Architecture | Page 100

St. Paul Athletic Club fireplace

Baronial fireplace in the lobby of the St. Paul Athletic Club, c.1925.

St. Paul Athletic Club barbershop

St. Paul Athletic Club barbershop, c.1925. Photograph by Charles P. Gibson.

The St. Paul Athletic Club and surrounding buildings

The St. Paul Athletic Club and surrounding buildings. View of the intersection of Fourth Street East and Cedar Avenue, St. Paul. The St. Paul Athletic Club is at center left.

Postcard of the St. Paul Athletic Club

Black-and-white postcard with a picture of the St. Paul Athletic Club, c.1917.

St. Paul Athletic Club postcard

Color-tinted postcard with pictures of the St. Paul Athletic Club, c.1920.

St. Paul Athletic Club Fiftieth Anniversary brochure

St. Paul Athletic Club Fiftieth Anniversary fold-out brochure with promotional button and mailing envelope, c.1968.

St. Paul Athletic Club

The St. Paul Athletic Club was designed in 1915 by architect Allen H. Stem, who with Charles A. Reed had recently completed Grand Central Station in New York City. Like Grand Central, the Athletic Club was threatened with demolition in the 1990s but survived because preservationists valued its sound construction, central location, and fine craftsmanship.