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Peter J. Linhoff (1877-1954) was an American architect who designed many houses in St. Paul, Minnesota. He also designed the William J. Fantle House in Yankton, South Dakota, which is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

He was born in Shakopee, Minnesota, in 1877. He practiced as an architect in St. Paul from about 1903 to 1940. He partnered briefly with Louis Lockwood in 1908, but otherwise worked alone. He died in St. Paul on January 24, 1954.

Works include:

One or more included in Historic Hill District:

  • Henry Clement House (1908), 948 Portland Avenue, has carved bargeboards in dormers, included in Historic Hill District A guidebook lists it as "Henry Clement House and Carriage House", Tudor Revival.
  • Francis and Rachel Savage House (1915), 719 Linwood Ave., Georgian Revival, included in Historic Hill District (Linhoff as architect not asserted in NRHP document, but is asserted in AIA guide.)

Summit East area: Is there a Summit East Historic District, locally listed? Of Linhoff works mentioned in "Summit East" walking tour of the area, five appear not to be in either of the Historic Hill and Summit West historic districts:

  • Donald S. Culver House (1912), 361 Summit Avenue, Elizabethan/Tudor Revival
  • 942 Summit Avenue (1908), Georgian Revival/Colonial Revival
  • Louis Silverstein House (1910), 977 Summit Avenue, Federal Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival
  • Hopewell Clarke House (1913), 1027 Summit Avenue, Georgian Revival and some elements of Prairie Style
  • Anna Busch House (1908), 964 Portland Avenue, Craftsman in style

There are AIA guide listings for a few.

References

  1. ^ "Peter J. Linhoff papers". University of Minnesota Libraries. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. M.H. Bowers (March 1, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William J. Fantle House". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2019. With accompanying seven photos from 1989
  3. ^ Norene A. Roberts; Jeanne M. Zimniewicz (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Summit Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2019. With accompanying 91 photos
  4. ^ Thursday Night Hikes: Summit Avenue East Architectural/House History Hike
  5. 1516 Summit Ave., St. Paul preservation board decision
  6. ^ Charles W. Nelson; Susan Zeik (June 7, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Hill District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2019. With accompanying 203 photos from 1976-89
  7. ^ Larry Millett (2009). AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN 9780873516440. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  8. "Donald and Bertha Culver House".


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