Thursday Night Hikes: Irvine/Cherokee Park Hike Architecture Notes, Part 1
Lawrence A. Martin
General.
The earliest known name for the area where the City of St. Paul is located was "I-Mni-za Ska Dan," or "White Rock." That Dakota name apparently comes from the high limestone bluffs in the area. Nearby Fort Snelling was built during the period 1819-1825 to regulate the fur trade. Initially, nonnative settlement in the area of Minnesota was limited, with that restriction to be enforced by the fort. The American and Columbia fur companies built headquarters nearby the fort and the families of the fur company employees settled at nearby Mendota, Minnesota. Eventually, the fort spawned an inevitable squatters camp in its shadow. Soon, the military officers at the fort and the residents of Mendota became disturbed by the life style of the residents of the squatters camp, most of whom were Swiss, Scotch, and French refugees from the ill-fated Selkirk Colony near Fort Garry in Manitoba, who had first arrived at the fort in 1827.
Two treaties in 1837, one with the Dakota and another with the Ojibway, opened the triangle between the Mississippi River and the St. Croix River to nonnative settlement. Major Lawrence Talliaferro, the Indian Agent at the nearby St. Peter's Indian Agency, issued a proclamation in 1839 banishing the squatters from lands controlled by the Fort and they moved down the river to the northeast, just outside the Fort's jurisdiction, to Fountain Cave. In 1838, a retired illiterate Canadian fur trapper and bootlegger, Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant or Parraut, had established his base of operations at Fountain Cave. The nickname "Pig's Eye," apparently related one of Parrant's eyes that had a "piggish expression," had its source in the Fort Snelling suttler, Roswell P. Russell. The Fountain Cave area became known as "Pig's Eye" when mail began to be delivered to Parrant's business. Before he moved on, Parrant owned about 36 blocks of what would become downtown St. Paul. Soon after the Selkirkers set up their new squatter camp, Major Taliaferro was successful in extending the jurisdiction of the Fort to include the Fountain Cave site and Major Joseph Plympton, the fort commandant, sent soldiers under the direction of the U. S. Marshal, to burn the new encampment. Responding to complaints from the settlers, the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature objected to the military extending its reserve to the Wisconsin Territory's side of the Mississippi River. The settlers then moved further down the river, settling in what is now part of downtown St. Paul. After being named Grand Marais, or "big swamp", the settlement was renamed Pig's Eye Landing. In 1841, the French priest Rev. Lucien Galtier succeeded in changing its name to Saint Paul, naming it after his new chapel and in honor of his favorite saint.
St. Paul was incorporated as a town in 1849, having been platted two years before. The City of St. Paul was originally established as the "The Town of St. Paul" by an act of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Minnesota in November of 1849. On March 3, 1849, Minnesota was named a territory and Saint Paul was named its capital. The effect of becoming a territory on Saint Paul was immediate and profound. Within three weeks of becoming a territory, the village doubled in size, with seventy new buildings erected, bringing to 142 the number of buildings in the town. The 1851 town census, as reported by W. G. Le Duc, found that Saint Paul had 1294 inhabitants in 257 families with 45 different occupations (five blacksmiths, six butchers, four bar keepers, two bakers, four barbers, three boarding house keepers, one bookkeeper, four brickmakers, 69 carpenters, 25 clerks, five cooks, two cigarmakers, one constable, two draymen, two editors, 77 farmers, ten grocers, six gamblers, four hotelkeepers, two judges, 153 laborers, 17 lawyers, three livery stable keepers, two lumbermen, 21 mechanics, three ministers, 46 merchants, two millwrights, nine printers, ten painters, five plasterers, six physicians, one postmaster, one peddler, five surveyors, three saddlers, one sailor, three school teachers, 13 stone masons, 13 teamsters, six tailors, two tinners, two wheelwrights, one watchmaker, and one wagon maker.) Saint Paul remained a town until 1854, when it became the "City of Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory". In May of 1858, when Minnesota became a state, the city became known as "The City of Saint Paul, State of Minnesota". When "The Town of St. Paul" came into existence in 1849, it occupied approximately 280 acres. The original town site consisted of two subdivisions (plats,) the "Town of Saint Paul" (sometimes refered to as the "Saint Paul Proper") and "Irvine & Rice's addition," officially filed as "Rice and Irvine's addition" to Saint Paul. The original town site boundaries were Elm Street on the west, Smith Avenue and East Seventh Street on the north, Wacouta Street on the east, and the left bank (as one heads upstream) of the Mississippi River on the south. Between the years 1849 and 1887, Saint Paul went through 14 boundary changes: to the west, Summit Avenue in 1871 and Macalester Park during the period 1883-1888; to the southwest, along West Seventh Street during the period 1873-1891; and to the north and to the northwest, Arlington Hills in 1873, Lake Como Villas and Lake Como in 1856 and 1857, and St. Anthony Park in 1885. The current boundaries of St. Paul north of the Mississippi River were set in 1887. The city water department was created in 1881, purchasing the former St. Paul Water Company, which was created in 1869 by Henry Mower Rice, George Otis, William Lee, Nathan Myrick, Robert A. Smith, and C. D. Gilfillan.
Fort Road/West Seventh Street was the connection between Fort Snelling and St. Paul. Irvine Park was platted in 1849, when St. Paul was first platted. Along with Rice Park, Irvine Park is the oldest park in St. Paul. The park was developed in a "city square" style. The park was given to St. Paul. Irvine Park is named for James Irvine, a developer who came to Minnesota in 1843. The area was little more than open space at the edge of a marsh when Irvine donated the land for a park. The site of Irvine Park was part of a 300 acre parcel, which became Rice and Irvine's Addition of the city, that was purchased by James Irvine for $300 in 1843. By 1848, when Henry Rice purchased lots in the Rice and Irvine's Addition, land cost $3 per acre. In 1849, once the Minnesota Territory was created, land in the Rice and Irvine's Addition cost $75-$125 per acre. The area around the park was upper middle class housing. The area was a fashionable place to live during the period 1860-1890. Starting in 1849, many prominent citizens lived on or near Irvine Park, including Alexander Ramsey, Henry Moss, Abram Elfelt, Horace Bigelow, Joseph Forepaugh, William Spencer, Henry Carver, Frederick Driscoll, Harry Horn, and Nathaniel Langford. The park and neighborhood reached their early peak in the 1870's. The park's decline began early in the 20th century. With the development of the railroad below the park and the street car system along West Seventh Street, the area became more commercialized and more working and lower class in character, and Irvine Park became unfashionable.
Irvine Park and Cherokee Park are connected by the "High Bridge." The current High Bridge is the third bridge on this site. The first bridge is reported to have been destroyed by a storm (a tornado or straight line winds) in 1905. The second bridge was razed in 1985 to allow for the construction of a more structurally sound bridge. Photos are available of the second bridge. A photo of the demolition of the second bridge is also available.
The Cherokee Park area was not originally part of St. Paul and initially was sparsely settled. The area began to be developed and to be considered part of St. Paul in the 1860's. In 1874, St. Paul made plans to annex that part of Dakota County lying immediately opposite the city on the west shore of the Mississippi. This territory had been platted as the townsite of West St. Paul in 1856, and the legislature granted it a corporate charter in 1858. The fortunes of West St. Paul were closely tied to the Wabasha (then called Dakota) Street bridge, for its proximity to that structure and downtown St. Paul were its primary attractions. The initial city of West St. Paul, however, did not prove to be as popular as its promoters had hoped and it did not develop a substantial tax base. In 1862, the state legislature revoked West St. Paul's charter. The surrounding township, also named West St. Paul, absorbed the former city's territory. St. Paul's interest in the City of West St. Paul reportedly stemmed from its concern over law enforcement. The area lay outside the jurisdiction of St. Paul police, so that criminals often evaded apprehension simply by crossing the Wabasha Street Bridge. By annexing the land, the city hoped to bring law and order to the wild west side of the Mississippi. St. Paul also had another motive for considering the West St. Paul territory. Industrial sites which were adjacent to downtown and had access to rail and river connections were becoming increasingly scarce on the east side of the Mississippi in the 1870's. The west side river flats, by contrast, were undeveloped and obviously had tremendous industrial potential. By acquiring the west side lands, the City Council hoped to assure St. Paul's future industrial and manufacturing growth. In 1874, voters in both Ramsey and Dakota counties overwhelmingly approved the proposition to transfer Old West St. Paul to Ramsey County. The city began constructing a flood wall along the river front in the 1880's. Industrial growth was further encouraged by the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad, which built a bridge over the Mississippi in 1886 to introduce rail service to the area. Upper middle class houses were built on the bluff ridge. More modest "mechanics" homes were located inland. Cherokee Park and Lookout Park were acquired by the city in 1903-1906.
The 1857 plan for St. Paul included the two parts of the city, St. Paul Proper and Rice and Irvine's Addition. An 1867 map of St. Paul is available. For comparison, an 1883 map of St. Paul and an 1893 map of St. Paul also are available.
Specific Structures. The following presents available information on the housing styles of specific structures located along this portion of the hike:
200 Ann Street: Built in 1936. The structure is a one story, 986 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. William De Groot and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockwood resided on Ann Street near the intersection with West Seventh Street. Charles Lockwood (1842-1935), a resident of Chamberlain, South Dakota, in 1930, was the last survivor (outlasting John Goff, who had died three months earlier) of the "Last Man's Club" of 34 veterans of Company B of the First Minnesota Regiment from the Civil War, which was formed in 1885, and he drank a toast at the Sawyer House/Lowell Inn at Stillwater, Minnesota, where the company had partied in 1861 on the eve of their departure for the war in the East, allegedly from an autographed bottle of wine remaining from the 1885 reunion. The group of veterans included Sam Bloomer (1835-1917) and Adam Marty (1836-1923.) Apparently, the original bottle actually was not used for the toast and is in the collection of the Washington County Historical Society in Stillwater, Minnesota. Records of the Minnesota Adjutant General and other records indicate that Charles M. Lockwood was a Sergeant in the First Minnesota Regiment, Company B, promoted to that rank after the First Battle of Bull Run, was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, was mustered into the unit on April 29, 1861, from Washington County, Minnesota, was discharged for promotion in 1862, was commissioned by the Governor of Wisconsin as a Second Lieutenant in Company D of the 31st Wisconsin Infantry, participated in Sherman's "March to the Sea," was promoted to First Lieutenant, was appointed Aide-de-Camp to General Robeson and Provost Marshall, and was mustered out at Madison, Wisconsin in 1865. Lockwood moved to Calmer, Iowa, in 1865, and worked there as a grain dealer, married Helen McKight ( -1926) in 1868 and the couple had four children, continued in the grain business at Chamberlain, South Dakota, and in Pukwana, South Dakota, and until 1895, ran the agency store on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. Charles M. Lockwood resided at the corner of Page Street and Cherokee Avenue in 1887 and at 365 North Bates Avenue in 1889 and 1891. Charles M. Lockwood ( -1935) died of prostate cancer in Hennepin County at the Minnesota Soldier's Home in Minneapolis. The Sawyer House Hotel established in 1857 and was owned by Henry Sawyer. In 1871, the Sawyer House was purchased by Albert and Jacob Lowell, was torn down in 1924, and was replaced by the Lowell Inn in 1927. The Lowell Inn was purchased by Arthur Palmer and Nell Palmer in 1930, was operated by the Palmer family until 2001, and is now operated by St. Croix Boat & Packet Company. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $56,000. The current owners of record of the property are Gerardo Meza Guttierez and Theresa Ortiz Meza.
204 Ann Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a two story, 2016 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house. The structure was built as a duplex and was moved to this address from the site of the current Roy Wilkins Auditorium (former St. Paul Auditorium) in 1903. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ferdinand Putzke and his wife, Emelia Putzke, resided at this address. Ferdinand Putzke, a German-born carpenter, resided at this address during World War II and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation during the war. In 2003, 2004, and 2005, the building was listed by the City of St. Paul as vacant. Ferdinand Putzke ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 with a sale price of $245,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Baker Ford Properties, located at 873 Goodrich Avenue, and the current owners of record of the property are Kaori Kenmotso and Timothy Morgan. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter Fearing, a clerk employed by the Griggs Cooper & Company, and his wife, Delphine Fearing, resided at the former nearby 204 1/2 Ann Street.
208 Ann Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a one story, 948 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Emma Wentink, the widow of Albert G. Wentink, and Mary Wentink, a clerk, resided at this address. John H. Banks resided at this address in 1980. E. Emma Hanson married Albert G. Wentink in 1885 in Duluth, Minnesota. John Harry Banks (1900-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Banks, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1994 and the sale price was $34,500. The current owner of record of the property is Barbara A. Bean. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank L. Allars, a salesman, resided at the former nearby 209 Ann Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Raymond Field, a driver employed by the Northern States Power Company, and his wife, Mamie Field, resided at the former nearby 209 Ann Street. Raymond Field (1896-1987) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fetzer, and died in Ramsey County. Mamie Field (1900-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lexa, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Northern States Power Company and Henry M. Byllesby for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
212 Ann Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a two story, 1296 square foot, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Abbie Wels resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Michelle A. O'Brien.
213 Ann Street: William G. Gronewald House; Built in 1901. The structure is a one story, 860 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The house was built by William G. Gronewald, who then sold it to his daughter, who in turn sold it to Joseph Hofer and Beatrice Hofer, who resided at this address from 1933 to 1980. The 1920 city directory indicates that Henry Dolan, a foreman, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Dowdle, a driver for the Twin City Motor Bus Company, and his wife, Estelle P. Dowdle, resided at this address. William G. Gronewald also built the former house at 209 Ann Street in 1901, which was razed in 1964. The 1880 federal census records indicates that William Gronewald (1853- ) was a laborer who was born in Prussia, had parents who were both born in Prussia, was married, and was the head of a household in St. Paul. The Gronewald household in 1880 included his wife, Susanna Gronewald (1853- ,) who was born in Bavaria, who had parents who were both born in Bavaria, and who was a house keeper, his daughter, Susanna Gronewald (1877- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his other daughter, Wilhelmina Gronewald (1879- ,) who was born in Minnesota. William J. Gronewald ( -1925) died in Ramsey County. Joseph R. Hofer (1909-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Haider, and died in Ramsey County. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2004, in 2005, and in 2007. The current owner of record of the property is Joel Vig.
216 Ann Street: Built in 1900 (in 1903 according to Empson); Carl P. Wildung, contractor. The structure is a two story, 2162 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward H. Maute, a cashier employed by Brings & Company, George E. Maute, an operator employed by the St. Paul White Lead & Oil Company, and Grace Maute, a clerk employed by Finch, Van Slyck, & McConville, all resided at this address. Church of the Latter Day Saints genealogical records indicate that Carl Wildung married Henrietta Trapp in 1882 in St. Paul. The St. Paul White Lead & Oil Company was a paint manufacturer. Edward H. Maute ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. George Edward Maute (1899-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McCarthy, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $71,900 and that sale occurred in 1995. The current owner of record of the property is Kathleen Donohue, who resides at 983 Eleanor Avenue. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#12101) indicate that George B. Fehland (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Corporal in Company F of the 139th Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 5" tall, was a store clerk at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Grand Ballon Sector, the Wisserling Sector, St. Mihiel, Argonne, and Verdun, was a Clerk employed by Swift & Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his sister, Mary Fehland, at the nearby former 216 1/2 Ann Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#17725) indicate that Alfred O. Olsen (1890- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in Company C of the Third Pioneer Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 10 1/2" tall, was a teamster at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including Meuse Argonne, was a driver employed by the Boots Fisheries Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided at the nearby former 217 Ann Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Elizabeth Fehland, a clerk employed by The Emporium, and Marv C. Fehland, an assistant department manager employed by The Emporium, both boarded at the former nearby 216 1/2 Ann Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles H. Maute, a truckman employed by H & L Company, and his wife, Mae Maute, resided at the former nearby 216 1/2 Ann Street and that John A. Peterson, a clerk employed by the Citizens Alliance Free Employment Bureau, and his wife, Alice Peterson, resided at the former nearby 217 Ann Street. Charles H. Maute (1897-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McCarthy, and died in Ramsey County. Mae Daisy Maute (1906-2000) was born in South Dakota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hiedly, and died in Ramsey County. The Minneapolis Citizens Alliance was a faux-grassroots organization that was formed in 1903 and that was dedicated to preserving "right-to-work" laws. John W. Schroeder (1889-1955) was the executive director of the Citizens Alliance. The leaders of the organization hired a hitman to dynamite the home of a union leader and were prosecuted by Floyd Bjerstjerne Olson (1891-1936,) a Farmer-Labor Party politician and Hennepin County Attorney, in 1923. The Alliance blacklisted union workers, ran a spy network to ferret out union activity, raised a private army to crush opponents with brute force, and ran a free employment service from 1919 to 1936. The influence of the Citizens Alliance also reached across the State of Minnesota to battle socialists, labor unions, the Nonpartisan League, and the Industrial Workers of the World. The Citizens Alliance was involved in the founding of the William Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute, opposed the 1917 Minneapolis Streetcar Strike, and collaborated with the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety, the Minneapolis Journal, and the Northwest Bancorporation. The Minneapolis Citizens Alliance fought the Teamster's Union Local 574 in three successive strikes known as the Minneapolis Truckers Strike of 1934. Labor leaders of the 1934 strike included Karl Skoglund, Farrell Dobbs, and Vincent Dunne. Floyd B. Olson went on to become Governor of Minnesota in 1930, was reelected in 1932 and 1934, and died of stomach cancer while running as the Farmer-Labor Party candidate for the U. S. Senate.
229 Ann Street: Built in 1890 (in 1914 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1174 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The house was built on behalf of Fransica Gombold for one of her sons. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Gombold, a compositor employed by the Daily News Publishing Company, and his wife, Susan Gombold, resided at this address. Frances Gombold ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Gombold (1885-1972) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Susan M. Gombold (1892-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tschida, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $148,000. The current owner of record of the property is Aaron J. Courteau. Aaron Courteau is a St. Paul-bred actor in the B-movie "Horror House" that was filmed at the Le Duc Mansion in Hastings, Minnesota.
233 Ann Street: Built in 1890 (in 1910 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1399 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built on behalf of Fransica Gombold for one of her sons. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Silk, a foreman employed by Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Rose Silk, resided at this address. William J. Silk (1896-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Drea, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Colleen M. Becker and Rodney J. Becker.
235 Ann Street: Built in 1887 (in 1907 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1641 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The house was built on behalf of Fransica Gombold for one of her sons. World War I veteran Edward J. Jansen resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward J. Jansen was a clerk with Swift & Company and resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Frances Gumbold, the widow of Frank Gombold, resided at this address. Frances Gombold ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Edward J. Jansen (1888-1973) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $80,000. The current owners of record of the property are Kibrom W. Haile and Senayit Seyoum Haile, who reside at 2315 Stewart Avenue.
237 Ann Street: Built in 1887 (in 1907 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1367 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built on behalf of Fransica Gombold for one of her sons. Albert C. Gombold and Rudolph L. Gombold were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alf C. Gombold, a steamfitter, and Rudy L. Gombold, an electrician, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rudolph L. Gombold, an electrician, and his wife, Christine Gombold, resided at this address. Rudolph L. Gombold ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. Alfred Charles Gombold ( -1961) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Christine Gumbold resided at this address in 1980 and is the current owner of record of the property. Gombold Electric currently is listed as being located at either this address or at 505 Randolph Avenue and is certified as an Indian-owned business.
238 Ann Street: Built in 1902 (in 1911 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1478 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house originally faced St. Clair Avenue and was turned to face Ann Street in 1961, when St. Clair Avenue was widened. The current owner of record of the property is Wade M. Walsh.
230 Banfil Street: Built in 1904 (in 1908 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1088 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by William Haag. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Roberts, a cutter employed by the O'Donnell Shoe Company, and his wife, Augusta Roberts, resided at this address. William Haag owned a hardware store at 309 West Seventh Street. Margaret Roberts resided at this address in 1980. William Haag ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Albert Roberts (1894-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Trovitski, and died in Ramsey County. Augusta Roberts (1894-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Prudenske, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret J. Roberts (1902-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Trovitski, and died in Ramsey County. John Banfil/Banfill (1811-1887) was born in Topsham, Vermont, moved to Dover, New Hampshire, in 1823, and from there to Boston, was a mason, in New Orleans in 1835, fought in the Seminole War in Florida, returned to Albany, New York and, in 1838, married Nancy Foster (1812- ,) of New York City. In 1840, John Banfill and Nancy Banfill moved to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, kept the Grant House, then took a contract to build the courthouse in Clayton County, Iowa, returned to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and ran the Prairie House, moved to St. Paul in 1846, and rented the house of Alexander McLeod with the intent of starting a hotel. In 1847, John Banfill made a claim on Rice Creek and kept a tavern there, in Manomin County, and built the Banfill Sawmill, was an unsuccessful candidate for County Commissioner in 1849, platted Banfill Street in St. Paul in 1851, sold his hotel at Manomin to Isaac Kimball in 1853, represented the 24th district in the first State legislature in 1857, was the first State Auditor, and moved to Bayfield, Wisconsin, in 1861. Alexander Roderick McLeod (1817-1864,) the son of Alexander Roderick McLeod (1782-1840,) was born in Canada, moved to Minnesota in 1838 or 1839, settled in St. Paul in 1843, was an employee of the American Fur Company, married Nancy Jeffries (1829- ,) built a square log house on land purchased from Benjamin Gervais in which the first territorial legislature met in 1849, operated the Central House, a hotel, enlisted in the Sixth Minnesota Regiment in 1862, and died of disease while in the army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. The historic Banfil House is located at 561 West Seventh Street. The property was last sold for $49,900 and that sale occurred in 1992. The current owners of record of the property are Danette G. Matykiewicz and Michael Matykiewicz. Danette Matykiewicz was a member of the Program Committee of the 2003 Conference of the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The 1879 city directory indicates that N. P. Lovguin, a carpenter employed by Charles Leonard, boarded at the former nearby 145 Banfill Street, that Findley McCormick, the secretary of the Minnesota State Reform School located at the Ingersoll Block, resided at the former nearby 92 Banfill Street, that Adolphus Moore, a fur buyer with a shop located at 18 Jackson Street, resided at the former nearby 76 Banfill Street, that Isaac D. Morgan, a policeman, resided at the former nearby 97 Banfill Street, that Joseph M. Morgan boards at the former nearby 97 Banfill Street, that Hugh Murnane, a teamster employed by John Martin & Company, and William Murnane, Jr., a laborer, both boarded at the former nearby 141 Banfill Street, that William Murnane, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 141 Banfill Street, that Patrick Murnane, an expressman, boarded at the former nearby 144 Banfill Street, that Annie Nacey was a domestic at the former nearby 76 Banfill Street, that John E. Newell, a policeman, resided at the former nearby 106 Banfill Street, that Henry O'Brien, a clerk employed by Dillon O'Brien, boarded at the former nearby 113 Banfill Street, that John D. O'Brien, a lawyer and a partner with Homer C. Eller in the law firm of O'Brien & Eller, located at the Ingersoll Block, resided at the former nearby 113 Banfill Street, that Mary O'Brien, a teacher at the Jefferson School, boarded at the former nearby 113 Banfill Street, that John O'Donnell, a partner with Henry Warren in O'Donnell & Warren, livery stable and carriage manufacturers and dealers located at 122-124 Exchange Street, resided at the former nearby 44 Banfill Street, and that John O'Donnell, Jr., boarded at the former nearby 44 Banfill Street. In 1854, Findley McCormick was elected St. Paul City Comptoller and in 1860, Findley McCormick was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for St. Paul City Controller. Findley McCormick was involved in real estate and mortgage foreclosure litigation from an 1864 real estate transaction in Israel G. Lash v. Findley McCormick, 17 Minn. 403 (1871.) Adolphus Moore (1822-1897,) the son of James Adolphus Moore (1790-1861) and Jane Austen Moore (1800-1867,) was born either in London, England, or Gloucester Cottage, Parish of Saint Philip & Jacob, Bristol, England, was educated in the common schools of London, learned the fur cutting business in London, emigrated to the United States in 1848, engaged in the fur cutting trade in New York City, married Elisabeth Baldwin ( -1896) in 1850 in New York City, moved to St. Paul in 1856, opened a fur store in the Concert Hall block in 1857, moved to East Third Street between Wabasha Street and Cedar Street, then moved to a store opposite the First National Bank on Third Street, was engaged in the raw fur buying business and the retail fur business until 1864, engaged solely in the raw fur buying business after 1864, was the president of three building associations, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery. Adolphus Moore was married and had a family of two sons, James Adolphus Moore (1856-1916) and Arthur George Moore (1869- ,) and three daughters, Aphra Elizabeth Moore (Mrs. Willis B.) Hawkins (1850-1907,) Anna Maria Moore (Mrs. E. J.) Grumley (1854- ,) and Frances Jane Moore (Mrs. William) Byers (1863-1892.) John D. O'Brien (1851-1913,) the son of Dillon O'Brien, was born in Ireland, came to Minnesota in 1863, moved to St. Paul in 1865, was admitted to the practice of law in 1873, was a partner with Thomas D. O'Brien from 1885 until 1888, was elected a life member of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1903, was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1904 until 1913, and died at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. In 1893, John D. O'Brien represented the St. Paul Daily Globe in litigation with the St. Paul Trust Company as a representive of the estate of the late Norman W. Kittson, and the St. Paul Printing & Publishing Company over control of the newspaper. John D. O'Brien was the president of the St. Paul Moose Lodge #40 from 1909 until 1910. John D. O'Brien was a member, with E. A. Young, Charles W. Ames, R. E. Olds, J. C. Oehler, Rev. Carl Koch, J. Dittenhofer, F. A. Fogg, and F. C. Clemans, of the St. Paul Library Board in 1911. In 1913, John D. O'Brien represented, with Dillon J. O'Brien, the Waldorf Box Company against the Northern Pacific RailRoad in a dispute before the Minnesota RailRoad & Warehouse Commission. Dillon O'Brien (1817-1882) was born in either Tullabeg, County Roscommon, or Kilmore, Ireland, emigrated to the United States between 1856 and 1858, initially was a teacher among Native Americans at La Pointe, Wisconsin, and St. Anthony, Minnesota, settled in St. Paul in 1865, was an author and lecturer, published four novels, The Dalys of Dalystown, published in St. Paul in 1866, and Dead Broke, a Western Tale, published in 1873, Frank Blake, published in 1876, and Widow Melville's Boarding House, published in 1881, was the first editor of the Northwestern Chronicle, a Catholic weekly newspaper, was the secretary of the Catholic Colonization Bureau, and died in St. Paul. Homer C. Eller (1845-1896) was born in Mishawaka, Indiana, was a musician in Company F of the 29th Indiana Regiment during the American Civil War, married Ada Farnam of Indiana, the daughter of Edward Reed Farnam and Harriet Perine Farnam, was an original member of the Acker Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1868, moved to St. Paul in 1869, was the author of Digest of Decisions of the Supreme Court of Minnesota: As contained in Volumes 1 to 25 Inclusive of the Minnesota Rreports published by West Publishing in 1883, was a partner of Greenleaf Clark and Jared How in the law firm of Clark, Eller & How, from 1885 until 1888, was a partner of Jared How in the law firm of How & Eller in 1896, and died in St. Paul.
232 Banfil Street: Built in 1916 (in 1919 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 841 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built by __?__ Gillen. World War I veteran George E. Ogilvie resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that George E. Ogilvie, a lawyer, George B. Ogilvie, a clerk, and Marion L. Ogilvie, a copy holder at the Minnesota Typographic Company, all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George B. Ogilvie, a chief clerk, and his wife, Kate Ogilvie, resided at this address. In 1907, the Minnesota Typographic Company published A Compendium of Parliamentary Rules by Clarence A. Palmer. Susie Redmon and the Redmon family were residents at this address in 1980. George Burton Ogilvie ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $56,900. The previous owners of record of the property were Darren A. Sjoblom and Deanna M. Sjoblom and the current owner of record of the property is Bruce W. Peterson.
233 Banfil Street: Built in 1909 (in 1908 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1144 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Henry Teitscheid, who resided at this address until 1968. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry Teitscheid, a helper employed by the St. Paul Arcade Company, his wife, Sophie Teitscheid, and Dorothy Teitscheid, a cashier employed by Globe Apparel Shop, resided at this address. Kathy Vadnais and the Vadnais family resided at this address in 1980. Henry Teitscheid (1878-1972) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2006 and the sale price was $191,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Anne Marie Hagen and the current owners of record of the property are Amy Engebretson and Michele Gillman. Michele Gillman, with a doctorate in music composition from Northwestern University, is a composer and is an Instructor in Musical Theory and Aural Skills at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and a visiting assistant professor of music at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. Gillman was the executive director and founder of Blue Sky Green Light Studio, a non profit recording studio in Minneapolis which gave young, at-risk youth a chance to experience digital media as a source of creative expression. Michele Gillman was the former choir director of Wicker Park Lutheran Church in Chicago and was a friend, with Aimee Engebretson, of the late Scott Hanselman.
237 Banfil Street: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1308 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The house was originally located at 302 Arbor Street and was moved to this location in 1965. The current owners of record of the property are Dale A. Sjoblom and Susan A. Sjoblom.
241 Banfil Street: Frederick Scherfenberg House; Built in 1886 (1872 according to Empson;) Mildly Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two (2 1/2 according to the 1982 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey) story, 1584 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, wood frame aluminum-sided house, with a detached garage. The house features a small half moon in the peak. The 1982 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house has three bays, a gable roof, one central interior brick chimney, 2/2 rectangular fenestration, semi-circular, small, three panel attic level window, enclosed porch with ornate Victorian brackets and wooden columns, and a segmental arch shaped front door. The house was built by Frederick Scherfenberg, a German-born laborer who lived at this address until the 1890's. The original cost of the house was $2,500. The house was originally numbered 1 Banfil Street and then was numbered 26 Banfil Street. The 1982 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house is the only house on the block that retains Victorian details. The 1920 city directory indicates that Benjamin F. Dahl, a warehouseman employed by the Washburn Crosby Company, resided at this address and that Emma Erickson boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William Chariton, a laborer for the St. Paul Department of Public Works, his wife, Anna Chariton, and William Chariton, Jr., a laborer, all resided at this address. F. Scherfenberg (1839-1907) was born in Germany and died in Ramsey County. Frederick Scherfenberg was a German-born laborer. William Chariton ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $35,440 and that sale occurred in 1995. The current owner of record of the property is Vadim Nmn Tokman, who resides in Eagan, Minnesota.
244 Banfil Street: Built in 1908 (in 1909 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1612 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by __?__ Gillen. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edwin W. Brown, an electrician employed by the St. Paul Department of Parks, and his wife, Martha Brown, resided at this address. The Bird family resided at this address from the 1940's until the 1980's. Bruce W. Peterson resided at this address before 2000. Edwin W. Brown (1896-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dvorak, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Amelia K. Lindgren.
245 Banfil Street: Built in 1921. The structure is a one story, 941 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built from the parts of the houses that earlier were located on the property. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Matilda Picha (1870-1897,) of Bohemian extraction who died of consumption, and James Picha, husband and wife, resided at this address in 1897. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Markie, a driver employed by Citizens Ice & Fuel Company, and his wife, Florence Markie, resided at this address. Frank J. Markie (1896-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The Oakland Cemetery has significance as a local example of the "rural" cemetery style that swept the nation in the 1800's, where the cemetery is park-like and is planted with many trees. The pre-1852 cemetery, Jason's Woods, was incorporated into a new larger plan that was laid out by William M. R. French and Horace W. S. Cleveland, where they took the rectangular tract of rolling oak savannah and designed an open curvilinear plan that did not change the nature of the topography, but enhance it and maximize its beauty. In 1904, Oakwood Cemetery had 140 varieties of plants within it and, beginning in 1924, the Oakland Cemetery Association planted 1,700 trees, including some elms. By 1938, there were 30,000 trees in the Oakland Cemetery, with over 1,000 of these elm trees that largely succumbed to Dutch Elm disease in the early 1970's. The trees and ornamental plantings and open areas made it an early public "garden." There are 46,700 graves located on its 100 acres of rolling hills. William Marchant Richardson French (1843-1914) was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, came to Chicago to pursue a career in engineering and landscape gardening, worked with Horace W. S. Cleveland, wrote numerous articles and delivered lectures before professional societies, became the Secretary of the Chicago Academy of Design in 1878, became the Secretary of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts (reorganized as The Art Institute of Chicago in 1882) in 1879, and was a founder, a charter member, and eventually the president of the American Association of Museums. Daniel Chester French, the sculptor of the Quadriga/"Progress of the State" Statue atop the Minnesota State Capitol, was the brother of William M. R. French. The previous owners of record of the property were Aaron Leventhal and Elise B. Leventhal and the current owner of record of the property is Aaron Leventhal. Aaron Leventhal, a 15 year professional soccer player formerly with the Minnesota Thunder, and Fit Training were named in 2007 as the strength and conditioning coaches of the Minnesota Thunder Soccer team.
246 Banfil Street: Built in 1905 (in 1907 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1624 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by Edward Peters and was purchased by Patrick J. Lawless, a railroad cashier. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#20452) indicate that John J. Kelly (1889- ,) a 1917 draftee and a Corporal in Company C of the 312th Field Signal Battalion, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, black hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 9" tall, was a lineman at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a lineman employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his sister, Kathine Taylor, at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick J. Lawless, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, his wife, Christine M. Lawless, Joseph J. Lawless, a manager employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Marion Lawless, a student, all resided at this address. Susanne Langworthy resided at this address before 2005. The Minnesota sur Seine jazz festival office was located at this address in 2005. Edward Peters ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Patrick Lawless (1877-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Golden, and died in Ramsey County. Christina Marie Lawless (1882-1969) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Wadena County, Minnesota. Joseph Lawless ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. Joseph Lawless (1907-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rose, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1997 with a sale price of $53,000. The current owner of record of the property is Sara A. Remke. Sara Remke is associated with Minnesota surSeine music festival, is a co-owner of the Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar, and was a member of the 2007 Cultural STAR Board of the City of St. Paul, a program to promote economic growth in Saint Paul by strengthening the arts and cultural sector and by supporting Downtown as a vital cultural center. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
248 Banfil Street: Built in 1904 (in 1905 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1575 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Patrick J. Lawless, a railroad cashier. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward F. Brown, a clerk employed by the Capitol City Lumber Company, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alfred W. Bartlett, a houseman employed by the Railway Express Agency, his wife, Evelyn Bartlett, Mrs. Elsa Wasley, a widow of William Wasley and a cook employed at 106 East Fifth Street, and Albert W. Wasley, a clerk employed by G. Sommers & Company, all resided at this address. The Railway Express Agency was owned by the private passenger railroads as an umbrella firm to ship packages and other items on passenger trains. The official name eventually became "REA Express." The enterprise withered away as the passenger trains did and as truck and then air shipping companies grew. Patrick Lawless (1877-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Golden, and died in Ramsey County. Alfred W. Bartlett (1898-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wigley, and died in Ramsey County. Evelyn Marion Bartlett (1900-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Peterson, and died in Ramsey County. Elsa T. Wasley (1889-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Krueger, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Gerald Plante resided at this address at some time before 2005. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $71,500. The current owner of record of the property is Margarita Scott.
251 Banfil Street: Built in 1910 (in 1909 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1288 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house. The house was built by Samuel Connelly, a collector for the St. Paul City Water Department, in 1930. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary Hallauf and James F. Hammer, a baker employed by John Sevcik, and his wife, Bertha Hammer, resided at this address. John Sevcik ( -1930) and Samuel Connelly ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. James Frank Hammer (1905-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heroff, and died in Ramsey County. Bertha T. Hammer (1907-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stochbauer, and died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik (1889-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Relych, and died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik (1896-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $87,900 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owner of record of the property is Gloria Noel.
