St. Paul Minnesota - Saint Paul Hotel - Historic Hotels of…

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History The Saint Paul Hotel in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota, began whimsically as a passion project of a man named John Summers who let travelers from all over the world stay in his home. His house, eventually known as the Greenman House, became a 60 room hotel built in 1871 but was tragically destroyed by fire in 1878. Summers wasted no time in enlisting John Baugh, an Eastern hotelier, to construct a more modern, fireproof building called The Windsor Hotel, which became known as one of the finest in St. Paul. Eventually, both men, for various reasons, withdrew their stake and ownership of the hotel and a man by the name of Charles J. Monfort took over as President and Manager until his death in 1904 "St. Paul’s Million-Dollar Hotel" opened with much enthusiasm and ceremony on April 18, 1910. The downtown landmark featured a grand ballroom, fine dining room, roof garden, and guestrooms with scenic views. 194