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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, August 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul (Minn.). City Planning Board. Maps and drawings. 1922-1975. Materials in English. City zoning maps (1922, with amendments through 1975); drawings by architect C. H. Johnston of the Minnesota State Centre and War Memorial and the Veterans Memorial Building (undated); Cass Gilbert plan adapted to Capitol grounds only (undated); a drawing of the St. Paul city business district, showing location of buildings (with notes on age and height), parking lots, and open spaces (1947); and maps and drawings of city street layout and proposed freeway construction (1958-1972). 13 items in 4 map tubes and 1 oversize folder. See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Central business districts -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County -- Buildings. City planning -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Express highways -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Planning. Parking lots -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Streets -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Traffic engineering -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Planning. War memorials -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. Persons: Gilbert, Cass, 1859-1934. Johnston, Clarence H. (Clarence Howard), 1859-1936. Nelson, Edward S. Nichols, Arthur R. Organizations: Minnesota Veterans Service Building (Saint Paul, Minn.). Places: Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Maps Capitol Approach (Saint Paul, Minn.). Saint Paul (Minn.) -- Public buildings. Document Types: Drawings. Municipal plans -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County. Maps -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). City Planning Board. Maps and Drawings. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 995-26; 989-80; 997-39; 997-65; 2001-33

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001728887

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 106.J.3.14 Zoning Map To accompany the Building Zone Ordinance, August 22, 1922, and with all amending ordinances until September 1, 1926. 29 inches x 41 inches, encapsulated.

Printed; shaded to show use districts (residential, commercial, industrial) and height districts. Text of ordinance printed on verso. Drawn by George H. Herrold, city plan engineer.

Zoning Map: Ordinance No. 5480, August 1922, with amendments September 1955-June 1965. Printed, blueline, 55 inches x 42 inches. Zoning Map, undated, with amendments January 1973, December 1974, April and September 1975. Printed, blackline, 55 inches x 42 inches. 106.J.3.10 St. Paul Central Business District, January 1947. Linen; 71 inches x 42 inches.

Drawing showing locations of buildings, parking lots, open spaces, and the ages and heights of buildings. Drawn by George H. Herrold, City Planning Board.

St. Paul Planned Street and Highway Construction (Thoroughfare Plan), Map No. 13, July 1958. 61 inches x 42 inches.

Fixed line drawing showing proposed freeway system.

St. Paul Planned Central Area Street and Highway Construction, Map No. 1657, October 1964. Fixed line Mylar; 58 inches x 42 inches. Freeway Beautification Project: Interstate 94 from west city limits to Lexington Parkway [landscape plan], April 1967. Ink and pencil on paper; 83 inches x 37 inches. 106.J.3.11 St. Paul Base Map, June 1972. Fixed line Mylar; 56 inches x 41 inches.

Street layout. Taped onto drawing is a note showing date of March 1986.

126.I.4.4 Minnesota State Centre and War Memorial, undated. 1 item in partial folder.

Matted drawing including a cross-sectional view. Prepared for the City Planning Board of St. Paul by C. H. Johnston and Associates (C. H. Johnston Jr. and Edward S. Nelson listed as architects and engineers; Arthur R. Nichols as site planner and landscape architect).

Study of Veterans Memorial Building, Minnesota State Centre, undated. 3 matted drawings in 1 partial folder.

Prepared for the Planning Board by C. H. Johnston Architects (C. H. Johnston Jr., architect; Edward S. Nelson, engineer; Arthur Nichols, site planner).

Cass Gilbert Plan Adapted to Capitol Grounds Only, undated. 1 item in 1 partial folder.