253 Banfil Street: Built in 1889 (in 1882 according to Empson and according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey;) Mildly Greek Revival/Greek Revival Cottage in style. The structure is a 848 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house has a gabled roof, one central brick chimney, 2/2 segmental arch and 1/1 rectangular fenestration, a limestone foundation, a recently added enclosed porch, a main facade with two windows with dog-eared frames and with plain architraves, a main entrance with a segmental arched transom, and a plain freize and cornerboards. The house was built by Charles Haas and originally cost $2,000. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Regan resided at this address. In 1900, Mathias Ross, a flour company agent, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank A. Fedkenheyer, a pipeman employed by the St. Paul Fire Department and assigned to Fire Engine Company No. 3, and his wife, Catherine Fedkenheyer, resided at this address. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that the Duffy family resided at this address in 1937. Mathias Ross married Margaret Meyer (1869-1939,) the daughter of Nicholas Meyer and Julia Klinkhammer Meyer, in 1890. Mathias Ross and Margaret Meyer Ross had seven children, Nicholas Ross, Mathias Ross, Jr., Andrew Ross, William Ross, __?__ Ross (spouse Albert Danisch,) Susan C. Ross (spouse Charles Jodel,) and Margaret C. Ross. Charles Haas ( -1920,) Paulina Danisch ( -1943,) William J. Regan ( -1950,) and Mathias Ross ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. Mathias P. Ross (1892-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. Andrew John Ross (1896-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. Nicholas A. Ross (1891-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. William F. Ross (1901-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. Susan C. Jodel (1900-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. Catherine M. Fedkenheyer (1883-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McGuire, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 with a sale price of $174,900. The previous owner of record of the property was John Anthony Duscha and the current owner of record of the property is Debra I. Fisher. Tony Duscha, equipment coordinator for the Blackhawks of St. Paul Youth Soccer Club, resided at this address in 2004. The Blackhawks Club is the oldest soccer club in Minnesota, founded in 1952, and offers soccer programs at the youth, junior's, men's, women's and senior's levels.
254 Banfil Street: Built in 1912. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 945 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The property was a vacant lot until 1960, when a house from the lower levee area was moved to this site. In 1999, Jillayn Lindahl initially appealed, then withdrew the appeal, of a summary abatement order from the City of St. Paul related to this property. The last sale of this property was in 1998 and the sale price was $77,500. The current owner of record of the property is Jillayn M. Lindahl. Jillayn Lindahl is a healthy families public health nurse employed by the St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health Department.
258 Banfil Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 768 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. The house was moved to this address in 1960. The last sale of this property was in 2006 and the sale price was $150,380. The previous owners of record of the property were Rosemary I. Merkley and Pamela L. Scheler and the current owners of record of the property are Michael A. Conrad and Laura A. Mathees.
261 Banfil Street: Built in 1910 (built before 1885 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1252 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Philip Parizino, a laborer, his wife, Mary Parizino, Dominic Parizino, a trimmer employed by the Ford Motor Car Company, and Patrick Parizino, a trimmer employed by the Ford Motor Car Company, all resided at this address. Philip Parizino ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $140,000. The current owner of record of the property is Julia E. Reimer and the current owners of record of the property are Phillip B. Lund and Julia E. Reimer.
262 Banfil Street: Von Minden House; Built in 1850 (in 1870 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 937 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built for Henning Van Minden, a surveyor. In 1862, John Kearney (1796-1863) and Rose Anne Kearney (1811-1860) owned and resided at this address. C. F. Tolberg, an assistant Minnesota Secretary of State, resided at this address in 1873. Christine Rockstrum resided at this address in 1880. The 1889 city directory indicates that Klaus A. Rockstrom, a foreman employed by Jefferson & Kasson, John O. Rockstrom, a blacksmith, and Oscar Rockstrom all resided at this address and that Christina Rockstrom was a boarder at 858 Armstrong Avenue. Louis G. Winter, who manufactured cigars in the barn at the rear of the property, resided at this address in 1900. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mrs. Sophia L. Winter resided at this address in 1914. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter O. Peterson, a teamster employed by Holm & Olson, Inc., and his wife, Mary Peterson, resided at this address. Henning Von Minden (1826-1872) was born in Schleswig-Holstein, was educated as a civil engineer, served as a volunteer in the Schleswig-Holstein war in 1853 and 1854, came to the United States in 1855, was elected St. Paul city surveyor in 1858, took an active part in organizing the First Minnesota Cavalry Company, the German Cavalry, of which he was elected captain, which was mustered in in 1861, was subsequently assigned to the Curtis Horse Regiment, and became part of the Fifth Iowa. Von Minden was captured by Confederate forces twice, first being wounded and captured by Colonel Thomas Claiborne's forces at Lockridge's Mill, Tennessee, in 1862, was paroled, and then surrendering to Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest, in 1863, at the Cumberland Iron Works/Fort Donelson, Tennessee, was exchanged three months later, then served on the staff of General Crook as topographical engineer, then served on the staff of General Sully, was appointed major of the Independent Battalion Minnesota Cavalry (also known as Hatch's Battalion) in 1864, was mustered out of the military in 1866, returned to civilian life as the chief book keeper in the Dawson & Co. bank, and then was appointed the chief draughtsman in the Surveyor General's office. Von Minden & Wippermann, architects & civil engineers, in St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, in 1857, published a map of St. Paul, West St. Paul and Brooklynd. Henning Von Minden was the draftsman of a map of Woodland Park in St. Paul (the area bounded by Marshall and Summit, Dale and Nina) in 1870. Von Minden was married and he and his wife had three children. Brigitte Steinmann-Riddle is a great-great-granddaughter of Henning von Minden. Michigan Street, formerly Von Minden street, presumably was named initially for Henning Von Minden. The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) post in Jordan, Minnesota, was named for von Minden. John Kearney was born in Ireland, emigrated to Canada, moved to Minnesota before 1857, initially resided in Hamilton/Savage, Minnesota, and married Rose Anne McKeown. John Kearney and his first wife had four children, Edward Kearney (183?- ,) Rose Anne Kearney (Mrs. Patrick) Boylan (183?- ,) James Kearney (183?- ,) and John Kearney (183?- .) John Kearney and Rose Anne Kearney had five children, Peter Kearney, Sarah Kearney (Mrs. Thomas) Byrne, George Kearney, Mary Kearney (Mrs. Andrew Welch,) Andrew Kearney, and Thomas Kearney (1851- .) Rose Ann McKeown (Mrs. John) Kearney died of a gunshot wound. Claes/Klaus A. Rockstrom (1856- ,) the son of Anders August Rockstrom (1826-1869,) and Stina Greta Mansdotter Rockstrom (1825- ,) was born in Landeryd, Ostergotland, Sweden, married Anna Benson (1862-1946,) and immigrated in 1880. Johan Oscar Rockstrom/Roxstrom, a blacksmith's apprentice, emigrated from Sturefors, Vist parish, Sweden in 1879. Klaus A. Rockstrom moved to Spokane, Washington in 1905 and was General Superintendant of the McGoldrick Lumber Company. Sophia L. Winter ( -1929) and Louis Winter ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, was mustered in at Fort Snelling and St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1863, with an additional two companies raised in 1864, was originally assigned to Pembina, Dakota Territory, until 1864, when it was moved to Fort Abercrombie and other small posts, and was mustered out in 1866. Major Edwin A. C. Hatch was the unit's initial commander. The battalion lost 21 members during service from disease. Edwin A. C. Hatch (1825-1882) was born in New York, engaged in trade with the Dakota in 1840, moved to Minnesota in 1843, settled in St. Paul in 1848, married Lotta Pierson, was the federal agent to the Blackfeet Indians in 1856, organized an independent cavalry unit in 1863, engaged in the railroad business after the American Civil War, was the right of way agent for the St. Paul & Manitoba RailRoad in 1882, and died in St. Paul. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $130,000. The current owners of record of the property are Leon Andre Rodrigues and Sophie Rodrigues.
265 Banfil Street: John O'Donnell House; Built before 1861; Victorian in style. The structure is a two story wood frame and asbestos-sided house. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the slightly altered house has two bays, an intersecting gable roof, one rear brick chimney, 2/2 rectangular fenestration, a limestone foundation, windows with simple architrave molding, and a front gable end with narrow paired 2/2 windows. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the structure was built with economy and exhibits pieced construction. The house was originally numbered as 8 Banfil Street and was subsequently numberedas 44 Banfill Street. John O'Donnell moved to St. Paul in 1856, was a carriage manufacturer, operated a livery, sale, and boarding stable, and resided at this address until the 1890's. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Tomlinson resided at this address. In 1996, the St. Paul City Council approved the sale of this parcel.
266 Banfil Street: Cominsky House; Built in 1884 (approximately 1871 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey and Empson;) Italianate in style. The structure is a two (2 1/2 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey) story, 1824 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided duplex, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the slightly altered house has three bays, a truncated hip roof, one pedimented gable dormer, one interior endwall brick chimney, 2/2 rectangular fenestration, concrete over stone foundation, wood frame asbestos-sided structure, with the central pediment topped by a finial at the roofline of the main facade, a polygonal window within the pediment, ornate brackets and sunrise motif relief panel beneath the eaves, tall and narrow windows with incised carved frames, and with a porch. The house was previously numbered 9 Banfil Street and 43 Banfil Street before being renumbered. The house was constructed by Christopher Cominsky, a cooper. Subsequently, Ernest Schroeer, a U. S. Post Office letter carrier, resided at this address and the Schoeer family continued to reside at this address past 1900. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Johnson, his wife, Fina Johnson, Oscar W. Johnson, a cashier employed by the Twin City Motor Bus Company, and his wife, Alma Johnson, resided at this address. The Twin City Motor Bus Company initially was the Brown Bus Company, which started in 1919, ran a transit service between St. Paul and Minneapolis on Summit Avenue, and was the first bus service in the Twin Cities to compete with the existing vast streetcar network. The bus service expanded through the years until it was finally purchased in 1925 by Thomas Lowry, the owner of the Twin City Rapid Transit Company. Once purchased by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, the buses ran express service between St. Paul and Minneapolis over University Avenue. Ernest Henry Schroeer (1895-1989) was born outside of Minnesota and died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. The property was last sold for $91,600 and that sale occurred in 1998. The current owners of record of the property are Karma Tsomo Namgyal and Kunga Namgyal.
267 Banfil Street: Wolfgruber House; Built in 1907 according to Empson; Victorian in style. The original house on the property was built by Peter Wolfgruber, a stonemason, who lived at 283 Banfil Street. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the two story, woodframe, clapboard unornamented simple worker's cottage has three bays, a gable roof, one interior central brick chimney, rectangular 2/2 and 4/4 fenestration, a cement covered limestone foundation, with the original transom for the mainentrance, and with paired rectangular windows at the gable end. The house is situated decidedly towards the 265 Banfil Street side of the lot. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the proportions and scale of the house suggests a construction date between 1880 and 1890. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick C. Richter, a plumber employed by Reuben L. Anderson, Inc., and his wife, Clara Richter, resided at this address. Peter Wolfgruber ( -1918) and Clara A. Richter ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County. Clara Richter (1893-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Florgerzi, and died in Ramsey County. In 1996, the St. Paul City Council approved the sale of the east half of this parcel. The Reuben L. Anderson plumbing and heating company started around 1924 and did business as Reuben L. Anderson-Cherne Plumbing. By the late 1920's, the company also had branched out into asbestos and pipe insulation and the distribution of insulation materials. In 1948, the insulation-related activities were spun off into a separate firm known as Asbestos Products, which eventually became APi Distribution, a wholesaler of insulation products for industry, and APi Construction Company, an insulation contractor for the utility, energy generation, petroleum, and paper industries. Anderson operated Asbestos Products as an independent sister company to his plumbing firm for about three decades. Asbestos Products changed its name to APi Inc. in the 1970's. Anderson eventually sold his interest in the plumbing firm in 1979. In 1860, John Kearney and Rose Ann Kearney owned the former nearby 238 Banfil Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Patrick H. Doyle, a bricklayer, resided at the former nearby 268 Banfil Street.
269 Banfil Street: Built in 1884 (in 1869 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1181 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built for Roger Haley and initially cost $275. The 1885 city directory indicates that H. C. Sohns resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Herman J. Dunker, a conductor, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lawrence E. Bleise, an interior and exterior painting and decorating contractor, and his wife, Anna M. Bleise, and John E. Becker, a laborer, resided at this address. Lawrence Edward Bleise (1900-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Anna M. Bleise (1899-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Figlmiller, and died in Rice County, Minnesota. John E. Becker ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Deborah Ann Seiberlich and Michael J. Seiberlich. Debbie Seiberlich is the registration coordinator for the West End Youth Hockey Club.
274 Banfil Street: Henry Mandehr House; Built in 1881 (in 1884 according to Empson, Rear addition in 1897;) Victorian in style. The structure is a one story, 1337 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the 1 1/2 story, wood frame, asbestos-sided, slightly altered house has three bays, an intersecting gable roof, one central brick chimney, 1/1 and 2/2 rectangular fenestration, a limestone foundation, and an open front porch with a hipped roof supported by rounded columns with spindled balustrade. The house was built for Henry Mandehr, a cigarmaker, and initially cost $1,200. The 1893 and 1895 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mandehr resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Bladeg, a helper employed by the J. T. McMillan Company, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur J. Mandehr, an engineer, his wife, Myrtle Mandehr, and Rose Mandehr, the widow of Henry Mandehr, resided at this address. The 1981 owner of the house was Herman Meyer. Henry L. Mandehr ( -1916) and Rose Mandehr ( -1931) both died in Ramsey County. Arthur J. Mandehr (1895-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Amos, and died in Ramsey County. Myrtle E. Mandehr (1902-1990) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Leach, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $167,500. The current owner of record of the property is Michael A. Walter.
275 Banfil Street: Built in 1884 (built before 1880 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1856 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1887 and 1889 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Cech resided at this address. The 1891 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schlichting resided at this address. The 1893 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schlichting and Mr. and Mrs. C. Mims and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick W. Nelson, a glass worker employed by the Ford Motor Company, his wife, Frances Nelson, Jacob K. Fisher, a laborer employed by the Seeger Refrigerator Company, and his wife, Anna Fisher, all resided at this address. Charles Mims ( -1922) died in Hennepin County. Frederick W. Nelson ( -1945) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Jacob K. Fisher (1894-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fogenbibia, and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. The property was last sold for $132,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owners of record of the property are Timothy P. O'Brien and Lisa M. Weicht. [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note on John A. Seeger, the Seeger-Gallarch Refrigerator Company, and the Whirpool Corporation for 655-657 East Fifth Street.]
276 Banfil Street: Amos/Ames House; Built in 1889 (approximately 1860 according to Empson;) originally Greek Revival in style; subsequently totally altered. The structure is a one story, 974 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the 1 1/2 story, stucco, considerably altered house has three bays, a gabled roof with one gabled dormer, 1/1 fenestration, and a half length enclosed porch. The house was initially numbered 13 Banfil Street, then 51 Banfil Street, before its current numbering. The house was built by Jacob Ames (1835-1889,) a German-born stonemason, and by Elizabeth Ames. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Simonson resided at this address. The sons of Jacob Ames and Elizabeth Ames, Jacob H. Ames and Frank Ames, were cigarmakers, and the family sold the house prior to 1900. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house is the oldest house on Banfil Street, although its age is masked by its subsequent total alteration. Frank Ames ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2003 and the sale price was $144,000. The current owner of record of the property is Alan R. Cashin.
279-281 Banfil Street: Built in 1904 (in 1903 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story asbestos-sided house. The structure is a two story, 2240 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The house was built as a double house by Peter Wolfgruber, a stonemason, and the house replaced an earlier one story frame house. The 1920 city directory indicates that James Cecka resided at 279 Banfil Street and that Rose Cecka, a seamstress, boarded at 279 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank W. Nelson, a painter employed by Axel A. Johnson, and his wife, Ethel K. Nelson, resided at this address. Reasonable Recovery Solutions Company LLC also is located at this address. Peter Wolfgruber ( -1918) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $31,500 and that sale occurred in 1992. The current owner of record of the property are Darla R. E. Williams and Roland L. Williams.
280 Banfil Street: Vander Heyden House; Built in 1884 (approximately 1870 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey and the 1860's according to Empson;) Greek Revival in style. The structure is a one (1 1/2 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey) story, 954 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the wood frame, aluminum-sided, considerably altered house has a gable roof, one central brick chimney, 1/1 and 3/1 rectangular fenestration, and an enclosed porch with a fake gable design over the main door. The Patrick Doyle family resided at this address for 42 years, from 1858 to 1908. Thomas Doyle resided at this address in 1869. Julia Doyle married into the Cunningham family and resided at 334 Goodhue Avenue. In 1894, Mary Jane McQuillan (1852-1914) and Andrew O'Grady (1859-1916) married and moved to this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Christine Johnson, the widow of William Johnson, resided at this address. Fred Plante and Lucy Plante resided at this address before 1935 and were Delma Vander Heyden's grand parents. The Vander Heyden family resided at this address for at least 45 years, from 1935 to 1980. In 1980, William Vander Heyden and Delma Vander Heyden resided at this address. Andrew O'Grady and Mary Jane McQuillan O'Grady subsequently resided at 424 Charles Street, then at 435 Banfil Street, and then at 283 Farrington Avenue in 1907. Mary Jane McQuillan was the granddaughter of Mary McQuillan and was the daughter of John McQuillan and Margaret McAloon McQuillan, was born in Vinegar Hills Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, moved to Minnesota in 1864, and moved to St. Paul in 1884. Andrew O'Grady was born in Rosemount, Minnesota. Mary Neason McQuillan (1790-1876) was born in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, married James McQuillan in Ireland, and the couple had six children, all born in Ireland, James McQuillan (1818-1863,) John McQuillan (1821-1889,) Patrick Edward McQuillan (1824-1897,) Jane McQuillan (1829-1874,) Bernard McQuillan (1829-1859,) and Philip Francis McQuillan, Sr. (1834-1877.) Philip Francis McQuillan, Sr., married Louisa E. Allen (1841-1913,) of Galena, Illinois, the daughter of Joseph Allen and Catherine Mahoney Allen, and the couple had eight children, Mary "Mollie" McQuillan (1860-1936,) Allen McQuillan (1863-1940,) Agnes Frances McQuillan (1865-1866,) Annabell McQuillan (1866-1963,) Clara McQuillan (1868-1911,) Josephine McQuillan (1871-1872,) John F. McQuillan (1872-1874,) and Philip Francis McQuillan, Jr. (1877-1938.) P. F. McQuillan, Sr., opened up his own wholesale firm and his business grew to be the largest grocery business in St. Paul after the Civil War. P. F. McQuillan, Sr., was the grandfather of F. Scott Fitzgerald. In 1879, Thomas Doyle, a porter with Beaupre, Allen & Keogh, resided at 116 Goodhue Street and Thomas Doyle, Jr., a bricklayer, boarded at 116 Goodhue Street. Mary O'Grady ( -1914) died in Ramsey County. Julia Cunningham (1863-1907) was born in the United States and died in Ramsey County. Delma L. Vander Heyden (1912-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernard, and died in Ramsey County. William F. Vander Heyden (1910-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grimm, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $153,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Maria Pacheco and Reyes J. Villeda Pacheco and the current owner of record of the property is Maria Pacheco. The 1930 city directory indicates that John McMonigal, a shipping clerk, and his wife, Margaret McMonigal, resided at the former nearby 281 Banfil Street. John McMonigal (1893-1974) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McMonagle, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret C. McMonigal (1898-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kelly, and died in Ramsey County.
283 Banfil Street: Built in 1885 (in 1903 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 2100 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Peter Wolfgruber, a stonemason, resided at this address at the turn of the 20th Century. John "Jack" Clarkin (1872-1922) reportedly resided at this address in 1915. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#17349) indicate that Peter Koch (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Company M of the 54th Pioneer Infantry, who was born in Wabash, Wisconsin, moved to Minnesota in 1892, had blue eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 11 1/2" tall, was a farmer at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Argonne and the Meuse, was a railroad and rail roundhouse fireman employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, John Koch, at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#19644) indicate that Paul P. Koch (1885- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in Company B, First Battalion, Edgewood Arsenal, who was born in Caledonia, Minnesota, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 11" tall, was a farmer at induction, was a fireman employed by the Pennsylvania RailRoad tower house after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, John Koch, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Eugene Bebo, a driver employed by O'Donnell Shoe Company, and Peter Cook, a laborer employed at the Northern Pacific RailRoad Shops, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Norman H. Kennedy, a service manager employed by the Northern Motor Company, and his wife, Rose Kennedy, resided at this address. Peter Wolfgruber ( -1918) died in Ramsey County. Norman H. Kennedy (1900-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Muckle, and died in Chisago County, Minnesota. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $83,500. The current owner of record of the property is Dirk A. Stuurop, who resided in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 2004. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.] [See note on the Pennsylvania RailRoad for 1297 St. Clair Avenue.]
286 Banfil Street: Horn/Levy House; Built in 1884 (1860's according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey;) originally Greek Revival in style, but subsequently altered significantly. The structure is a one story, 864 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the 1 1/2 story, wood frame, aluminum-sided, considerably altered house has two bays, a gabled roof, one central brick chimney, 3/1 rectangular fenestration, with an added gable roofed front porch and a rear addition. The Horn family resided at this address in 1865. Edward Levy, an expressman, resided at this address in 1883. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank W. La Terre, a painter, and his wife, Ovida La Terre, resided at this address. Frank W. La Terre (1878-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Susie Jannetto resided at this address before 2005. The property was last sold for $112,000 and that sale occurred in 2004. Michael Johnson is the current owner of record of the property.
287 Banfil Street: Built in 1870 (in 1885 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey and in 1872 according to Empson;) Victorian in style. The structure is a two story, 1398 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the wood frame, clapboard-sided, slightly altered house has two bays, a gable roof, a single central brick chimney, 1/1 and 2/2 rectangular fenestration, a cement over stone foundation, an enclosed porch, cornerboards, and plain fascia boards. The house also has several additions to the rear of the structure. The house is situated several feet above the present street level. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house stylistically appears to have been constructed during the mid-1880's. The original owner of the property, in 1851, was James Winslow, who platted the area. Winslow sold the empty lot to Patrick Cunningham in 1851. The house was built by Simon Riesgraf, a German-born carpenter. Nicholas Wallerich, a weaver, resided at this address in 1873. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that F. Marshall resided at this address in 1891. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick Donohue and his wife, Annie Donohue, resided at this address. Marnold Skara resided at this address in 1980. Patrick James Donohue ( -1934,) Patrick Donohue ( -1943,) and Anne Marie Donohue ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. Marnold E. Skara (1928-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bates, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $37,000. The current owner of record of the property is James T. Powell, Jr. Occasional Art, an art gallery directed by Aaron VanDyke, is listed as being located at this address in 2009.
290 Banfil Street: Built in 1900 (in 1898 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 2844 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Theresa Bear. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Theresa F. Baer resided at this address in 1910. The 1920 city directory indicates that J. Leo Doody, a plumber employed by M. J. O'Neil, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick E. Locke, a body builder employed by the Ford Motor Car Company, his wife, Augusta Locke, and William G. Napier resided at this address. The Baer burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of Theresa F. Baer (1844-1926,) William Baer (1839-1898,) August Baer (1878-1894,) Minnie Conrad (1874-1938,) George F. Baer (1870-1925,) and Charles W. Baer (1866-1910.) Theresa Fredericka Baer ( -1926) died in Ramsey County. William Gladstone Napier (1889-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Green, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $65,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Adeyinka S. Fashakin and the current owner of record of the property is Adeyinka Sunday Adesida, who resides in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Adeyinka S. Adesida and Elizabeth A. Adesida were subject to a foreclosure in 2008. [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.]
293 Banfil Street: Built in 1870 (in 1890 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1436 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. Clara Wallerich, the daughter of Nicholas Wallerich, a weaver and the resident at 287 Banfil Street in 1873, was the initial resident at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John H. Fisher, Sr., a teamster, resided at this address and that Robert Durvall, a telephone operator employed by the St. Paul Hotel, Anthony J. Fisher, a baker employed by the Andrew Schoch Grocery Company, Catherine Fisher, a machine operator employed by the North West Paper Goods Company, and John H. Fisher, Jr., a baker employed by E. H. Braunig & Sons, all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clara Wallerick resided at this address. Most of the Wallerich family resided in Wabasha County, Minnesota, but Michael A. Wallerich (1895-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schmit, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $15,435. The current owner of record of the property is Rosebear, Inc.
294 Banfil Street: Built in 1874 (approximately 1870 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey;) Worker's Cottage in style. The structure is a one story, 1125 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the 1 1/2 story, wood frame, aluminum-sided totally altered house has three bays, gabled roof, single interior brick chimney, 6/1 and 1/1 rectangular fenestration, stone foundation, and an enclosed entrance porch. The house was vacant in 1903. John "Jack" Clarkin reportedly resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward Dolzer, a stockman for Fairbanks Morse & Company, and his wife, Evelyn Dolzer, resided at this address. Edward Dolzer (1885-1959) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Evelyn N. Dolzer ( -1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jacobs, and died in Ramsey County. The predecessor to Fairbanks, Morse & Company was established in 1823 by inventor Thaddeus Fairbanks (1796–1886,) who leased the iron works of his cousin, Huxham Paddock, at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in order to manufacture cast iron plows and heating stoves. In 1829, brothers Thaddeus Fairbanks and Vermont Governor Erastus Fairbanks (1792-1864,) who did business as E. & T. Fairbanks, became involved in a hemp dressing business for which they built the machinery, including the platform scale. Once brother Joseph Fairbanks joined the business, the firm began to successfully market the platform scale. At the end of the Civil War, the production of scales was 4,000 per month and by 1868, Fairbanks had about 300 mechanics building scales. Charles Hosmer Morse, a former Fairbanks employee, created Fairbanks, Morse & Company at Cincinnati, Ohio, and later in Chicago, to market Fairbanks scales as well as Eclipse windmills, Eclipse friction clutches, and Williams steam engines. In 1879, Colonel Franklin Fairbanks (1828-1895,) Vermont Governor Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888,) and Thaddeus Fairbanks resided in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and the St. Paul Fairbanks, Morse & Company was located at 46 East Third Street. Ultimately, Fairbanks, Morse & Company had a 700 page hardbound catalog of products it sold and also began building gasoline powered railcars, railroad handcars, diesel locomotives, and gasoline cars. In 1964, Fairbanks became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Colt Industries, Inc. The company eventually was restructured and in 1988, F. Norden, a majority shareholder in the U. S. scale franchise, bought back the Fairbanks Scale business and its assets in Vermont, Missouri and Mississippi. Fairbanks Morse engines continue in the form of EnPro Industries, Inc. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $169,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Frank A. Krejce and the current owners of record of the property are Mario Espinoza and Olga Splichalova.
296 Banfil Street: Theodore Rohland/Theodore Bohland House; Built approximately in 1870. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the one story, wood frame, asbestos-sided, considerably altered house has three bays, a gable roof, a single interior brick chimney, 2/2 rectangular fenestration, a stone foundation, an enclosed porch, and a semicircular attic level window that is the only remaining original window. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Wilhelmina Rohland and Henry Heinsch resided at this address in 1916. John "Jack" Clarkin reportedly resided at this address in 1922. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Antio, a janitor employed by the Endicott Building, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter E. La Favor, a wheatman employed by the Capital Flour Mills, and his wife, Audrey La Favor, resided at this address. Capital Flour Mills, Inc., eventually became a division of the International Milling Company. Capital Flour Mills had an elevator in the North End, at the corner of Rice Street and Sycamore Street. The house was previously numbered as 67 Banfil Street. Thomas Bohland was a carpenter. Thedore Rohland ( -1916,) Henry Heinsch ( -1917,) and Walter La Favor ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County.
298 Banfil Street: Andrew Schultz House; Built in 1884 (in 1871 according to Empson;) Italianate in style. The structure is a two story, 2020 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the 2 1/2 story, wood frame, slightly altered house has three bays, a truncated hip and rear gable roof, a pair of interior endwall brick chimneys, 2/2 rectangular fenestration, cement block and limestone foundation, a central broken pediment at the roofline surrounding a bullseye window, wide eaves with supporting brackets featuring cut out detailing, fascia boards with circular incised carving beneath the eaves, window frames with plain architraves and incised carving, and an intact porch with square columns and simple capitals, fretwork with a cut out trefoil motif, and carved balusters. The house was built by Andrew Schultz, a house painter, and the house cost $2,500 to build. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. Wolff resided at this address. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Henry W. Goetzinger and Grace (Mrs. H. W.) Goetzinger, members of the church since 1894 and 1895, respectively, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas Roessier and his wife, Elizabeth Roessier, resided at this address. Josephine Lendway resided at this address before 2005. Andrew Schultz ( -1924) died in Ramsey County. William J. Gronewald ( -1925) died in Ramsey County. Patrick Henry Collins (1881-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tigue, and died in Hennepin County. Henry E. Dahlmeir (1878-1969) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Florence Huntress (1897-1897) was the daughter of F. H. Huntress. Frank Hyatt Huntress ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $142,900. The current owners of record of the property are Mary M. Brown and Aaron C. Van Dyke. Aaron Van Dyke, M.A. in Art History, University of Wisconsin, and M.F.A. in Studio Arts, University of British Columbia, is an instructor at the College of Visual Arts. The gallery "Occasional Art" is also currently located in the foyer and front hallway of this residence. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that William J. Gronewald resided at the nearby former 323 Banfil Street from 1874 to 1924, that Wilbert O. Morehead resided at the nearby former 325 Banfil Street from 1892 to 1893, that Owen Williams resided at the nearby former 327 Banfil Street from 1892 to 1893, and that the 325-327 Banfil Street duplex was moved to 555 West Seventh Street in 1977. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore and their daughter resided at the former nearby 315 Banfil Street, that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson resided at the former nearby 333 Banfil Street, that Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Harrison resided at the former nearby 336 Banfil Street, that Mr. and Mrs. Isaac D. Morgan, Mrs. M. A. Vanderwarker, J. A. McMurphy, and J. M. Morgan all resided at the former nearby 340 Banfil Street, and that Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Butterfield resided at the former nearby 358 Banfil Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Wilhelm J. Gronewald resided at the nearby former 323 Banfil Avenue in 1883. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gronewold resided at the former nearby 323 Banfil Street, that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Johnson resided at the former nearby 333 Banfil Street,36 that Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Harrison resided at the former nearby 336 Banfil Street, and that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schnell resided at the corner of Banfil Street and Western Avenue. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William J. Gronewald and Therese Gronewald (1843-1899,) of German extraction who died of tuberculosus, husband and wife, resided at the former nearby 325 Banfil Street in 1899. The 1903 city directory indicates that Patrick H. Collins, a laborer, and Henry E. Dahlmier, a laborer, both boared at the nearby former 315 Banfil Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that F. H. Huntress resided at the former nearby 336 Banfil Street in 1897. In 1918, Robert A. Murname, a World War I veteran, and his wife, Agnes E. Murname, resided at the former nearby 353 1/2 Banfil Street. Nicholas Hosch and Valentine Hosch were World War I veterans who resided at the nearby former 315 Banfil in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#12409/33196) indicate that Valentin Hosch (1888- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Cook in the 48th Company of the 20th Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, was a steam fitter helper employed by Armour & Company with after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mary Hosch, at the nearby former 315 Banfil Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Angeoletto Erminolo, proprietor of the Twin City Statuary Company, resided at the former nearby 333 Banfil Street, that Myron Erminolo, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, boarded at the former nearby 333 Banfil Street, that Terrence Dolan boarded at the nearby former 343 Banfil Street, that John C. Doth, a clerk employed by the Hackett Gates Hurty Company, resided at the former nearby 348 Banfil Street, that Helen C. Doyle, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, Margaret G. Doyle, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Mary E. Doyle, a bookkeeper employed by Bucka Brothers, all boarded at the former nearby 368 Banfil Street, that Josephine Edwards, a clerk employed by the St. Paul Drug Company, boarded at 358 Banfil Street, that Samuel S. Edwards, a checker, resided at 358 Banfil Street, that Aug H. Eineke, a carpenter, resided at the former nearby 340 Banfil Street, and that Theresa Erlandson, the widow of Frank Erlandson, resided at the former nearby 369 Banfil Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William J. Gronewald (1850-1925,) the widower father of Mrs. John E. Thomas, who was born in Germany to parents born in Germany and who died of a carcinoma of the liver, resided at the nearby former 323 Banfil Avenue in 1925. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Anna T. Nelson (1849-1925,) the widowed mother of John C. Thomas, who was born in Sweden to parents born in Sweden and who died of apoplexy and arteriosclerosis, resided at the nearby former 323 Banfil Street in 1925. The 1930 city directory indicates that William E. Carr, a janitor at the Chamber of Commerce Building, and his wife, Lillian Carr, resided at the former nearby 315 Banfill Street, that John C. Thomas resided at the former nearby 323 Banfill Street, that Frederick P. Keintz, a checker, and his wife, Helen Keintz, resided at the former nearby 325 Banfill Street, that Mrs. Theresa Metlinger, the widow of John Metlinger, Emil Palmer, a weaver, and his wife, Ruth Palmer, resided at the former nearby 327 Banfill Street, that William Best, an estimator, and his wife, Laura Best, and Walter H. Ingleston, a laborer employed by the Seeger Refrigerator Company, and his wife, Dorothy Ingleston, resided at the former nearby 333 Banfill Street, that Carl P. Barsokine, a caller for the Soo Line RailRoad, his wife, Margaret Barsokine, and Margie Barsokine, an operator employed by Simon & Mogliner, resided at the former nearby 336 Banfill Street, that Charles Johnson, his wife, Minnie Johnson, Walter Gajewski, a comber employed by the Maendler Brush Manufacturing Company, and his wife, Evelyn Gajewski, resided at the former nearby 340 Banfill Street, that David Kay, a coal merchant located at 542 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Anna Kay, resided at the former nearby 343 Banfill Street, that Walter W. Shelley resided at the former nearby 344 Banfill Street, that Benjamin F. Warner and Theo H. Woshling resided at the former nearby 348 Banfill Street, that Arland Boyce resided at the former nearby 353 Banfill Street, that Irvin Moss, a helper, and his wife, Signe Moss, resided at the former nearby 353 1/2 Banfill Street, that the former nearby 355 Banfill Street was vacant, that Frederick W. Grapp, a sausagemaker employed by Swift & Company, and his wife, Caroline Grapp, resided at the former nearby 357 Banfill Street, that William D. Urguard resided at the former nearby 358 Banfill Street, that Patrick H. Doyle, a guard at the First National Bank, and his wife, Mary Doyle, resided at the former nearby 368 Banfill Street, that Joseph Groppoli, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Water Department, and his wife, Bessie Groppoli, resided at the former nearby 369 Banfill Street, and that John Ruprecht, his wife, Maria Ruprecht, Helen Ruprecht, a clerk, Herbert Ruprecht, a laborer, and John Ruprecht, Jr., a driver, all resided at the former nearby 371 Banfill Street. John G. Wisema resided at the former nearby 366 Banfil Street before 2005. Between 1865 and 1920, the Maendler Brush Manufacturing Company operated as the Maendler Brothers or Maendler Brothers Brushes. In 1952, A. Lee Runyon was an officer of Maendler Brush Manufacturing Company and was Boreas Rex XVI for the 1952 St. Paul Winter Carnival. Owen Williams ( -1921) died in Hennepin County. William Emery Carr (1883-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hauk, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian E. Carr (1891-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schleick, and died in Ramsey County. John Ruprecht ( -1932,) Fred Grapp ( -1938,) John Ruprecht ( -1944,) Joseph Groppoli ( -1947,) Benjamin F. Warner ( -1947,) Frederick P. Keintz ( -1950,) Laura Best ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Helen M. Keintz (1889-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Conroy, and died in Ramsey County. Emil Palmer (1894-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Ramsey County. Dorothy Priebe Ingleston (1908-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Krenz, and died in Hennepin County. Carl P. Barsokine (1895-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fortuna, and died in Ramsey County. Irvin W. Moss (1904-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marquette, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Signe Sophie Moss (1904-1999) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johnson, and died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Bessie "Bernedetta" Groppoli (1881-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Iosue, and died in Ramsey County. Helen Othelia Ruprecht (1904-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Loesch, and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. Herbert J. Ruprecht (1905-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zillich, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on Philip Danforth Armour and Armour & Company for 3 Alice Court.] [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad and Jay Cooke for 432 Summit Avenue.] [See note on John A. Seeger, the Seeger-Gallarch Refrigerator Company, and the Whirpool Corporation for 655-657 East Fifth Street.] [See note on the Soo Line RailRoad for 688 East Fourth Street.] ; [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.] [See note on the First National Bank of St. Paul for 331 Maple Street.]
