Charles P. Noyes Cottage
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The Charles P. Noyes Cottage, also known as the Fillebrown House, was a summer home of Saint Paul
pharmacist
, Charles P. Noyes. He came to St. Paul in 1868. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. A sign outside the cottage cites it as being a rare example of American Picturesque
architecture, dating back to the late 19th century when White Bear Lake
was a resort town with large colonnaded hotels and fine summer homes along the lake.
The house was owned by the Fillebrown family for most of its years as a residence, and was donated to the White Bear Lake Area
Historical Society in 1978. The house is open for tours and special events.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
, Charles P. Noyes. He came to St. Paul in 1868. The cottage is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. A sign outside the cottage cites it as being a rare example of American Picturesque
Picturesque
Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's...
architecture, dating back to the late 19th century when White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
White Bear Lake is a city in Ramsey and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 23,797 at the 2010 census. The city is located on White Bear Lake, one of the largest lakes in the Minneapolis-St...
was a resort town with large colonnaded hotels and fine summer homes along the lake.
The house was owned by the Fillebrown family for most of its years as a residence, and was donated to the White Bear Lake Area
Historical Society in 1978. The house is open for tours and special events.