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Downtown in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
 

Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church

— United Methodist Church Registered Historic Site No. 472 —

 
 
Site of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by McGhiever, July 2, 2019
1. Site of Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church marker
Inscription.
Site of
Market Street
Methodist Episcopal
Church

1849 - 1872
Mother church of St. Paul Methodism

Placed by the Commission on
Archives and History
Minnesota Annual Conference
United Methodist Church
1987

 
Erected 1987 by United Methodist Church.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the United Methodist Church Historic Sites series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
 
Location. 44° 56.67′ N, 93° 5.785′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Downtown. It is on Market Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted on the northwest corner of the Landmark Towers Parking Ramp. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Paul MN 55102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rice Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The James J. Hill Reference Library (within shouting distance of this marker); George Latimer Central Library (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Saint Paul Public Library (about 400 feet away); Do you believe in miracles? Herb Brooks did. (about 400 feet away); Hans O. Nyman Energy Center (about 400 feet away); Legacy of Leadership (about 400 feet away); Giants populate the earth (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Paul.
 
Marker mounted on corner of parking ramp next to the Saint Paul Hotel image. Click for full size.
Photographed by McGhiever, July 2, 2019
2. Marker mounted on corner of parking ramp next to the Saint Paul Hotel
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2019, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 2, 2019, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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