382 Banfil Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a two story, 1240 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schnell resided at the corner of Banfil Street and Western Avenue. Robert Schnell ( -1919) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $115,000 and that sale occurred in 2001. The current owner of record of the property is Leif J. Erickson. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Isaac D. Morgan resided at the former nearby 340 Banfil Street in 1894. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Isaac D. Morgan (1827-1897,) who died of heart failure, and Julia Morgan, husband and wife, resided at the former nearby 340 Banfil Street in 1897. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Edith (Mrs. F. W.) Pelton, a member of the church since 1901, and Stella Schnell, a member of the church since 1901, both resided at the nearby former 386 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lorenz/Lorenzo Bongiovanni, a weaver employed by the North Western Rug Manufacturing Company, and his wife, Antoinette Bongiovanni, and David Unuk all resided at the former nearby 386 Banfil Street.
388 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Nicholas Meyer and Ella A. Meyer, husband and wife, resided at this address in 1909. The 1930 city directory indicates that William C. Levine, a teamster, and his wife, Mary Levine, resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Paul Polta and Peggy Sue Heroff. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Cashill resided at the former nearby 390 Banfil Street. William J. Cashill (1876-1960) had a mother with a maiden name of Rooney and died in Ramsey County. Jos. McCue was a World War I veteran who resided at the former nearby 390 Banfil Street in 1919. Florence Pein resided at the former nearby 390 Banfil Street before 2005. Ella Meyer ( -1915) died in Ramsey County.
391 Banfil Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a two story, 2192 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that George A. Weston resided at the former nearby 392 Banfil Street in 1892. The 1920 city directory indicates that Hulda Eyinck resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Emma M. Wedell and Jerry J. Trinka resided at this address. George Albert Weston ( -1921) died in Rice County, Minnesota. Emma M. Wedell (1866-1958) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1993 and the sale price was $5,000. The current owners of record of the property are Matthew H. Brown and Carlisa Rivamonte. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles Passavant, Frank Passavant, a sub foreman employed by the St. Paul Department of Public Works, and Gust Passavant, a laborer, all resided at the former nearby 392 Banfil Street. Charles Passavant (1832-1908) was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, was employed on a farm, attended an agricultural college for two terms, emigrated to the United States in 1854, initially settled in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, moved to St. Paul in 1855, married __?__ Schlief in 1856, was the acting editor of the Deutsche Zeitung in 1858, was deputy register of deeds from 1858 until 1860, read the law with C. D. Gilfillan from 1858 until 1860, was secretary of the St. Paul Lower Town Home Guards in 1862, was a Republican, was the Ramsey County Register of Deeds from 1862 until 1866, was the partner of __?__ Geis in the Northwestern Steam Bakery in 1867, was the St. Paul City Assessor from 1870 until 1874, was the agent for the Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Detroit, Michigan, of the German Insurance Company of Illinois, of the Milwaukee and Mechanics Insurance Company, and of the Rochester German Insurance Company of New York in 1879, engaged in the real estate and insurance businesses after 1880, owned an interest in the St. Paul flour mills after 1880 and operated them until 1883, was appointed St. Paul Abstract Clerk, was appointed the second administrator of the estate of Horatio N. Thompson in 1889, was the German consul at St. Paul in 1896, when he resided at 349 Wabasha Street, and died in St. Paul. Anna E. Meili was a daughter of Charles Passavant. August Charles Passavant ( -1931,) Charles Passavant ( -1940,) and Frank Passavant ( -1940) all died in Ramsey County.
394 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Aug Kammueller, a butcher employed by J. T. McMillan Company, his wife, Caroline Kammueller, Aug J. Kammueller, a carpenter, and William J. Kammueller, a bookkeeper employed by American Motor Sales & Service, resided at this address. J. T. McMillan was a pork packing house from at least 1887. The J.T. McMillan Meat Packing Company was bought out by Wilson & Co. in 1937. August F. Kammueller ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. Caroline Kammueller (1880-1957) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Kathleen Marie Averill.
398 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a one story, 837 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that William L. Bastyr, a machine operator at the American Can Company, and his wife, Rose Bastyr, resided at this address. William L. Bastyr (1906-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Maruska, and died in Hennepin County. Rose Francis Bastyr (1907-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Topinka, and died in Hennepin County. The property was on the vacant house list in 2007. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $175,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Quality Residences LLC, located in Hopkins, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is WM Specialty Mortgage LLC of Orange, California.
403 Banfil Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a two story, 1512 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William P. Byrne, an accountant with Swift & Company, and his wife, Mary Byrne, resided at this address. William Patrick Byrne, Sr. (1884-1958,) was born in Kilkenny, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, died in St. Paul, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul in the Murnane family plot. Mary C. "Mayme" Murnane Byrne (1885-1950,) was born in Saint Paul, died in Saint Paul, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Saint Paul in the Murnane family plot. William P. Byrne (1884-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of O'Leary, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $24,700. The current owner of record of the property is Angie M. Vogeli.
404 Banfil Street: Built in 1882. The structure is a two story, 2684 square foot, 16 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1887 and 1889 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wegman resided at this address. The 1891 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wegman resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Nels Peter Lofgren and Christina Lofgren, husband and wife, resided at this address in 1899. Frank S. Bradac, John Bradac, and John J. Casby were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Julius Biershenk/Bierschenk was a painter who resided at this address and that Anna M. Bradac, a clerk employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, Frank S. Bradac, a compositor employed by the Webb Publishing Company, and Mae Bradac, a finisher employed by Brown & Bigelow, Inc., all boarded at this address. Julius Biershenk/Bierschenk resided at 657 Palace in 1930. The 1930 city directory indicates that William H. Fredette, a barber located in the basement of the Pioneer Building, and his wife, Winifred Fredette, resided at this address. In 1879, Nels P. Lofgren, a carpenter, resided at 145 Banfill Street. William J. Wegman (1890-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lehnertz, and died in Winona County, Minnesota. Frank S. Bradac (1895-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lipold, and died in Ramsey County. William H. Fredette (1878-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McNamara, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $51,500 and that sale occurred in 1991. The previous owners of record of the property were Neil A. Lundholm and Rhetta M. Lundholm and the current owner of record of the property is Uliano Properties Inc., located at 986 North Dale Street. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wegman resided at the former nearby 406 Banfil Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Hattie W. Wegman (1878-1892,) of German heritage who died of tuberculosis, resided at the former nearby 406 Banfil Street in 1892. Julius Biershenk (1896- ,) a Private, was a World War I veteran who resided at the former nearby 406 Banfil in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#20608) indicate that Julius Bierschenk (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Company H of the 57th Pioneer Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had hazel eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 10" tall, was a painter at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was issued one bronze Victory button, was a painter employed by Margens & Son after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife at the nearby former 406 Banfil Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Julius Bierschenk, a painter, and Frank J. Cerkvantz, a tailor, both resided at the former nearby 406 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that William L. Fredette, a clerk employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, his wife, Evelyn Fredette, and Charles A. Lamont resided at the nearby former 406 Banfil Street. Hattie W. Wegman was the daughter of James W. Wegman. William L. Fredette (1907-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Loftgren, and died in Ramsey County. Evelyn Florence Fredette (-) was born in North Dakota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stephens, and died in Ramsey County. Charles A. Lamont ( -1939) died in Hennepin County. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
408 Banfil Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a one story, 1008 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mrs. Emma M. Peterson resided at this address in 1917. The 1930 city directory indicates that Elmer G. Otte, a driver employed by the American Linen Supply Company, his wife, Grace Otte, Walter R. Genereaux, who operated a garage located at 138 South Robert Street, and his wife, Nellie Genereaux, resided at this address. In 2003, this property was the subject of a City of St. Paul code enforcement action assessment for towing abandoned automobiles from the location. George A. Steiner ( -1946) founded the American Linen Supply Company in 1889 in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1891, Steiner's younger brother, Frank M. Steiner, entered the business as a partner of the "Lincoln Towel and Apron Supply." The local economy of Lincoln, Nebraska, was particularly affected by the economic depression of the 1890's. In 1895, George Steiner moved his operations to Salt Lake City, Utah. The company was incorporated in 1912 under the original name "American Linen." Following World War I, George Steiner's son, Frank Steiner, grew the business with the invention of the continuous towel cabinet. American Linen was a pioneer in the commercial and industrial laundry businesses, or textile services. In 1958, Richard R. Steiner took over the helm from his father and continued to extend the markets in the United States and other countries for another 46 years. When the Alsco board became irreparably factionalized, the decision was made in 1959 to split the business into two companies, with George R. Steiner and Lawrence McIvor Steiner, the sons of Frank M. Steiner, assuming control of 22 plants in the Midwest and Canada, with headquarters in Minneapolis, and with F. G. Steiner and his son Richard Steiner staying in Salt Lake City, retaining control of 19 western plants, those in Milwaukee and Chicago, plus the operation in Brazil and another international effort in Cologne, Germany. The Minneapolis faction continued to operate under the name American Linen Supply Company, while the Salt Lake group changed their name, effective January 1, 1960, to Steiner American Corporation. The American Linen Supply Company of Minneapolis is privately held, has 5500 employees, and reported sales of $290 million in 1998. Elmer George Otte (1903-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spoerner, and died in Ramsey County. Walter R. Genereaux (1897-1971) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Chapin, and died in Ramsey County. Nellie C. Genereaux (1887-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berglund, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is Kimie Terese Clinton Kearney.
411 Banfil Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 893 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. World War I veteran Michael F. Dahill resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Catherine C. Dahill, a bookkeeper for the P. N. Peterson Granite Company, boarded at this address and that James Dahill, a laborer, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Marion A. Colvin, a foreman at the Union Depot, and his wife, Elizabeth Colvin, resided at this address. Catherine C. Dahill (1896-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goss, and died in Ramsey County. James Dahill ( -1924) and James Joseph Dahill ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. James John Dahill (1908-1975) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Marion Colvin (1884-1963) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth J. Colvin (1886-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Makella, and died in Ramsey County. The P. N. Peterson Granite Company constructed the Okoboji and Spirit Lake Monument in Dickinson County, Iowa, a 65 foot high shaft of alternate blocks of rough and polished Minnesota granite, that commemorated the 1857 massacre of settlers by Chief Inkpadutah's band of Wapekutah. The P. N. Peterson Granite Company also contracted to produce monuments related to the 1862 Dakota Uprising in Minnesota. The Peterson Granite Company factored into an interesting segmant of Minnesota history, employing Cole Younger to make tombstones in Stillwater, Minnesota, after Younger was paroled from the state prison and received a pardon in 1903. Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger (1844-1916) was a member of William Clarke Quantrill's Confederate raiders during the Civil War, participated in the infamous Lawrence, Kansas, massacre, was a member of the Jesse James gang, and was severely wounded, captured, tried and sentenced to 25 years for the 1876 Northfield, Minnesota, bank raid. In prison, Cole Younger became a hero helping to protect women convicts during a disastrous fire, founded the "Prison Mirror" newspaper, and was converted to a lawful life by Bernard Casey, a Stillwater, Minnesota, prison guard who later became a Capuchin priest and was beatified in 1995. Jim Younger (1848-1902,) also wounded during the Northfield, Minnesota, bank raid, also worked for the P. N. Peterson Granite Company, selling tombstones, but was despondent over being forbidden to marry newspaper writer Alice J. Miller and eventually committed suicide in St. Paul. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $138,700. The current owner of record of the property is Joshua T. Berntsen. The 1920 city directory indicates that Marion A. Colvin, a foreman employed by the Union Depot Company, resided at the former nearby 411 1/2 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the former nearby 411 1/2 Banfil Street was vacant.
412 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a 644 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles A. Raeubig, a houseman employed by the Railway Express Agency, and his wife, Elizabeth Raeubig, resided at this address. Miguel J. Clinton resided at this address at some time before 2000. Charles A. Raeubig (1883-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Liebch, and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Raeubig (1882-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sontag, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $123,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Neil Steven Raymond and the current owner of record of the property is Joel J. Cina.
413 Banfil Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1372 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Hugh Murname and his wife, Catherine Murname, resided at this address. Hugh Murname (1855-1933) and Catherine Murname (1862-1936) are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Saint Paul. The last sale of this property was in 1992 and the sale price was $46,100. The current owners of record of the property are Anita C. Olson and David W. Olson.
414 Banfil Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a one story, 991 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas F. Medella, a barber with a shop at 265 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Ruth E. Medella, resided at this address. Thomas Medella (1885-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Furlito, and died in Ramsey County. Ruth E. Medella (1888-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Poston, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Rachel C. Robinson.
415 Banfil Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a two story, 1336 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1908 city directory indicates that Patrick F. Murphy, a packer employed by G. Sommers & Co. resided at this address. Patrick Murphy (1878-1916) was listed in the 1910 federal census as residing at this address with his wife and his two sons, was employed as a packer at G. Sommers & Company and a foreman for wholesale dry goods, was born in Ireland as were his parents, immigrated in 1895 and married about 1902. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Phoebe Frid (1893-1922,) the wife of Thomas F. Frid, who was born in Wisconsin to parents born in the United States and who died of septicema, resided at this address in 1922. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas F. Frid, a foreman employed by the Mullery Paper Box Company, and his wife, Jennie Frid, resided at this address. Rose E. Truhler resided at this property before 2003. Phoebe (Mrs. Thomas) Frid ( -1922) died in Ramsey County. Thomas Frank Frid (1892-1958) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Thomas F. Frid (1935-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dubsky, and died in Ramsey County. Jennie Anna Frid (1901-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zayechak, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $178,500 and that sale occurred in 2005. The previous owners of record of the property were Elias Salvador and Flora Salvador and the current owners of record of the property are Shawn P. N. Calkins and Teresa A. Vazquez.
418 Banfil Street: Built in 1977. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Minnie A. Culhane, a packer employed by the Twin City Wholesale Grocer Company, and William J. Culnane, a machinist employed by the Minnesota Transfer RailRoad, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Culnane, a machinist employed by the Chicago, Miilwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad, resided at this address. William J. Culnane ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is St. Paul Public Housing Agency. [See the note for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad for 965 Euclid Street.]
421 Banfil Street: Built in 1886. The structure is a 974 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Viola H. Grunewald, a saleswoman employed by Schunemans & Mannheimers department store, resided at this address. Viola H. Grunewald (1910-2000) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grunewald, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $105,000. The current owner of record of the property is Miriam B. Gerberg.
424 Banfil Street: Built in 1906 (approximately 1905 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey;) Mildly Colonial Revival in style. The structure is a one (1 1/2 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey) story, 1446 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, two bathroom, frame house. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the unaltered house has a gable roof with one pedimented gabled dormer, one central red brick chimney, 1/1 double hung sash rectangular fenestration, a rockfaced concrete block foundation, an open porch with Tuscan columns and turned balusters extending across part of the front facade, a projecting bay window on the left side of the facade within the porch, and window frames with simple architrave. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the house is one of the best preserved houses in the area. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles W. Picha, a janitor employed by the Guardian Building, and his wife, Rose Picha, and Ralph J. Walsh resided at this address. Charles Picha ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Rose J. Picha (1888-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kohout, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Picha (1883-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meskan, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Robert Louis Menier, who resides at 998 Armstrong Avenue.
427 Banfil Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1208 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mary C. Churchill, a clerk employed by the Golden Rule, and Nora B. Churchill, a supervisor employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, both boarded at this address and that Nora V. Churchill, the widow of Martin Churchill, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Nora Churchill, the widow of Martin Churchill, Nora V. Churchill, a clerk for the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, Anton H. Haus, a glass worker employed by the Ford Motor Car Company, and his wife, Mary C. Haus, all resided at this address. Martin Churchill ( -1906) was born in Ireland and died in Ramsey County. Nora V. Churchill ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. Anton Haus (1894-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Radschelter, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Haus (1887-1965) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Muriel M. Peterson. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
428 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 1032 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Eve Diehl, a sorter, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Julius Gunderson, a tailor employed by Samuel Laff, and his wife, Elvina Gunderson, resided at this address. Julius Gunderson ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. Elvina Gunderson ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Elvina Gunderson (1882-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Arveson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is John R. Skarda, who resides at 647 Victoria Street South.
429 Banfil Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a 733 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler. The 1920 city directory indicates that Florence F. Eha and Gertrude H. Eha, a clerk employed by the Golden Rule, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gertrude Eha, a clerk for the North West Trust Company, resided at this address. Hoo Ahhs LLC, a sporting goods wholesale manufacturer, is listed as being located at this address in 2009. Gertrude H. Eha (1894-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fehland, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2005 and the sale price was $115,300. The previous owner of record of the property was John F. Coonan and the current owner of record of the property is Andrea Crawford.
430 Banfil Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a one story, 749 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Oscar Carlson, a compiler, boarded at this address and that John E. Clonkey, a carpenter, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John G. Figura, a machinist, and his wife, Anna Figura, resided at this address. John G. Figura (1902-1989) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Visnovec, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The property was on the vacant house list in 2007 and was considered by the St. Paul City Council for designation as a nuisance property. The property was last sold for $210,000 and that sale occurred in 2005. The previous owners of record of the property were Bee Vue and Lamena Vue and the current owners of record of the property are Joy Nazario and Michael Nazario, who reside in Minneapolis. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lamuel Holborn resided at the former nearby 431 Banfil Street. Lemuel James Holborn (1902-1993) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jones, and died in Hennepin County.
432 Banfil Street: The property was on the vacant house list in 2007 and was considered by the St. Paul City Council for designation as a nuisance property.
435 Banfil Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a 906 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Gonden resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Zachokke resided at this address. Mary Jane McQuillan (1852-1914), a relative of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Andrew O'Grady (1859-1916) resided at this address before 1907. Harvey J. Gonden ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $114,900. The current owner of record of the property is Lindsey Alexander. [See the note for Mary Jane McQuillan O'Grady and Andrew O'Grady at 280 Banfil Street.]
436 Banfil Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a 2030 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Josiah C. Gregg, Charles A. Sachse ( -1896,) and his wife, Caroline Sachse, resided at this address in 1894. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William Schmidt resided at this address in 1899. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Julia Horak, the widow of Thomas Horak, resided at this address. Caroline W. Sachse ( -1916) died in Ramsey County. Julia Horak (1886-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Abednego J. Ingram and Hattie R. Ingram. Abednego Ingram served during the Korean Conflict from June 1, 1950 to June 1, 1951, assigned to "L" Company, 21st Infantry, 24th Infantry Division.
437 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 4287 square foot, five bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Elmer Ensign, a laborer, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Alma Houchin, the widow of William Houchin, Frederick L. Franz, a road contractor, and his wife, Anna Franz, resided at this address. William Minford Houchin ( 1928- ) and Anna L. Franz ( -1954) both died in Ramsey County. Anna Alvina Franz (1891-1967) had a mother with a maiden name of Doepel and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $112,650. The previous owner of record of the property was Kern Lawn Service, which was located 186 Montrose Place, and the current owner of record of the property is James Alick.
440 Banfil Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a 1092 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The current owner of record of the property is Ronald G. Amey.
441 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1225 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gust W. Carlson, a plasterer, resided at this address and that Oscar Erickson, a laborer employed by the Consolidated Printing Ink Company, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The property was on the vacant house list in 2007. The previous owner of record of the property was Diane M. Carrico and the current owner of record of the property is the Red Branch Financial Corporation, located in Arden Hills, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that the Robert P. Gruber grocery was located at the former nearby 442 Banfil Street. Robert P. Gruber (1889-1965) had a mother with a maiden name of Fitzgerald and died in Ramsey County. Robert Patrick Gruber (1915-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Green, and died in Ramsey County.
443 Banfil Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1520 square foot, two bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The previous owner of record of the property was Carolyn L. Acevedo and the current owners of record of the property are Margaret D. Mork Ludgate and Robert Ludgate.
444 Banfil Street: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 1472 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert P. Gruber, a grocer, and his wife, Myrtle Gruber, resided at this address. Robert P. Gruber (1889-1965) had a mother with a maiden name of Fitzgerald and died in Ramsey County. Robert Patrick Gruber (1915-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Green, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are James M. Sutton and Wendy S. Sutton. Edward Svec and Lester H. Verhaaf were World War I veterans who resided at the former nearby 445 Banfil Street in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles Svec resided at the former nearby 445 Banfil Street. Edward W. Svec (1888-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kuba, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Svec (1886-1966) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
447 Banfil Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a 1895 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house, with a detached garage. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Frank Broz resided at this address from 1900 to 1934. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anna C. Broz, a stenographer employed by the West Publishing Company, boarded at this address and that Frank Broz, a mason, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Broz, the widow of Frank Broz, Mrs. Veronica Gohde, the widow of William Gohde, Daniel W. Gohde, a driver employed by the Superior Packaging Company, Dorothy J. Gohde, an operator employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, and William Gohde, a driver, resided at this address. The property was declared a nuisance property in 1998 by the St. Paul City Council, which ordered the structure to be repaired or demolished. Frank J. Broz ( -1924) and William Gohde ( -1927) died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Broz ( -1929) and Anna Broz ( -1931) both died in Hennepin County. Veronica Gohde (1866-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Sass Inc., located in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
449 Banfil Street: Built in 1925. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1394 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Glen L. Glancey, a steamfitter employed at the Great Northern shops, and Adolph Koci, a helper employed by the Capitol City Baking Company, both resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Albert Koci (1853- ,) a laborer employed by a bakery and the head of household, who was born in Moravia to parents who were born in Moravia, who emigrated to the United States in 1893, and who was naturalized in 1899, his wife, Mary Koci (1854- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1893, and who was naturalized in 1899, and that Glen L. Glancy (1886- ,) a steamfitter and the head of household, who was born in Illinois to a father who was born in Ohio and a mother who was born in Iowa, his wife, Marie Glancy (1887- ,) who was born in Austria to a father who was born in Moravia and a mother who was born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1893, and who was naturalized in 1899, and his son, Gordon Glancy (1911- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at the former nearby 450 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Herman J. Gaul, a machinist employed by the Eastern Machine Works, and his wife, Anna Gaul, resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Glen L. Glancy resided at this address in 1930. The property was declared a nuisance property in 1998 by the St. Paul City Council, which ordered the structure repaired or demolished and which again considered demolition of the structure in 2000. Herman J. Gaul (1889-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schaefer, and died in Ramsey County. Anna Gaul ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Glen L. Glancy (1884-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Sass Inc., located in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is James E. Sass, who resides in Grant, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that Glenn L. Glancy, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Water Department, his wife, Marie Glancy, and Adolph J. Koci resided at the former nearby 450 Banfil Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Adolph Koci resided at the nearby former 450 Banfil Street in 1921. Gordon C. Glancy listed this address as his residence before 2005. Glen L. Glancy (1884-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Mary Glancy (1886-1955) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Adolph Koci ( -1931) died in Ramsey County.
454 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, six room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Hannah B. Lannon resided at this address and that Helen M. Lannon, an operator employed by the Tri State Telephone & Telegraph Company, Margaret M. Lannon, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Patrick J. Lannon, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, all boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Hannah Lannon (1872- ,) the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, her daughter, Helen Lannon (1901- ,) a telephone operator who was employed by a telephone company and who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Virginia and a mother who was born in Minnesota, her daughter, Marguerite Lannon (1902- ,) a claim clerk who was employed by a railroad and who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Virginia and a mother who was born in Minnesota, and her son, Patrick Lannon (1906- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Virginia and a mother who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Hannah/Hanna Lannon, the widow of Patrick J. Lannon, Marguerite M. Lannon, a stenographer employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Patrick J. Lannon, a police officer assigned to Police Station No. 1, all resided at this address. Patrick Lannon ( -1908) and Hannah B. Lannon ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. Patrick J. Lannon (1882-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Egan, and died in Big Stone County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Daniel G. Stoltz and Katrina R. Stoltz. Mary Katrina Stoltz, a student at Bemidji State University, also resides at this address. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad and Jay Cooke for 432 Summit Avenue.]
455 Banfil Street: Built in 1900 (approximately 1890 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey;) Victorian in style. The structure is a two (2 1/2 according to the 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey) story, 2345 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, three bathroom, frame house. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey indicates that the wood frame, asbestos-sided, significantly altered house has three bays, multiple hip with intersecting gable roof, one jerkinhead dormer, 1/1 and 2/2 rectangular fenestration, a complex roof line, simple architraves, and a leaded glass transom window within the porch. The 1981 Ramsey County Historic Sites Survey also indicates that the house has been altered almost beyond redemption. Jacob Sokolik (1898- ,) a Seaman, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Anton Becker, an engineer, his wife, Gertrude Becker, Mrs. Anna Musil, the widow of Frank Musil, Ann Musil, an icer employed by Paramount Pies Inc., Frank Musil, a foreman employed by the Purity Baking Company, James Musil, a baker employed by Anderson & Company, and Joseph Musil, a mixer employed by the Purity Baking Company, all resided at this address. William "Bill" Wimer and Alice Godfrey Wimer lived at this address, downstairs, originally when Bill Wimer was working on his thesis and working for the St. Paul Council of Churches. This was a house that Otis Hickman Godfrey owned. Robert "Bob" Burnes and Marilyn Godfrey were married in l946 and then resided at this address. Bill Wimer and Alice Wimer moved to Massachusetts in 1946 and Otis "Otie" Hickman Godfrey, Jr., his wife, Jean Keys Godfrey, and their children moved to this address after Otis Godfrey, Jr., graduated from Yale University. A friend of Otie Godfrey's, Bill Moffett, also moved to this address. When the Burnes family moved to California, Allan Godfrey and Marge Godfrey moved to this address while Allen Godfrey finished his studies at Macalester College. After all the children had grown up, Otis Hickman Godfrey, Sr., rented the apartments and when the tenants could not pay, he let them stay on anyway. Otis Hickman Godfrey, the son of Percy Downing Godfrey (1871- ) and Minnie Rebecca Lawton Godfrey (1872- ,) was born in St. Paul, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. In 1949, Otis Hickman Godfrey, Jr., moved to 772 W. Fairmount Avenue. In 1923, Otis Hickman Godfrey, Sr.(1893-1985,) his wife, Alice Flinn Godfrey (1895-1976,) and their children, Alice Godfrey, Otis Hickman Godfrey, Jr., and Marilyn Godfrey, lived at 1764 Princeton Avenue. Otis Hickman Godfrey, Sr., the son of Percy Downing Godfrey (1871-1919) and Minnie Rebecca Lawton Godfrey (1872-1944,) was born in St. Paul. Percy Downing Godfrey (1871-1919,) the son of Jacob Talent Godfrey (1841-1928) and Annette "Nettie" Harriet Downing Godfrey, was born in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, graduated from the Hampton, New Hampshire, Academy and high school in 1887, moved to St. Paul in 1887, entered the law office of Otis & Otis as a clerk and student in 1887, graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1892, married Minnie Rebecca Lawton, the daughter of Jonathan Lawton and Elizabeth Anthony Brayton Lawton (1830- ,) in 1892, was a Republican, was the secretary of the Ramsey County Republican Convention in 1892, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota in 1892, was the secretary of the Fourth Congressional District Republican Convention in 1896, was the partner of Arthur G. Otis in the law firm of Otis & Godfrey, then was the senior member of the law firm of Godfrey & Molander, then practiced law as a sole practitioner, was a member of the St. Paul Board of Park Commissioners, was a commissioner of the United States Court of Claims at St. Paul, was a member of the Congregational church, was a Knight Templar, was a Scottish Rite Mason, was a member of the Mystic Shrine, was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, was a member of the Royal Arcanum, was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Percy Downing Godfrey and Minnie Rebecca Lawton Godfrey had two children, Otis Hickman Godfrey (1893- ) and Percy Downing Godfrey, Jr. (1899- .) Minnie Rebecca Lawton Godfrey also married Augustus C. Knight (1873-1942,) who was deaf and met Minnie Godfrey in Baltimore, Maryland, while both were taking lip reading classes there. Percy Downing Godfrey, Jr., was an Assistant in Physical Education and Athletics at the University of Minnesota in 1926 and 1927. In 1934, the Godfrey family moved to 1730 Portland Avenue, with the addition to the family, Allan Godfrey, who was born in 1934. In December, 1949, Otis Hickman Godfrey Jr. moved to 772 West Fairmount Avenue. In 1976, Otis Hickman Godfrey and Alice Godfrey lived at 515 South Lexington Street. In 1985, Otis Hickman Godfrey lived at 512 Humboldt Avenue, St. Paul. Alice J. Flinn Godfrey was the daughter of St. Alban (eventually changed to Allen) Leon Flinn (1864-1954) and Alice Julia Hammond Flinn (1868-1956) and graduated from Macalester College. A. L. Flinn originally was employed as a clerk in a Winnipeg railroad yard, then moved to Iowa while employed by the Chicago & Great Western RailRoad as a clerk to a divisional superintendant, then next worked for a Seattle steamship company, then came to St. Paul to work in the rate department for the Chicago & Great Western RailRoad, and then worked for 34 years (1902-1936) for the Minnesota Railroad & Warehouse Commission. Otis Hickman Godfrey, Jr., was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, class of 1942. Augustus C. Knight wrote the operetta Pepita, which had its copyright renewed by Otis H. Godfrey. Otis Hickman Godfrey, Jr., was a cantankerous Ramsey County judge who inspired many courthouse stories. Otis H. Godfrey, Jr., was on the board of the St. Paul Jaycees in 1959. Former Ramsey County District Judge Otis Godfrey retired from the bench in 1991. Otis Godfrey resided at 772 Fairmount Avenue and was the president of the Keller Men's Club in 1998. Otis Godfrey was a member and was the Past (1976) Grand Master of Ancient Landmark No. 5, Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Minnesota. The Minnesota Railroad & Warehouse Commission was established by the Minnesota Legislature in 1895, the successor to the position of RailRoad Commissioner that was established in 1871, and was an early and important state regulatory body. In Smyth v. Ames 169 U.S. 466 (1898,) the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power of the state to regulate railroad rates. The Minnesota Railroad & Warehouse Commission was reconfigured and renamed the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission in 1975, retaining its former authority over telecommunications, transportation and warehouse facilities and gaining new powers to regulate electric and gas utilities. Jacob Sokolik (1898- ,) a Seaman, and Lester H. Verhaaf were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Jacob Sokolick was a helper at the Omaha Shops and boarded at 1451 Charles Avenue. The Purity Baking Company was the baker of Taystee Bread in Minnesota, later became the American Baking Company, and now is the Metz Baking Company. In 1889, Percy Downing Godfrey resided at 348 Winifred Street East. Jacob Sokolik (1899-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Powers, and died in Ramsey County. Frank Musil ( -1927) and Allan L. Flinn ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Alice J. Flinn (1868-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Briggs, and died in Ramsey County. Anton Becker ( -1931) and Anton Becker (1885-1956) both died in Hennepin County. Gertrude Becker (1888-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hiersekom, and died in Ramsey County. Gertrude M. Becker (1889-) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Faricy, and died in Ramsey County. Anna S. Musil (1871-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Babicha, and died in Ramsey County. Frank Rudolph Musil (1903-1987) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kubec, and died in Ramsey County. James C. Musil (1901-1974) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jubac, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph W. Musil (1906-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kubec, and died in Ramsey County. Otis H. Godfrey (1893-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lawton, and died in Ramsey County. Alice J. Godfrey (1895-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hammond, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $287,550. The previous owner of record of the property was Marie Arver, who resided at 459 Banfil Street, and the current owner of record of the property is JT Horizon LLC, located in Eagan, Minnesota. [See note on the Chicago & Great Western Railway for 42 Isabel Street West.]
459 Banfil Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a two story, 1512 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that William C. Pesek, a plumber employed by Beier Brothers, and his wife, Mary Pesek, resided at this address. William C. Pesek ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Pesek (1902-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kovarik, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Ann Pesek (1889-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hammer, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $121,540 and that sale occurred in 2002. The previous owner of record of the property was Marie Arver and the current owner of record of the property is JT Horizon LLC, located in Eagan, Minnesota.
460 Banfil Street: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1203 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ulrich J. Winkler resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $175,500. The current owners of record of the property are Brandi P. Lawler Hegel and Grady B. Hegel. The 1930 city directory indicates that Steven J. Fuchs resided at the former nearby 461 Banfil Street.
463 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a one story, 787 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The last sale of this property was in 1993 and the sale price was $15,000. The current owners of record of the property are Jodi L. Brezniak and Scott D. Brezniak, who reside in Woodbury, Minnesota. Scott D. Brezniak also owns 469 Banfil Street.
466 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1144 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. World War I veteran Edward J. Shimon resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward Shimon, a plumber, Emily M. Shimon, a stenographer, and Mary A. Shimon, an embroiderer on Selby Avenue, boarded at this address and Frank J. Shimon, a plumber with M. J. O'Neil, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank Shimon, Sr. (1868- ,) a plumber employed by a plumbing house and the head of household, who was born in Illinois to parents who were born in Bohemia, his wife, Anna Shimon (1868- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his son, Edward Shimon (1892- ,) a self-employed plumbing contractor who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Mary Shimon (1898- ,) a milliner employed by a millinery shop who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Emily Shimon (1902- ,) a milliner employed by a millinery shop who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Shimon and Joseph B. Gerlach, a teller employed by the State Savings Bank, and his wife, Emily Gerlach, resided at this address. Edward J. Shimon (1892-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pavlack, and died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Shimon (1889-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pavlik, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph B. Gerlach (1898-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ganzer, and died in Ramsey County. Emily Gerlach (1901-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pavlicek, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Shimon Plumbing & Water Care is currently located in Woodbury, Minnesota. The property was last sold for $182,000 and that sale occurred in 2002. The current owners of record of the property are Victor Artola and Maria De Jesus Romero, who reside in Woodbury, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward H. O'Brien, a stockman employed by American Hoist & Derrick Company, and his wife, Edna O'Brien, resided at the former nearby 468 Banfil Street. Edward Harry O'Brien (1894-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kroeger, and died in Ramsey County.
