Historic Map - St. Paul, MN - 1883

View of St. Paul, Ramsey County, M.N., 1883 / drawn & published by H. Wellge.

This bird’s-eye view print of St. Paul, Minnesota was drawn by Henry Wellge and published by J. J. Stoner, Beck & Pauli Lith Co. in 1883. St. Paul was established in the 1800's along the banks of the Mississippi River near where Fort Snelling stood as an early safe haven for settlers heading west. When the Minnesota Territory was formed in 1849 St. Paul was designated as its capital.

Wheat was grown and harvested abundantly in the region, with processing and transport of the grain done through St. Paul. As Minnesota was made the thirty-second state in 1858, St. Paul quickly grew with the addition of manufacturing opportunities and railroad facilities moving in. West St. Paul, just across the river was annexed in 1874.

The map includes labeled streets, buildings, bridges and railroad route. Riverboat activity is displayed in the foreground and the lakes of Como and Phalen are shown in the distance. A population of 75,000 is noted. There are border illustrations drawn by H. Brosius of the following:

• Extension of Fort Street.
• Allen, Moon & Co. Wholesale Grocers.
• Stevens & Robertson. Art Dealers.
• Beaupre, Keough & Co. Wholesale Grocers.
• St. Paul Book & Stationery Co. Wholesale & Retail. 127 East Third St.
• John Matheis’ Carpet House. Wholesale and Retail.
• Gordon & Ferguson. Manufacturers & Jobbers of Hats, Caps & Furs.
• Gilfillan Block.
• State Capitol.
• Lindekes, Warner & Schurmeier. Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions.
• St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. St. Paul Business College.
• J. P. Allen, Druggist and Pharmacist. Jackson and Seventh Sts.
• Geo. W. Magee, Hotel and Restaurant. 180 and 182 E. Third St.
• P. F. Egan & Co., formerly D. C. Greenleaf. Watches and Jewelry.
• Noyes Bros. & Cutler, Wholesale Druggists.
• T. S. White Stationery Co. Wholesale Stationers.
• Averill, Russell & Carpenter, Wholesale Paper and Stationery.
• Breuer & Rhodes, Wholesale Heavy Hardware.
• Auerbach, Finch & Van Slyck, Wholesale Dry Goods. The Drake Building, erected 1881.

Features references to the following locations:

State Capitol.
City Hall.
County Court House.
City Market Hall.
Post Office and Custom House.
Opera House.
Athenaeum.
Turners’ Hall.
High School.
Ward Schools.
Academies, etc.
Army Building.
Armory.
Union Depot.
C., St. P., M. & O. R. R. Offices.
St. P. M. & M. R. R. Offices.
Northern Pacific R. R. Offices.
Baptist Churches.
Congregational Churches.
Episcopal Churches.
Evangelical Churches.
Hebrew Churches.
Lutheran (German) Churches.
Lutheran (Swedish) Churches.
Lutheran (Norwegian) Churches.
Methodist Episcopal Churches.
Methodist (German) Churches.
Methodist (Scandinavian) Churches.
Methodist (Norwegian) Churches.
Presbyterian Churches.
Roman Catholic Churches.
Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Swedenborgian Church.
Unitarian Church.
Clarendon Hotel.
Magee’s European Hotel.
Merchants Hotel.
Metropolitan Hotel.
Windsor Hotel.

DAILY PAPERS:

Dispatch and Volkszeit Offices.
Globe Office.
Pioneer Press Office.

WHOLESALE HOUSES:

Auerbach, Finch & Van Slyck, Dry Goods.
Lindekes, Warner & Schureier, Dry Goods.
Wm. Lee & Co., Dry Goods.
Mannheimer Bros., Dry Goods.
Allen, Moon & Co., Groceries.
Beaupre, Keough & Co., Groceries.
Berkey, Tallmadge & Co., Groceries.
Glidden, Griggs & Co., Groceries.
Holl & Parr, Groceries.
P. H. Kelly Mercantile Co.
Maxfield & Seabury, Groceries.

COMMISSION MERCHANTS:

Bohrer & Hullsick, Commission Merchants.
Geo. B. & A. P. Boyd, Commission Merchants.
Hoxsie & Jaggar, Commission Merchants.
Hubbard & Blood, Commission Merchants.
A. L. Larpenteur, Commission Merchant.
Griggs Bros., Commission Merchants.
Forpaugh & Tarbox, Boots and Shoes. C. Gotzian & Co., Boots and Shoes.
Kellogg, Johnson & Co., Boots and Shoes. Robinson & Cary, Hardware.
Brever & Rhodes, Hardware.

LUMBER MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS:

Anchor Manufacturing Co.
Bohn & Co.
Corlies, Chapman & Drake.
J. P. Gribben.
C. N. Nelson Lumber Co.
Jonn Martin & Co.
Prince & Houlton.
Wilson & Monkhouse.
Walker, Judd & Veasie.
Wilcken & Romer.
Johnson Bros. Furniture.
McMillan’s Pork Packing House.
J. G. Freeman, Hardware. Mayo & Clark, Hardware.
Nicols & Dean, Hardware.
Strong, Hackett & Co., Hardware.
Noyes Bros. & Cutler, Drugs.
Merell, Sahlgaard & Thwing, Drugs.
J. P. Allen, Drugs.
George Benz & Co., Wines and Liquors.
Fred, Dell & Co., Wines and Liquors.
B. Kuhl & Co., Wines and Liquors.
Peabody Bros. & Co., Wines and Liquors.
Perkins, Lyon & Co., Wines and Liquors.
Averill, Russell & Carpenter, Books and Stationery.
Bristol, Smith & Freeman, Books and Stationery.
St. Paul Book and Stationery Co.
T. S. White Stationery Co.
Gordon & Ferguson, Hats, Caps and Furs.
Albrecht, Lampher & Finch, Hats, Caps and Furs.
Ranney & Hodgman, Rubber Goods.
Auerbach, Finch & Van Slyck, Carpets.
John Matheis, Carpet House.
B. D. Buford & Co., Carriages and Agricultural Implements.
Mahler & Thompson, Carriages and Agricultural Implements.
Pilkington & Co., Carriages and Agricultural Implements.
C. B. Thurston, Carriages and Agricultural Implements.
Barthel & Scheffer, Leather, etc.
P. R. S. Hardenburgh & Co., Leather, etc.
Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Cochran & Newport, Real Estate.
Gilfillan Block.

MANUFACTORIES:

St. Paul Harvester Works.
St. Paul Plow Works.
St. Paul Foundry and Manufacturing Co.
St. Paul Furniture Co.
Washington Iron Works, Depew & Co.
M. Bruggemann, Brewery.
Edward Drewry, Brewery.
Emmett’s Brewery.
M. Funk, Brewery.
Theo. Hamm, Brewery.
R. Koch & Co., Brewery.
Christ. Stahlmann Co., Brewery.
Anthony Yeorg, Brewery.
Duluth R. R. Shops.
Kenney Bros., Boiler Works.
Washington Foundry.
J. H. Shurmeier, Carriage Manufacturer.
Andrew Nippolt, Carriage Manufacturer.
Quinby & Hallowell, Carriage Manufacturers.