gr00430.xml Ramsey County: St. Paul: Water Department An Inventory of Its Drawings and Plans at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by Cheri Thies, August 2011. Finding aid written in English. September 2011. Additional material. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Saint Paul (Minn.). Water Dept. Drawings and plans. undated and 1869-1976. Materials in English. Architectural drawings, layouts, and maps for water treatment and pumping facilities, water tanks, other waterworks buildings, and segments of the water supply and distribution systems. 2.5 cu. ft. (1 box, 3 tubes, and 3 oversize folders). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also blueprints, drawings, and plans of U.S. National Park Service’s proposed park at Lake Vadnais (also known as St. Paul Water and Forest Reserve). Lake Vadnais is a primary source of water for the city of St. Paul.

 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: Water-supply -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul -- Designs and plans. Organizations: United States. National Park Service. Places: Vadnais, Lake (Minn.). Document Types: Architectural drawings. Maps -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). Water Dept. Drawings and Plans. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 980-20; 993-5; 996-68; 997-39; 997-65

 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: 001708295

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 126.F.1.8 Architectural drawings: Baldwin Lake Pumping Station, undated. Boy Scout Camp Site, 1943. Centerville Extension Weir Chamber, 1896. Centerville Pumping Station, 1896. Como Park Pump House, 1895. Dwelling House at Pump Station [Lake Vadnais?], undated. Gate House at Water Works, undated. Lake Vadnais Weir Chamber, undated. McCarron's Lake Coal Storage Shed, 1907. McCarron's Lake Pumping Station, undated. McCarron's Lake Pumping Station, 1915. McCarron's Lake Pumping Station, 1915. McCarron's Lake Pumping Station Addition, undated. Plan of Weir Chambers, 1897. St. Anthony Park Pumping Station, undated. St. Anthony Park Pumping Station, undated. St. Anthony Park Pumping Station, 1914. St. Paul Water Tower, 1927. Storeyard No. 1, Meter Shop and Repair Shop, 1936. Terminal Chamber, undated. Unknown building, undated. Waterworks Building on Fifth Street, undated. 2 rolls. Waterworks Office Building, undated. 2 rolls. West St. Paul Pumping Station, undated. West St. Paul Pumping Station, undated. West St. Paul Pumping Station, December 1907. West St. Paul Water Tank, 1892. West Side High Service Water Tank, 1934. Plans-Layout, etc.: High Service Reservoir, circa 1933. Property on Union Park, undated. Segments of Waterworks System, 1869. 4 maps. Water Publication Plan and McCarron's Pumping Station, 1910. Water Supply Sources for St. Paul, 1931. West Side High Service Pumping Station and Water Tank, 1892. Watershed and Supply Works Plans, 1973. 106.J.3.6 Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 4-H Park Landscape Design, 1940. 1 partial map tube. Trout Brook Topographic Map, circa 1945. 1 partial map tube. 106.J.3.1 Artesian Wells in St. Paul and Vicinity, Nos. 29-293, 66-293, and 11,815, J. W. Estabrook, 1888. 1 map in 1 partial folder. Map Showing Portions of St. Anthony Park North, No. A2601, February 1918. 34 inches x 47 inches; 1 map in 1 partial folder.

Locations and types of buildings and locations of water mains.

 Map Showing Portions of St. Anthony Park North, No. A2603, March 1918. Linen, 23 inches x 37 inches; 1 map in 1 partial folder. Distribution System, January 1976. 36 inches x 41 inches; 1 map in 1 partial folder. 102.A.12 Lake Vadnais Park (Proposed): Drawings, blueprints and plans, circa 1932-1958. 6 folders.

Approximately 150 Paper, linen, and blueprints; most are 40 inches x 28 inches. Done mainly by the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service in cooperation with the City of St. Paul Water Department or the Minnesota Conservation Commission/State Parks Division. Lake Vadnais Park was also known as the St. Paul Water and Forest Preserve. The drawings are of the Lake Vadnais area, including Sucker Lake, Twin Lake and West Arm. Along with general development plans, there are drawings depicting proposed and built roadways, trails, parking lots, signs, picnic shelters, latrines, toilets, and athletic fields. Also, proposed buildings’ elevations and floor plans; topographical surveys and maps; cross-sections; plans for grading, sloping, seeding, planting, and removing and planting trees.

Folder nos. 1-3. 102.A.13 Folder nos. 4-6. 106.J.3.5 4 items in 1 tube. Master Plan for the St. Paul Water and Forest Preserve (Lake Vadnais), 1937. Linen; 61 inches x 37 inches.

Done by the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service in cooperation with the City of St. Paul Water Department.

Base Map for the St. Paul Water and Forest Preserve (Lake Vadnais), 1937. Linen; 61 inches x 37 inches.

Done by the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service in cooperation with the City of St. Paul Water Department.

Base Map for the St. Paul Water and Forest Preserve (Lake Vadnais), 1937. Paper; 61 inches x 37 inches.

Done by the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service in cooperation with the City of St. Paul Water Department.

Study of the Recreational Value of the St. Paul Water Board, 1932. Paper; 65 inches x 35 inches.

Done by George Nason, Landscape Architect.