469 Banfil Street: Built in 1904. The structure is a one story, 1399 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William M. Benzik, a helper at the Bohn Refrigerator Company, his wife, Emma Benzik, and Albert T. Moudry, a bookkeeper employed by John Sevcik, and his wife, Lillian Moudry, resided at this address. Albert T. Moudry (1891-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Trnka, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Cecilia Moudry (1895-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sticka, and died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik (1889-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Relych, and died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik (1896-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. John Sevcik (1869-1930) was born in Dobrny, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, married Anna __?__ about 1887 in St. Paul, died in St. Paul, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery. Anna __?__ Sevcik (1869-1946) was born in Dobrny, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, died in St. Paul, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery. John Sevcik and Anna Sevcik had five children, Anna Sevcik (1887-1956,) Theresa Sevcik (1889-1976,) Mary Sevcik (1891- ,) John Raymond Sevcik (1896-1956,) and Frank Sevcik (1898-1934.) John Raymond Sevcik was buried in Resurrection Cemetery, Dakota County, Minnesota, married Vivian St. Germain before 1920 in St. Paul, and the couple had one child, Virginia Gladys Sevcik (1918-1994.) John Raymond Sevcik also was married to Margaret Fern Snyder(1900-1980.) Margaret Fern Snyder also was married to Donald Alexander (1901-1984.) The previous owner of record of the property was Jean T. Gerlach and the current owner of record of the property is Scott D. Brezniak, who resides in Woodbury, Minnesota. Scott Brezniak is a member of the Building Maintenance Volunteer Committee for Preserve North Single Family in Woodbury, Minnesota.
472 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank C. Cigler, a clerk employed by the Univrsity Club and Thomas V. Cigler, a bookkeeper, both boarded at this address and Thomas C. Cigler, a shoe store proprietor, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Matthew Smith (1889- ,) a painter employed by a railroad and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Denmark, his wife, Amelia Smith (1892- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Sweden, and his sister-in-law, Agnes Martinson (1897- ,) a saleslady employed by a confectionary who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Sweden, and that Thomas Cigler (1871- ,) a self-employed shoe repairer and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1871, and who was naturalized in 1885, his wife, Mary Cigler (1875- ,) who was born in United States to parents who were born in the United States, his son, Thomas Cigler (1900- ,) a bookkeeper who was employed by a railroad and who was born in Minnesota, his son Frank Cigler (1902- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Rose Cigler (1905- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and his cousin, Frank Mracek (1880- ,) a plumber who was employed by a plumbing house and who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas C. Cigler, a shoe rebuilder, his wife, Mary B. Cigler, Frank C. Cigler, a plumber, his wife, Eleanor Cigler, Thomas V. Cigler, a salesman for the Pittsburgh Coal Company, his wife, Celina A. Cigler, and Gilbert M. Hoare resided at this address. Thomas Cigler ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. Mary Barbara Cigler (1874-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mishek, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Thomas V. Cigler ( -1940) died in Wabasha County, Minnesota. Frank C. Cigler (1901-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Picha, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Eleanor Cigler (1905-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wessner, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. David R. Priebe (1980- ,) Vocals/Bass and Songwriter/co-writer for the band "Maudlin," and Priscilla K. Priebe (1982- ,) Rhythm Guitarist/Vocals and songwriter/co-writer for the band "Maudlin," currently reside at this address. "Maudlin" is an Indie rock band. Frontmen David Priebe and Priscilla Priebe have been playing together for more than seven years, first while based out of Winona, Minnesota, in the late 1990's and currently out of the Twin Cities. The band's sound comes from a juxtaposition of influences, including the Pixies, Leonard Cohen, J. Mascis, Pedro the Lion, and Johnny Cash, focusing lyrically on morality and human behaviour. The band plays locally in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, in clubs, bars, colleges, and youth events. The current owners of record of the property are Lynn M. Emerton and Bruce A. Fredericksen. Bruce Fredericksen has 23 years of experience as a producer and director to post-production as a part owner of Broad Daylight, a St. Paul company involved in creating, compositing, manipulating and editing moving images for a variety of video, film, CD-ROM and DVD applications.
473 Banfil Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1470 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. James B. Pesek and William C. Pesek were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#11534) indicate that James Bart Pesek (1896- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Seaman Second Class in the U. S. Navy, who was born in St. Paul, was a machinist employed by the Twin City Lines after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, James Pesek, at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that James M. Pesek, a mechanic employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, his wife, Marie Pesek, Joseph L. Langevin, a carpenter employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Helen Langevin, all resided at this address. William C. Pesek ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. James B. Pesek (1896-1977) was born in Minnesota and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. Marie Pesek (1875-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shonka, and died in Hennepin County. Helen Langevin (1881-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bibeau, and died in Ramsey County. Deborah Svoboda resided at this address before 2002. The property was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $168,500. The current owners of record of the property are Mary M. Kosel and Stephen A. Kosel, who reside in Woodbury, Minnesota. [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
475 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1236 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that James J. Malecha, a mechanic employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, his wife, Antoinette Malecha, and Rose M. Malecha, the widow of John Malecha, all resided at this address. Mrs. Rosalia Malecha ( -1933) and James J. Malecha ( -1946) both died in Ramsey County. Antoinette Malecha (1884-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dejcmar, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Homes Real Estate Investments, located at 806 Holly Avenue, and the current owners of record of the property are Mark K. Hulsey and Nancy L. Hulsey. [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.]
476 Banfil Street: Built in 1894. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1449 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are Esparanza Zamora and Ramon Zamora.
477 Banfil Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a one story, 932 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Earl C. Broneak, a folder for the Webb Publishing Company, and his wife, Cecelia Broneak, resided at this address. Earl C. Broneak (1899-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Larkin, and died in Ramsey County. Cecelia A. Broneak (1901-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shimon, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $139,000 and that sale occurred in 2003. The current owner of record of the property is Alexandra C. Horochowski. Alexa Horochowski (1965- ) was born in Columbia, Missouri, was raised in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, received bachelor degrees in journalism and in art, english and creative writing from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1988, received a M.F.A. in photography from the University of Michigan in 1996, is a sculptor and a painter, had solo exhibitions in Minneapolis in 2002 and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and in Chicago in 2003, was a Bush Artist Fellow in 2004, is an assistant professor of art at St. Cloud State University, in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and exhibited new paintings at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 2006 as part of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program.
480 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The current owner of record of the property is Thomas J. Neumann. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis H. Franz, his wife, Theresa Franz, Raymond M. McMahon, a station agent employed by the Phillips Petroleum Company, and his wife, Mary J. McMahon, all resided at the former nearby 482 Banfil Street. Louis Herman Franz ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Theresa Franz (1899-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Roche, and died in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Raymond M. McMahon (1893-1972) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. In 1905, Frank Phillips and his brother, L. E. Phillips, hit their first successful oil well at Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in the middle of Indian Territory, the first of 81 wells in a row without a single dry hole, and the Phillips Petroleum Company was established in 1917 with the opening of its first gas liquids plant. In 1923, Phillips Petroleum Company won its first patent on process for recovering natural gasoline from natural gas and, in 1927, began marketing gasoline through first of more than 10,000 service stations. In 1929, the Phillips Petroleum Company was the first to develop and market propane for home heating and cooking, produced and sold the first gasoline that was designed to match seasonal conditions in 1930, built the first long-distance multi-product pipeline in 1931, and developed and introduced the first all-season motor oil in 1954. In 2000, a joint venture transaction combined Phillips Petroleum Company and Chevron Corporation's chemicals and plastics operations, creating as a new company the Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, and, in 2001, acquired Tosco Corporation, one of the largest refiners and marketers in the United States.
484 Banfil Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. In 1977, Louis Nutzman (1905-1977) resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Delores M. Still and Leroy A. Still.
485 Banfil Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a 708 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Stage resided at this address. Katherine C. Stage (1891-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bank, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Carolyn D. Sparks. The 1920 city directory indicates that Michael J. Dircks, a tiler, resided at the former nearby 486 Banfil Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Leonard J. Rock and Joseph Novak resided at the former nearby 486 Banfil Avenue. Joseph Novak ( -1945) and Leonard J. Rock ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County.
487 Banfil Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 980 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Josephine Stary (1841-1906,) the widowed step-mother of Mrs. Lincoln Good, who was born in Austria to parents born in Bohemia and who died of a carcinoma of the pelvis, resided at this address in 1906. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Marie Prokop, the widow of Joseph Prokop, resided at this address. Lincoln Good (1872-1907) was born in Bohemia and died in Ramsey County. Lincoln Good ( -1918) died in Ramsey County. Marie Jeanette Prokop (1903-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Henessy, and died in Wright County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Jacqueline Koehnen and Richard P. Koehnen. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Morschauser, the widow of John Morschauser, resided at the former nearby 490 Banfil Street. Maria Anna Morschauser ( -1934) died in Ramsey County.
491 Banfil Street: Built in 1980. The structure is a 816 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler. The current owners of record of the property are Mary W. Reinhardt and Nathan C. Reinhardt.
494 Banfil Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a 792 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Philip Scheider resided at the former nearby 496 Banfil Street in 1889. The 1920 city directory indicates that Andr G. Boratko, a barber employed by Joseph Mlinar, resided at this address and that George Boratko, a laborer, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Andrew G. Boratko, a barber located at 661 University Avenue, and his wife, Mary Boratko, and Emma M. Boratko, a clerk employed by Glemaker & Company, resided at this address. Andrew G. Boratko (1887-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gallo, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Y. Boratko (1886-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pasternak, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Anita Jane and the current owners of record of the property are Anita J. Davis and Leonardo Davis. William P. Richardson was a World War I veteran who resided at the former nearby 496 Banfil Street in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Nettie Koci, the widow of Stanley Koci, Evelyn F. Koci, a stenographer employed by Glemaker & Company, and Stanley Koci, a helper, resided at the former nearby 495 Banfil Street, that Peter Olson, a trackman employed by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, and his wife, Bettie Olson, resided at the former nearby 496 Banfil Street, and that Alex A. Newman, a brewer, and his wife, Catherine Newman, resided at the former nearby 498 Banfil Street. Robert C. Steele resided at the former nearby 498 Banfil Street before 2005. William P. Richardson (1890-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Riley, and died in Ramsey County. Stanley J. Koci ( -1919) died in Ramsey County. Antoinette Koci (1875-1960) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Catherine A. Newman (1890-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schneider, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Twin City Rapid Transit Company for 165 Western Avenue North.]
235 Chestnut Street/223-229 Eagle Parkway: The property is a vacant tax exempt lot. The 1920 city directory indicates that Robert De Marre, a clerk, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Horwath and Roy Murphy resided at this address. With the relocation of the Armstrong House to this lot, it was redesignated as 223-229 Eagle Parkway. The 1879 city directory indicates that William Lynch, a brakeman employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad, boarded on the West side of Chestnut Street near Franklin Street, that John McCarthy boarded at the former nearby 118 Chestnut Street, that Henry Miller, an African-American cook employed by the International Hotel, boarded at the former nearby 127 Chestnut Street, that Minnie Miller was a domestic at the former nearby 83 Chestnut Street, that Minnie Moser was a domestic at the former nearby 32 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. A. B. Moss, proprietor of a grocery located at 164 West Third Street, resided at the former nearby 79 Chestnut Street, that Albert P. Moss, an employee of A. B. Moss, and Samuel Moss, an employee of A. B. Moss, both boarded at the former nearby 79 Chestnut Street, that Franklin Mowder, a fireman, resided at the former nearby 33 Chestnut Street, that Hugh Mularkey, a laborer, and Hugh Mularkey, Jr., a laborer, both boarded at the former nearby 114 Chestnut Street, and that Martin Mylon, a teamster, resided at the former nearby 118 Chestnut Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Minnie Crawford Jackson (1877-1908,) the wife of Louis Jackson, who was born in the United States to Afro-American parents and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at the former nearby 222 Chestnut Street in 1908. The 1920 city directory indicates that Leonard O. Andrews, a pipe cutter employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company, boarded at the former nearby 234 Chestnut Street, that James Benevenia, a machine operator, boarded at the nearby former 251 Chestnut Street, that Alphonse Barbato, a partner with Louis Rogers in the soft drink dealer Barbato & Rogers, resided at the nearby former 251 Chestnut Street, that Joseph Barbato, a mechanic employed by Joy Brothers Motor Car Company, boarded at the nearby former 251 Chestnut Street, that Felix Chavione, a helper, roomed at the nearby former 257 Chestnut Street, that Anna E. Conter, a partner with Margaret B. Conter and Emma A. Conter in the Shakopee Cement Lime Manufacturing Company, a wholesale and retail building material, cement, and plaster dealer located at the nearby former 220 Chestnut Street, boarded at the nearby former 220 Chestnut Street, that Margaret B. Conter, a partner with Anna E. Conter and Emma A. Conter in the Shakopee Cement Lime Manufacturing Company, resided at the nearby former 220 Chestnut Street, that Joseph De Marre, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 223 Chestnut Street, and that Edward Dufresne, a cook employed at 24 West Ninth Street, resided at the former nearby 250 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory also indicates that Andrew J. Mandel, who operated a restaurant located at 224 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Mary Mandel, resided at the former nearby 225 Chestnut Street, that John Maurus was a blacksmith with a shop located at the former nearby 227 Chestnut Street, that Frank O. Zebe resided at the former nearby 225 Chestnut Street, that Frank F. Mandel, a carpenter, and his wife, Anna Mandel, resided at the former nearby 225 Chestnut Street, that the former nearby 249 Chestnut Street was vacant, that Alphonse Barbato, a laborer for J. T. McMillan Company, his wife, Pauline Barbato, Anthony J. Barbato, a laborer for J. T. McMillan Company, his wife, Josephine Barbato, George Barbato, a helper, Henry Barbato, a packer for J. T. McMillan Company, Madeline Barbato, a clerk, Charles Mombrae, a janitor, and his wife, Selma Mombrae, all resided at the former nearby 251 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Hester Williams resided at the former nearby 257 Chestnut Street, that John Tinsley resided at the former nearby 259 Chestnut Street, that Dominick Palumbo, a confectioner, and his wife, Carmen Palumbo, resided at the former nearby 261 Chestnut Street, that the Dominick Palumbo contracting service was located at the former nearby 263 Chestnut Street, and that the National Checking Company was located at the former nearby 271 Chestnut Street. Minnie Crawford Jackson ( -1908,) Louis Jackson ( -1930,) Louis Jackson ( -1934,) Andrew J. Mandel ( -1935,) Dominic Palumbo ( -1940,) Louis E. Jackson ( -1942,) and Alphonse Barbato ( -1947) all died in Ramsey County. Anna M. Mandel (1892-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stepbauer, and died in Ramsey County. Anthony Barbato (1904-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Monaco, and died in Ramsey County. Josephine M. Barbato (1908-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Abaese, and died in Ramsey County. George Joseph Barbato (1910-1999) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Monocco, and died in Ramsey County. Henry Barbato (1906-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Monico, and died in Ramsey County. Selma Mombrae (1900-1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Freistad, and died in Ramsey County. Dominic J. Palumbo (1907-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Palumbo, and died in Ramsey County. John William Maurus (1883-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Pauline Barbato (1885-1980) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. [See note for the Armstrong Quinlan House for 223-229 Eagle Parkway.]
Former 272 Chestnut Street: Charles Emmert House; Built in 1904. The house was built for $3,000. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mathilde C. Emmert resided at this address. Charles Emmert (1857-1919) was engaged in the legal and real estate professions and spoke nine languages. Charles Emmert (1857-1919) was the son of Frederick Emmert and Anna Bleissang Emmert. The 1880 federal census records indicates that F. E. Emmert (1832- ,) a brewer who was born in Germany, had parents who were both born in Germany, and was a head of household in St. Paul. The Emmert household in 1880 included his wife, A. Emmert (1842- ,) who was born in Pennsylvania, who had parents who were both born in Germany, and who was a house keeper, his son, Charles Emmert (1858- ,) who was born in Minnesota, who was unmarried, and who was a book keeper, his daughter, Emma Emmert (1861- ,) who was born in Minnesota and who was unmarried, his son, William Emmert (1866- ,) who was born in Minnesota and who was unmarried, his son, Fred Emmert (1872- ,) who was born in Minnesota and who was a student, his father-in-law, Christian Schilling (1806- ,) who was born in Germany, who had a father who was born in Germany and a mother who was born in Pennsylvania, who was a widower, and who was a retired stove dealer, and Hannah Lindert (1862- ,) who was born in Minnesota, who had parents who were both born in Germany, who was unmarried, and who was a domestic servant. The 1920 city directory indicates that George Beisang and Winnie Branch, a cook, both boarded at this address. Frederick Emmert (1831-1889,) born in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1849, resided in Columbus, Ohio, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in Chicago, in St. Louis, in Omaha, Nebraska, and in Council Bluffs, Iowa, working as a cooper, butcher, and lumber dealer, was a short, fiery, red-haired, bearded man who had made most of his money in the hotel and saloon businesses, arrived in St. Paul in 1854 and became involved in the hotel and salon businesses, owning at various times the St. Paul House, the Emmert House, the Oak Hall Saloon, and Emmert's Saloon. In 1866, Frederick Emmert purchased the City Brewery from William Funk and turned it into the second largest brewery in St. Paul. In 1879, the City Brewery was located at 168 Exchange Street South and Frederick Emmert, a resident of 13 Forbes Street, was its proprietor. Frederick Emmert was a member of the Republican Party and was a close friend of Governor Alexander Ramsey. Fred Emmert, William Emmert, and Charles Emmert, sons of Frederick Emmert and all educated and experienced brewerymen, succeeded their father in owning the brewery, renamed in 1890 as the F. Emmert Brewing Company. In 1879, Charles Emmert was a bookkeeper employed by Frederick Emmert and boarded at 13 Forbes Street and Frederick Emmert, the proprietor of the City Brewery, resided at 13 Forbes Street. Charles Emmert also owned a saloon located at 301 Eagle/192 South Washington which was sometimes referred to as the "Bucket of Blood" because of its many bar-room brawls. The brewery was sold to the Theo Hamm Brewing Company in 1901 and its buildings became storage facilities. Blessius Bleissang, the brewmaster at the F. Emmert Brewing Company, was the brother of Anna Bleissang Emmert, was a native of Alsace-Lorraine, and resided at 734-736 Stewart Avenue. In 1998, the City of St. Paul allocated funds for the demolition/site clearance of the structure at this address. Charles W. Emmert ( -1919) and Matilda Emmert ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Fred Emmert ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. William Carter Emmert (1885-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bogart, and died in Winona County, Minnesota. The most recent owner of the house was Violet Dire, who was Charles Emmert's daughter. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Mazzone, a musician, his wife, Caroline Mazzone, Elizabeth Mazzone, a clerk, and Lucille Mazzone, a marker employed by the Co-operative Laundry Company, all resided at the former nearby 276 Chestnut Street. John Mazzone ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. Caroline Mazzone (1862-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Mazzone (1895-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cotzzi, and died in Ramsey County.
279 Chestnut Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 900 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick rowhouse. The property was last sold for $195,700 and that sale occurred in 2003. The current owner of record of the property is Alissa Mae Brant, who resides in Hinckley, Minnesota. The 1920 city directory indicates that Homer E. Brinker, a waiter employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, boarded at the former nearby 296 Chestnut Street, that Charles A. Chickett, a partner with Michael E. Chickett in Chickett Brothers, a grocery located at 123 West Seventh Street, and Michael Chickett, a laborer, both boarded at the former nearby 294 Chestnut Street, that Joseph Chickett resided at the former nearby 294 Chestnut Street, and that Pasco Farnasco resided at the nearby former 292 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Antonio Palumbo, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Department of Public Works, and his wife, Flemie Palumbo, resided at the former nearby 290 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Rose Turitto and Mrs. Lucinda Lowery resided at the former nearby 294 Chestnut Street, that Anthony L. Rancone, a tailor with a shop located at 214 West Fourth Street, and his wife, Carmelia Rancone, resided at the former nearby 295 Chestnut Street, that Robert Allen, a laborer, his wife, Gertrude Allen, and William H. Fuller, a cement worker, all resided at the former nearby 296 Chestnut Street, and that Camillo Frederick, a grocer located at 241 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Josephine Frederick, resided at the former nearby 297 Chestnut Street. Antonio Palumbo ( -1947) died in Itasca County, Minnesota. Florence "Flemie" Palumbo (1880-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Colabrese, and died in Ramsey County. Mrs. Rose Turitto ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Anthony "Tony" L. Rancone (1901-1973) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pompei, and died in Ramsey County. Carmella B. Rancone (1899-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cinderella, and died in Ramsey County. Camillo Frederick (1888-1970) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Josephine Frederick (1894-1977) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
300 Chestnut Street: Built in 1945. The structure is a one story, 11550 square foot commercial warehouse building. In 1879, Patrick Hayes, a laborer, resided on the East side of Chestnut Street between Fort Road and Exchange Street. The current owner of record of the property is Robert L. Walsh, who is located at 216 West Seventh Street. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Moss resided at the former nearby 317 Chestnut Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Aug Barbado, a laborer employed by the Wells Brothers Construction Company, roomed at the former nearby 319 1/2 Chestnut Street, that Domnick Chierello, a plasterer employed by G. A. Menz & Son, resided at the former nearby 319 1/2 Chestnut Street, and that the Deslauriers Metal Products Company, Alb J. Deslauries, manager, was located at the former nearby 311 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the former nearby 301 Chestnut Street was vacant, that the Superior Metal Products Company was located at the former nearby 311 Chestnut Street, that Guy Williams and Mrs. Emma Brooks, a charwoman, resided at the former nearby 319 Chestnut Street, and that John T. Williams resided at the former nearby 319 1/2 Chestnut Street. Emma Martha Brooks (1887-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ziech, and died in Ramsey County.
321 Chestnut Street: The property is a commercial vacant lot. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Dicaslo resided at this address. The property is owned by Joseph A. Costa and Lorraine M. Costa, who reside in Stillwater, Minnesota. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William K. Drew resided at the former nearby 319 Chestnut Street in 1904. Fred Drew was the nephew of William K. Drew. The 1920 city directory indicates that David Bukofsky, a carpenter, resided at the former nearby 321 1/2 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Paul Cheigo resided at the former nearby 321 1/2 Chestnut Street.
323 Chestnut Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a two story, 1648 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Santi Campion, a grocer with a store located at 226 West Seventh Street, resided at this address and that Grace Champion, a machine operator employed by the West Publishing Company, boarded at the nearby former 323 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Ruffo resided at this address. Frank Ruffo ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Rosalie J. Wescott and Wallace G. Wescott, who are located at 226 West Seventh Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Ellen A. Strong (1842-1912,) the widowed mother of William A. Hall, who was born in Michigan to parents born in the United States and who died of valvular insufficiency, resided at the nearby former 348 Chestnut Street in 1912. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mrs. Harriet McKenzie resided at the former nearby 347 Chestnut Street in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#1966) indicate that Edward Gamble (1876- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Horse Shoer at Veteran's Hospital #74, who was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, moved to Minnesota in 1889, had blue eyes, grey hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 8" tall, was a horse shoer at enrollment, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a night watchman employed by Bannons Department Store after the completion of service, and was married, resided at the nearby 347 Chestnut Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#17996) indicate that Charles W. Caron (1887- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the 342nd Infantry, who was born in Bemidji, Minnesota, had gray eyes, dark brown hair, and a medium complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a factory worker at induction, was a meat packing plant worker in the sausage department employed by Swift & Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife at the nearby former 347 Chestnut Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that William Anderson, a clerk, roomed at the former nearby 352 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Louise Bergstrom resided at 348 1/2 Chestnut Street, that Isaiah Betz, a laborer, resided at the nearby former 350 Chestnut Street, that Theo Betz, a painter employed by F. A. Marko, boarded at the nearby former 350 Chestnut Street, that Leo H. Bryck, a gasmaker employed by the Northwestern Blau Gas Company, located at Hampden Street at Charles Street, resided at the former nearby 350 Chestnut Street, that Michael Cann, a buttermaker employed by R. E. Cobb Company, resided at the former nearby 345 Chestnut Street, that William Carson, a meat cutter, roomed at the former nearby 348 Chestnut Street, that Amos M. Conn, a buttermaker, and Mrs. Anna Conn, a clerk employed by the Golden Rule, resided at the nearby former 347 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Henrietta L. Coons, a clerk employed by Emman Papas, boarded at the former nearby 345 Chestnut Street, that Paul W. Coons, a machinist employed by the St. Paul Twine Mills, resided at the former nearby 347 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Florence Cunningham, a clerk, resided at 347 Chestnut Street, that Gerald C. Cunningham, a clerk empolied by Lindeke, Warner & Sons, boarded at the nearby former 349 Chestnut Street, and that Letitia T. Cunningham, a clerk employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, boarded at the former nearby 347 Chestnut Street. The 1924 city directory indicates that John McDevitt resided at the former nearby 347 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the former nearby 323 1/2 Chestnut Street was vacant, that Richard C. Christofferson, a helper at Superior Metal Products Company, and his wife, Mary Christofferson, resided at the former nearby 340 Chestnut Street, that Charles E. O'Neil resided at the former nearby 342 Chestnut Street, that the Rosen Apartments were located at the former nearby 345 Chestnut Street, the Chestnut Place, with Andreas Geschwill, a janitor employed by the Rosen Apartments, and his wife, Lena Geschwill, at an unnumbered apartment, Mrs. Amelia Winters at Apartment #1, Mrs. Ida A. Van Vorohis at Apartment #2, Walter W. Peck at Apartment #3, John McDevitt at Apartment #4, Joseph Hosch at Apartment #5, and Jay L. Bowdish, a driver, and his wife, Violet Bowdish, at Apartment #6, that George Bedford, a fireman at the St. Paul Hotel, and his wife, Abbie Bedford, resided at the former nearby 348 Chestnut Street, that Mrs. Emily S. Hill, a charwoman, resided at the former nearby 348 1/2 Chestnut Street, that William Dailey, a laborer, his wife, Pearl Dailey, James A. Nicholson, a laborer employed by Northern States Power Company, his wife, Hannah Nicholson, William Mulholland, a plastertender, and his wife, Sadie Mulholland, resided at the former nearby 350 Chestnut Street, that the former nearby 350 1/2 Chestnut Street was vacant, and that Mrs. LuLu J. Ingram, the widow of George W. Ingram, James B. Johnson, a painter, decorator, and paperhanger, and his wife, Julia Johnson, resided at the former nearby 352 Chestnut Street. In 1998, Christina M. Turngren received a patent for a type of sterile adhesive bandage and resided at the former 339 Chestnut Street. Ellen A. Strong ( -1912,) John Bowdish ( -1931,) Lina Geschwill ( -1936,) Andrew Geschwill ( -1937,) John McDevitt ( -1939,) John McDevitt ( -1940,) Harriet A. McKenzie ( -1943,) George Bedford ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Richard Paul Christofferson (1893-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Clausen, and died in Ramsey County. Mary L. Christofferson (1893-1983) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kleinfeldt, and died in Ramsey County. Charles E. O'Neil (1884-1971) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McDonald, and died in Hennepin County. Amelia Winters (1883-1962) was born in Minnesota and died in Wright County, Minnesota. Walter W. Peck (1889-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johnson, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph C. Hosch (1900-1966) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. George W. Ingram ( -1929) and Abie Bedford ( -1944) both died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Emily S. Hill (1875-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Pearl Dailey ( -1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. James A. Nicholson (1906-1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Hannah N. Nicholson (1906-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johnson, and died in Ramsey County. William M. Mulholland (1920-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Van Buskirk, and died in Hennepin County. LuLu Ingram (1876-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Robinson, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. [See note for the Northwestern Blau Gas Company for 1994 Summit Avenue] [See the note for the Golden Rule Department Store for 657 East Fourth Street.] [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.] [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the Northern States Power Company and Henry M. Byllesby for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
354 Chestnut Street: Chestnut Arms Apartments/Former Benida Apartments; Built in 1959. The property contains two identical structures, each two story and 12906 square foot structures. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that the Benida Apartments were located at this address from 1961 to 1980 and that the Chestnut Arms Apartments were located at this address from 1981. The current owner of record of the property is Chestnut Arms Partnership, located at 321 University Avenue SE, Minneapolis. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Ciollova, a clerk, and Santo Collova, a laborer, both roomed at the former nearby 379 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Meyer, a driver employed by the American Dye Works, and his wife, Mamie Meyer, resided at the former nearby 379 Chestnut Street. Mamie Amelia Meyer (1887-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Mower County, Minnesota.
380 Chestnut Street: Built in 1969. The structure is a two story, 18200 square foot, commercial warehouse. The previous owners of record of the property were John E. Blomquist, Jr., and Richard K. Blomquist, located at 360 Robert Street, and the current owner of record of the property is Allina Health System of Minneapolis. The 1920 city directory indicates that Erick C. Carlson, a painter employed by Rosness & Seme, roomed at the former nearby 381 Chestnut Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter Wolf resided at the former nearby 381 Chestnut Street. Peter Wolf ( -1939) died in Ramsey County.
393 Chestnut Street: Built in 1964. The structure is a two story, 24780 square foot, nursing home. Catherine Raub resided at this address in 2004. The previous owner of record of the property was Hoikka House Inc., located at Ellsworth, Wisconsin, and the current owner of record of the property is Allina Health System of Minneapolis. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#22584) indicate that Holman E. Brinker (1890- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Musician First Class in the Headquarters Company of the 809th Pioneer Infantry, who was born in Paris, Illinois, moved to Minnesota in 1905, had brown eyes, black hair, and a colored complexion, was 5' 5" tall, was a musician at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was issued one bronze victory button, was a waiter employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Lena Brinker, at the nearby former 396 Chestnut Street.
227 Cliff Street: The property is owned by Xcel Energy Company.
229 Cliff Street: Built in 1886 (in 1900 according to Empson;) Simple frame house in style. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1344 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built for Emerson W. Peet & Sons, a mortgage investment company. The 1930 city directory indicates that William B. Oliphant, an engineer employed at Hendricks School, and his wife, Hannah Oliphant, resided at this address. Church of the Latter Day Saints genealogical records indicate that Emerson William Peet (1834/1836-1902) was born in Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, and was the son of Reverend Stephen Peet and Martha Sherman Dennison Peet. Emerson W. Peet attended Beloit College, Wisconsin, where his father was one of the founders, graduated from Amherst College in 1856, was a teacher in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Oshkosh, Wisconsin, moved to Texas and engaged in land surveying in 1860, was engaged in the life insurance business after 1864, settled in St. Paul in 1885, was manager for the Mutual Life Insurance Company, had other extensive business interests and investments, became a member of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1898, and died in St. Paul. Emerson Peet (1836-1902) died in St. Paul. William B. Oliphant ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Helen L. Thilmany and Robert J. Thilmany. Robert Thilmany was a member of the Class of 1966 of Cotter High School in Winona, Minnesota.
231 Cliff Street: Built in 1886 (in 1900 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1176 square foot, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The house was built for Emerson W. Peet & Sons, a mortgage investment company. The 1930 city directory indicates that Samuel McMahon and his wife, Mabel McMahon, resided at this address. Samuel McMahon (1896-1976) was born in Minnesota and died in Rice County, Minnesota. Mabel A. McMahon (1869-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Todd County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is David Heroff. [See the note for Emerson W. Peet for 229 Cliff Street.]
245 Cliff Street: Built in 1900 (in 1905 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1294 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built for Mrs. Hawlett. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mollie Bowen, the widow of George Bowen, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry H. Rover, a foreman employed by Iverson Decorating Company, and his wife, Hazel Rover, resided at this address. World War I veteran Elwerd Gabrio (1893- ), a Sergeant, resided at this address in 1919. Irene Rover resided at this address in 1980. The Rover family resided at this address from 1930 to 1980. Henry H. "Harry" Rover ( -1972) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Hazel L. Rover (1892-1959) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Edward C. Gabrio ( -1947) died in Hennepin County. The previous owner of record of the property was Irene R. Rover and the current owner of record of the property is Sandor Gallo.
263 Cliff Street: Built in 1888 (in 1902 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1384 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The house was built as investment property. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank E. Watzl resided at this address. Frank E. Watzl ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Jeffrey M. Hall, who resides in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
267 Cliff Street: Built in 1894 (in 1902 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1288 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built for Anna Poppler. The 1920 city directory indicates that William Beaudette, a switchman, resided at this address and that Alb W. Bartlett, a helper employed by American Railway Express, and Corinne F. Bartlett, a clerk employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William C. Baudette/Beaudette, a machinist employed by the National Battery Company, William Beaudette, a switchman employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Mary Beaudette, resided at this address. Annie Koehner Poppler ( -1920) died in Carver County, Minnesota. William C. Beaudette (1904-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wigley, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $39,900. The previous owners of record of the property were Jason M. Johnston and Jodi L. Johnston and the current owners of record of the property are Jeanne Kedrowski and Richard Kedrowski, who reside in Stillwater, Minnesota. [See note for the National Battery Company, its successor, the Gould National Battery Company, and its owner, Lytton Shields, for 1873 Summit Avenue.] [See the note for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad for 965 Euclid Street.]
275 Cliff Street: Built in 1900 (in 1870 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 2128 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house. The house was set at an angle to the street, which was the fashion of the era in which it was built. The house was built for Frank J. Poppler ( -1901.) The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles E. Carlson, an ironworker, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gustav V. Nast, a paperhanger employed by Bachke & Tein, his wife, Clara Nast, and Mrs. Mary Zwirn resided at this address. Clare A. Nast (1897-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schwenke, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Zwirn (1869-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Becker, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Mario Meza.
277 Cliff Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1210 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler. The house was built for Frank J. Poppler and Anna Poppler. It originally was the site of a barrel making shop. The 1930 city directory indicates that Cornelius Osborne, a helper employed by Standard Brands Inc., his wife, Grace Osborne, Elmer L. Beaudoin, a laborer with Swift & Company, and his wife, Mary Beaudoin, resided at this address. Lawrence Palmen resided at this address in 1980. Frank J. Poppler ( -1947) died in Dakota County. Frank Poppler was a German stonemason who donated the land at 650 Palace for the St. Francis de Sales church in 1883-1884. Grace Eugenia Osborne (1876-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grant, and died in Hennepin County. Elmer L. "Frenchy" Beaudoin (1904-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of St. Peter, and died in Ramsey County. Mary J. D. Beaudoin (1905-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lavery, and died in Ramsey County. Laurence Joseph Palmen (1913-1990) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Lori A. Palmen and the current owners of record of the property are Lee Cooper and Lori A. Cooper. The 1920 city directory indicates that Rudolph Bonine, a grinder employed by the Irvin & Beard Company, boarded at the former nearby 283 Cliff Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Leo J. Wilson resided at the former nearby 283 Cliff Street. Leo Wilson (1900-1973) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.]
