F. Scott Fitzgerald House
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| Location | 599 Summit Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′29.5″N 93°7′30.5″W / 44.941528°N 93.125139°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | William H. Willcox and Clarence H. Johnston Sr. |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| Part of | Historic Hill District (ID76001067) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000440 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1971[2] |
| Designated NHL | November 11, 1971[1] |
The F. Scott Fitzgerald House, also known as Summit Terrace, in
Fitzgerald's parents, Edward and Mollie, moved back to St. Paul in 1914 while F. Scott Fitzgerald was a student at Princeton University. They lived in the unit at 593 Summit Avenue for a while, then moved to the 599 Summit Avenue unit in 1918. In July and August 1919, Fitzgerald rewrote the manuscript that became his first novel, This Side of Paradise.[4] He lived here until January 1920, writing short stories, and then moved to New Orleans. Of the several places the Fitzgeralds lived, this one is most closely associated with his literary fame, and typifies the environments of some of his later works.[5]
It was declared a
F. Scott Fitzgerald was noted for disliking Summit Avenue, stating that Summit Avenue is “a mausoleum of American architectural monstrosities.” [7]
See also
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Ramsey County, Minnesota
References
- ^ a b "F. Scott Fitzgerald House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 29, 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ISBN 0-8166-3590-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87351-540-5.
- ^ a b c Robert Gamble; Edmund Preston. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Summit Terrace / F. Scott Fitzgerald House" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying 6 images (2.03 MB) - ^ "Historic Hill District". Minnesota National Register Properties Database. Minnesota Historical Society. 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- Star Tribune.
External links
Media related to F. Scott Fitzgerald House at Wikimedia Commons
- Lavoie, C. (historian) and Lowe, Jet (photographer). "F. Scott Fitzgerald House (Summit Terrace), MN0133, HABS MN-83". photos 28 October 1987, survey January 1989. Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service via Library of Congress. Retrieved October 25, 2007.
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