Hartley Building

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Hartley Building
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The Hartley Building from the west
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Location740 E. Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota
Coordinates 46°47′39.3″N92°5′18″W / 46.794250°N 92.08833°W / 46.794250; -92.08833 Coordinates: 46°47′39.3″N92°5′18″W / 46.794250°N 92.08833°W / 46.794250; -92.08833
AreaLess than one acre
Built1914
Built byJohn F. Fredin
Architect Bertram Goodhue
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference # 89002127 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1989

The Hartley Building is a historic office building in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue of New York City and built in 1914. [2] The Hartley Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 for having local significance in the theme of architecture. [3] It was nominated for its exemplary Tudor Revival architecture and its status as one of four local buildings designed by Goodhue, the only nationally recognized architect to produce multiple commissions in early Duluth. [2]

Duluth, Minnesota City in Minnesota, United States

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Bertram Goodhue American architect

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue was an American architect celebrated for his work in Gothic Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival design. He also designed notable typefaces, including Cheltenham and Merrymount for the Merrymount Press. Later in life, Goodhue freed his architectural style with works like El Fureidis in Montecito, one of the three estates designed by Goodhue.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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Goodhue's other Duluth works are the Kitchi Gammi Club (1912), St. Paul's Episcopal Church (1912), and the Cavour Hartley House (1915). [2]

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See also

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Norton, Maryanne C. (1989-07-24). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hartley Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-04-14. With photos
  3. "Hartley Building". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Retrieved 2018-04-15.