On this date in 1833, Charles M. Loring is born in Portland, Maine. In 1860, Loring and his family moved to Minnesota where he initially found work at a lumberman’s supply store. A year later he and a co-worker, Loren Fletcher, opened a dry goods store at Bridge Square.
Architecture
1871-11-10
On this date in 1851, St. Mary’s boarding school opens in St. Paul. In July of that year, Bishop Joseph Cretin had invited the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Missouri to assist him in preaching the Catholic faith to St. Paul’s growing community. Mother St. John Fournier, along with Sisters Francis Joseph Ivory, […]
1926-11-08
On this date in 1926, the Mendota Bridge spanning the Minnesota River between the Village of Mendota and Fort Snelling opens and is dedicated. Upon its opening, the Mendota Bridge became the longest continuous concrete-arch bridge in the world, measuring 4,119 feet.
1887-11-06
On this date in 1887, the Virginia Street Swedenborgain Church is dedicated in St. Paul. The Queen Anne styled church located in the historic Cathedral Hill District was designed by Cass Gilbert, the renowned St. Paul architect known for designing the Minnesota State Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court […]
1841-11-01
On this date in 1841, Father Lucien Galtier dedicates a log church in the area that was known then as Pig’s Eye. Located on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River between what are now Minnesota and Cedar streets, the log structure was built in just a few days by eight French Canadian settlers using logs […]
