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Dec 01, 1894
300 Broadway St, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Griggs and Foster’s F.O.K. Building By City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission, 1988 - 300 Broadway Street (at Kellogg) - -1894, Edward P. Bassford - Real estate investors financed this warehouse for use by Farwell, Ozmun, and Kirk, hardware wholesalers. At the turn of the century, F.O.K. salesmen canvassed a territory stretching west to the Pacific Coast and south as far as Arkansas. Today, the company lives on as the national chain of OK Hardware Stores. This massive warehouse illustrates the pleasing effect of rhythmic Romanesque Revival designs in commercial architecture. Cite this Page City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission, 1988, “Griggs and Foster's F.O.K. Building,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed June 28, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/222.
300 Broadway St, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Griggs and Foster’s F.O.K. Building By City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission, 1988 - 300 Broadway Street (at Kellogg) - -1894, Edward P. Bassford - Real estate investors financed this warehouse for use by Farwell, Ozmun, and Kirk, hardware wholesalers. At the turn of the century, F.O.K. salesmen canvassed a territory stretching west to the Pacific Coast and south as far as Arkansas. Today, the company lives on as the national chain of OK Hardware Stores. This massive warehouse illustrates the pleasing effect of rhythmic Romanesque Revival designs in commercial architecture. Cite this Page City of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission, 1988, “Griggs and Foster's F.O.K. Building,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed June 28, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/222.
Dec 01, 1894
Posted Date
Jun 28, 2022
Historical Record Date
Dec 01, 1894
Source Name
Saint Paul Historical
