Originally constructed in 1870 as the first high school, this building was used in later years as the Arts and Heritage Center until its destruction by a March 1998 tornado in St. Peter, Minnesota. The building was located at 320 South Fifth Street.
This image shows the bandstand that was located in Minnesota Square Park in St. Peter. This structure was eventually replaced with a pavilion. This postcard negative, marked 449, has been converted to a digital positive image.
This drawing shows the city of St. Peter as it appeared in 1870. It provides the only known images of some of the structures that are featured, one of which is the First Lutheran Church, which is listed as the Swedish Church on the drawing. Also shown is the bridge over the Minnesota River at Broadway, which could be turned to allow the passage of riverboats.
Exterior view of the home of B. R. Damren, which was located along South Washington Avenue in St. Peter. A man in a horse-drawn carriage is in the foreground.
This photograph shows the home of Casper Baberich, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Third and Nassau Streets in St. Peter. The fence was along the south side of the house.
Exterior view of the home of Charles J. Laumann and his family in St. Peter. Mrs. C. J. Laumann and Anna Laumann are in the back row. The children in the front row are, from left to right: Clarence, Julia, Josephine, and Gertrude. Josephine was born about 1902.
View of the construction of the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. It was named after coach George Myrum, who died in a traffic accident. It was demolished in 1984.
View of a woman and a young boy sitting in rocking chairs on the lawn of the Damren house in St. Peter. The house was located on the west side of Washington Avenue, at the intersection with Walnut Street.
This photograph shows a view of the 1871 E. St. Julien Cox house in St. Peter, which is located at 500 North Washington Avenue. Owned by the Nicollet County Historical Society, the house is open for tours at various times during the year.
This photograph shows the home of Frederic A. Donahower, a St. Peter banker, who served as the president of the First National Bank. The home is located on the northwest corner of Minnesota Avenue and Locust Street.
This is the interior of the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
This is the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio. George is on the porch and Mary is in the carriage.
This is the interior of the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
This is the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
This postcard view of Gorman Park in St. Peter shows horse-drawn vehicles, a crowd of people, and a bandstand. The park is bordered by Washington Avenue and Fifth, Grace, and Myrtle streets.
This photograph shows the house that was built for Henry Swift in St. Peter in 1857. Swift served as the Governor of Minnesota from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864. Later, Swift's son-in-law, G. S. Ives, who served as Lt. Gov. from 1891 to 1893, lived in the house with his family. The Ives family is visible in the photograph. The house is on the NW corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and College Avenue.
This photograph shows Old Main (with the bell tower), the Auditorium, and Uhler Hall on the grounds of the Gustavus Adolphus College campus in St. Peter. The upper portion of the old St. Peter water tower is also visible behind Uhler Hall.
This postcard shows the home of Governor John A. Johnson in St. Peter at 418 North Third street. Johnson served as the governor of Minnesota from 1905 until 1909.
Two houses in St. Peter are shown. A note on the photograph states that larger of the two houses belonged to Wm. Harrison Rounseville, and that it was located at 407 West Grace Street. Farm machinery is visible at the far right.
The home of merchant Stephen Schumacher at 202 North Third Street in St. Peter, Minnesota, dominates most of this photograph. The original Lincoln School, located on the north side of West Chestnut Street, between North Third and North Fourth Streets, can be seen at the far left. The school was destroyed by a fire in January of 1913.
This photograph shows the Nicollet County Courthouse in St. Peter. To its north (at far left) is the Gorman Building, which was demolished to make room for the Carnegie Library. Two ladies can be seen walking on the boardwalks.