Continue strolling down Summit Avenue. No new construction has taken place here since the 1920s and the area is remarkably well preserved.
On the right side of the road is a brass sign with lots of interesting information about the neighborhood, and a map of other houses here that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Take note of the locations if you feel like exploring the neighborhood more.
You'll come to a small park on the north side of Summit Avenue, at Western Avenue. The park has a fountain with a bronze sculpture of the legendary Native American warrior, Hiawatha. The land was gifted to the city as a park by the owner of the house behind it, after she found out that local children had no other open space to play.
Continue down Summit Avenue, and in a short block you'll come to Lookout Park. Aptly named, the park overlooks the Mississippi river bluffs. It's currently in a seemingly endless renovatation project but worth a visit for the gorgeous view. The park is home to the New York Eagle, a 1980 bronze statue, and St. Paul's oldest public sculpture.
Retrace your steps back up Summit Avenue to the intersection of Summit, Avenue, Portland Avenue and Western Avenue. On your left, near the intersection on Portland Avenue, a small park contains a bronze statue of Nathan Hale, hero of the War of Independence, who was captured and hung by the British. The moving statue depicts Hale with his hands tied behind his back, noble in the face of his execution. His famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" is engraved on the base.