285 Cliff Street: Cliff View Condominiums; Built in 1926; Renovated in 2001. The structure is a stucco, multi-unit condominium building, with a detached garage. Unit #1 is a 657 square foot, four room, one bathroom, condominium unit, which was last sold in 2003 for $134,900 and which is currently owned by Maggie M. Miller. Unit #2 is a 810 square foot, five room, one bathroom, condominium unit, which was last sold in 2004 for $120,000 and which is currently owned by Tait Anders Danielson Castillo. Unit #3 is a 930 square foot, five room, one bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached one car garage, which was last sold in 2004 for $174,735 and which is currently owned by Shawn P. Boyd. Unit #4 is a 930 square foot, five room, one bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached garage, which was last sold in 2002 for $165,000 and which is currently owned by Cynthia J. Mueller. Unit #5 is a 926 square foot, five room, two bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached one car garage, which was last sold in 2002 for $165,000 and which is currently owned by Barbara E. Weinrich. Unit #6 is a 926 square foot, five room, two bathroom, condominium unit, which was last sold in 2002 for $155,000 and which is currently owned by Michael P. Schmitt. The St. Paul City Council designated November 22, 2006 as "Tait Anders Danielson Castillo Day" in the City of St. Paul in recognition of his dedication and work in the community. Tait Danielson Castillo is the executive director of the Hawthorne Area Community Council in Minneapolis, was the former Lead Organizer with the District 7 Planning Council of Saint Paul, and has been a volunteer for the Center for Victims of Torture and for the Science Museum. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Nettie L. Thomas (1863-1911,) the wife of Charles Thomas, who was born in Illinois to parents born in Scotland and who died of abdominal dropsy, resided at the nearby former 287 Cliff Street in 1911. The 1920 city directory indicates that Aug Bonnen, a carpenter, resided at the former nearby 287 Cliff Street, that Florence I. Cavanaugh, a messenger employed by the West Publishing Company, and Helen J. Cavanaugh, a clerk employed by Fairbanks Morse & Company, both boarded at 289 Cliff Street, that John Cavanaugh, a packer employed by Finch, Van Slyke & McConnville, resided at the nearby former 289 Cliff Street, that Sigfrid Conrad, a tuner, boarded at the nearby former 291 Cliff Street, and that Joseph Crenshaw, an engineer employed by the St. Paul Gas Light Company, resided at the nearby former 293 Cliff Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Roy P. St. Lawrence resided at the former nearby 287 Cliff Street and that the former nearby 289 Cliff Street, the former nearby 291 Cliff Street, and the former nearby 293 Cliff Street were vacant. Nettie L. Thomas ( -1911) died in Ramsey County. [See note for the Fairbanks, Morse & Company for 294 Banfil Street.] [See note on the West Publishing Company for 415 Summit Avenue.] [See note on the St. Paul Gas Light Company for 761 West Linwood Avenue.]
16 Douglas Street: Anton Jurka/Blanche Yurka House; Built in 1888. The structure is a one story, 1216 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The 1885, 1887, and 1889 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jurka resided at this address. The 1891, 1893, and 1895 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jurka and their daughter resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Drum roomed at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Ellen Treacy resided at this address. Anthony Jurka (1840- ) was a teacher who was born in Bohemia, who had parents both born in Bohemia, who was single, and who was a member of the Peter McLean household according to the 1880 federal census. In 1880, Peter McLean (1849- ) was a laborer who was born in Scotland, who had parents both born in Scotland, and who was unmarried, and had a household which included John Bender (1820- ,) who was a stonemason who was born in Germany, who had parents both born in Germany, and who was unmarried, Paul J. Hayes (1852- ,) who was a student who was born in Ireland, who had parents both born in Ireland, and who was unmarried, Patrick Skully (1855- ,) who was a laborer who was born in Ohio, who had parents both born in Ireland, and who was unmarried, A. H. Dimmick (1845- ,) who was a woman who was born in New York, who had parents both born in New York, and who was married, Kimbal P. Cullen (1845- ,) who was a farmer who was born in Ohio, who had a father born in Pennsylvania and a mother born in Ohio, and who was married, Martha J. Cullen (1846) a house keeper who was born in Ohio, who had a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in Ohio, and who was married, Susan M. Cullen (1871- ) who was born in Minnesota, William J. Cullen (1880- ) who was born in Minnesota, and Kate Harrington (1860- ,) a female domestic servant who was born in Ireland, had parents both born in Ireland, and who was unmarried. In 1995, Robert Schoonover, as Burger King, requested the City of St. Paul to rezone property from residential to general business to allow additional lot area for development of a fast-food restaurant at this address. In 2005, the City of St. Paul denied an appeal by Ken Johnson for a nonconforming use permit at this address to establish a legal nonconforming status as a duplex. In 2007, this address was declared to be a nuisance property by the City of St. Paul. Blanche Yurka, along with Phyllis Phova and Galena Kopernak, was one of the better-known Czech actresses in the 20th Century. Blanche Yurka was the daughter of one of Minnesota's outstanding educators, Antonin Jurka (1840-1917), who was from Bohemia, and was awarded a scholarship to a school sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera when she was only 15, with her singing debut was in Balfe's English-language opera "Bohemian Girl." Blanche Yurka (1887-1974) was a character actress who appeared in the films Tale of Two Cities (1935,) Gloriana (1938,) Escape (1940,) City for Conquest (1940,) Queen of the Mob (1940,) Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941,) Lady for a Night (1942,) Tonight We Raid Calais (1943,) Cry of Werewolf (1944,) The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944,) One Body Too Many (1944,) The Southerner (1945,) The Flame (1947,) At Sword's Point (1952,) Taxi (1953,) and Thunder in the Sun (1959.) Blanche Yurka was the author of Turning Twenty: Blanche Yurka's Diary of Life in Musical New York, 1907, Bohemian Girl, and Dear Audience; A Guide to the Enjoyment of Theatre. Turning Twenty was a book prepared for Blanche Yurka's family, with a single copy available in the Boston University special archives, where her cousin, three generations removed, William J. Skocpol, Professor of Physics, Boston University, deposited it. Skocpol plans to make portions of the diary available periodically on the Internet during 2007, its one hundred year anniversary. Allegedly, when Blanche Yurka first was offered a movie role by David O. Selznick, she told him, "I am a serious, legitimate actress. I can project to the 3rd balcony," and when he replied, "Madame, I am a legitimate producer, offering you more money and fame than you'll ever see in Albany. If you're not interested, then, Madame, project yourself out of this office!!!!," she took Selznick's offer. Blanche Yurka created one of the most memorable screen villainesses in cinematic history with her venomous portrayal of Madame Defarge in Tale of Two Cities and, according to some critics, would have won the Academy Award for best supporting actress if the category had been included in the Academy Awards in 1935. Blanche Yurka directed a revival of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York in 1936 as a part of the Federal Theater Project. Blanche Yurka was once married to Ian Keith (1899-1960,) a Broadway favorite in the 1920's. Blanche Yurka died of arteriosclerosis and is buried at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York. The papers of Blanche Yurka are in the archives at the University of Tampa. The University of Tampa also has a Blanche Yurka speech award. Ellen Treacy ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Paul J. Hayes ( -1932) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. William J. Cullen ( -1922) and William J. Cullen ( -1949) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $124,000 and that sale occurred in 2002. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Giovan O. Claros, who resides in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Giovan Claros is an emergency room nurse at Regions Hospital. The 1879 city directory indicates that Catherine Loftus, a laundress, resided at the former nearby 10 Douglas Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Gordon Taylor resided at the former nearby 14 Douglas Street in 1903. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Risser and Mary K. Risser, husband and wife, resided at the former nearby 7 Douglas Street in 1905. John Risser (1824-1905) was born in Germany and died in Ramsey County. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Connor, a tailor, resided at the nearby former 19 Douglas Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Risser (1824-1905,) the husband of Mary H. Risser, who was born in Germany to parents also born in Germany and who died of locomotor ataxia, resided at the former nearby 7 Douglas Street in 1905. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harriett Connelly, a teacher at the Neill School, resided at the former nearby 7 Douglass Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anne Harrington, the widow of John Harrington, resided at the former nearby 3 Douglas Street, that Christ Jorgensen, a carpenter, and his wife, Mary Jorgensen, resided at the former nearby 7 Douglas Street, that Ammi L. Hughes, a cupola tender, and his wife, Margaret Hughes, resided at the former nearby 9 Douglas Street, that Louis Wagner resided at the former nearby 10 Douglas Street, and that Arthur Fisher, an operator of a lodgings house located at 400 Main Street, and his wife, Anna Fisher, resided at the former nearby 14 Douglas Street. John Risser (1823-1905) and Mary Risser (1841-1915) both are buried in Oakland Cemetery.
20 Douglas Street: In 1873, George Benz resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Di Martino resided at this address. In 1999, the St. Paul City Council declared this property to be a nuisance property and ordered its destruction or repair, ordering the owner to remove or to repair the building within 15 days from the adoption of resolution. Joseph Di Martino (1896-1981) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ganes, and died in Ramsey County.
21 Douglas Street: Built in 1874. The structure is a two story, 1196 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles Sitta resided at this address in 1894. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Prior, a conductor employed by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, and his wife, Josephine Prior, resided at this address. Augusta Sitta (1850-1916) and Carl Sitta (1846-1905) are both buried at Oakland Cemetery. Carl T. Sitta (1842-1905) was born in Austria and died in Ramsey County. John Prior ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2005 and the sale price was $210,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth G. Johnson, who resides at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Mortgage Electronic Registry Systems Inc. in San Diego, California.
22 Douglas Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1330 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house. World War I veterans John E. Tingquist (1890- ), a Private, and John E. Tuigquist resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Tuiquist roomed at this address, but had no entry for John E. Tingquist. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rocco Musacchio, a laborer employed by the Northern States Power Company, his wife, Marie Musacchio, and Antoinette Musacchio, a clerk employed by the Northern States Power company, all resided at this address. John Eric Tingquist (1890-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Angela Maria Musacchio ( -1932) and Rocco Musacchio ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. In 2000, Judy Leith, representative of the Estate of Clarence Leith and Clara Leith, repurchased the property, tax-forfeited in 1998, from Ramsey County for $12,672.57. The previous owner of record of the property was Judy Leith and the current owner of record of the property is the State of Minnesota Trust Exempt. Clarence Leith (1915-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wells, and died in Ramsey County. Clara Leith (1926-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Greeley, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Northern States Power Company for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
26 Douglas Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a two story, 1616 square foot, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Joseph Dedario, a laborer employed by the Department of Public Utilities, roomed at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Dominick Chierelle, a plasterer, his wife, Mary Chierele, Anthony DeGidio, a laborer with Armour & Company, Ned DeGidio, a laborer with Armour & Company, and his wife, Irene DeGidio, all resided at this address. Anthony DeGidio (1905-1992) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of De Camillies, and died in Ramsey County. Ned George DeGidio (1904-1998) was born in Wisconsin, had a mother with a maiden name of Barbado, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $110,000 and that sale occurred in 2000. The current owners of record of the property are Carmen L. Sanchez and Martin Sanchez. [See note on Philip Danforth Armour and Armour & Company for 3 Alice Court.]
29 Douglas Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a two story, 2364 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Davenport, a book seller and stationer with a store located at 20 West Third Street, resided at this address and that Alfred Davenport, a bookkeeper employed by Averill, Russell & Carpenter, a paper manufacturer, James Davenport, Jr., a physician with an office at 120 1/2 West Third Street, Rufus Davenport, a civil engineer who officed at 99 1/2 West Third Street, and John Lane, a salesman employed by John Davenport, all boarded at this address. The 1885 city directory indicates that James Davenport, Alfred Davenport, and Rufus Davenport all resided at this address. The 1887 city directory indicates that Alfred Davenport, Rufus Davenport, and J. W. Lane all resided at this address. The 1889 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ulmer resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Augusta Sitta (1850-1916,) the widowed mother of Carl Sitta, who was born in Germany to parents born in Germany and who died of diabetes, resided at this address in 1916. The 1930 city directory indicates that Victor F. Sitta, a foreman employed by the Guy T. Bisbee Company, and his wife, Rose Sitta, resided at this address. James Davenport (1812-1887) was born in Connecticut, was raised in New York City, was a member of Van Vleck & Davenport, a publishing house, remained with the company when it was reformulated as Davenport & Moore and then again as Dewit & Davenport in 1846, moved to Minnesota to address health issues of his wife, settled in St. Paul in 1856, published Rev. Edward Duffield Neill's Neill's History of Minnesota in St. Paul in 1860, published James W. Taylor's Alleghania: A Geographical and Statistical Memoir in St. Paul in 1862, opened a bookstore in St. Paul, provided stationery to the State of Minnesota in 1866 and 1867, was the author of many sketches and stories, was the treasurer of the St. Paul Bible Society, and retired in 1885. Mrs. James Davenport ( -1875) was a member of the board of managers of the Women's Christian Association in 1872, was the president of the board of managers of the Women's Christian Association in 1873, and was a member of the board of managers of the Christian Home of Minnesota in 1873. William H. Ulmer was a contractor and the William H. Ulmer Company was a cut stone supplier. Averill, Russell & Carpenter, a partnership of John T. Averill, William A. Russell and H. M. Carpenter, was a pioneer paper concern established in St. Paul in 1869. Averill, Russell & Carpenter was the successor to the Island Paper Mill, created by E. W. Cutter and C. C. Secombe in 1859 when they purchased a sash, door, and blind factory on Hennepin Island, after the company became Cutter, Secombe & Company when, in 1861, H. M. Carpenter joined the firm and after J. T. Averill joined the company in 1866, after William A. Russell became a partner in the company, and after E. W. Cutter retired in 1869 and C. C. Secombe retired in 1873. In 1859, Chase and Secombe built a three-story frame papermill on the east side of upper Hennepin Island. In 1866, the paper mill moved into a stone building on lower Hennepin Island. The original Chase and Secombe paper mill building was torn down in 1874 for the construction of the government dike access. Averill, Russell & Carpenter had a production facility in Minneapolis and a wholesale paper supply house in St. Paul. Augusta Sitta ( -1916) and Alfred N. Davenport ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Rufus Davenport ( -1930) and James Richard Davenport ( -1933) both died in Hennepin County. Carl T. Sitta (1842-1905) was born in Austria and died in Ramsey County. Victor Frank Sitta (1883-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Loss, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $280,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Dorie A. Johnson and Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Melissa L. Doose.
32 Douglas Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1680 square foot, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mary E. Beecher, the widow of Mark H. Beecher, resided at this address and that Mae A. Beecher, a nurse, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frances C. E. Smith, a storekeeper employed by the Vincent de Paul Society, resided at this address. Frances C. E. Smith ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $95,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Melissa L. Doose.
33 Douglas Street: Built in 1904. The structure is a two story, 1288 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edwin A. Hempel, a district agent for the North American Life & Casualty Company, and his wife, Mathilda Hempel, resided at this address. Edwin A. Hempel ( -1938) and Mathilda Hempel ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $114,400 and that sale occurred in 2002. The previous owners of record of the property were Dorie A. Johnson and Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Sunny Nyemah, who resides in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
35 Douglas Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1050 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. World War I veterans Harold Nelson and Hal Nielsen resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harold H. Nielson was a driver for H. P. Nielson Co., a wallpaper and paint supplier located at 206 West Seventh Street, and boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John W. Pavel, an artist employed by Ray-Bell Films, Inc., and his wife, Caroline Pavel, resided at this address. Hans P. Nielson, owner of H. P. Nielson Co., resided at 615 Carroll in 1920. John William Pavel (1900-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Olejar, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $59,900. The current owner of record of the property is Hershey A. Lima. Ray-Bell Films, Inc., of St. Paul, was the producer in 1927 of a movie, Dangerous Dollars, based on a photoplay written by Glen L. Dearing of Lincoln, Nebraska, and filmed on location in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1927, Ray-Bell Films, Inc. consisted of Reid H. Ray, president, R. F. Joseph, director, Charles E. Bell, cameraman, Mary Drew, cosmetician, Viola May Hall, script and scenario, and Ray St. Martin, company electrician. In the early 1940's, Ray-Bell Films produced Today's Challenge, a demonstration of how not to approach someone when soliciting war bonds. The Sheppards Take a Vacation was a film produced by Ray-Bell Films for the John Deere Company, directed by Reid H. Ray, about 1940. A film, The Kenny Concept of Disease in Infantile Paralysis (1944,) was a documentary about Sister (Nurse) Elizabeth Kenny produced by Ray-Bell Films. Ray-Bell Films also produced The Second Phase of the Kenny Treatment. Ray-Bell Films, Inc., produced several other films, Ice Follies of 1943, documenting the 1943 edition of the Shipstads & Johnson Ice Follies skating show, 1938 St. Paul Winter Carnival, documenting the St. Paul Winter Carnival parade, the ice sculpture display, carnival royalty, the ice court at Mounds Park, fireworks, and several sporting events, Land of sky blue waters, a 1933 promotion of Minnesota's industry, scenery, agriculture, and recreational opportunities, The Gillette State Hospital for Crippled Children, a documentary on hospital staff working with patients, including examinations, various treatments and recreational activities, Horizon North, a film on the iron ore industry in Minnesota, and Teamwork on the Mesabi, a film on the iron ore industry in Minnesota. Reid H. Ray Film Industries Company was the successor to Ray-Bell Films Inc. in 1947 or 1948. Ray-Bell Films, Inc., initially was located near the corner of Victoria Street and University Avenue, adjoining the Victoria Theatre, 825 University Avenue, built in 1915 and used as a theatre for a few years before being converted into a commercial building. In 1954, Reid H. Ray Film Industries was located at 2269 Ford Parkway. Reid H. Ray was involved in several film production companies. Gordon Ray was a photographer, writer and director for Reid H. Ray Film Industries. Herb Osland was a sound engineer for Reid H. Ray Film Industries. Reid H. Ray Films produced Discover America (1967) and The Heritage of the Uncommon Man (1974.) Reid H. Ray Film Industries produced America�s iron frontier (1956,) Minnesota winter (1957,) Food-The Color of Life (1965,) The Real Security (1960,) Horizon North (1960,) TIROS II; Experimental weather satellite, and The Challenge of Six Billion. Reid H. Ray Film Industries Inc. produced On The Boardwalk (1950,) made for the Convention Bureau of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Eagle's Strength (1953,) Your Food-Chance or Choice?, presented by the National Dairy Council and Affiliated Units, The sounds of language (1961,) made for the Modern Language Association and the Center for Applied Linguistics, Adventures in Sharps and Flats (1963,) A New Look at the H-bomb, made for the Federal Civil Defense Administration, Food the color of life (1965,) made for the National Dairy Council, So you want to be a cheerleader (1968,) sponsored by the National Cheerleaders Association and by Bonne Bell Cosmetics, and There oughta be a law (1971,) made for the Minnesota Legislature. Reid H. Ray produced Some Functional Problems of the Hemiplegic Patient for the Kenny Institute. Reid H. Ray was the president of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers in 1963-1964 and won the Eastman Kodak Gold Medal Award in 1978 in recognition of his major contributions for more than half a century to the educational and nontheatrical motion picture field. Reid Ray also was the president of the Association of Cinema & Video Laboratories in 1957-1958. Charles E. Bell (1885-1971) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Kenny (1886-1952) was born in New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of Michael and Mary Kenny, graduated from St. Ursula's College, Queensland, Australia, in 1902, received her nursing training at a private hospital and served as a nurse in the Australian bush country from 1911 to 1914, there encountering her first case of infantile paralysis (1909) and developed her treatment for the disease, served as an Australian Army nurse during World War I and was promoted to the rank of "sister," the Nurse Corps equivalent to a first lieutenant, and returned to civilian nursing, where her treatment and concept of infantile paralysis gained the recognition of the medical profession and the support of the Australian government and Kenny clinics were established throughout the country. Sister Kenny came to the United States in early 1940, was disappointed by the cool reception her treatment technique received on the West and East coasts, then demonstrated her treatment at the University of Minnesota Medical School and Minneapolis General Hospital, which accepted Kenny's treatment method as an entirely new concept of infantile paralysis. The first American treatment center was opened at Minneapolis General Hospital, in 1942, the City of Minneapolis established the Elizabeth Kenny Institute and, in 1943, the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation was formed to financially support the Institute's work. Elizabeth Kenny died in Toowoomba, Australia.
38 Douglas Street: Built in 1908. The structure is a one story, 1282 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2002. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $134,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Mortgage Electronic Registry Systems Inc. in San Diego, California.
41 Douglas Street: Built in 1874. The structure is a one story, 812 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Carl Clarque, a laborer, his wife, Lullabell Clarque, and Harold M. Kinney, a laborer employed by the Seeger Refrigerator Company, and his wife, Mabel Kinney, resided at this address. Harold M. Kinney (1888-1971) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schneider, and died in Ramsey County. Mabel Kinney ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $75,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is James R. Smith, who resides in Isanti, Minnesota. [See note on John A. Seeger, the Seeger-Gallarch Refrigerator Company, and the Whirpool Corporation for 655-657 East Fifth Street.]
47 Douglas Street: Built in 1887. The structure is a 908 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler. Daniel J. Hanlon was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Daniel J. Hanlon was a conductor for the American Railway Express Company and roomed at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that David Shearen, a salesman, and his wife, Mary Shearen, resided at this address. Daniel J. Hanlon (1888-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Culhane, and died in Ramsey County. American Express was founded in 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield as an express business. In 1882, American Express launched its money order business and launched the travelers cheque business in 1891. During the Winter of 1917, the United States suffered a severe coal shortage and President Woodrow Wilson commandeered the railroads on behalf of the United States government to move United States troops, their supplies, and coal, also voiding all contracts between express companies and railroads. United States Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo proposed that all existing express companies be consolidated into a single company. The nation's major express carriers, Adams & Co., American Express Co., Wells, Fargo & Co., and Southern Express Co., were merged into a public corporation, the Railway Express Agency, in 1918. The property was last sold for $149,400 and that sale occurred in 2005. The previous owner of record of the property was Kenneth G. Johnson, who resided at 309 Harrison Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Donald McGee, who resides in Rosemount, Minnesota.
52 Douglas Street: The structure is a pair of multi-family apartment buildings, each built in 1890 and each two story in height and 5184 square feet in volume. The 1920 city directory indicates that Nuel E. Dull, a clerk, resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Herbert Ockenden resided at this address in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that residents of the apartment house at this address were Nuel E. Dull, a driver employed by Minnesota Dry Cleaners, and his wife, Sara Dull (Apartment #1,) Milford T. Maloney, a clerk employed by the Railway Express Company, and his wife, Mary E. Maloney (Apartment #2,) Eugene A. Hullett, an employee of the Lowery Hotel, and his wife, Janet Hullett (Apartment #3,) and Harry Gustafson, a laborer employed by the Standard Stone Company, and his wife, Nellie Gustafson (Apartment #4.) In 2001, the St. Paul City Council declared the property subject to a code enforcement action. Herbert Ockenden ( -1951) died in Nicollet County. Nuel E. Dull ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Sara B. Dull (1875-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Garvis, and died in Ramsey County. Milford T. Maloney (1881-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Carson, and died in Ramsey County. Harry T. Gustafson (1904-1983) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Madsson, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $185,000. The current owner of record of the property is Mark A. Osadchuk, located in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. [See note for the Railway Express Agency for 248 Banfil Street.]
58 Douglas Street: The 1930 city directory indicates that residents of the apartment house at this address were Daniel Haley, a driver, and his wife, Dorothy Haley, (Apartment #1,) Joseph E. La Frans, a laborer, and his wife, Mathilda La Franz (Apartment #2,) Roy L. Gravly, a barber employed by Michael Rembiah, and his wife, Adeline Gravly, (Apartment #3,) and John J. Havens, a plasterer, and his wife, Florence Havens (Apartment #4.) In 2001, the property was subject to a code enforcement action by the City of St. Paul. The 1875 city directory indicates that George Benz resided at the former nearby 60 Douglas Street. John Joseph Havens ( -1939) and Daniel H. Haley ( -1934) both died in Ramsey County. John Joseph Havens (1903-1957) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The Twin Cities Home Health Care Agency was located at Apartment #4 in 2003.
63 Douglas Street: Built in 1922. The structure is a 654 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, brick rambler, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Disanto, a tailor for J. T. Schusler, a men's tailor shop located at 359 Robert Street, his wife, Katherine Disanto, Anton Disanto, a laborer, Charles T. Disanto, a helper employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad shops, John Disanto, a salesman, and his wife Lena Disanto, all resided at this address. John A. Disanto (1876-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of De Santes, and died in Ramsey County. John Disanto (1906-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Anthony John Disanto (1913-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $148,400. The current owner of record of the property is Sharon K. Lynch. The 1879 city directory indicates that Laura W. Hall, a music teacher, and Lyman W. Hall, exchange editor employed by the Daily Globe resided at the nearby former 64 Douglas Street. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
66 Douglas Street: The structure is a multi-family apartment building. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pease and E. V. Beals all resided at this address. The 1887 city directory indicates that J. W. Burns and L. A. Gordon resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Josephine Zimmerman (1845-1893,) of German heritage who died of cancer, resided at this address in 1893. World War I veteran Edward T. Carlson resided at this address in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter Mooney, a painter, and his wife, Marie Mooney, resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward T. Carlson was a chauffeur for the Great Lakes Coal & Dock Company and resided at 349 North Western Avenue and that Agnes Conley, a helper employed by A. J. Krank, boarded at this address. Fred A. Zimmerman was the son of Josephine Zimmerman. The Great Lakes Coal & Dock Company is now the Great Western Dock & Terminal Company. Charles R. Pease (1855- ) was born in Fairfield, Maine, moved to Minnesota in 1879, settled in St. Paul, and was a partner with his brother, William W. Pease, in merchant tailoring. Fred A. Zimmerman ( -1922) and Charles R. Pease ( -1924) died in Ramsey County. James W. Burns (1933-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Edward T. Carlson (1894-1976) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Walter W. Mooney (1898-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McNumaber, and died in Ramsey County. Marie M. Mooney (1901-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Le Clair, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is EMK Holding Company LLC, located at 500 Grand Hill. The 1920 city directory indicates that Joseph R. Connolly, a teamster, resided at the nearby former 68 Douglas Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Paulbick, a presser, his wife, Louise Paulbick, a dipper employed by Henry C. Garrott Inc., and Daniel Paulbick, a helper, resided at the former nearby 68 Douglas Street. John Paulbick (1887-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Literska, and died in Ramsey County. Daniel Paulbick (1913-2001) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mykowski, and died in Ramsey County.
69 Douglas Street: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1436 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The house is part of George Benz's subdivision. The 1930 city directory indicates that Garibaldi Iosue, a foreman employed by the St. Paul City Water Department, and his wife, Mary Iosue, resided at this address. George Gustaf Benz ( -1924) died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. George W. Benz (1906-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hamm, and died in Ramsey County. Garibaldi Iosue, a son of Giovanni Iosue and Maria Benedetta Esposito, immigrated from Monacilioni, Campobasso, Italy, and married Madalena Naimo, who previously was married to John Iosue. The previous owner of record of the property was Teresa A. Brustad, who resided in Outing, Minnesota, and the current owners of record of the property are Aric Berg and Danielle Berg. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Rowley resided at the former nearby 70 Douglas Street and Rev. and Mrs. T. C. Horton resided at the former nearby 72 Douglas Street. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mrs. J. M. Faulkner and Dr. L. A. Faulkner both resided at the former nearby 70 Douglas Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lola Bomstead, a machine operator employed by McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey, Inc., roomed at the former nearby 72 Douglas Street and that Wilfred J. Bowen, a clerk employed by Samuel Bowen, resided at the former nearby 70 Douglas Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that William H. Wilds resided at the former nearby 70 Douglas Street and that Peter Killian, a hostier employed by the Railway Express Agency, and his wife, Nellie Killian, resided at the former nearby 72 Douglas Street. The 1930 city directory also indicates that Thomas S. Newson, a salesman at C. Gotzian & Co., resided at the former nearby 72 Douglas Street. Thomas Newson (1879-1929) and Peter Killian ( -1939) both died in Ramsey County. [See note for the Railway Express Agency for 248 Banfil Street.] [See note on the McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey Inc. for 136 Western Avenue North.]
75 Douglas Street: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1591 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Angelo Palumbo, a laborer employed by J. T. MacMillan Company, and his wife, Madeline Palumbo, resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Duane T. Beto and Sandra J. Beto.
83 Douglas Street: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1715 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The last sale of this property was in 1992 and the sale price was $57,600. The 1885, 1887, and 1889 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. George Benz and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael J. Piras, associated with the Western Sign Company, and his wife, Frances Piras, resided at this address. In 1995, 1997, and 1998, the St. Paul City Council declared this property to be a nuisance property. George Benz, Jr., (1862-1924) was a partner in his father's wholesale liquor business, George Benz and Sons, dabbled in real estate in both St. Paul and Minneapolis, and married Josephine Hamm, a daughter of the Hamm's brewery family. The couple had four children, Herbert Benz, George Benz, III, Josephine Benz, and Laura Benz. In 1997 and in 1998, the City of St. Paul declared this address to be a nuisance property. George Benz, Sr. (1838-1908,) was born in Osthofen, Germany, was educated in private schools as a teacher in Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1854, settled in Chicago, Illinois, in 1854, and was employed as a clerk, came to Minnesota in 1856, and located in St. Paul, started in the liquor business, was a Republican, was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Ramsey County (District 24) from 1873 until 1875, and also represented St. Paul's Fourth Ward on the 1879 Board of Education. Mr. Benz was married to Rosa Voehringer (1842-1914) in 1861. The Orlemann/Benz burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of George F. Benz (1858-1925,) Fred W. Orlemann (1888-1927,) Gertrude L. Orlemann (1880-1953,) and Herman F. Orlemann (1884-1956.) In 1879, George Benz was the Grand Ex. President of the Hermann's Soehne Grand Lodge of the State. The Benz family were part owners of the St. Paul Saints minor league baseball team, with John Norton and George Lennon, and part owners of St. Paul's Lexington Field in 1909. Lexington Park was the home of baseball in St. Paul from 1897 (rebuilt in 1916) until 1956. It was 315 feet down the left field line at Lexington, and the right-field fence rose on a bank to the foul pole, which was 361 feet from home plate. It also went out sharply to straightaway center field, 472 feet. Lights were installed in the park in 1937. Babe Ruth was in Lexington Park for an exhibition game in 1928, when the Saints were a farm club of the Yankees. In 1918, the season was cancelled on account of World War I. The Dodgers bought the Saints outright in 1947. The St. Paul Saints had five players and one manager who are now enshrined in Cooperstown, who were Miller Huggins, Lefty Gomez, Walter Alston, Duke Snider, and Roy Campanella, who became the first black player in the American Association in 1948. George Benz & Sons eventually shifted to the processing of milk and did business as the Oak Grove Dairy of Oak Grove/Norwood-Young America, Minnesota. Koninklijke Wessanen, of Amstelveen, The Netherlands, through its Marigold Foods, Inc., subsidiary, purchased Oak Grove Dairy in 2000. Michael J. Piras ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Frances Piras (1886-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. George Gustaf Benz ( -1924) died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Josephine H. Benz (1869-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bucholtz, and died in Ramsey County. Herbert George Benz ( -1951) died in Scott County, Minnesota. The last sale of this property was in 1992 and the sale price was $57,600. The current owner of record of the property is Bonfe's Auto Service, located at 389 West Seventh Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Emma Ulmer resided at the former nearby 87 Douglas Street. Emma J. Ulmer (1891-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Miley, and died in Ramsey County.
89 Douglas Street: Built in 1864. The structure is a one story, 1595 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. True S. White resided at this address. The 1889, 1891, and 1893 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. True S. White and H. H. White resided at this address. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. True S. White and their daughters resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William Henry Ulmer (1853-1912,) the husband of Sarah Ulmer, who was born in Maine to parents born in the United States and who died of a heart embolism, resided at this address in 1912. The 1930 city directory indicates that William Ulmer, a cutter employed by the Wilcox Cut Stone Company, his wife, Lillian Ulmer, a wrapper employed by the Zinsmaster Baking Company, Dorothy Ulmer, a clerk, and Emma Ulmer, the widow of Lawrence Ulmer, all resided at this address. The property was last sold for $140,000 and that sale occurred in 2000. The current owner of record of the property is Timothy A. Grathwol, who resides at 1069 St. Clair Avenue.
101 Douglas Street: Built in 1880. The property includes two retail structures, one a two story, 4914 square foot, building and the other a one story, 3328 square foot building. The current owner of record of the property is Gregory L. Ekbom, who resides at 477 West Seventh Street.
106 Douglas Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 2410 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. Alice McGuire resided at this address in the 1880's and was a teacher at the Jefferson School. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Frank McGuire resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Beatrice M. Cates, a telephone operator, Helen Cates, a pressfeeder employed by the West Publishing Company, and Frank Fischer, a packer, all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William M. Davids, a plasterer, his wife, Mary Davids, William H. Davids, a steamfitter, and Paul R. Lehman, a laborer employed by Holm & Olson, and his wife, Minnie Lehman, all resided at this address. Frank Novak and Mary Novak resided at this address in 1980. William M. Davids ( -1947) and Mary Margaret Davids ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. William Henry Davids (1906-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spears, and died in Ramsey County. Paul R. Lehman (1877-1961) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Minnie L. Lehman ( -1942) died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Minnie E. Lehman (1888-1963) was born in Minnesota and died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is Troy K. Buege, who resides in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. [See note on the West Publishing Company for 415 Summit Avenue.]
110 Douglas Street: Built in 1912 (in 1911 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1414 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The house was built by Clyde Bair, a carpenter who resided on Van Buren Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Richard O. Schulz, a barber with a shop located at 88 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Marie Schulz, resided at this address. Clyde Bair ( -1943) died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record of the property is Darlyne C. Wright and the current owner of record of the property is Michael A. Lee.
112 Douglas Street: Built in 1912 (in 1911 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1414 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The house was built by Clyde Bair, a carpenter who resided on Van Buren Avenue. Herbert H. Sanders was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory had no record of a Herbert H. Sanders. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anthony Caroline, either a liner employed by J. L. Hertz & Company or a clerk employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, Frank Caroline, a laborer, George Caroline, a clerk, and Helen Caroline, a clerk, all boarded at this address and that John P. Carolina, a helper, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John P. Caroline, an attendant for Citizens Ice & Fuel Company, and his wife, Jennie T. Caroline, Anthony B. Caroline, a machine operator, James F. Caroline, a stockman for Quality Pk Box Company, his wife, and Sina Caroline, an inspector for Quality Pk Box Company, all resided at this address. Clyde Bair ( -1943) died in Hennepin County. John P. Caroline ( -1945) and Jennie T. Caroline ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Anthony B. Caroline (1906-1994) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grady, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 with a sale price of $94,000. The current owners of record of the property are J. S. Hillis and Stephanie Hillis. [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.]
118 Douglas Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1717 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The house has a sandstone fence. It also has a carriage step. James Davenport resided in this house during the 1880's when the property address was 29 Douglas Street. The numbering on the street was subsequently changed by the St. Paul City Council. The 1891, 1893, and 1895 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ulmer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank C. James, a laborer, and his wife, Angeline James, resided at this address. James Richard Davenport ( -1933) died in Hennepin County. Frank C. James ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Angeline James (1879-1958) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $176,500. The current owner of record of the property is Jacob I. Prettyman, who resides at 1239 Colette Place. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles H. Hathaway resided at the former nearby 119 Douglas Street in 1902. Grace Hathaway was the daughter of Charles H. Hathaway. Charles Hathaway ( -1917) died in Ramsey County.
129 Dousman Street: The structure is a commercial building. The property was last sold for $78,600 and that sale occurred in 1999. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lawrence E. Wood, a driver employed by Peter Amon, and his wife, Elizabeth Wood, resided at the former nearby 158 Dousman Street. Lawrence E. Wood ( -1953) died in Ramsey County.
