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Commerce Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Commerce Building

Also known as Commercial Building

On the National Register since 200719 years
Commercial StyleListed 2007St. Paul
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About Commerce Building

Commerce Building, at 10 E. Fourth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 3, 2007. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial Style, as it does for 10 other Minnesota listings. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. 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 · 68 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

10 E. Fourth St., St. Paul · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Commerce BuildingStart here
  2. 2Degree of Honor Protective Association BuildingBuilt 1961 · next door
  3. 3St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County CourthouseArt Deco · next door
  4. 4St. Paul Women's City ClubArt Deco · Built 1931 · next door
  5. 5Amhoist TowerBuilt 1983 · next door
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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BGermania Bank BuildingBuilding0.1 miBOsborn BuildingBuilding0.1 miBNorthern Federal BuildingBuilding0.1 miBMinnesota Boat Club Boathouse on Raspberry IslandSpanish · Built 18700.2 miBSt. Paul Public/James J. Hill Reference LibraryNorthern Italian Renaissance0.2 miBOld Federal Courts BuildingRomanesque0.2 miBHamm BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19150.2 miBPioneer and Endicott BuildingsRenaissance Italian Palazzo · Built 18890.2 miBManhattan BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18900.2 miStRobert Street BridgeReinforced-concrete Bridge · Built 19260.3 miBUnited States Post Office and Custom HouseBuilding0.3 miBMickey's DinerArt Deco · Built 19390.3 miBChurch of the Assumption-CatholicRomanesque · Built 18740.3 miBFitzpatrick BuildingQueen Anne0.3 miBMerchants National BankRomanesque · Built 18920.3 miBSt. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and ArtsBeaux Arts · Built 19080.3 miStSt. Paul Municipal Grain TerminalStructure0.4 miBSt. Paul Union DepotNeo-Classical0.4 mi
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BAssumption SchoolBuilt 18640.4 miBMinnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBFinch, Vanslyck and McConville Dry Goods Company BuildingNeo-Classical0.4 miBCentral Presbyterian ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBWalsh BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18880.4 miBMinnesota BuildingArt Deco0.5 miBJohn M. Armstrong HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18860.5 miDLowertown Historic DistrictCommercial Style0.5 miBShubert, Sam S., Theatre and Shubert BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.5 mi
More like it

Commercial Style style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial Style.

Hamm BuildingBuilt 1915 · 0.2 mi away
Lowertown Historic District0.5 mi away
O'Donnell Shoe Company Building0.7 mi away
Minneapolis Fire Department Repair Shop8.6 mi away

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Questions about Commerce Building

Is Commerce Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 3, 2007 (Register number 07000645).

Is Commerce Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is James J. Hill House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Commerce 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 Commerce Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 68 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 93202584 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.