Saint Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts

St. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts

St. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts from the northwest
Location 26 Exchange Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°56′58″N 93°5′48″W / 44.94944°N 93.09667°W / 44.94944; -93.09667Coordinates: 44°56′58″N 93°5′48″W / 44.94944°N 93.09667°W / 44.94944; -93.09667
Built 1908
Architect John H. Wheeler, John H. Hoffman
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 89000443[1]
Added to NRHP May 25, 1989

St. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts or the Exchange Building, located on Exchange Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, was Minnesota's first fine arts school, established by Ellen Ireland, Eliza Ireland, (sisters of John Ireland) and Ellen Howard.[2] The 1908–1910 building was designed by John H. Wheeler.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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