Frank B. Kellogg House
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The Frank B. Kellogg House is a house in Saint Paul, Minnesota
. The house is listed as a National Historic Landmark
for its association with Senator Frank B. Kellogg
, co-author of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
. Kellogg Boulevard in downtown Saint Paul is also named for him.
From 1889 until his death, this was the permanent residence of Frank B. Kellogg
(1856-1937), lawyer, U.S. Senator, and diplomat. As Secretary of State
(1925-29), he negotiated the Kellogg-Briand Pact
(1928), for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize
, and shifted foreign policy away from interventionism.
He died in 1937 at home, presumably in this house.
The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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...
. The house is listed as a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
for its association with Senator Frank B. Kellogg
Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1929..- Biography :Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York, and his family...
, co-author of the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact was an agreement signed on August 27, 1928, by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Weimar Germany and a number of other countries.The pact renounced war , prohibiting the use of war...
. Kellogg Boulevard in downtown Saint Paul is also named for him.
From 1889 until his death, this was the permanent residence of Frank B. Kellogg
Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 1929..- Biography :Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York, and his family...
(1856-1937), lawyer, U.S. Senator, and diplomat. As Secretary of State
United States Secretary of State
The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
(1925-29), he negotiated the Kellogg-Briand Pact
Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg–Briand Pact was an agreement signed on August 27, 1928, by the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Weimar Germany and a number of other countries.The pact renounced war , prohibiting the use of war...
(1928), for which he received the Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
, and shifted foreign policy away from interventionism.
He died in 1937 at home, presumably in this house.
The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.