Historical Marker
Irvine Park / Irvine Park Historic District
Historical marker location:
251 Walnut Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
( Marker is at the intersection of N. Walnut Street and Irvine Park when traveling south on N. Walnut Street.)
Marker installed: 1988
The first successful open-heart surgery was performed in 1952 at the University of Minnesota by Dr. C. Walton Lillehei.