Chester Terrace is a historic

rowhouse In architecture and city planning, a terrace or terraced house ( UK) or townhouse ( US) is a form of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, whereby a row of attached dwellings share side walls. In the United Sta ...

Duluth, Minnesota , settlement_type = City , nicknames = Twin Ports (with Superior), Zenith City , motto = , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top: urban Duluth skyline; Minnesota ...

, United States. Built in 1890, it was designed in

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

style by Oliver G. Traphagen and Francis W. Fitzpatrick. With . It was listed on the

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in 1980 for its local significance in the theme of architecture. It was nominated as one of Duluth's outstanding examples of a Romanesque Revival rowhouse. Chester Terrace was built using brick and brownstone. The design features towers, turrets,

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s, and finials. The building is named after Chester Creek, which flows into

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near the building.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota 1890 establishments in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Duluth, Minnesota Houses completed in 1890 Houses in St. Louis County, Minnesota Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Minnesota Romanesque Revival architecture in Minnesota

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