About James J. Hill Center
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures
The James J. Hill Center (originally the James J. Hill Reference Library) is a privately funded business research library at 80 West Fourth Street in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is open to the public and its resources can be used for free on site. In addition, the Center hosts business and social events in its historic reading room. The library is part of the civic legacy of Mr. James J. Hill.
The James J. Hill Center was completed after his death and funded by his widow, Mary T. Hill, and children Mary Hill, Rachel Hill Boeckmann, Clara Hill Lindley, Louis W. Hill, and Charlotte Hill Slade. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.