159 Dousman Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 816 square foot, automotive service station. T. C. Woodworks, selling doors, door frames, and windows, is located at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Leane R. Vocovich and Patrick M. Vocovich, who reside in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Kenneally, a laborer, resided at the Northwest corner of Dousman Street and Goodhue Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#5729) indicate that Daniel W. Gohde (1897- ,) a 1916 enlistee and a Corporal in Battery A, 151st Field Artillery, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 11' tall, was a chauffeur at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including Champagne, the Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne, was gassed on October 28, 1918, at Meuese-Argonne, was a special police officer employed by Swift & Company, South St. Paul, Minnesota, after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. L. W. Gohde, at the nearby former 178 Dousman Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#16010) indicate that Albert T. Smith (1895- ,) a 1916 enlistee and a Sergeant in Company C of the 345th Battalion of the Tank Corps, who was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7 1/2" tall, was a painter at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the St. Mihiel Salient and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, was gassed on October 4, 1918, was a painting contractor after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at the nearby former 178 Dousman Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Clarence Clark, a plasterer, resided at the former nearby 174 Dousman Street, that Bee Donaher, a machine operator, resided at the nearby former 184 Dousman Street, that Henry Dorsch, a laborer employed by J. T. McMillan Company, resided at the nearby former 182 Dousman Street, that Henry Dorsch, Jr., a clerk employed by the Flour State Baking Company, boarded at the nearby former 182 Dousman Street, and that Evelyn Edwards, a telephone operator, boarded at the former nearby 180 Dousman Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that James I. Branely/Branley, a fireman at J. T. McMillan Company, and his wife, Helen Branley, resided at the former nearby 168 Dousman Street, that Victor Novak, a laborer employed by the Seeger Refrigerator Company, and his wife, Dorothy Novak, resided at the former nearby 174 Dousman Street, that the former nearby 176 Dousman Street was vacant, that Harry Ehrmantrout, a machinist at Trussbilt Steel Doors, Inc., his wife, Emma Ehrmantrout, Emma Ehrmantrout, the widow of Henry Ehrmantrout, and Walter Hosch all resided at the former nearby 178 Dousman Street, that Valentine Hosch, a laborer, and Walter Hosch, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 180 Dousman Street, that Floyd Murphy, a painter, his wife, Evelyn Murphy, and Mrs. Julia Pogreba, the widow of Jacob Pogreba, all resided at the former nearby 182 Dousman Street, that Joseph Karl, a laborer employed by J. T. McMillan Company, and his wife, Minnie Karl, resided at the former nearby 184 Dousman Street, and that Robert D. Callan, a driver for the St. Paul Fire Department, Engine Company #10, and his wife, Catherine Callan, and Alex Troiani, a gardener, all resided at the former nearby 174 Dousman Street. In 1916, the Flour State Baking Company was incorporated to consolidate the St. Paul Bread Company of St. Paul and the Sanitary Bread Company of Minneapolis. The Flour State Baking Company subsequently became the Purity Baking Company and then was absorbed by the Purity Bakeries Corporation. Jacob Pogreba ( -1924) and Catherine Callan ( -1930) both died in Ramsey County. James I. Branley ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. Victor Henry Novak (1905-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Dorothy Mildred Novak (1917-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jasinski, and died in Ramsey County. Valentine Hosch (1888-1963) had a mother with a maiden name of Schliech and died in Ramsey County. Floyd B. Murphy (1900-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kriger, and died in Ramsey County. Floyd Ernst Murphy (1895-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bell, and died in Ramsey County. Evelyn Murphy (1881-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Silver, and died in Ramsey County. Evelyn Marie Murphy (1907-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Germain, and died in Ramsey County. Julia Pogreba (1873-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stellmack, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph Karl (1891-1961) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Minnie C. Karl (1895-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Robert Callan ( -1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hart, and died in Ramsey County. [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.] [See note on John A. Seeger, the Seeger-Gallarch Refrigerator Company, and the Whirpool Corporation for 655-657 East Fifth Street.]
187 Dousman Street: Built in 1890 (in 1887 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1186 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built for Carolina Woerner, who was a widow who lived at 189 Dousman Street. The 1889 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Reeves resided at this address. The 1891 and 1893 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Hugo E. Driese resided at this address. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Becker resided at this address. The 1910-1911 Directory of the University of Minnesota indicates that Nora H. MacEwen, a student, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John M. Seiberlich, an embalmer employed by Kessler & Maguire, and his wife, Emma Seiberlich, an operator employed by the Klinkerfues Brothers Company, and Delores Seiberlich, a clerk, all resided at this address. Caroline Woerner ( -1940) died in Hennepin County. Hugo E. Driese ( -1936) and John Seiberlich ( -1936) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $149,600 and that sale occurred in 2004. The current owner of record of the property is Steven Wagner. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles A. Stein (1839-1891,) of German heritage who committed suicide with poison, resided at the former nearby 182 Dousman Street in 1891. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Hiram B. Huntress and Mary Ella Huntress, husband and wife, resided at the former nearby 178 Dousman Street in 1902. The 1920 city directory indicates that Ida B. De Graw, the widow of John B. De Graw, resided at the former nearby 188 Dousman Street and that Marguerite A. De Graw, a pressfeeder employed by the West Publishing Company, boarded at the former nearby 188 Dousman Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that John W. Kilbane and Ettero Furno resided at the former nearby 188 Dousman Street. John Walter Kilbane ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. [See note on the West Publishing Company for 415 Summit Avenue.]
189 Dousman Street: Built in 1890 (in 1887 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1154 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built for Carolina Woerner, who was a widow. The 1889 and 1891 city directories indicate that Mrs. C. Woerner and Edward Ekman resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edward Ekman resided at this address in 1891. The 1893 and 1895 city directories indicate that Caroline Woerner and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ekman resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Caroline Woerner (1833-1898,) of German extraction who died of pneumonia, resided at this address in 1898. The 1930 city directory indicates that Nathan Weinberg, a hardware store operator with a store located at 423 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Ethel Weinberg, resided at this address. Helen C. Eckman was the daughter of Caroline Woerner. Caroline Woerner ( -1940) died in Hennepin County. Helen Irene Ekman (1899-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pierson, and died in Hennepin County. Edward Ekman ( -1942) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Nathan Weinberg (1881-1961) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Scott Entenman and the current owners of record of the property are Krista Clark Entenman and Scott Entenman. Scott Allen Enteman, with Scott D. Augustine, Gary Rabindranath Maharaji, and Allen Hamid Ziaimehr, was an inventor of an intravenous fluid warming system with a removable heat exchanger that included a presence detector and was awarded an international patent in 2000. In 2007, Scott Enteman requested approval by the City of St. Paul Board of Zoning Appeals of a variance in order to construct an addition onto a single-family dwelling at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#8246) indicate that Charles H. Maute (1897- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private in the U. S. Marine Corps, who was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 10" tall, was a fireman at induction, was a laborer after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Maute, at the nearby former 192 Dousman Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harvey Clark boarded at the former nearby 194 Dousman Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Demain resided at the former nearby 190 Dousman Street and Edwin Tollefson, a laborer, Lillian Tollefson, a clerk, both resided at the former nearby 192 Dousman Street. Edwin Albert Tollefson (1903-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jorgenson, and died in Polk County, Minnesota.
149 Duke Street: The structure is a multi-family apartment building. In 1879, Frederick Manthe, a cigarmaker employed by Henry Grunhagen, boarded on Duke Street between Goodhue Street and Banfil Street and James D. Nagle, a traveling agent employed by Fuller & Johnson, resided on the North side of Duke Street three addresses East of Grace Street.
152 Duke Street: Built in 1976. The structure is a 1344 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1999 with a sale price of $105,300. The previous owner of record of the property was Deborah J. Svoboda and the current owner of record of the property is Deborah J. Vasejpka. The 1920 city directory indicates that John P. Berken, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 160 Duke Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the Holm & Olson greenhouse was located at the former nearby 159 Duke Street and that Anton Vichich, a painter employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Louise Vichich, resided at the former nearby 160 Duke Street. Anton Vichich (1880-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stago, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.]
178 Duke Street: Built in 1975. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are James A. Kuntz and Judith M. Kuntz.
183 Duke Street: Built in 1974. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are Ernst J. Heroff and Mary A. E. Heroff.
184 Duke Street: Built in 1974. The structure is a 1096 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are David John Horvath and Suzanne Marie Horvath.
190 Duke Street: Built in 1974. The structure is a 1634 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame split-level house, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are John A. Marzitelli and Kathleen J. Marzitelli. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles E. Bilek, a machine operator, and Frank J. Bilek, an inspector, both boarded at the former nearby 192 Duke Street and that John J. Bilek, a cutter employed by McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey, Inc. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Bilek and his wife, Mary Bilek, resided at the former nearby 192 Duke Street and that Joseph Kolar and his wife, Mary Kolar, resided at the former nearby 198 Duke Street. John F. Bilek ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. Mary L. Bilek (1900-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Unger, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey Inc. for 136 Western Avenue North.]
199 Duke Street: Built in 1975. The structure is a 1397 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house, with a detached garage. The last sale of this property was in 1997 and the sale price was $94,898. The current owners of record of the property are J. Guadalupe Dimayuga and Michelle Pettit De Dimayuga.
202 Duke Street: Built in 1974. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are David M. Raasch and Kathleen A. Raasch. The 1879 city directory indicates that Roger Haley, a laborer, resided at the corner of Duke Street and Michigan Street.
222 Duke Street: Built in 1959. The structure is a 1032 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler, with a detached garage. The property was last sold for $83,900 and that sale occurred in 1996. The current owner of record of the property is Tracy Lee Bergstedt.
228 Duke Street: Built in 1977. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are Donald M. Carlson and Frances B. Carlson. The 1930 city directory indicates that Anton Jobst, a laborer, and his wife, Anna Jobst, resided at the former nearby 230 Duke Street and that Albert Holly, an engineer employed by the Omaha Shops, and Katherine Holly, the widow of John Holly, resided at the former nearby 243 Duke Street. Anton Jobst (1881-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kisslinger, and died in Ramsey County. Anna Jobst (1884-1973) had a mother with a maiden name of Tauer and died in Ramsey County. Albert Holly ( -1936) died in Scott County, Minnesota.
245 Duke Street: Built in 1975. The structure is a 1092 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The current owner of record of the property is the trustee of Louis J. Boedigheimer. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charlotte H. Morgan (1880-1916,) the divorced sister of Jennie Hensgen, who was born in Wisconsin to parents born in England and in the United States and who died of myocarditis, resided at the nearby former 247 Duke Street in 1916. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Eliza Morgan resided at the former nearby 247 Duke Street. Elizabeth Morgan ( -1937) died in Ramsey County.
248 Duke Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 922 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ernest A. Olsen, a salesman employed by The Emporium department store, his wife, Nellie Olsen, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $56,000. The current owner of record of the property is Christine M. Ericson.
249 Duke Street: Built in 1894. The structure is a two story, 1972 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edwin E. Stoner, a salesman, and his wife, Georgianna Stoner, resided at this address. Edwin E. Stoner ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is the trustee of Joan M. Anderson.
250 Duke Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 592 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph F. Cirkl, a tinner with C. E. Parroitt, and his wife, Marie Cirkl, resided at this address. The last sale of this property was in 2005 and the sale price was $133,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Dadders Holdings LLC, located at 920 Atlantic Street, and the current owners of record of the property are Andrea Blake and Ken Blake, who reside in Woodbury, Minnesota. In 2004, the rental registration certificate for property at this address that was registered to Dadders Holdings LLC was revoked by the City of St. Paul.
251 Duke Street: Built in 1889. The structure is a 1374 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that John P. Doffing, a laborer, resided at this address, that Mathias J. Doffing, a salesman employed by the Jewel Tea Company, boarded at this address, and that Claude Elmore, a clerk employed by G. Sommers & Company, roomed at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank S. Palachek, a sheet metal worker employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Mary Palachek, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Raymond F. Kielkucki. [See note on the G. Sommers & Company for 9 South St. Albans Street]
253 Duke Street: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1366 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph S. Zeleney, a deputy employed by the State Bureau of Oil Inspection, his wife, Sylvia Zeleney, John F. Zeleny, a car washer employed by the Standard Oil Company, and his wife, Elizabeth B. Zeleny, all resided at this address. The 1989 Arlington Hills Lutheran Church directory indicates that Martin Nistler resided at this address. Sheila Eli resided at this address in 1999. The property was last sold for $69,900 and that sale occurred in 1997. The current owners of record of the property are Sheila K. Elie and Darren L. Wolfson.
254 Duke Street: Built in 1971. The structure is a 864 square foot, six room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Bruch and Nicholas Bruch, a flagman, both resided at this address and that William N. Bruch, a barber employed by Lofgren Brothers, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. Victor Bacigalupo, a washer at J. C. Vander Bie Company, his wife, Ida Bacigalupo, Clarence F. Legel, a clerk employed by William H. Byrnes, and his wife, Elizabeth Legel, Margaret Mellon, a clerk, and Mrs. Catherine Mellon all resided at this address. Joseph V. Bacigalupo (1900-1982) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. John C. Vander Bie ( -1912,) William H. Byrnes ( -1942,) and Ida Bacigalupo ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Clarence F. Legel (1900-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Liebel, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret P. Mellon (1907-1979) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $185,500 and that sale occurred in 2005. The previous owners of record of the property were Mary Jo Bergholtz and Robert L. Bergholtz and the current owner of record of the property is Lucas N. Wondra.
257 Duke Street: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1475 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Korlath, a foreman employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, and his wife, Mary E. Korlath, resided at this address. John Korlath (1881-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Mary E. Korlath (1882-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pomgan, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Daniel W. Baar. [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.]
260 Duke Street: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1294 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that John J. Dejdar, a tinner employed by the Great Northern RailRoad Shops, resided at the rear of this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Palechek/Palecek, a blacksmith employed by W. J. Westphal, a wagon manufacturer with a workshop located at 466 Wacouta Street, and his wife, Rose Palechek, and Edmund Vikla, a bookkeeper employed by May's Inc., and his wife, Helen Vikla, all resided at this address. Albert T. Palechek (1911-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kernel, and died in Ramsey County. Edmund Emmanuel Vikla (1907-1998) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flicek, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $85,000. The current owner of record of the property is Hunter Robert Miley, who resides at 889 Lincoln Avenue. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
263 Duke Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 1214 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. Frank A. Zacher was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank A. Zacher, a machinist for the Omaha Shops, resided at this address and that Jennie Dubsky, a clerk, and Mayme E. Dubsky, a stenographer employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert J. Zacher, a police officer at the Central Station, his wife, Anna Zacher, Louis G. Hageman, a helper employed by Tilden Produce Company, and his wife, Helen Hageman, all resided at this address. There are remnants of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad Shops, now the G. O. A. Corporation, on Randolph Avenue. Frank Albert Zacher (1920-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kulhanek, and died in Ramsey County. Albert J. Zacher ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Louis George Hageman (1894-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tauges, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2001 and the sale price was $104,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Mai Her, who resided at 919 Conway Street, and the current owner of record of the property is JT Horizon LLC of Eagan, Minnesota. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
264 Duke Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 1061 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. World War I veteran James D. Nagle, Jr., (1885- ), a Private, resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#6386) indicate that James D. Nagle (1884- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private First Class in the 34th Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 8 1/2" tall, was a machinist at induction, was unemployed after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. James Nagle, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that James D. Nagle and James D. Nagle, Jr., both salesmen, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank R. Nagle, a machinist employed by the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. James Nagle ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. Frank Nagle ( -1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grines, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $115,000 and that sale occurred in 2000. The current owner of record of the property is Heather M. Wahl. In 1879, James D. Nagle, a traveling agent employed by Fuller & Johnson, resided on the North side of Duke Street three addresses East of Grace Street. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
267 Duke Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 1513 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mark Dawane, a laborer, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry Handshaw, a feeder employed by Land-O-Lakes Creameries, and his wife, Anna Handshaw, resided at this address. Land O'Lakes, Inc., was incorporated in 1921 as the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association and initially made butter from fresh, sweet cream and sold it in pound packages with individually wrapped sticks. In 1924, the association decided to expand its butter market, and a search was made for an appropriate brand name and trademark, with "Land O'Lakes" suggested by Mrs. E. B. Foss and Mr. George L. Swift. In 1926, the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association changed its corporate name to Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc. In 1928, Land O'Lakes received a painting of an Indian maiden that, simplified and modernized by Jess Betlach, a nationally recognized illustrator, became the packaging and marketing design of the company. The company is located in Arden Hills, Minnesota, is owned by 7,000 producers and 1,300 local cooperatives, had annual sales over $6 billion in 2003 and employs over 6,000 workers. Members hold ownership in Land O' Lakes either as direct stockholders of the cooperative or as stockholders of one or more of the local cooperatives that hold Land O' Lakes stock. It is a leading marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient products across the United States. Henry Handshaw ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Anna Handshaw (1893-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Calahan, and died in Ramsey County. The City of St. Paul sold the property in 1995 as a splinter parcel. The current owner of record of the property is Doris C. Johnson.
268 Duke Street: Built in 1910. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1729 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles Zalsky resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is David P. Messin.
271 Duke Street: Joseph Wenzl House; Built in 1884. The structure is a two story, 1834 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis Bacigalupo, a foreman at Purity Baking Company, and Douglas R. Eldridge, an installer with Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, and his wife, Mabel Eldridge, resided at this address. Louis Bacigalupo ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Louis Bacigalupo (1908-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Terrile, and died in Ramsey County. Douglas Robert Eldridge (1906-1987) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Miguel Martagon, Jr., and Sharron Lee Marie Martagon. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
274 Duke Street: Built in 1908. The structure is a one story, 994 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that John J. Cerny, a foreman, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John J. Cerny, a laborer, and his wife, Josephine Cerny, Bernard Cerny, a clerk, and Dorothy Cerny, a clerk at Quality Package Box Company, resided at this address. John J. Cerny ( -1945) and Josephine H. Cerny ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. John J. Cerny (1914-1999) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bukala, and died in Ramsey County. Bernard J. Cerny (1910-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bakula, and died in Hennepin County. Dorothy Mary Cerny (1901-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Harr, and died in Mower County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Peter R. Uehling and Ruth A. Uehling.
275 Duke Street: Built in 1905. The structure is a one story, 1345 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mathias Cikanek, a machinist, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mathias J. Cikanek, a machinist at the Omaha RailRoad Shops, and his wife, Anna Cikanek, resided at this address. Mathias J. Cikanek ( -1941) and Anna H. Cikanek ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Douglas B. Rose. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
280 Duke Street: Built in 1889. The structure is a two story, 1743 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold for $47,000 and that sale occurred in 1991. The current owners of record of the property are Catherine M. McMahon and Patrick B. McMahon.
281 Duke Street: Built in 1980. The structure is a 1707 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame split-level house, with a tuck-under basement garage. The property was last sold in 1993 with a sale price of $85,000. The current owners of record of the property are Kari M. Bright and Timothy R. Bright. The 1887 city directory indicates that F. S. G. Rochette resided at the former nearby 286 Duke Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Barbara Tesar (1855-1910,) the wife of Jacob Tesar, who was born in Bohemia to parents also born in Bohemia and who died of valvular heart disease, resided at the nearby former 286 Duke Street in 1910. Barbara Tesar ( -1910) died in Ramsey County.
287 Duke Street: Built in 1925. The structure is a 864 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph C. Miscera, an electrician employed by the Electric Supply & Construction Company, Edward Miscera, a helper employed by the Louis F. Dow Company, Helen Miscera, an operator employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, Mae Miscera, a houseworker, Joseph F. Miscera, and his wife, Elizabeth Miscera, resided at this address. Joseph C. Miscera (1898-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Florian, and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Miscera ( -1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $85,000. The current owner of record of the property is Adam A. Schreiber. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. Rochette resided at the former nearby 288 Duke Street and that Mr. and Mrs. S. Rochette resided at the former nearby 292 Duke Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Jacob Carg, a metal worker, resided at the former nearby 289 Duke Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the former nearby 289 Duke Street was vacant and that Richard Hodnett, Thomas Hodnett, a laborer, and Mrs. Nellie Rogers, the widow of Patrick Rogers, all resided at the former nearby 292 Duke Street. Patrick Rogers ( -1924) and Richard Hodnett ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. Richard Hodnett (1871-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Richard Hodnett (1905-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heatherston, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Thomas Hodnett ( -1938) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
296 Duke Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a two story, 1532 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. Vernon M. Gurney and Waren E. Gurney were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#29664) indicate that Robert A. Gurney (1893- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Company C of the 31st Regiment, Transportation Corps, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion, was 5' 5 1/4" tall, was a brakeman at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including St. Nazaire, was issued one gold service chevron, was a brakeman employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, Alfred L. Gurney, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Vernon Gurney was a sailor who resided at 1217 Juno and that Warren E. Gurney was a driver for United Farm Dairies and also resided at 1217 Juno. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Elsie C. Yench (1902-1920,) the wife of Emil C. Yench, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Austria and the United States and who died of a cerebral embolism, resided at the nearby former 330 Duke Street in 1920. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Alice Strnad (1896-1920,) the daughter of Joseph F. Strnad, who was born in Wisconsin to parents born in Bohemia and who died of pulmonary aedema, resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Strnard, Josephine Strnard, a bookkeeper, and Mary A. Strnard, a teacher at the Franklin School, all resided at this address. Vernon M. Gurney ( -1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goulding, and died in Hennepin County. Warren E. Gurney ( -1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goulding, and died in Hennepin County. Robert A. Gurney (1893-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goulding, and died in Ramsey County. Alfred Gurney (1886-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goulding, and died in Cass County, Minnesota. Lewis R. Gurney (1904-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goulding, and died in Ramsey County. Alice Strnad ( -1920) and Joseph F. Strnad ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Valarie J. Wesley. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Hamer, a stone mason, resided at the nearby corner of Duke Street and Fort Road, that John Hamer, a cooper, boarded at the nearby corner of Duke Street and Fort Road, that Aloys Krieheisel, a laborer, resided at the nearby corner of Duke Street and Fort Road, that John Laubach, a brewer, resided on Duke Street near Fort Road, and that Peter Nettle, a clerk employed by Zahm & Mann, boarded on Duke Street near Fort Road. In 1918, Elsie Pinze was a machine operator employed by the American Grass Twine Company/Crex Carpet Company of New York, New York, earning $13.00 per week, and resided at the nearby former 330 Duke Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mrs. Stanley Arch, a machine operator employed by the Liberty Knitting Mills, boarded at the former nearby 330 Duke Street and that Adolph J. Davidson, a clerk employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, resided at the former nearby 298 Duke Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Simek resided at the former nearby 298 Duke Street, that Julius C. Hensler resided at the former nearby 309 Duke Street, that the Julius C. Hensler meat market was located at the former nearby 311 Duke Street, and that Joseph F. Myers resided at the former nearby 330 Duke Street. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Martin Hensler resided at the nearby former 309 Duke Street in 1937. Frank J. Simek (1885-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mushna, and died in Ramsey County. Julius Hensler (1884-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Benedict, and died in Ramsey County. [See the note for the American Grass Twine Company for 96 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.] [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
332 Duke Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 910 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached, 838 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided garage, built in 1900. The 1930 city directory indicates that John R. Morton resided at this address. In 2005, Bradley Corty petitioned the the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of St. Paul for two variances, splitting this lot between two houses (332 Duke Street and 334 Duke Street) so that each house is on its own lot of 25 feet in width instead of 40 feet and with a lot size of 3,000 square feet instead of 5,000 square feet. Two different sets of current owners of record of the property are listed by Ramsey County, Bradley Corty and Susan Simom, who reside at 332 Duke Street, and Catharine F. McEachern and David A. McEachern, who reside 687 Lincoln Avenue. In 1999, Bradley Corty was the subject of a lawsuit before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, State Farm Fire & Casualty Company vs. Frank S. Neises, C2-98-2299, where the court refused to impose liability under an umbrella insurance policy resulting from a 19 year old insured's acts in robbing a grave, mutilating a corpse, and discarding the remains both because the insured's intent to injure may be inferred as a matter of law and because the acts were willful and malicious. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Rose Penas and Emil C. Yench both resided at the former nearby 330 Duke Street in 1920.
334 Duke Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 910 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow. The 1930 city directory indicates that Carl R. Couve resided at this address. Sadie (Mrs. Carl) Couve ( -1924) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Damon Kirkendahl.
336 Duke Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a two story, 1160 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bert T. Thompson, a driver employed by Murphy Transfer & Storage Company, and his wife, Signe Thompson, resided at this address. Bert Thompson ( -1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $49,900 and that sale occurred in 1997. The current owner of record of the property is Choeun Chea.
338 Duke Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a 596 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry R. Peterson, an automobile mechanic, and his wife, Katherine Peterson, resided at this address. In 1995, the St. Paul City Council declared the property to be a nuisance property and ordered the removal or repair of the house. The current owner of record of the property is Choeun Chea, who resides at 336 Duke Street.
340 Duke Street: The property is a vacant residential lot. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John J. Hojicek resided at this address in 1893. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Schirer, a sweeper employed by the Omaha RailRoad Shops, and Frank Schirer, Jr., a welder employed by the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. In 1999, the City of St. Paul sold this property as a splinter lot. Frank Schirer ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Frank A. Schirer (1896-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Eichler, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Julie L. Cherveny and Todd W. Cherveny, who reside at 344 Duke Street. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
343 Duke Street: ;;; Built in 1906. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1959 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Emil C. Novotny, proprietor of a sporting goods store located at 324 Jackson Street, and his wife, Mary C. Novotny, resided at this address. Emil C. Novotny (1879-1962) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Benjamin G. Morales.
344 Duke Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a one story, 1164 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Anton Vomela, a shoe rebuilder with a shop located at 119 West Winifred Street, his wife, Mary Vomela, Anthony Vomela, a clerk employed by G. Sommers & Company, and James Vomela, a laborer, resided at this address. In 1995, the City of St. Paul boarded up the house at this address, but this address was not listed as a boarded-up property in October, 2003. In 1995, Julie Cherveny owned this property. The current owners of record of the property are Julie L. Cherveny and Todd W. Cherveny. [See note on the G. Sommers & Company for 9 South St. Albans Street]
347 Duke Street: Built in 1910. The structure is a one story, 1243 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. John H. Mlinar was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that John H. Mlinar was a clerk for Armour & Company and resided at 1508 Dayton and also indicates that Mary Fisher, a waiter at the Hotel Ryan, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Andrew Milnar, a laborer, his wife, Anna Milnar, Charles Milnar, a tracer employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company, and Ethel Milnar, a stenographer, resided at this address. John Mlinar (1886- ) was born in Slovakia, married Mary Boratko in Mengusovce, Slovakia, in 1894, emmigrated to the United States in 1903, and settled in the Twin Cities. John Mlinar and Mary Boratko Mlinar had seven children, who were Marie Mlinar, John (Tom) Mlinar, Paul C. Mlinar, Louis Mlinar, Minnie Mlinar, and Elmer Mlinar. John Mlinar had a brother, Joseph Mlinar, who emigrated in 1910, married Louise Butcher, and changed his name to Milnar. Mary Mlinar ( -1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. John H. Mlinar ( -1958) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Joseph Milnar (1883-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Mary D. Fisher ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $153,000. The current owners of record of the property are David R. Carson and Heidi K. Carson. [See note on Philip Danforth Armour and Armour & Company for 3 Alice Court.] [See note for the American Hoist and Derrick Company for 2010 Summit Avenue.]
348 Duke Street: Built in 1886. The structure is a two story, 1880 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house. In 1918, Anna Sherman (1900- ) was a mender employed by the American Grass Twine Company/Crex Carpet Company of New York, New York, earning $9.18 per week, and resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Josephine Beckman, the widow of Barthe Beckman, and Thomas Dielehner, a trunkmaker employed by the F. V. Garland Company, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Josephine Beckman, the widow of Bartholomew Beckman, Charles Holicky, a laborer, and his wife, Emily Holicky, all resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1997 with a sale price of $24,000. The current owners of record of the property are Garth Bergman and Catherine A. O'Meara. [See the note for the American Grass Twine Company for 96 Bates Avenue.]
353 Duke Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a one story, 765 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Theo N. Kasel, a laborer employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Elizabeth Kasel, resided at this address. Theodore N. Kasel ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth D. Kasel (1892-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Laff, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $35,000 and that sale occurred in 1996. The current owner of record of the property is Jeffery T. Delisle as trustee.
354 Duke Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1843 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house. In 1918, Rose Palecek (1898- ,) a weaver employed by the American Grass Twine Company/Crex Carpet Company of New York, New York, earning $13.00 per week, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. Victor Bacigalupo, a washer employed by J. C. Vander Bie Company, and his wife, Ida Bacigalupo, and Gabriel Swoba all resided at this address. Joseph V. Bacigalupo (1900-1982) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2001 and the sale price was $183,000. The current owners of record of the property are Denise N. Johnson and David K. Wickiser. [See the note for the American Grass Twine Company for 96 Bates Avenue.]
363 Duke Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1029 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Stanley Stubeda, a furrier employed by Gordon & Ferguson, and his wife, Josephine Stubeda, resided at this address. Stanley L. Stubeda (1898-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $142,500. The current owner of record of the property is Matthew W. Gorrell. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Zeleny resided at the former nearby 364 Duke Street. John F. Zeleny (1887-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. [See note on Richards Gordon and the Gordon-Ferguson Company for 378 Summit Avenue.]
367 Duke Street: Built in 2001. The structure is a two story, 1232 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward J. Prospal, a mech dentist employed by William D. Hurley, and his wife, Lucy Prospal, resided at this address. Edward J. Prospal (1896-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hammer, and died in Ramsey County. William D. Hurley (1886-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nugent, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Cristine Lassier.
368 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a two story, 1632 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mary Deeg (1890-1911,) the wife of John Charles Deeg, who was born in the United States to parents born in Bohemia and who died of vulvular heart disease, resided at this address in 1911. Oakland Cemetery Association records also indicate that Marcella Anna Deeg (1911-1911,) the daughter of John Charles Deeg, who was born in the United States to parents who were also born in the United States and who died of asthenia-acute enteritis 13 days after her mother died, resided at this address in 1911. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Hammer, a trunkmaker employed by the Capitol Trunk Company, and his wife, Mary Hammer, resided at this address. Mary Deeg ( -1911,) Mariella Anna Deeg ( -1911,) John C. Deeg ( -1915,) and Mary Hammer ( -1941) all died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Guoy Kinfu and Tsegai W. Tekle.
369 Duke Street: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1859 square foot, ten room, three bedroom, two bathroom, brick duplex, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry M. Jandrich/Jandrek, a draftsman employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Emma Jandrich, resided at this address. Henry M. Jandrich ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Emma M. Jandrich (1892-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kotlaba, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold for $205,000 and that sale occurred in 2004. The previous owners of record of the property were Frank Joseph Bender and Kwinci Kelly Bender and the current owner of record is the J. P. Morgan Chase Bank NA of San Diego, California. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
370 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a one story, 1123 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hayek resided at this address in 1918. World War I veterans Edward Hayek (1892- ,) a Corporal, Frank Hayek (1890- ,) a Private, and Otto Hayek (1894- ,) a Cook, resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#14640) indicate that Frank Hayek (- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Sergeant in the 309th Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 9" tall, was a teamster at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was employed by the American Railway Express after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. Frank Hayek, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Hayek was a laborer who resided at this address and that Frank Hayek, Jr., a driver for the American Railway Express, George F. Hayek, a baker for the Federal S of B, Henry Hayek, a pressfeeder at the Warner Ticket Company, Lillian Hayek, a helper, Mamie A. Hayek, a helper at the Pioneer Company, Otto Hayek, a car repairer at the Omaha Shops, and William Hayek, a laborer, all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Hayek, a laborer employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Emma Hayek, Dorothy Hayek, a bookkeeper employed by the City Motor Supply Company, Henry Hayek, a pressfeeder employed by the McGill-Warner Company, Theo Hayek, a pressfeeder employed by McGill-Warner Company, and William Hayek all resided at this address. Frank Hayek (1859-1938), was born in Bohemia, immigrated to the United States in 1880, married Emma Dvorak Hayek in 1883, was a laborer at a steam railroad shop, was the father of 13 children, Mayme Hayek (Mrs. Frank) Hafner (1886- ,) Frank Hayek, Jr. (1888- ,) Edward Hayek (1890- ,) Otto Hayek (1891- ,) Adolf Hayek (1894- ,) Anthony Hayek (1895- ,) Jeanette Hayek (Mrs. Edward) Adamek (1897- ,) George Hayek (1898-1937,) William Hayek (1903- ,) Henry Hayek (1904- ,) Lillian Hayek (Mrs. Earl) Grapp (1906- ,) Theodor (Hyak) Hayek (1909- ,) and Dorothy (Mrs. Richard) Hoadly/Hoadley (1912- ,) and resided at this address in 1938. Emma Dvorak Hayek (1865-1949) married Frank Hayek, was a long-term resident at this address, was a member of C.S.D.P.J. Lodge #3 and Lodge Orel No. 69 of the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association/Czech Society of America, and was the mother of 13 children, of which seven were surviving in 1949, Otto Hayek, Henry Hayek, Mrs. Frank Hafner, Mrs. Edward Adamek, Mrs. Earl Grapp, Mrs. Dorothy Hoadly, and Theodore Hayek. George Hayek (1898-1937,) was the son of Frank Hayek, had five brothers and four sisters, married Isabella Marie Johans Hayek in 1922, was the father of three daughters, Rosemary Hayek (Mrs. LeRoy Henry) Perron (1923-1994) who resided at 275 Erie Street, Elizabeth M. Hayek (Mrs. Vance) Atkins (1924-1983,) and Margaret G. Hayek (Mrs. Max Palmer) Rickabaugh, and one son, Edward Henry Hayek, owned Jerabek's Bakery, located at 63 West Winifred Street, and resided at 258 Nugent Street in 1937. Isabella Marie Johans (1922-1970) was the daughter of Henry Johans and Anna Ricklick Johans of Jordan, Scott County, Minnesota. The McGill-Warner Company was a St. Paul book publisher, a map printer, and a bank note printer from at least 1897 to at least 1950 and it also was the printer for the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1923. Otto A. Hayek (1894-1959) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. George Hayek ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. Edward Adamek (1890-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bakish, and died in Ramsey County. Mayme A. Hafner (1887-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dvorak, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Grapp (1905-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Devorak, and died in Ramsey County. Earl F. Grapp (1899-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dreher, and died in Ramsey County. Rosemary Perron (1923-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johans, and died in Ramsey County. Leroy H. Perron (1921-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Le May, and died in Ramsey County. Henry Johans ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Anna M. Johans (1892-1995) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shirek, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are True Vue and Waneng J. Yang. [See note for the American Railway Express Company for 47 Douglas Street.]
373 Duke Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a one story, 839 square foot, five room, two bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that James J. Hurtak (1882-1914,) the husband of Rosa J. Hurtak, who was born in Bohemia to parents also born in Bohemia and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1914. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#20459) indicate that Joseph Klament/Klainert (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in Company I of the 357th Infantry, who was born in Ostrank, Russia, moved to Minnesota in 1912, had blue eyes, light brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 5 1/8" tall, was a butcher at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including St. Mihiel, suffered shrapnel wounds in the arm, shoulder, chest, and left thigh, was a student at the Rasmussen Business College after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Schwartz, a helper employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Violet Schwartz, resided at this address. James J. Hurtak (1905-1995) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sterba, and died in Ramsey County. Rosa Hurtak ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1997 with a sale price of $59,921. The current owner of record of the property is Barbara A. Machones.
