Hotel Ryan, St. Paul

The Ryan Hotel in St. Paul in was the finest luxury hotel Minnesota had to offer in the late 19th century. Designed by architect James J. Egan, construction of the hotel was funded by a millionaire gold and silver miner named Dennis Ryan. Rising from the Northeast corner of 6th and Robert, this Gothic creation of red St. Louis brick and white sandstone became a St. Paul land mark for 75 years. Terra cotta ornament, granite columns, arched windows, and bracketed balconies decorated the front facade for 150 feet on Robert Street and 225 feet on 6th.

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