Saint Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts

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St. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: 26 Exchange Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°56′58″N 93°5′48″W / 44.94944, -93.09667Coordinates: 44°56′58″N 93°5′48″W / 44.94944, -93.09667
Built/Founded: 1908
Architect: John H. Wheeler, John H. Hoffman
Architectural style(s): Beaux Arts
Added to NRHP: May 25, 1989
NRHP Reference#: 89000443[1]
Governing body: Private

St. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and Arts or the Exchange Building, located on Exchange Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota was the state's first fine arts school, established by Ellen Ireland, Eliza Ireland, (sisters of John Ireland) and Ellen Howard.[2] This 1908-1910 building was designed by John H. Wheeler.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ Kunz, Virginia Brainard (1991). Saint Paul - The First 150 Years. The Saint Paul Foundation. ISBN 0-9630690-0-4. 
  3. ^ Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3. 
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