In the early 1870s, brothers-in-law William Marshall and Nathaniel Langford—both prominent St. Paulites—had the idea for a grand garden suburb set between Minneapolis and St. Paul. Big ideas require big money, and the project received financial backing from wealthy lumbermen in Menomonie, Wisconsin. This small group included John H. Knapp, who remained involved in the revised St. Anthony Park of the 1880s, and whose family still owned large areas of land on the neighborhood’s edges well into the 20th century. Knapp’s legacy is honored in a discontinuous street spanning the St. Anthony Park and North St. Anthony Park additions, and an intersecting block-long street next to the Methodist Church. Learn more about Knapp and his partners in this presentation.

Unable to attend in person? View the presentation live online, with a recording available for one week following. Use the SAPLC YouTube channel at bit.ly/Sap-history. One can also get to the church’s YouTube channel by clicking through from saplc.org to the worship tab, and then to the livestream link for services and other events.

Presentations are still free, but we’ll be trying a tip jar to help support program expenses. Please invite friends and neighbors.