375 Mount Curve Blvd
St Paul, MN 55105, USA

National Register of Historic Places

Statement of Significance

The Frederick Spangenberg House is significant as one of the earliest limestone farmhouses to be preserved in Saint Paul, It was constructed by Spangenberg, a frugal German dairy farmer, of local limestone and on a site which during the 1860s was far from the urban hub of Saint Paul. Although now engulfed by residences of a twentieth-century vintage, the house continues to function as a comfortable residence and serves as a testimony to Spangenberg's perseverance and skilled craftsmanship in stone.

The Spangenberg House was occupied continuously by the Spangenberg family decedents since the time of construction until 1972 when it was sold to the present owners, who are extremely conscious of the historic architectural merit of it. They have continued to provide for the preservation of both the house and grounds.

Frederick Spangenberg House (Rear)

REAR (WEST) ELEVATION - Frederick Spangenberg House, 375 Mount Curve Avenue, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN Photos from Survey HABS MN-60

Frederick Spangenberg farmhouse

Frederick Spangenberg house, 375 Mount Curve, St. Paul. Approximately 1910

Cows in farmyard at Spangenberg farm

Cows in farmyard at Spangenberg farm, 375 Mount Curve Boulevard, St. Paul. Approximately 1895

Frederick Spangenberg House, 375 Mount Curve Ave Saint Paul, Ramsey County, MN

One of the earliest extant limestone farmhouses in area, yellow limestone came from banks of the Mississippi River and hauled by stoneboat over snow to building site. Spangenberg was a dairy farmer, in 1867 the house stood well outside St. Paul.