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Lauer Flats

Coordinates: 44°56′4″N 93°6′56.3″W / 44.93444°N 93.115639°W / 44.93444; -93.115639
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Lauer Flats
Lauer Flats from the west
Lauer Flats is located in Minnesota
Lauer Flats
Lauer Flats is located in the United States
Lauer Flats
Location226 Western Avenue South
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°56′4″N 93°6′56.3″W / 44.93444°N 93.115639°W / 44.93444; -93.115639
Built1887
ArchitectHenry and Charles Lauer
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.75001010[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1975

Lauer Flats are 1887 residential townhouses designed by Henry and Charles Lauer in Italianate style, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

More about the Lauer Brothers Construction Company:

The Lauer Brothers were one of the contractors[3] for the Minnesota State Capitol building, specifically applying the concrete for the sub-basement of the building in 1897.

The Lauer Brothers also did work[4] on the St. Paul Cathedral (1915), the Commerce Building (1910), the Church of St. Agnes (1910), St. Louis King of France Church, and were the contractor[5] for the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company (1901-1917).

Additionally, the Lauer Brothers built historic brick homes in the West Seventh neighborhood of St. Paul including: 376 St. Clair Avenue, 671 Palace Avenue, and 449 Arbor Street.

The Lauer brothers were Alsatian, from the region along the border of France and Germany.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
  3. ^ "Lauer Brothers". University of Minnesota. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "Lauer Brothers". University of Minnesota. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Jacob Schmidt Historic District" (PDF).