374 Duke Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 1160 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that James W. Honsa (1854-1894,) of Austrian heritage, and who died of phthisis, and his wife resided at this address in 1894. The 1895 city directory indicates that Frank Honsa, a helper at F. A. Theim, and Mary Honsa, the widow of James W. Honsa, resided at this address and that John Honsa, a binder for the Pioneer Press, boarded at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Thomas Honsa (1882-1908,) the unmarried son of Mary Honsa, who was born in St. Paul to parents born in Bohemia and who died of acute pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1908. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mary Honsa resided at this address in 1908. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Rudolph Honsa (1889-1909,) the single son of Mary Honsa, who was born in St. Paul to parents also born in Bohemia and who died of tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1909. Thomas Honsa was the son of Mary Honsa. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary Honsa, the widow of James Honsa, James Honsa, a driver, Mrs. Effie Ruff, George V. Lechner, a checker employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and his wife, Marie Lechner, resided at this address. The Honsa burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of Corporal Thomas Honsa of Company "L" of the 45th U. S. Volunteer Infantry, Thomas Honsa (1882-1908,) Rudolph Honsa (1892-1909,) Mary Honsa (1855-1934,) and James Honsa (1878-1936.) Nearby, to the West, is another Honsa burial plot in Oakland Cemetery, which includes the graves of John J. Honsa (1874-1945,) John Honsa (1882-1929,) John Honsa, Jr. (1903-1940,) Adolph Honsa (1905-1956,) and Elsie Honsa (1900-1952.) Joseph Honsa (1877-1894,) of Bohemian heritage who died of tuberculosis, was the son of James W. Honsa. Frank Honsa ( -1918,) Mary Honsa ( -1934,) and John Honsa ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. George V. Lechner (1890-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heibegger, and died in Ramsey County. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2004. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $93,000. The current owners of record of the property are Andrew D. Roberto and Michael C. Roberto, who reside at 1239 Palace Avenue. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
377 Duke Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a two story, 1742 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. World War I veteran Anthony P. Kraft resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anthony Kraft, a butcher at J. T. McMillan Company, resided at 774 Logan. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter Zwack, a butcher employed by J. T. McMillan Company, his wife, Mary Zwack, and George Zwack, a helper employed by the Electric Fixture Mart, all resided at this address. Peter M. Zwach (1888-1958) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $189,000. The current owners of record of the property are Caroline Musolf and Joseph W. Musolf. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph B. Novotny, a chipper employed by Valley Iron Works, and his wife, Christine Novotny, resided at the former nearby 377 1/2 Duke Street. Christine M. Novotny (1905-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Khline, and died in Ramsey County.
382 Duke Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a two story, 1954 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank J. Bakula, a machinist, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary Prospal, the widow of John J. Prospal, and Mrs. Lucille Bakula resided at this address. John J. Prospal ( -1917) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Mary A. Prospal ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Bruce Behrouz Nader. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Ferdinand Urbach (1843-1905,) the father of Frank Urbach, who was born in Germany to parents also born in Germany and who died of apoplexy, resided at the nearby former 383 Duke Street in 1905. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Nash resided at the former nearby 383 Duke Street. Ferdinand Urbach (1843-1905) was born in Germany and died in Ramsey County. Frank Urbach ( -1926) died in Ramsey County.
385 Duke Street: Built in 1925. The structure is a 760 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Blonick, the widow of John Blonick, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Donato Tessmer. Ann Lois Blonick (1909-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spatgen, and died in Ramsey County. John Blonick ( -1941) died in Ramsey County.
386 Duke Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 838 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. John Hazuka and Mary Hazuka, the parents of World War I veteran Frank J. Hazuka, resided at this address in 1918. Frank J. Hazuka was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#21784) indicate that Frank J. Hazuka (1887- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Battery A of the 333rd Field Artillery, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 5" tall, was a book binder at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a book binder employed by Brown & Bigelow after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mary Hazuka, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank J. Hazuka, a bookbinder at Brown & Bigelow, Inc., and John Hazuka, a porter for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Marie Hazuka, the widow of John Hazuka, resided at this address. Frank J. Hazuka (1887-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kottaba, and died in Ramsey County. John W. Hazuka (1883-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kotlieba, and died in Ramsey County. Marie Hazuka ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $219,900 and that sale occurred in 2002. The current owners of record of the property are Richard Meisch and Diane S. Tanabe.
387 Duke Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 1042 square foot, six room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Hazuka, a machinist, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Urban, the widow of Andrew E. Urban, resided at this address. In 1879, Frank Hazuka, a collarmaker, resided on the Upper Levee (River Flats.) Frank Hazuka ( -1923) died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Hazuka (1887-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kottaba, and died in Ramsey County. Katherine Urban ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $143,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Christi A. Solie and Steven Solie and the current owner of record of the property is Laura L. Muzetras.
388 Duke Street: Built in 1882. The structure is a 973 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Clarence Amos, a painter, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Steffanus resided at this address. Frank J. J. Steffanus (1893-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stepan, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Mary C. Wingerd.
390 Duke Street: Built in 1882. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1510 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Wolf resided at this address. John Andrew Wolf ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. John Wolf (1898-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Weber, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Dennis M. McConville.
391 Duke Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a 640 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The 1920 city directory indicates that Jos Alms, a baker, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Salus, a baker employed by the Golden Rule, and his wife, Antoinette Salus, resided at this address. Joseph Salus (1892-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Joseph J. Alpert and Mary Jo Alpert, who reside in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. [See the note for the Golden Rule Department Store for 657 East Fourth Street.]
392 Duke Street: Built in 2002. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 2070 square foot, six room, two bedroom, two bathroom, frame condominium, with a detached garage. The 1989 Arlington Hills Lutheran Church directory indicates that Thomas Acker resided at this address. The current owner of record is Mary E. Esch.
395 Duke Street: Built in 1903. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1520 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Emma Zalesky (1893-1920,) the wife of Charles Zalesky, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Bohemia and who died of broncho-pneumonia, resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Hamer, his wife, Katherine Hamer, and Alf M. Schommer, a squadman employed by Squad Company No. 2, and his wife, Clara Schommer, all resided at this address. Emma Zalesky ( -1920,) Charles Zalesky ( -1936,) and John Frank Hamer ( -1945) all died in Ramsey County. Katherine E. Hamer (1877-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Masek, and died in Ramsey County. Alfred Matthre Schommer (1895-1979) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Andrea J. Friesen and Christian J. Friesen.
398 Duke Street: Melchior Funk and Wilhelmina Funk House; Built in 1887; Italianate in style with Neoclassical details; Moritz L. Weiser, architect. The house originally cost $10,000. The structure now is a condominium building. Unit #A is a 1408 square foot, six room, two bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached one car garage, which is currently owned by William E. Johansen. Unit #B is a 1385 square foot, five room, two bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached one car garage, which is currently owned by Jeanne A. Shydlowski. Unit #C is a 1073 square foot, four room, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, condominium unit, with a detached one car garage, which was last sold in 2002 for $189,000 and which is currently owned by Donald H. Ertl and Jeanne L. Ertl. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Melchior Funk resided at this address in 1890 and 1891. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Wilhelmine Funk (1849-1926,) the widowed mother of Emma Funk, who was born in Germany to parents born in Germany and who died of chronic myocarditis, resided at this address in 1926. The 1930 city directory indicates that Emma Funk resided at this address. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Melchior Funk resided at this address in 1974, that the Duke Nursing Home was located at this address from 1956 to 1970, and that the Homestead Care Home was located at this address from 1971. Melchior Funk (1828-1893) established the Melchoir Funk Brewery in 1865, near the corner of Colborn/Colborne and Cascade, and, by 1881, the brewery was producing 2,000 barrels annually and was housed in a two story stone building. Sons Charles Funk, William Funk, and John Funk continued to operate the brewery until it folded in 1901. Whilhelmina Funk and the three sons lived in this house until at least 1900. In 1998, Lisa Lovelace resided at this address and the owner of record of the property in 1998 was Bob Hillman. This address was part of the $5.6 million "Brewery Breakthrough" redevelopment of the former Schmidt brewery area in 1998-2000, where 29 homes were rehabbed and another 22 upscale town houses were built, but evicting many of the former rental property residents in the area. Henry Funk (1882-1890) also was the son of Melchior Funk and died of pneumonia. Wilhelmine Funk ( -1926) died in Ramsey County. Emma Funk ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Emma Funk (1874-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jahnke, and died in Ramsey County. In 1972, Phillip Robert "Bob" Hillman, a former race car driver and mechanic, operated FamilyStyle Homes, a real estate firm that purchased declining nearby housing stock and converted them into communal quarters for deinstitutionalized mental patients. The organization gave rise to zoning disputes with neighbors, resulting in Familystyle v. City of St. Paul, 923 F.2d 91 (8th Cir. 1991), where the enforcement of a spacing rule under a rational basis review was upheld.
399 Duke Street: Built in 1887. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1727 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward Kowalsky, Walter Kowalsky, a laborer employed by the St. Paul Department of Parks, Theo Schipp, a chauffeur, and his wife, Pelagia Schipp, all resided at this address. John Graves, who resided at this address, along with Irina E. Braginsky of Eagan, Minnesota, Randy Hasse of St. Michael, Minnesota, Leola K. Henry of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Jalayne Martin of Roseville, Minnesota, and Cara Yarusso of Eagan, Minnesota, invented a scoopable dough and was awarded an international patent. Theodore Schipp (1882-1963) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $133,000. The current owner of record of the property is Margaret A. Thomsen.
403 Duke Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a two story, 1562 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Frank P. Mitchell, of English extraction, resided at this address in 1898. The 1920 city directory indicates that Agnes E. Blonick, a clerk employed by the Webb Publishing Company, Elizabeth Blonick, a teacher employed by the Rasmussen Practical Business School, and Eugene F. Blonick, an apprentice employed by the Omaha Shops, all boarded at this address and Frank Blonick, a car repairer employed by the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Blonick, a blacksmith employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, his wife, Antoinette Blonick, Eugene F. Blonick, a machinist, and his wife, Anna Blonick, all resided at this address. Frank P. Mitchell was the father of Gladys Mitchell. Frank Blonick ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Eugene F. Blonick (1900-1976) had a mother with a maiden name of Vanura and died in Ramsey County. Ann Lois Blonick (1909-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spatgen, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Patricia C. Bohaty. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
404 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1728 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The property was last sold in 2006 with a sale price of $240,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Matthew C. Mohs and Meghan Kelly Mohs and the current owner of record of the property is Martha J. Aby.
406 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1728 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $148,954. The current owner of record of the property is John B. Tschida. John Tschida is the Head Coach of the University of St. Thomas Softball team, has won three national championships, became the all-time winningest Division III coach, and became the first softball coach to win NCAA National Championships at two different schools.
407 Duke Street: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1342 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Annie Brozek, the widow of John Brozek, resided at this address and that Mary Brozek, a helper, and Soffie Brozek, a helper, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Oper, a blacksmith employed by the Omaha Shops, his wife, Lena Oper, Rose Oper, a clerk, George Byron, a driver for the St. Paul Department of Public Works, and his wife, Eleanore Byron, all resided at this address. John F. Oper ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Lena E. Oper (1878-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Prokesh, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $185,000 and that sale occurred in 2001. The current owner of record of the property is John F. Torres IV, who resides in Downers Grove, Illinois.
408 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1880 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The property was last sold in 2000 with a sale price of $180,015. The current owners of record of the property are Dale A. State and Nancy C. State.
412 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1728 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The Brueggeman family reportedly once resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank E. Chytracek, a heater employed at the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Allan G. Poucher, a carpenter, his wife, Bernice Poucher, John T. Quinn, a St. Paul police officer, and his wife, Mary B. Quinn, all resided at this address. In 1998, the property was rezoned RT-2 by the City of St. Paul to allow for the construction of townhomes. In 2005, Pat Igo was located at this address and was appointed to the Ramsey County Special Board of Appeal and Equalization by the Ramsey County manager. Allan G. Poucher (1905-1971) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Bernice G. Poucher (1902-1990) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jasinska, and died in Ramsey County. John T. Quinn (1880-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Corboy, and died in Hennepin County. Mary Bernadine Quinn (1903-2000) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dorgan, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $255,500 and that sale occurred in 2003. The current owner of record of the property is Joan Sykora.
413 Duke Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1136 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Florence Dvorak, a clerk, Julia Dvorak, a clerk, and Theo Dvorak, a boxmaker employed by J. T. McMillan Company, all boarded at this address and that Frank E. Dvorak, a sander employed by C. Gotzian & Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank E. Dvorak/Dvorack, a shoe worker at O'Donnell Shoe Company, and his wife, Minnie Dvorak, Edward F. Dvorak, a laborer employed by Minnesota Transfer RailRoad, Florence Dvorak, an operator at O'Donnell Shoe Company, Theo F. Dvorak, a helper, William J. Dvorak, an assistant foreman, Wilma Dvorak, an apprentice for E. Albrecht & Son, and Augusta Dvorak, a helper at J. T. McMillan Company, resided at this address. Frank E. Dvorak (1896-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jezek, and died in Ramsey County. Minnie Dvorak ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Florence Minnie Dvorak (1910-1995) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Falk, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. William John Dvorak (1910-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Falk, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 with a sale price of $16,000. The current owner of record of the property is Timothy A. Johnson. [See note for Minnesota Transfer RailRoad for 294 Harrison Street.]
414 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1728 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The last sale of this property was in 2000 and the sale price was $154,290. The current owner of record of the property is Craig J. Lee.
416 Duke Street: Built in 2000. The structure is a 1880 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided condominium/rowhouse, with a two car tuck-under garage. The property was last sold for $199,900 and that sale occurred in 2002. The current owner of record of the property is Susanne M. Holderreid.
417 Duke Street: Built in 1895. The structure is a one story, 773 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Samec, a janitor employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Mary Samec, resided at this address. Albert J. Samec ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 with a sale price of $54,000. The current owner of record of the property is Alan R. Meyer.
448 Duke Street: The structure is a vacant residential lot. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Wicher resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Susan E. Nichols and William F. Nichols, who reside at 1588 Middleton Avenue. The 1895 city directory indicates that Frank Beulke, a collarmaker employed by the P. L. Hardenbergh Company, and Mrs. Lora Beulke, a dressmaker, both resided at the nearby former 430 Duke Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Urszula Janaszak, the widow of Anton Janaszak, resided at the former nearby 505 Duke Street. Frank C. Beulke ( -1942) and Urszula Janaszak ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County.
177 Eagle Street: The property is a vacant lot owned by the City of St. Paul. In 1879, Mathais Jansen, a milkman, resided at the former nearby 75 Eagle Street, Richard Lewis, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 37 Eagle Street, and Mrs. Clara Morton resided at 52 Eagle Street.
184 Eagle Street: The property is a vacant lot owned by the City of St. Paul.
223-229 Eagle Parkway: J. M. Armstrong House/Armstrong-Quinlan House. Built in 1884 (1886 according to Marvin Windows;) Edward Payson Bassford, original architect; Benshoof Construction, renovation contractor. The $2.8 million restoration contains four condominium units. Unit #1 is a 1761 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, condominium unit, and is currently owned by Armstrong Quinlan LLC. Unit #2 is a 2267 square foot, four room, two bedroom, two bathroom, condominium unit, and is currently owned by Armstrong Quinlan LLC. Unit #3 is a 1943 square foot, four room, two bedroom, two bathroom, condominium unit, and is currently owned by Armstrong Quinlan LLC. Unit #4 is a 919 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, condominium unit, and is currently owned by Armstrong Quinlan LLC. John Milton Armstrong had the house built as a duplex to be rented to the laborers or tradesmen looking for affordable rental housing. The house was built on land, 233-235 West Fifth Street, that he had inherited from his late brother, George Armstrong. In 1943, the Armstrong family sold the house to John Gordon and Dorothy Bloomquist Gordon. Gordon Larson and Helen Larson bought the house in 1948 and converted it into Key Hospital for Recovering Alcoholics. In 1949, Bertha Quinlan bought the property, converted it into a nursing home, and operated the Quinlan Nursing Home. In the early 1950's, the house was returned to the Larsons who continued to manage the nursing home. By the mid-1950's, commercial establishments overtook the neighborhood, and ultimately, the distinctive house became the only residence in the area. Laura Reynolds and David Reynolds purchased the house in 1982, operating it as a board and care facility for seven years. In the late 1980's, the businesses near the house on Cleveland Circle moved and those buildings were demolished. The neighborhood changed, stranding the house in a commercial district. The J. M. Armstrong House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In 1987, the State of Minnesota bought the house as a potential site for the Minnesota Center For The Arts Education. When a Golden Valley, Minnesota, site was selected for the Perpich School for the Arts, the Armstrong House fell into disrepair, steadily deteriorated, and was boarded up. The City of St. Paul, desiring the site for development, bought and moved the 900 ton house to Eagle Parkway in 2001, at a cost of $2 million, placing it on a new foundation. John Milton Armstrong (1875-1945) was the sixth child of George Washington Armstrong (1827- ) and Jane Caroline ("Jenny") Colman Armstrong, attended the St. Paul public schools and the University of Minnesota, graduated from the Medical School of University of Minnesota in 1901, interned at St. Joseph Hospital from 1901 to 1902, established a practice in Montgomery, Minnesota, in 1902, returned to St. Paul, was St. Paul's assistant commissioner of health, joined the Medical Reserve Corps in 1909, was the president of the Ramsey County Medical Society in 1914, was commissioned a first lieutenant in 1911 and a captain in 1918, was the president of the Minnesota Society for the Study of Medical History from 1935 to 1937, was the president of the Minnesota Academy of Medicine (1941,) was the vice-president of the Medical Library Association in 1939, was a member of the Minnesota State Medical Association, was a member of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society Executive Council, was a member of the Nu Sigma Nu Medical Fraternity, and married Ida Dulany Dobyns (1880- ) in 1909 in Shelbina, Missouri. The couple had four children, Jane Armstrong, Anne Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong, and John Milton Armstrong, Jr. John Milton Armstrong was the author of The Asiatic Cholera in St. Paul, of The First American Medical Journals, of "Edward Purcell, First Physician of Minnesota" in Annals of Medical History 7 (1935,) and of "An Introduction to the History of Medicine in Minnesota" in Minnesota Medicine 21 (1938.) George Washington Armstrong (1827-1877) was the sixth child of John Armstrong, Jr. (1793-1865,) and Elizabeth McKaig Armstrong, was born in Ohio, apprenticed in the printing trade on the Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Banner, served as the paper's joint editor and proprietor from 1847 to 1850, moved to Keokuk, Iowa, in 1850, where he owned and published a local newspaper, married Anna Miller ( -1852) in 1852, married Jane Caroline Colman (1838- ) in 1859, moved to St. Paul in 1853, where he engaged in the real estate, insurance, and loan business, was appointed Minnesota territorial commissary general in 1856, was appointed Minnesota territorial treasurer in 1857, served as elected Minnesota's first state treasurer from 1857 through 1860, was a Ramsey County Notary Public in 1868, and died of a stroke in St. Paul. George W. Armstrong and Jane Armstrong had seven children, George Coleman Armstrong, William Newington Armstrong ( -1898,) James Douglas Armstrong, Caroline Isabel Armstrong Robinson ( -1941,) Thomas Miller Armstrong, John Milton Armstrong, and Albert Armstrong (1877- .) George Washington Armstrong resided at the former 252 Summit Avenue in 1869. James Douglas Armstrong (1866- ) was born in St. Paul, was educated at the University of Minnesota from 1885 to 1886 and at the University of Michigan from 1887 to 1889, was a rodman employed by the Duluth & Manitoba RailRoad in 1885, was assistant general solicitor employed by the St. Paul & Duluth RailRoad from 1890 to 1895, was a member of law firm of Hadley & Armstrong, the general solicitors for the St. Paul & Duluth RailRoad, from 1895 to 1900, was appointed to the St. Paul city charter commission in 1903, was a St. Paul College of Law instructor in 1904, was elected Ramsey County Bar Association president in 1905, was appointed the Great Northern Railway Company attorney in 1906, was the general attorney for the Great Northern Railway Company from 1910 to 1912, was the counsel for Great Northern Iron Ore Properties from 1912, and was elected vice-president of the Merchant's Trust and Savings Bank in 1915. James D. Armstrong ( -1939) resided at 506 Grand Hill from 1896 to 1931 and died in Ramsey County. George W. Armstrong (1827- ) was born in Ohio, learned the printing trade with the Ohio Statesman, became an editor of the Mount Vernon, Ohio, Democratic Banner, then became a proprietor of the Keokuk, Iowa, Constitution, moved to St. Paul in 1853, was appointed Territorial Treasurer in 1855, was elected State Treasurer in 1857, and was engaged in real estate and money lending. The St. Paul & Duluth RailRoad was reorganized from the Lake Superior & Mississippi RailRoad in the 1870's, was purchased by the Northern Pacific RailRoad in 1900, and operated from Saint Paul to Duluth, Minnesota, with branches to Minneapolis, Taylors Falls, Minnesota, Kettle River, Minnesota, and Cloquet, Minnesota, and Grantsburg, Wisconsin, and Superior, Wisconsin. In 1879, Wenzel Neid, a tailor employed by Louis Fischer, resided on the West side of Eagle Street between Franklin Street and Washington Street. John E. Wiener, Sr., and Mary Wiener, the parents of World War I veteran John E. Wiener, resided at the nearby former 269 Eagle Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#10432) indicate that Joe Luvinski (1895- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private First Class in Company I of the 144th Infantry, who was born in Cracow, Austria, moved to Minnesota in 1905, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a cook at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a cook employed by George Alverdes after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at the nearby former 301 Eagle Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#20307) indicate that Louis I. La Barre (1887- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in 33rd Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a reddy complexion, was 5' 6" tall, was a marble worker at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a marble worker employed by the Drake Marble & Tile Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Eliza La Barre, at the nearby former 297 Eagle Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#21834) indicate that John E. Wiener (1897- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the Second Detachment of the Second Provisional Regiment of the E. M. P., who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, black hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 4 1/4" tall, was an oiler at induction, was issued one bronze Victory button, was a brush maker employed by Maendler Brothers after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, John E. Wiener, Sr., at the nearby former 269 Eagle Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Thomas F. Allen, a driver, John Burlington, a laborer, and Joseph Cerkvantz, a car cleaner employed by the Soo Line RailRoad, all resided at the former nearby 242 Eagle Street, that Gust Ales, a manager employed at 161 West Seventh Street, and Mrs. Mary Ales, also employed at 161 West Seventh Street, both resided at the former nearby 287 Eagle Street, that Eugene Buchanan, a cook, resided at the former nearby 240 Eagle Street, that Capital City Trained Animal Shows, a business owned by Eugene Viola and Henry Raade, was located at the nearby former 242 Eagle Street, that Nicholas Cortesia, a musician, was located at the nearby former 275 Eagle Street, that Joseph Craig, a laborer, resided at the nearby former 301 Eagle Street, and that Edward J. Davis, a chauffeur employed by T. B. McCue, boarded at the former nearby 297 Eagle Street.
319 Eagle Street: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 40,518 square foot, commercial building. The current owner of record is Robert L. Walsh, who is located at 216 West Seventh Street.
256 Elm Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a two story, 1274 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker, Mrs. R. Hunter, F. W. Hunter, Mrs. S. C. Freeman, Russell Freeman, D. W. Freeman, and Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Walsh resided at the corner of Elm Street and Exchange Street. Russell E. Freeman (1907-1983) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2006 and the sale price was $238,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Areef Ishani and Shelina Ishani and the current owner of record is Susan L. Hammersten. Areef Ishani, M.D., practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Minneapolis, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Academic Health Center, is a physician at the Minneapolis Veterans Administration Hospital, and is the author of the paper "The Long-term consequences of acute postoperative changes in serum creatinine: a work in progress" and of the paper "A multicentered randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of disease management for diabetes." The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Cathcart, A. Cathcart, and John Cathcart all resided at the former nearby 251 Elm Street. Alexander H. Cathcart (1820-1899) was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, apprenticed in a retail dry goods business in 1831, moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1841, then moved to New York City, then moved to St. Paul in 1850, was a charter member of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, was elected a life member of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1856, served on the executive committee of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1864 until 1870, and operated a retail dry goods business.
260 Elm Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a two story, 1524 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold for $107,500 and that sale occurred in 1997. The current owners of record of the property are Charles H. Eversman and Patricia G. Eversman.
262 Elm Street: Built in 1978. The structure is a two story, 1274 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Webb, Mrs. R. Hunter, F. W. Hunter, Mrs. S. C. Freeman, Russell Freeman, and D. W. Freeman all resided near the corner of Exchange Street and Elm Street. The property was last sold in 1993 with a sale price of $62,259. The current owner of record of the property is Constance D. Aligada. Constance Aligada, ACSW, was the 2006 Minnesota "Social Worker of the Year" award recipient. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building at the former nearby 268 Elm Street were John Olson (Apartment #1,) Arthur A. Geis, a molder, and his wife, Emma Geis (Apartment #2,) Henry Morearty (Apartment #3,) and Fred H. Boldt, a painter, and his wife, Ella Boldt (Apartment #4.) Arthur Adam Geis (1903-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hennen, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. Emma M. Geis (1903-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Franzen, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. Henry Edward Morearty ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Fred Henry Boldt (1902-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Liesteko, and died in Ramsey County. Ella H. Boldt (1904-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Walseter, and died in Ramsey County. Ella A. Boldt (1901-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Halsa, and died in Ramsey County.
349 Emma Street: Built in 1880 (in 1886 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1242 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by Albert Bernesky, who was a Czech immigrant. Frank Slipka, the grandson of Albert Bernesky, eventually purchased the house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank E. Slipka, a laborer employed by Minnesota Transfer RailRoad, and his wife, Rose Slipka, resided at this address. Frank Slipka, a clerk employed by Brown, Treacy & Sperry Company, boarded at 342 West St. Clair Avenue in 1910. Frank Slipka, Henry Slipka, James Slipka, and John Slipka, the sons of Franz Slipka and Mary Buresh Slipka, resided together in St. Paul in 1885. Henry Joseph Slipka (1890-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Honza, and died in McLeod County, Minnesota. James Slipka ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Albert J. Bernatsky (1896-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sattler, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph Herman Slipka (1857-1930) was born in Bohemia, married Rose Bernatsky in 1884 in Ramsey County, and the couple had six children, Joseph G. Slipka (1885-1966), Rose Slipka (1886-1980), Albert J. Slipka (1890-1971), Frank G. Slipka (1894-1978), May E. Slipka (1897-1971), and Fred Slipka (1901-1975). Joseph Herman Slipka was the son of Franz Frederick "Frank" Slipka (1828- ) and Mary Buresh Slipka (1833-1919.) Rose Bernatsky Slipka was the daughter of Albert A. Bernatsky and Anna Bernatsky. Anna Bernatsky ( -1921) and Anna Bernatsky ( -1927) both died in Ramsey County. Joseph G. Slipka married Adeline Karkosch. Rose Slipka married Leo Nagel (1887-1982.) Rose Nagel (1887-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Ramsey County. Albert J. Slipka married Kate Fierst. Katherine M. Slipka (1895-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Freid, and died in Ramsey County. Frank G. Slipka married Rose Fierst ( -1976.) Rose A. Slipka (1896-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fried, and died in Ramsey County. May E. Slipka married Joseph Sharfbillig. Mary E. "May" Scharfbillig (1896-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph J. Scharfbillig (1888-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Orth, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph J. Scharfbillig was a Corporal in Company F of the 346th Infantry during World War I. Jos. J. Scharfbillig resided at 186 McBoal in 1919. Frank Edward Slipka (1894-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Hennepin County. The previous owner of record of the property was Delores M. Mudgett and the current owner of record of the property is Christopher C. Mudgett, who resides in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
353-355 Emma Street West: Kreager House. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alb Berosik, a fireman employed by the Jacob Schmidt Company, resided at 353 Emma Street West and Mrs Elizabeth Dobson boarded at 353 Emma Street West. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Cournihan and Lester L. Schintz, a clerk employed by the J. T. McMillan Company, and his wife, Eleanore Schintz, resided at 353 Emma Street West and that Frank Kreager, a watchman employed by the St. Paul Twine Mills, and his wife, Mary Kreager, resided at 355 Emma Street West. Lester L. Schintz (1910-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bergesen, and died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Kreager ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Mary E. Kreager (1884-1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. In 1996, a two alarm fire occurred at 355 Emma Street.
357 Emma Street: Built in 1897. The structure is a two story, 2350 square foot, seven bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Elmer J. Lang, a fireman employed by the St. Paul City Department of Parks, his wife, Christine M. Lang, Albert J. Stoneman, a body builder employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Elizabeth Stoneman, resided at this address. Frank Slavik and Lucille Slavik resided at this address in 1980. Frank A. Slavik ( -1945,) Albert J. Stoneman ( -1947,) and Elmer J. Lang ( -1948) all died in Ramsey County. Christine Lang ( -1939) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record of the property are Francis A. Slavik, Jr., and Joanne Slavik. Joanne Slavik operates a day care at this address.
359 Emma Street: Built in 1890 (in 1905 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1204 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The house was built by August C. Berke, who was a packer for Noyes Brothers. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that August C. Berke resided at this address in 1906. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Hodnett, Richard Hodnett, a laborer, his wife, Mary Hodnett, and Richard Hodnett, Jr., a laborer employed by the Northern States Power Company, resided at this address. August C. Berke ( -1928,) Richard Hodnett ( -1932,) and Mary Hodnett ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. John Hodnett ( -1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Driscoll, and died in Ramsey County. Richard Hodnett (1871-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Richard Hodnett (1905-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heatherston, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Kathy Hoffmann, with a bachelor of science degree with a major in English and American humanities and a minor in speech and drama from Bemidji State College in Bemidji, Minnesota, is an English teacher and chair of the English department at the Woodstock School, Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, India, teaching from 1984 until 1998 and from 2000 until 2004, and resided at this address after December, 2004. The Woodstock School in Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, a former "hill station" in colonial India, with more than 400 students from nearly 30 countries, is in its 150th year. The school historically existed primarily to educate the children of missionaries. In 1852, two Presbyterian missionaries in Dehra Dun, John Sims Woodside (1824-1909) and David Herron ( -1900), formed the company that would establish the Woodstock school in 1854, joined in the endeavor by three British Army officers and the Landour Language School chaplain. Woodside was chiefly responsible for talking the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mission into buying Woodstock. Woodstock reopened in 1874 under the patronage of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the school moved gradually into its role of educating the children of U.S. missionaries. A board of directors appointed by the Punjab Mission of the Presbyterian Church assumed control in 1893. In the early 1920's, Woodstock became an interdenominational, coeducational, boarding school, with a U.S. curriculum and educated the children of Presbyterians who founded and ran the Allahabad Agricultural Institute for a hundred years. In the 1970's, Woodstock became a Christian school serving the Christian, Indian, and international community in this part of Asia. The current owners of record of the property are Brock C. Masrud and Patricia J. Masrud. Kathryn Anne/Katheryn Ann Hoffman (1949- ) is a daughter of Donald Joseph Hoffman, Sr., (1928- ) and Myrtle Flohr Hoffman, as is Patricia Jeanne Hoffman Masrud (1951- .) Patricia J. Masrud is a member of the International Childbirth Education Association. Brock C. Masrud is a son of Wilmer "LeVerne" Masrud (1919-2001) and Anneka "Nikki" Wheeler Masrud, of Barron, Wisconsin.
360 Emma Street: Built in 1895 (1891 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 952 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house. The house was built by Catherine Pastik, the widow of James Pastik, and her daughter, Annie Pastik. John R. Graham was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles Dolezal, a clerk, Edna Dolezal, a packer employed by A. M. Ramer Company, and Sherman Dolezal, a baker, all boarded at this address and that Edwin Dolezal, a helper employed by Thoams Finn, and Frank Dolezal, a tailor employed by Charles Panushka & Son, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Brandt, a clerk at Brown & Bigelow, his wife, Lucy Brandt, and Ernest Brandt, a printer at the Griggs Cooper & Company, resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John R. Graham was a mechanic at the Ramsey Garage and roomed at 646 Pleasant. John Graham ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Ernest Brandt (1904-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Ernest Elroy Brandt (1910-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lindstrom, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Jennifer L. Maybery and Peter G. Maybery, who reside in Chatfield, Minnesota. Paul Mayberry Editions, a facsimile publisher of vintage texts, also is located at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas Schaffer, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Water Department, and his wife, Martha Schaffer, resided at the former nearby 364 Emma Street. Thomas Schaffer (1903-1984) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County.
364 Emma Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 876 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestosd-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Brandt, a laborer employed by Brown & Bigelow, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2007 and the purchase price was $120,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Jennifer L. Maybery and Peter G. Maybery, who reside in Chatfield, Minnesota, and the current owner of record is Richard Brian Bates.
368 Emma Street: Built in 1890 (either 1881 or 1888, according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1054 square foot, five bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The house was either built by Anton Picha, a tailor, in 1881, or August Berke, in 1888. The 1920 city directory indicates that Michael F. Dorse, a switchman, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Gaughen, the widow of Anthony Gaughen, resided at this address. Anton Picha ( -1939) died in Hennepin County. August C. Berke ( -1928) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Susan K. Schwalbe and Jeffrey C. Thompson.
369 Emma Street: Built in 1900 (1901 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1046 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, half-bathroom, brick house. The house was built by Rudolph Scheider, who resided on Michigan Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Austin R. Hartley, a cement finisher, and his wife, Katherine Hartley, resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Robert W. Schreiber and Sara J. Schreiber.
370 Emma Street: Built in 1890 (1873 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 890 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The house was built by John Krutina, a laborer. The 1920 city directory indicates that James Bertino, a laborer, boarded at this address and that Rose Bertino, the widow of John Bertino, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis A. Florian, a trimmer employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Marie Florian, resided at this address. John Krutina ( -1910) and John T. Krutina ( -1911) both died in Ramsey County. The previous owners of record of the property were Jack Berry and Lucille Berry and the current owner of record is Lucille M. Berry.
371 Emma Street: Built in 1890 (1888 according to Empson.) The structure is a two story, 1494 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bernard A. Pranke, a baker employed by Jacobsen's Bakery, and his wife, Sallie Pranke, resided at this address. The house was built by Blais Steffanus, a night watchman. Bernard Pranke ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. Sallie M. Pranke (1888-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was most recently sold in 2005 and the sale price was $178,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Pao Mee Lee and the current owner of record of the property is M. Mary Hannahan.
373 Emma Street: Built in 1895 (1888 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 706 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, house. The house was built by James W. Ceska, a butcher, and his son, Joseph Ceska. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $64,500. The current owner of record of the property is Catherine Myhre.
374 Emma Street: Built in 1900 (1885 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 710 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Anton Saytel. The 1930 city directory indicates that Otto G. Jerentosky, a fireman, and his wife, Emma Jerentosky, resided at this address. Joe Caruso resided at this address in 1980. The current owner of record of the property is Joseph J. Caruso.
375 Emma Street: Built in 1895 (1888 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 777 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built by Frank N. Kerst, a partner in a butcher shop with James W. Ceska, who resided at 373 Emma Street. World War I veteran Albert Flicek resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alb Flicek moved to Montgomery, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas J. Whalen, a watchmaker employed by Montgomery Ward & Company, and his wife, Freda Whalen, resided at this address. Frank Kerst ( -1935) died in Hennepin County. Albert Flicek ( -1942) died in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. In 1998, the City of St. Paul executed a property code enforcement action against the property at this address. The last sale of this property was in 1998 and the sale price was $59,221. The current owner of record of the property is Sharlene M. Svoboda.
154 Erie Street: Built in 1998. The property contains two multifamily apartment buildings. One building is a one story, 2504 square foot, structure and the other building is a one story, 2460 square foot, structure. The current owner of record of the property is Superior Street Cottages LLC, located at 1415 Almond Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Tony B. Weber and his wife, Annie Weber, resided at the former nearby 147 Erie Street and that Frank Klima, a roofer, resided at the former nearby 163 Erie Street. Frank Klima ( -1944) died in Hennepin County. Frank Klima (1891-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kokesh, and died in Hennepin County. The 1879 city directory indicates that John A. Eidt, a carpenter, resided on Erie Street near Superior Street.
211 Erie Street: Built in 1992. The structure is a 1092 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $137,500. The current owner of record of the property is Joel A. Nyland.
