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Mickey's Diner
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National Register of Historic Places

Mickey's Diner

On the National Register since 198343 years
Art DecoListed 1983St. Paul
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About Mickey's Diner

Mickey's Diner, at 36 W. 9th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1983. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Art Deco, as it does for 11 other Minnesota listings. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRestaurant in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US. 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 · 27 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1939 to today

  1. 1939Built, designed by Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company
  2. 1983Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 43 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

36 W. 9th St., St. Paul · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Mickey's DinerStart here
  2. 2Church of the Assumption-CatholicRomanesque · Built 1874 · next door
  3. 3Assumption SchoolBuilt 1864 · next door
  4. 4Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingBuilding · next door
  5. 5John M. Armstrong HouseRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1886 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOld Federal Courts BuildingRomanesque0.1 miBHamm BuildingCommercial Style · Built 19150.1 miBFitzpatrick BuildingQueen Anne0.1 miBSt. Paul Public/James J. Hill Reference LibraryNorthern Italian Renaissance0.2 miBAmhoist TowerBuilt 19830.2 miBGermania Bank BuildingBuilding0.2 miBOsborn BuildingBuilding0.2 miBNorthern Federal BuildingBuilding0.2 miBSt. Agatha's Conservatory of Music and ArtsBeaux Arts · Built 19080.2 miBCentral Presbyterian ChurchRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBShubert, Sam S., Theatre and Shubert BuildingBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19100.2 miBSt. Paul Women's City ClubArt Deco · Built 19310.3 miBSt. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County CourthouseArt Deco0.3 miBCommerce BuildingCommercial Style0.3 miBDegree of Honor Protective Association BuildingBuilt 19610.3 miBRamsey, Justus, Stone HouseGreek Revival · Built 18550.4 miBPioneer and Endicott BuildingsRenaissance Italian Palazzo · Built 18890.4 miBManhattan BuildingSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18900.4 mi
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BMerchants National BankRomanesque · Built 18920.4 miBWalsh BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 18880.4 miStSt. Paul Municipal Grain TerminalStructure0.5 miBAlexander Ramsey HouseFrench Neo-Baroque · Built 18680.5 miBMinnesota Boat Club Boathouse on Raspberry IslandSpanish · Built 18700.5 miStRobert Street BridgeReinforced-concrete Bridge · Built 19260.5 miBSt. Paul Cathedral-CatholicNeo-Classical · Built 19060.5 miBUnited States Post Office and Custom HouseBuilding0.5 miBFirst Baptist Church of St. PaulGothic Revival0.5 miBMinnesota Historical Society BuildingRoman Renaissance0.5 mi
More like it

Art Deco style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Art Deco.

St. Paul Women's City ClubBuilt 1931 · 0.3 mi away
St. Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Courthouse0.3 mi away
Minnesota Building0.6 mi away
Minnesota Soldiers' Home Historic District5.7 mi away

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Questions about Mickey's Diner

Is Mickey's Diner on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1983 (Register number 83000936).

Is Mickey's Diner a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is James J. Hill House, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Mickey's Diner?

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 Mickey's Diner?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 27 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 93202654 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.