In the 1860s and the 1870s, a number of Saint Paul businessmen built elaborate limestone houses along the bluff.
The "fine limestone house" that he describes remains a private residence, but it is hardly "forgotten."
Disposing of the five vacant lots on West 76th Street and the empty limestone house directly behind the society could bring an estimated $15 million.
But this is bad news to the people living in the nearby brownstone and limestone houses on 162d Street.
There were 53 log, 29 brick, and 4 limestone houses.
In the background, a spired church, high on a hill, kept watch over the limestone houses and waterfront restaurants.
Before us were about 400 limestone houses dating from around 1200, their round shape a hallmark of Chachapoya architecture.
He built this limestone house and became a slave owner, a local justice, and a lieutenant colonel in the militia.
It gave the limestone house no cornice return, balcony, large window or other evidence of architectural friendship.
Large 3-story limestone house, now privately owned house, occasional tours by appointment.