Ice Palace, St. Paul

Ice Palace, St. Paul

Clarence Wigington was the first African American to be appointed as an architectural draftsman in the City Architect's office in St. Paul (1915). He remained there for the next thirty-four years, designing many city-owned structures, such as park buildings, schools, the Holman Field administration building and the Highland Park Water Tower. He also created Ice Palace designs for the St. Paul Winter Carnival from 1937 to 1942, including the one shown here.

Clarence Wigington Papers, Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division

Wigington, Clarence (architect)