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DeWitt-Seitz Building
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National Register of Historic Places

DeWitt-Seitz Building

Also known as Happy Sleeper Building

On the National Register since 198541 years
Commercial StyleListed 1985Duluth
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About DeWitt-Seitz Building

DeWitt-Seitz Building, at 394 Lake Ave., S., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 5, 1985. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 10 other Minnesota listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCommercial building in Duluth, Minnesota. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 31 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

394 Lake Ave., S., Duluth · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1DeWitt-Seitz BuildingStart here
  2. 2WILLIAM A. IRVIN (freighter)Steel Bulk Freighter · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Duluth Masonic TempleBuilt 1905 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Wirth BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  5. 5Duluth Commercial Historic District (additional Documentation)Late Victorian · next door
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

StAerial Lift BridgeBuilt 19290.2 miStDuluth South Breakwater Inner (Duluth Range Rear) LighthouseBuilt 18890.3 miStDuluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer LightBuilt 18740.3 miStDuluth Harbor North Pier LightStructure0.3 miBDuluth Union DepotFrench Chateau · Built 19730.4 miBOrdean BuildingBuilding0.4 miDUnited States Army Corps of Engineers Duluth Vessel YardEarly 20th Century Utilitarian0.5 miBYWCA of DuluthSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBDuluth Public LibraryNeo-Classic · Built 19020.5 mi

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Questions about DeWitt-Seitz Building

Is DeWitt-Seitz Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 5, 1985 (Register number 85001999).

Is DeWitt-Seitz Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District, 15.8 miles away.

Can you visit DeWitt-Seitz Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of DeWitt-Seitz Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 31 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93202933 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.