Lawrence Hall (1905), Old Main Building (1874), and the Old Model School (1906) from across the Mississippi River, St. Cloud State University

Andrew G. Lindgren was born on April 30, 1876 in Dalarna, Sweden. He immigrated to the United States in 1881 and settled in Atwater, Minnesota.

Lindgren would later attend the State Normal School at St. Cloud (which later renamed St. Cloud State University) and graduated in 1901 and 1908.

Lindgren married Lula Louise Heinig on August 22, 1910. They had no children. Lulu passed away on September 27, 1941.

Lindgren, who also lived in Silver Creek and Monticello, Minnesota, was a superintendent of schools and a teacher. Lindgren also farmed and was involved in the Red Cross and Boy Scouts.

Lindgren passed away in San Francisco, California on April 10, 1951 and is buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Verndale, Minnesota.