1884.
813 West Osceola Avenue: George Foley/W. J. Towle House; Built in 1895
817 West Osceola Avenue: William P. Murray/Richard Price House; Built in 1890.
820 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1890.
821 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1890.
825 West Osceola Avenue: Edmund S. Durment House; Built in 1898.
832 West Osceola Avenue: Henry S. Haas House; Built in 1890.
839 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1890.
840 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1898.
852 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1898.
853 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1904; Queen Anne in style.
856 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1911; Queen Anne/Victorian in style.
859 West Osceola Avenue: George Mott and Edwin Mott House/Mott House; Built in 1882; Eclectic in style; Romer & Son, builder.
862 West Osceola Avenue: J. M. Dickson House/Charles Trudeau House; Built in 1896; Queen Anne/Georgian Revival in style; Charles Bassford, architect.
863 West Osceola Avenue: Charles Trudeau House; Built in 1912.
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866 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1898.
869 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1895; Georgian Revival in style; A. Mashek, architect.
870 West Osceola Avenue: F. C. Rogers House; Built in 1905; Georgian Revival in style; W. A. Keller, architect.
875 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1907.
876 West Osceola Avenue: D. E. Young House; Built in 1890; Queen Anne in style.
880 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1922; Bungalow in style; Buchner & Orth, architects.
881 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1916.
886 West Osceola Avenue: George J. Johnson House/John Nelson House; Built in 1883; Queen Anne in style; Nels I. Nelson, builder.
887 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1916.
890 West Osceola Avenue: Built in 1923.
Go South:
Turn south on Milton Street South and proceed two blocks back to St. Clair Avenue.
Cross West Linwood Avenue
Go East:
Turn east on St. Clair Avenue and proceed one block to the Recreation Center parking lot.
Information on Street Names.
The following presents available information on the names of the streets along the hike, which was largely adapted from Empson, Donald, The Street Where You Live, St. Paul, MN, Witsend Press, 1975:
Crocus Place: The street was originally part of Dale Street and West Crocus Hill. Its name was changed in 1889. The name Crocus Hill was given to the street by John Taylor due to the early spring crocus flowers in the area.
Fairmount Avenue: The street was originally named Owasco Avenue, with the change in its name in 1883. The name was selected for its pleasing sound and its location on Crocus Hill. "Fair" is a common prefix and "mount" represents the height of the hill. In 1892, the name was spelled "Fairmont."
Goodrich Avenue: The avenue was named in 1849 for Aaron Goodrich (1807-1887), who was the founder of the Minnesota Republican Party and was the chief justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court in 1849. Goodrich was the mayor of Dover, Tennessee, in 1844, and was a Tennessee legislator in 1847. He initially applied for appointment as a collector of customs in Detroit, Michigan, but he was appointed instead as chief justice for the Minnesota Territory in 1849. He was removed from that office in 1851 for alleged misconduct. Goodrich authored A History of the Character and Achievements of the So-Called Christopher Columbus (New York, 1874). Goodrich was appointed secretary of the American legation in Brussels (1861-1869). Aaron Goodrich and his wife, Celinda Goodrich, were divorced in Michigan in 1870.
Grand Avenue: The avenue was named in 1871 by Englishman John Wann. The name reflects attributes of both the English definition of the word, meaning magnificent or sublime, and the Spanish definition of the word, meaning large or vast.
Grand Hill: The street was originally part of Grand Avenue, but was changed in 1970 when the southern portion of Oakland Avenue was changed to Grand Avenue at the request of the Grand Avenue Business Association, who wanted to connect Grand Avenue with West Seventh Street.
Heather Place: The street was platted in 1889 by James W. and Alma M. Heather, who were Ramsey County residents, but not St. Paul residents. The street was named Floral Street in 1900.
Kenwood Parkway: The street was originally known as Kenwood Terrace. It was renamed in 1888. It was named for the surrounding area, which was initially known as Kenwood Park, a name derived from Kenwood, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
Lincoln Avenue: The avenue was named in 1871 for President Abraham Lincoln.
Linwood Avenue: The avenue was originally Evergreen Avenue. The street was renamed in 1895 for a basswood tree, the American Linden tree.
Osceola Avenue: The avenue is named for the famous warrior from the Seminole Indian tribe (1800?-1838). The avenue was named in 1871.
It is one of a few streets in St. Paul that runs East and West as well as North and South.
St. Albans Street: The street was originally platted as Prairie Street in 1871. It was renamed in 1872. It is named for St. Albans in England, which is one of the oldest Roman towns in the country.
St. Clair Avenue: The avenue was named in 1851. It was named for Lake St. Clair, which is the connecting lake between Lake Huron and Lake Erie in Michigan. The street follows the course of the first East-West road in that section of the country, laid out by Reserve Township.
Victoria Street: The street was named by John Wann for Queen Victoria, a Nineteenth Century British monarch.
