Saint Paul, Minnesota | C.1902
Willoughby J. Edbrooke died in 1896 with his pink-granite federal courthouse only half-built. His Richardsonian Romanesque palace for downtown St. Paul took six more years to complete, finally opening in 1902 with turrets, carved mahogany, and a five-story courtyard flooded with light from above.
Prohibition cases passed through its courtrooms, federal agents worked from offices upstairs, and notorious criminals including Alvin “Creepy” Karpis and Doc Barker stood trial here. The building hummed with the bureaucratic theater of early 20th-century federal law enforcement.
By the late 1960s, however, demolition was being discussed. Preservationists stepped in, and in 1972 the City of St. Paul acquired the building from the federal government for just $1. After a years-long restoration, it reopened in 1978 as Landmark Center, trading federal trials for concerts, exhibitions, and community events. A one-dollar gamble saved one of St. Paul’s most distinctive buildings from the wrecking ball.
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Como Park's glass conservatory is a shining star within the grounds. During the winter months, the warmth of this greenhouse creates a tropical paradise making visitors feel like they are in a reverse snow globe.
In 1917, members of the Saint Paul Athletic Club raised $1 million to build its new clubhouse.
An apartment building turned hotel turned dollar-mansion ghost town turned apartment building once again.
From the CommunityFor over 70 years this city hall has operated as the political and civic center of Aarhus, Denmark, and continues to be a symbolic representation of democracy.
This state capitol building, constructed by three architects in different styles, still stands today thanks to an exterior staircase supporting the Eastern façade.
This is the first royal palace of modern Greece and current home of the Greek Parliament.
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