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There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.
Silas Jacobson collection (N 105), Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.
Silas Jacobson first appeared in St. Paul around 1910 and maintained a partnership with Ernest Hartford until about 1914. For many years, Jacobson was a senior draftsman in the Minnesota State Architect's Office, beginning about 1916. In 1929, he moved to Madison, WI where he assumed a similar position in the Wisconsin State Architect's Office. Jacobson died in Madison, WI on September 8, 1943.
The collection consists of one set of floor plans and elevations, blueprint copies, for a St. Paul fire station located between Jackson and Robert Streets on 9th Street, in St. Paul, Minnesota, designed in August 1915.
An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the Manuscripts Division.
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