The Ben Franklin Dime Store and Burch's Shoe Store in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. Both businesses operated for many years in St. Peter before other businesses moved into the buildings. They were on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
The Hallmark store, the Ben Franklin Dime Store and Burch's Shoe Store in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. These businesses were eventually replaced by other businesses that moved into the buildings. They were on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
The Pizza Villa in St. Peter was once located at 301 South Minnesota Avenue. Nu Way Cleaners was located at 303 South Minnesota Avenue for many years. The Pizza Villa building is one of the oldest buildings in St. Peter. It has been the home of many different businesses over the years.
Henry S. Schumacher appears at left and Louis Schumacher appears at right in front of their carpet and gentlemen's furnishings store in St. Peter. The store was located on the north side of Park Row, between Minnesota Avenue and Third street.
This postcard shows a view of the Johnson Overall Company building in St. Peter. It was located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway, facing Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows businesses on the east side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Amundson store at left is at the intersection at Park Row.
This photograph shows the Nicollet County Bank, on the northwest corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Nassau Street in St. Peter. Also shown are the St. Peter Tribune and I. O. O. F. buildings.
This photograph shows a view of St. Peter, looking north along Third street from its intersection with Park Row. At right is Theodore Knoll's store, and at left is the St. Peter Marble Works. The spire of the Norwegian Lutheran Church is visible in the distance.
This photograph shows the Mason Brothers Hardware Store in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street, facing the avenue.
This 1883 photograph shows a view of Minnesota Avenue looking to the north from a location near its intersection at Mulberry street. Uniformed men are marching south along Minnesota Avenue. This photograph appears to be a companion to E929.
This photograph shows the Nicollet Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Park Row.
This postcard shows the east side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is from the south to the north. The building at far right is at the intersection with Grace street. Postcard E7289 extends this view to the left to include buildings along the west side of Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse on the east side of the 500 block of South Minnesota Avenue. The Nutter Bros. hardware store is on the west side of the 400 block of the avenue. Postcard E7285 extends this view to the left (south).
This postcard shows a view along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The view is from south to north. Grace street is at left. Postcard E7244 extends this view to the right to include buildings along the east side of Minnesota Avenue.
This postcard shows a view of St. Peter taken from the courthouse. The view is to the west, looking across South Minnesota Avenue from the east side of the 500 block. Postcard E7247 extends this view to the right (to the north).
This postcard shows the Johnson & Company building in St. Peter on the southwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Broadway, facing the avenue. The company made shirts, pants, and overalls.
This postcard shows the Konsbruck Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Third street. The northern portion of the hotel complex includes the Tegner and Peterson grocery store and the St. Peter Produce Company.
This postcard shows the Konsbruck Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Third street. The northern portion of the hotel complex includes the Tegner and Peterson grocery store and the St. Peter Produce Company.
This postcard shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue from a location near the intersection at Broadway. The building at right with an open arch on the second floor is the Ludcke Opera House. The hotel at right is the Nicollet Hotel.
This postcard shows businesses along South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. At left is the I. O. O. F. building on the southeast corner of the intersection at Grace street. The courthouse is at right, south of the I. O. O. F. building.
This postcard shows the Carnegie Public Library in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Mulberry Street.
A map showing the community variously known as Dakota, Dakota City, or Dakota Mills, including streets, blocks, and lots. The Minnesota River is included, as is a building labeled as McNutt's Dakota Mills. The community was located in Section 34, T109N, R28W in Nicollet County, and was "surveyed in 1856, drawn by Anthony D. McSweeney" for William H. McNutt, who is listed as the proprietor. This town did not survive the severe economic downturn that began in 1857 that affected the entire United States and the Territory of Minnesota. It can now be regarded as part of Lost Minnesota.
Samuel Medary, the third Territorial Governor of Minnesota, signed this document appointing A.P. Buell as a Notary Public in the Territory of Minnesota on the 21st of August in 1857. The document states that Buell was a resident of Le Sueur County at the time.
This postcard shows a view of businesses along the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The corner building, at the Nassau street intersection, housed the Poetz Drug Store and the St. Peter Herald newspaper.
This postcard shows a view of buildings on the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Visible structures include the Masonic Hall building, Satory's Drug Store, Schleuder's Jewelry Store, and Dick's Clothing Store.
This postcard shows several businesses on the west side of the 200 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The Nicollet County Bank is at left at the intersection at Nassau street. Also visible is the St. Peter Tribune building.
This postcard shows the west side of the 300 block of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. Schaefer's Drug Store is at the left, near the south end of the block.
The building on the southeast corner of the intersection of South Minnesota Avenue and Grace Street in St. Peter contained the Post Office, the Sorenson Millinery Shop, and the I. O. O. F. meeting rooms. The building to the right, south of the corner building, housed the Nicholas Kneip Harness Shop.
The various buildings of the Engesser Brewery in St. Peter between Pine and Jefferson Streets are shown in this image. The horse-drawn carriage in the left foreground was going northward on Front Street.
This postcard shows the Konsbruck Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the west side of the 400 block of South Third street. The northern portion of the hotel complex includes the Tegner and Peterson grocery store and the St. Peter Produce Company.
This postcard view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter was taken from a location near Broadway. Buildings along both sides of the avenue are visible, including the Nicollet Hotel, which appears at right.
This postcard shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from the intersection at Broadway. A watering trough is in the middle of the intersection. The Johnson Overall factory is at right.
This postcard shows businesses along the west side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. At right is the north end of the 200 block, beginning at Park Row. The view is to the south.
This postcard shows buildings on the east side of South Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter. The St. Peter Music Co. building at left is at the intersection with Nassau street. The Nicollet County courthouse is at right.
This postcard shows a view to the south along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from a location between Broadway and Park Row. The hotel at right is the Nicollet Hotel.
This postcard shows a view to the north along Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter from near the intersection at Mulberry street. The Nutter Brothers Hardware store is at left.
This postcard shows a view of the Nicollet Hotel in St. Peter, which was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Park Row, facing the avenue.
The St. Peter Creamery was located on the east side of the 100 block of North Front Street in St. Peter. The south side and the west end are shown here. A note on the back states that the photograph was taken in 1920.
This postcard shows a view along South Front street in St. Peter from its intersection with Broadway. The complex of buildings at left comprise the St. Peter Roller Mills. The view is to the south.
This document for two shares of stock in the Saint Peter Workingmen's Co-operative Association was issued on September 16th, 1870 to someone whose name appears to be John P. Gren. This may be the man who is listed as John P. Grand, a farmer in Oshawa Township, in the 1870 Nicollet County census. The certificate was signed by the association's president, Robert J. Billingsley, a farmer from Lake Prairie Township, and by the secretary, St. Peter attorney Charles S. Bryant.
Charles L. Phelps operated a grocery and tinware store in St. Peter. The 1899 St. Peter City Directory indicates that his store was on the north side of Nassau Street in that year, but it is not known where the building in this photograph was located.
This photo shows the exterior of Theodore Knoll's general store in St. Peter, which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of Third street and Park Row. A number of men and women appear in the photo, as does a horse-drawn wagon.
This photograph shows the aftermath of a lumber yard fire in St. Peter. Grace street is at right. Identified structures include Old Main, the city water standpipe, the Konsbruck Hotel, Feldman's tin shop, the high school, and the Central Hotel.