227 Erie Street: The property is a vacant commercial lot. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mathew Girtz, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Department of Public Works, and his wife, Catherine Girtz, resided at this address. Mathias "Matthew" Girtz ( -1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Newman, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Minnesota Grocers Council Inc., located at 533 St. Clair Avenue. The Minnesota Grocers Association was founded in 1897, with 300 businesses as members, and is a non-profit trade association founded to advance the common interests of all those involved in the food retail industry-supermarkets, superstores, convenience stores, food wholesalers, and food manufacturers and brokers.
242 Erie Street: Built in 1950. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 2476 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The current owners of record of the property are Mary D. Hansen and Thomas H. Hansen.
243 Erie Street: Built in 1994. The structure is a 805 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house. The last sale of this property was in 1994 and the sale price was $65,000. The current owner of record of the property is Ericka Golden.
245 Erie Street: Built in 1994. The structure is a 805 square foot, two bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided split-level house. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $65,000. The current owners of record of the property are Thomas T. Thao and Potchue Vang.
249 Erie Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a one story, 1291 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Albert Tomasek resided at this address in 1895. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mary Tuma (1885-1911,) the wife of Frank Tuma, who was born in the United States to parents born in Bohemia and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1911. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank T. Tuma, a representative employed by Fairbanks Morse & Company, his wife, Katherine Tuma, Frank G. Tuma, a linotype operator employed by Perfection Type Inc., and George F. Tuma, a laborer, all resided at this address. Mary Tuma ( -1911) and Albert Tomasek ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Constance Pechous.
252 Erie Street: Jacob Lauer House; Built in 1887. The structure is a two story, 2574 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house. Joseph F. Lauer (1895- ), a Private, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mary A. Lauer, the widow of Jacob Lauer, resided at this address and that Joseph F. Lauer, a laborer for William H. Ulmer Company, Aloysius Lauer, a clerk, Alphonse V. Lauer, an electrician, Amelia V. Lauer, a clerk, Emilie M. Lauer, a bookkeeper for R. C. Allison, Florence D. Lauer, an assistant for L. J. Salisbury, George C. Lauer, and Maria R. Lauer, a telephone operator for the Ballard Fire Proof Storage & Transfer Company, all boarded at this address. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Clare M. Albrecht, an assistant at R. B. J. School boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Filomena Zeuli, the widow of Anton Zeuli, and Floyd Zeuli, a masonry contractor, resided at this address. Ballard Moving & Storage, a United Van Lines mover, was established in 1887 as Ballard Storage & Transfer Company at 20 East Fourth Street. Ballard Moving & Storage is now located in Eagan, Minnesota. Joseph F. Lauer ( -1931) died in Hennepin County. Jacob Lauer ( -1916) and George C. Lauer ( -1942) both died in Ramsey County. Aloysius Joseph Lauer (1912-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gertken, and died in Hennepin County. Emilie M. Lauer (1893-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lapinska, and died in Ramsey County. Florence D. Lauer (1891-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lapinsky, and died in Ramsey County. Filomena Zeuli (1899-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Floyd Zeuli (1898-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Iosue, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record of the property is Lisa L. Litchfield.
255 Erie Street: Built in 1887. The structure is a one story, 1148 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Hedwig T. Ferber, a seamstress, boarded at this address and that Mary M. Ferber, the widow of John Ferber, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary M. Ferber, the widow of John Ferber, and Hedwig T. Ferber resided at this address. John Ferber ( -1913) and Mary M. Ferber ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. Hedwig T. Ferber (1887-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Holl, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Lisa L. Litchfield, who resides at 252 Erie Street, and the current owner of record of the property is Jacqueline M. Staples.
256 Erie Street: Built in 1930. The structure is a 848 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler, with a detached garage. The property was last sold for $167,500 and that sale occurred in 2006. The previous owner of record of the property was Megan C. Walsh and the current owner of record of the property is David A. Baker.
259 Erie Street: John Ferber House; Built in 1901. The structure is a one story, 1142 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Elizabeth Denney, the widow of Duley L. Denney, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Vincent F. Hrachovina, a painter employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Beatrice Hrachovina, resided at this address. Vincent F. Hrachovina (1892-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heroff, and died in Ramsey County. Beatrice Hrachovina (1891-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vevarka, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2006 and the sale price was $202,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Gretal P. Scanlon and Kevin Patrick Scanlon and the current owners of record of the property are Daniel V. Dykstra and Stacy R. Janisch.
260 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1096 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank C. Fuchs, his wife, Anna Fuchs, and Valentine Riley, a driver employed by the Crocus Hill Grocery, and his wife, Lillian Riley, resided at this address. Frank Fuchs ( -1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Weik, and died in Ramsey County. Anna L. Fuchs ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. Anna Marie Fuchs (1878-1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dalman, and died in Ramsey County. Anna G. Fuchs (1907-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hokanson, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $51,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owner of record of the property is Shawntel Pedro-Nelson.
263 Erie Street: Ourada House; Built in 1901. The structure is a one story, 1187 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mathias M. Ourada and his wife, Josephine Ourada, resided at this address. Mathias M. Ourada ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Josephine Ourada (1861-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $183,900. The current owner of record of the property is Janine Ersfeld.
264 Erie Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a one story, 750 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Rose Samec resided at this address. Rose Samec ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1994 and the sale price was $26,000. The current owner of record of the property is Jeffrey J. Spores.
268 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1190 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael Scapanski, a helper employed by the Omaha Shops, his wife, Augusta Scapanski, Clarence Scapanski, a machine operator employed by Charles Weinhagen, and Edna Scapanski, a clerk employed by the Webb Publishing Company, all resided at this address. Michael Scapanski (1876-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mayefski, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owners of record of the property were H. G. Smallman and Shirley M. Smallman and the current owner of record of the property is Daniel T. Peterson, who resides at 4190 Hallmark Avenue North.
269 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1001 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John J. Klainert, a butcher employed by the J. T. McMillan Company, and his wife, Catherine Klainert, resided at this address. Katherine Klainert ( -1931) and John Klainert ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2002. The last sale of this property was in 2003 and the sale price was $152,000. The current owners of record of the property are Steven Tacheny and Jennifer M. Tacheny.
272 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 1401 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles J. Nurnberg, the assistant chief engineer employed by the Northern States Power Company, and his wife, Mary Nurnberg, resided at this address. Charles John Nurnberg (1882-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vanslow, and died in Ramsey County. Mary L. Nurnberg (1884-1961) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $150,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owners of record of the property are Craig R. Favorito and Audrey R. Favorito.
273 Erie Street: Built in 1882. The structure is a one story, 1039 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry J. Stille and his wife, Emma Stille, resided at this address. Henry J. Stille ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 with a sale price of $102,000. The current owner of record of the property is Janet Scott Groenert.
275 Erie Street: Congregation Union Church; Built in 1926. The structure is a 1285 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco rambler, with a detached garage. Rosemary Hayek Perron (1923-1994) and LeRoy Henry Perron (1921-1988) were long-term residents at this address. Rosemary Hayek Perron was the daughter of George Hayek (1898-1937) and Isabella Johans Hayek (1897-1970.) The Perrons married in 1942 and the couple had ten children, Gilbert Leroy Perron (1942- ,) Michael Henry Perron (1946-1969,) Richard David Perron (1948- ,) Linda Clara Perron (Mrs. Terrance) Blum (1949-1995,) LeRoy Joseph Perron (1950- ,) Daniel Edward Perron (1951- ,) George Anthony Perron (1953- ,) Timothy Norman Perron (1954- ,) Wanda Jean Perron (1955-1976,) and Margaret Mary Perron (1957- .) George Hayek owned Jerabek's Bakery at 63 West Winifred Street and died in Ramsey County of an embolism. Linda Clara Perron married Terrance Clinton Blum (1945- ,) the son of Casper Blum and Anna Buersken Blum, and the couple had one child, Michelle Blum Pesola (1967- .) Michael Henry Perron (1946-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hayek, and died in Ramsey County. Wanda Jean Perron (1955-1976) had a mother with a maiden name of Hayek and died in Ramsey County. Rosemary Perron (1923-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johans, and died in Ramsey County. The Protestant Cyril Czecho-Slovak Congregational Church building was once located at this address. The church existed from 1887 to 1958. The last sale of this property was in 2003 and the sale price was $220,000. The current owners of record of the property are Duane A. Van Ressighem and Irma R. Van Ressighem, who reside in Eagan, Minnesota.
276 Erie Street: Built in 1902. The structure is a one story, 1207 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. World War I veteran Edward T. Cincera resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#13987) indicate that Edward J. Cincera (1895- ,) a 1917 draftee and a Sergeant in the Third Company of the First Provisional Battalion of the Infantry Central Officers Training School, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 5" tall, was unemployed at induction, was a student at the University of Minnesota after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, Theodore Cincera, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Theo Cincera, a laborer at Como Park, resided at this address and that Edward J./T. Cincera, a student, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Theo Cincera and his wife, Katherine Cincera, resided at this address. Edward J. Cincera (1895-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Svoboda, and died in Ramsey County. Theodor/Theodore Cincera ( -1936) and Katerina "Kate" Cincera ( -1953) both died in Ramsey County. Capital City Window Cleaning is currently located at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Michael W. John and Susan John. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that the Cyril Congregational Church was located at the nearby former 277 Erie Street from 1888 to 1959. The 1920 city directory indicates that Cyril Congregational Church (Bohemian) was located at the former nearby 277 Erie Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the Cyril Czecho Slovak Congregational Church was located at the former nearby 277 Erie Street.
279 Erie Street: Built in 1971. The structure is a story, 1144 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. World War I veteran George Machall resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that George Machall, a furrier, resided at 496 Jefferson and that John Machala, also a furrier, boarded at 496 Jefferson. The 1930 city directory indicates that Casimir Sauter, a plumber, and his wife, Ella Sauter, resided at this address. John Machala ( -1927) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $144,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Nicholas F. Pastick and Elizabeth F. Skramstad and the current owner of record of the property is Elizabeth F. Skramstad.
282 Erie Street: Built in 1904. The structure is a one story, 795 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Jelinek resided at this address. John Peter Jelinek (1870/1871-1954,) the son of Frank Jelinek (1846- ,) a tailor, and Anna Neider Jelinek (1851- ,) was born in Austria, came to Minnesota in 1878, settled in St. Paul, was educated in the St. Paul Public Schools, was engaged in the drug business since 1886, was admitted to the practice of pharmacy in 1890, operated two pharmacies, at 961 West Seventh Street and at the corner of West Seveth Street and Sherman Street, in St. Paul, was the president of the St. Paul Retail Druggists' Association, married Helen M. M. Ris, the daughter of Gottfried Ris (1835- ,) an American Civil War veteran and a carpenter, and Johannetha Ris, in 1897, was the president of the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association in 1910, was a director and was the treasurer of the West End Commercial Club Building Corporation, was a member of the West End Commercial Club, was a member of the Minnesota River Gun Club, was a member of the St. Paul Gun Club, was a member of the Capitol City Lodge of Masons, Lodge No. 217, was a member of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of St. Paul, was a member of the Summit Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, was a member of the Minnesota Consistory, No. 1, was a member of the Osman Temple of the Mystic Shrine, was a member of the Paladin Commandery, was a member of the St. Paul Council of Masons, No. 1, was a member of the Elks Club, No. 59, was a member of the Odd Fellows, Capitol City Lodge No. 48, was a member of the Association of United Workingmen, Grant Lodge, No. 88, was a member of the C. S. P. S., No. 12, was a Republican, and was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Ramsey County (District 35) from 1911 until 1913. John Jelinek ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2002 and the sale price was $146,000. The current owners of record of the property are Lawrence T. Overton and Tammy L. Overton.
283 Erie Street: Built in 1975. The structure is a 1092 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The 1920 city directory indicates that Fred Kliner, a helper, resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charlotte Middents (1837-1919,) the widowed mother of Ed Middents, who was born in Germany to parents born in Germany and who died of myocarditis, resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles C. Connell, a foreman at the Ballard Ramp Garage, and his wife, Flossie Connell, resided at this address. The Middents burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of Charlotte Middents (1837-1920,) A. G. Middents (1837-1901,) and G. Johanne Middents (1873-1951.) Fred Kliner (1879-1966) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Dakota County. The current owners of record of the property are Dina D. Stephenson and Jason A. Stephenson.
286 Erie Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 954 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Otto F. Plahn, an engineer employed by Gordon & Ferguson, and his wife, Grace Plahn, resided at this address. Otto Plahn ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $43,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owners of record of the property are Richard A. Sommerhauser and Andrea Ann Umbreit.
287 Erie Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a two story, 1868 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that George Horeish, a machinist employed by the Omaha Shops, his wife, Vera Horeish, and Elsie Horeish, a clerk employed by the Golden Rule Department Store, resided at this address. George Horeish (1888-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hruska, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are William J. Sommerhauser and Barbara J. Sommerhauser.
288 Erie Street: Built in 1898. The structure is a one story, 1700 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis H. Stoven and his wife, Ann Stoven, resided at this address. Louis H. Stoven ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $229,000 and that sale occurred in 2006. The previous owner of record of the property was Sandra L. Stromberg and the current owners of record of the property are Mary L. Pargo and Willie B. Pargo.
305 Erie Street: Built in 1870. The structure is a one story, 1068 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Wenzel Uhlmann resided at this address from 1878. World War I veteran Joseph H. Ullman resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#19923) indicate that Joseph Ullman (1891- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the 163rd Depot Brigade, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 6 1/4" tall, was an electrician at induction, was an assistant cook employed by the City and County Hospital after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his brother, John Ullman, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John W. Ullman, a packer for G. Sommers & Company resided at this address, and that J. H. Ullman, a driver for the Golden Rule Department Store, Agnes M. Ullman, a typist, and Florence E. Ullman, a clerk for G. Sommers & Company, all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John W. Ullmann, a packer employed by G. Sommers & Company, his wife, Lena Ullmann, and James J. Ullmann, a trucker employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Joseph Ullman, a clerk, roomed at 223 West Seventh Street. Joseph Ullman, Inc., of New York City, importers and exporters of raw furs and skins, had a store at the corner of Fifth and Rosabel. John W. Ullman (1874-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Burenbrecker, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $139,900. The current owner of record of the property is Bruce Gibson, who resides at 43 Mackubin Street, and the current owner of record of the property is Left Bank Property LLC, located at 1903 Princeton Avenue.
312 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a 672 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $25,000. In 1998, the St. Paul City Council declared this property to be a nuisance property and ordered it to be repaired or removed. The current owner of record of the property is Joan R. Foreman, who resides at 1975 Sargent Avenue.
313 Erie Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 884 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Fred Bettcker, a stationary engineer, and his wife, Amelia Bettcker, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Michael J. Lutgen. Michael J. Lutgen, a registered nurse with Allina Health System, was a contributor to the George W. Bush for President campaign in 2004.
316 Erie Street: Built in 1914. The structure is a one story, 1115 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Louis Bartos resided at this address in 1916. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Lillian Bartos (1861-1917,) the widowed mother of John L. Bartos, who was born in Bohemia to parents born in Bohemia and who died of carcinoma of the gall bladder, resided at this address in 1917. The 1920 city directory indicates that John L. Bartos, a driver employed by the Indian Refining Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John L. Bartos, a salesman of the Superior Refining Company, and his wife, Sophie Bartos, resided at this address. Lillian Bartos ( -1917) died in Ramsey County. John L. Bartos (1904-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Blomick, and died in Ramsey County. John L. Bartos (1879-1958) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Sophie Bartos ( -1942) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold for $68,000 and that sale occurred in 1997. The previous owners of record of the property were Jeanne M. Christensen and Walker Davis, Jr., and the current owners of record of the property are Jennifer A. Rosengren and Patrick M. Rosengren, Sr. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#19788) indicate that Andrew P. Christiansen (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the Headquarters Troop of the Seventh Division, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Minnesota in 1914, had brown eyes, black hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 6 1/2" tall, was an auto mechanic at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the occupation of the Puvenell Sector, was an auto mechanic employed by the Northwestern Cadillac Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Anna Christiansen, at the nearby former 317 Erie Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Andrew P. Christiansen, a machinist employed by the North West Cadillac Company, resided at the former nearby 317 Erie Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Kolar, a cabinetmaker employed by the Van Duyne-Moran Furniture Company, and his wife, Mary Kolar, resided at the former nearby 317 Erie Street and that Michael J. Fleischbaker resided at the nearby former 317 1/2 Erie Street. Joseph Kolar ( -1936) and Joseph George Kolar ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. Joseph Kolar (1881-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
322 Erie Street: Built in 1884. The structure is a one story, 706 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles W. Pierce, a laborer, and his wife, Frances Pierce, resided at this address. Charles W. Pierce ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. Frances A. Pierce (1883-1969) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $32,000. The current owner of record of the property is Leonard S. Schmeig.
323 Erie Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1391 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Fischbach, a soft drinks vendor at 725 West Seventh Street, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Fischbach, a grocer, his wife, Julia Fischbach, and Marie Fischbach, a technician, all resided at this address. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that John Fischbach resided at this address in 1936. John Fischbach (1878-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Geier, and died in Ramsey County. John Fischbach (1868-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bauman, and died in Ramsey County. Julia Fischbach (1880-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vojnozik, and died in Ramsey County. Marie R. Fischbach ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Cathy N. Perron and Gerald F. Perron. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Davidson, a laborer, boarded on Erie Street near the corner with Fort Road and that Charles Nettle, a fur dresser, resided at the corner of Erie Street and Fort Road.
358 Erie Street: The 1920 city directory indicates that Hattie Hassett and Myron Hassett, a clerk, boarded at this address and that Charles W. Hassett, a waiter at 339 Jackson Avenue, and John Hassett resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles Hassett, an operator of a restaurant located at 1214 North Snelling Avenue, his wife, Henrietta Hassett, and John Hassett resided at this address. Mrs. Henrietta Hassett (1881-1965) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Charles W. Hassett (1881-1963) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. John Hassett ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. John E. Hassett (1880-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Quinlan, and died in Ramsey County. In 2001, the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority sold the property as a splinter parcel property.
364 Erie Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a one story, 658 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that William Kessler, a cooper, and his wife, Catherine Kessler, resided at this address. William Charles Kessler ( -1946) and Catherine Kessler ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. Catherine Marie Kessler (1923-1998) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McConnon, and died in Ramsey County. Catherine Kessler (1913-1999) was born in Pennsylvania, had a mother with a maiden name of Hoffman, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1993 and the sale price was $49,500. In 1997, the St. Paul City Council declared this property to be a nuisance property. The current owner of record of the property is James Swartwood, who resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
366 Erie Street: Built in 1906. The structure is a one story, 614 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Arthur Hassett, a waiter at 339 Jackson Street, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur H. Hassett, a helper, and his wife, Emma Hassett, resided at this address. In 2003, the building was listed by the City of St. Paul as vacant. Arthur H. Hassett (1886-1968) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2004. The property was last sold for $75,000 and that sale occurred in 2001. The previous owner of record of the property is Joseph Ubl, whose mailing address was a St. Paul post office box, and the current owner of record of the property is Countrywide Home Loan Inc. of Plano, Texas.
367 Erie Street: Built in 1907. The structure is a two story, 1728 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Reinert Bartels, a miller, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold T. Holte, an assembler employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Mary Holte, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Rose T. Bredemus.
368 Erie Street: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 1806 square foot, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Bacigalupo, a platformman at J. C. Vander Bie Company, and his wife, Rose Bacigalupo, resided at this address. John Bacigalupo (1910-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Terrille, and died in Hennepin County. Rosa Bacigalupo ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $192,500. The previous owner of record of the property was Joseph N. Proulx and the current owner of record of the property is Fernando Garcia.
371 Erie Street: Built in 1890. The structure is a one story, 691 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Ruzichka, a laborer, his wife, Mary Ruzichka, Alice Ruzichka, a finisher employed by the Capitol Laundry, James P. Ruzichka, a machinist employed by the Maendler Brush Manufacturing Company, and Joseph Ruzichka, a wringerman employed by the Star Wet Wash Laundry, resided at this address. James P. Ruzichka ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. James Paul Ruzichka (1913-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jiran, and died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Ruzichka (1900-1975) had a mother with a maiden name of Rudolph and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2006 and the sale price was $130,000. The previous owner of record of the property was SK & B Ventures LLC, located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is Ryan James Perrier Elwood.
372 Erie Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 1136 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Honsa resided at this address in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Honsa, a cutter employed by McGill-Warner Company, resided at this address. John Honsa ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. The previous owners of record of the property were Annuziata Pucci and Antonio J. Pucci, who reside in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is Annuziata Pucci, who resides in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
373 Erie Street: Built in 1888. The structure is a 560 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Marie Haag resided at this address. Marie E. Haag (1900-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Homes, and died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Marie Haag (1900-1985) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold for $32,500 and that sale occurred in 1996. The previous owner of record of the property was SK and B Ventures LLC, located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is Scott E. Elwood, who resides in Scandia, Minnesota.
375 Erie Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 1414 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles O. Magnuson, a machinist employed by the Omaha Shops, his wife, Frieda Magnuson, Aug A. Magnuson, a laborer employed by the Bohn Refrigerator Company, and his wife, Johannah Magnuson, all resided at this address. Charles O. Magnuson ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. August Magnuson ( -1933) and August Magnuson ( -1943) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Janet M. Brown.
376 Erie Street: Built in 1889. The structure is a one story, 954 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Rexelson, a plasterer, his wife, Johannah Rexelson, and Dorothy Rexelson, a clerk, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $57,300. The previous owners of record of the property were Jose M. Carrion and Monica Hernandez and the current owners of record of the property are Jose M. Carrion and Reina Carrion, who reside in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Joseph Strnad, Jr., (1890-1914,) the son of Joseph Strnad, Sr., who was born in Wisconsin to parents born in Bohemia and who died of tubercular peritonitis, resided at the nearby former 279 Erie Street in 1914. Joseph Strnad ( -1914) and Joseph F. Strnad ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Weidle resided at the former nearby 377 Erie Street.
380 Erie Street: Built in 1887. The structure is a 854 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame rambler, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Julius Zeitelberger and his wife, Johannah Zeitelberger, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Delores Thell Barton.
383 Erie Street: The property is a vacant residential lot. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael Yurcho and Frank Kopecky, a barber employed by Alf Nesom, and his wife, Mary Kopecky, resided at this address. Michael J. Yurcho (1896-1971) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Frank Kopecky (1902-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shulc, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Kopecky (1906-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tomasek, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1991 and the sale price was $5,100. The previous owner of record of the property was Gopher State Ethanol LLC, located at 882 West Seventh Street, and the current owner of record of the property is BHGDN LLC, located in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Gopher State Ethanol LLC was a taxpayer-subsidized neighborhood ethanol plant that St. Paul citizens railed against for more than three years as a stinking nuisance and that shut down in May, 2004, after falling into serious financial trouble.
384 Erie Street: Built in 1894. The structure is a 720 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided rambler, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Josephine Jansky, the widow of Michael Jansky, resided at this address. Josephine Jansky (1876-1963) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Keith Hyland. The 1920 city directory indicates that Patrick W. Flynn, a representative employed by the Jacob Schmidt Company, resided at the former nearby 387 Erie Street and that Gerold Flynn, a laborer employed by the J. T. McMillan Company, boarded at the former nearby 387 Erie Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick W. Flynn, a police officer employed by the St. Paul City Department of Parks, and his wife, Annie Flynn, resided at the former nearby 387 Erie Street. Patrick W. Flynn (1876-1969) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Annie E. Flynn (1878-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
388 Erie Street: Built in 1895. The structure is a one story, 904 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, brick house. Matt Pribyl and his wife, Anna Pribyl, resided at this address in 1918. Emil E. Pribyl and John A. Pribyl were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#26258) indicate that Emil E. Pribyl (1894- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in Company K of the 118th Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a laborer at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Franco Somme Offensive, was wounded on October 9, 1918, near Vaix Andigmy, France, was a laborer employed by St. Paul Gas Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Anna Pribyl, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Albert J. Pribyl, a machinist, resided at this address and that Emil E. Pribyl, a laborer, John A. Pribyl, a helper, and Anna Pribyl all boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert J. Pribyl, a machinist employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad, Mrs. Ann Pribyl, and Clarence E. Schneider resided at this address. Albert J. Pribyl (1881-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kotlaba, and died in Ramsey County. Emil E. Pribyl (1894-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kotlaba, and died in Ramsey County. John A. Pribyl ( -1950) died in Hennepin County. Clarence E. Schneider (1895-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Florian, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is Delores Thell Barton, who resides at 380 Erie Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mary Brazak, the widow of John Brazak, resided at the former nearby 393 1/2 Erie Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary Prazak, the widow of John Prazak, resided at the former nearby 383 Erie Street and that John Carl resided at the former nearby 383 1/2 Erie Street. Mary Prazak ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. John Prazak (1837-1907) was born in Bohemia and died in Ramsey County, Minnesota. John Frederick Carl (1891-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moetzel, and died in Ramsey County.
394 Erie Street: Built in 1882. The structure is a two story, 1890 square foot, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1920 city directory indicates that E. Beininger, a baker employed by the Golden Rule, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Julius Morrisette, a laborer, and his wife, Mary Morrisette, resided at this address. Mary Morrisette (1899-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Otolle, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Guadelupe Cuellar Zubiran, who resides at 1323 Easter Lane. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Crossman, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 395 Erie Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Nicholas M. Zubelle, a helper, and his wife, Mathilda Zubelle, resided at the former nearby 395 Erie Street and that Carl Schoen, a plumber, and his wife, Emily Schoen, resided at the former nearby 399 Erie Street. Carl H. Schoen (1896-1968) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
400 Erie Street: Built in 1887. The structure is a 949 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided rambler, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mrs. Annie Butt, a helper, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Butt, Anna Butt, a clerk, and George Butt, a laborer, resided at this address. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2005. Anna Butt ( -1950) died in Hennepin County. Anna Butt (1882-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jobst, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 and the sale price was $89,900. The previous owner of record of the property was Martin G. Reinhardt and the current owners of record of the property are Marcus A. Brown and Nikki D. McRae Brown.
402 Erie Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1428 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house. The 1920 city directory indicates that Rupert H. Ehrle, a cutter employed by McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey, Inc., and Raymond Eisenhauer, a bottler employed by the Jacob Schmidt Company, both resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Gritche and Ernest Schreiber, a laborer, and his wife, Catherine Schreiber, resided at this address. Ernest Schreiber ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Ernest A. Schreiber (1906-1978) had a mother with a maiden name of Miggler and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $230,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Debbie J. Pyszka and William Pyszka, who reside in Afton, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is Uyen P. Pham, who resides at 2347 Hillwood Road East. The 1930 city directory indicates that Raymond Eisenhauer, a bottler employed at the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, and his wife, Katherine Eisenhauer, resided at the former nearby 403 Erie Street. Raymond Eisenhauer ( -1938) and Catherine Eisenhauer ( -1949) both died in Ramsey County.
404 Erie Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 690 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John J. Strepan, a driver, and his wife, Helene Strepan, resided at this address. In 1997, the St. Paul City Council declared this property to be a nuisance property. In 2001, the property was tax-forfeited property, was acquired by the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority, and is currently owned by the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
406 Erie Street: Built in 1880. The structure is a one story, 624 square foot, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Machacek, a baker employed by the Zinsmaster Baking Company, Mary Machacek, resided at this address. World War II records indicate that Frank Machacek was a Seaman First Class, U. S. Naval Reserve, was listed as a casualty, and had parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Machacek, who resided at this address. Frank Machacek, a Seaman First Class in the USNR, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Machacek, was a World War II casualty and resided at this address in the early 1940's. John Machacek (1886-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fiala, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record of the property is Gerald Machacek, who resides at 923 Berwood Avenue, and the current owner of record of the property is Larry Hanson. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Gerrick resided at the former nearby 407 Erie Street. Joseph Gerrick ( -1934) died in Washington County, Minnesota.
408 Erie Street: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 880 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that William J. Farber, a salesman, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward C. Knippenberg, a carman employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and his wife, Katherine Knippenberg, resided at this address. Edward C. Knippenberg (1905-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Palmer, and died in Ramsey County. Katherine Gertrude Knippenberg (1908-1998) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Graham, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Jerome A. Westberg. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Phillips resided at the former nearby 409 Erie Street. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
410 Erie Street: Built in 1885. The structure is a one story, 718 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Meyers, a flagman, and his wife, Elizabeth Meyers, resided at this address. The most recent sale of the property occurred in 2006 and the sale price was $145,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Irene H. Dandl and Joseph D. Dandl and the current owner of record of the property is Alan G. Stage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Pinski, a metal worker employed by the Joesting & Schilling Company, and his wife, Mary Pinski, resided at the former nearby 411 Erie Street and that George C. Wilmer, a bottler employed by the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, his wife, Mary Wilmer, Frances J. Wilmer, a typist employed by the Dispatch-Pioneer Press Company, Frank J. Wilmer, a bookkeeper employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, George Wilmer, a manager employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, and John W. Wilmer, a clerk employed by the Omaha RailRoad, resided at the former nearby 417 Erie Street. The Joesting & Schilling Company manufactured furnaces, ranges, broilers, and other metal devices. In 1899, the City of St. Paul granted Frank H. Joesting and Christian Schilling permission to utilize a portion of the Mississippi River levee for 25 years to operate their business for the payment of $1 annually, the commitment to build manufacturing buildings of specific sizes, to remove the buildings at the end of the lease, and to indemnify the city for its operations on the land. The Joesting & Schilling Company later became a restaurant and hotel supply firm and eventually became Aslesens. John Albert Pinski (1891-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Roszek, and died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Pinski ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.] [See note on Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company for 406 Maple Street.]
221 South Exchange Street: Built in 1979. The one story, 7840 square foot, structure is a commercial building. The current owner of record of the property is PZA LLC, located at 211 West Seventh Street. The 1879 city directory indicates that Augusta Elmquist was a domestic at the nearby former 206 South Exchange Street, that William Foote, a fireman, boarded at the nearby former 183 Exchange Street, that Joseph L. Forepaugh, a partner with Jasper B. Tarbox in Forepaugh & Tarbox, a boot and shoe jobber and manufacturer located at 129-131 East Third Street, resided at the nearby former 223 Exchange Street, that Jacob Jansen resided at the former nearby 203 Exchange Street, that Margaret Kinnane was a domestic at the former nearby 223 Exchange Street, that Edward Lundblad was a coachman at the former nearby 211 Exchange Street, that John N. Matheis, employed by John Matheis, resided at the nearby former 201 Exchange Street, and that Elizabeth Minea was a domestic at the former nearby 206 Exchange Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Jens Sorenson (1852-1909,) the husband of Karine Kristine Sorenson, who was born in Denmark to parents also born in Denmark and who died of cancer of the liver and the stomach, resided at the nearby former 208 South Exchange Street in 1909. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#18803) indicate that Albert R. Tursso (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Company C of the Third Pioneer Infantry, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, black hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 1 1/2" tall, was a laborer at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including Meuse and Argonne, was a laborer employed by the City of St. Paul after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Nonziata Tursso, at the nearby former 206 Exchange Street South. The 1920 city directory indicates that Benjamin Abrahamson, a helper, boarded at the former nearby 190 South Exchange Street, that Lorenza Bunjawani, a weaver employed by Myer Dorfman, boarded at the nearby former 204 South Exchange Street, that Mary Burns, a clerk, boarded at the nearby former 225 South Exchange Street, that Minnie Erb, a machine operator, boarded at the former nearby 225 South Exchange Street, and that Peter Erb resided at the former nearby 225 South Exchange Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Betty Jean Rickert (1923-1923,) the infant daughter of Halford R. Rickert, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of toxaemia, resided at the nearby former 130 South Exchange Street in 1923. The 1930 city directory indicates that 190 South Exchange Street was vacant, that the L. Eisenmenger Meat Company garage was located at the former nearby 199 South Exchange Street, that John T. Johnson, a painter, resided at the former nearby 204 South Exchange Street, that John Jubo, a laborer employed by the Bohn Refrigerator Company, resided at the former nearby 206 South Exchange Street, that Cecelia Anderson, the widow of Oscar Anderson, and Patrick A. Mogan, a laborer employed by the City of St. Paul Department of Public Works, and his wife, Lillian Mogan, resided at the former nearby 208 South Exchange Street, that Louis La Croix, a laborer, and his wife, Jemima La Croix, resided at the former nearby 210 South Exchange Street, that Patrick Capece, the owner of a restaurant at 142 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Tillie Capece, resided at the former nearby 218 South Exchange Street, and that Frank J. Topic, a sign painter employed by the F. A. Marko Sign Company, and his wife, Florence Topic, resided at the former nearby 204 South Exchange Street. In 1882, Mrs. J. B. Tarbox was ill with congestion of the lungs and was recuperating in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1883, Eve Goodhue Lamprey, a daughter of James M. Goodhue and the widow of Morris J. Lamprey, a lawyer, married Jasper Tarbox. In 1884, J. B. Tarbox was a vestryman in the Christ Episcopal Church in St. Paul. In 1887, J.B. Tarbox & Company, located at 179-185 East Third Street, were manufacturers and jobbers of boots and shoes in St. Paul and issued tri-fold New Years greeting trade cards. In 1889, Cass Gilbert designed an H. H. Richardson-inspired Shingle style summer cottage for Jasper Tarbox on White Bear Lake's exclusive Manitou Island. Tarbox was a one-time tenant of the Gilbert Estate and the Endicott Rantoul Warehouse, set up a shoe factory in South Park, and also subdivided residential property in South St. Paul, where a subdivision bears his name. In 1889, Jasper B. Tarbox was the partner of Charles H. Schlieck in Tarbox, Schlieck & Company, wholesale jobbers and manufacturers of boots and shoes located at 228-240 East Third Street, resided at 137 West College Avenue. In 1889, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tarbox participated, with Governor and Mrs. William Merriam, Mayor Robert and Miss Smith, General and Mrs. Ruger, Judge and Miss Nelson, Judge and Mrs. James Gilfillan, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Deane, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Finch, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Schurmeier, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tarbox, Mr. and Mrs. F. Driscoll, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baker, Col. and Mrs. D. A. Montfort, Mr. and Mrs. C. Livingstone, and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Norton, in a full dress reception at the Hotel Ryan for the delegates to the International American Conference. In 1892, in Althen v. Tarbox, 50 NW 1018, recovery on a mechanics lien for the construction of a foundation by Fred Althen on land sold solely Eve Tarbox to a third party, invalid because J. B. Tarbox did not join in the contract, was upheld by the Minnesota Supreme Court because the Married Woman's Property Act, General Laws of Minnesota 1887, Chapter 207, requiring a husband's execution of any married woman's property conveyance, could not invaliadate a mechanics lien for construction work on the property after the execution of the invalid contract. In 1901, J. B. Tarbox entered into a contract with the Minnesota State Prison at Stillwater, Minnesota, to purchase boots and shoes manufactured by prisoners at the prison. Florence Lamprey, the daughter of Mrs. J. B. Tarbox, married George Phelps Robbins of New York in Minneapolis in 1897. Lewis Baker (1832-1899) was born in Belmont County, Ohio, was an apprentice printer in Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, married Ruth Amanda Fordyce (1842- ,) the daughter of John Fordyce and Ruth Greg Fordyce, resided in Ohio County, West Virginia, in 1870, was a West Virginia state senator from 1871 until 1872, moved to Minnesota in 1885, purchased the St. Paul Globe in 1885, representing a syndicate of Democrats, and operated it until 1893, was chair of the Minnesota Democratic Party in 1892, was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador from 1893 until 1897, died in Washington, D. C., and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Wheeling, West Virginia. Lewis Baker and Ruth Amanda Fordyce Baker had five children, John Baker, Mary Baker, Harry Baker, Anna Baker, and Jennie Baker. Morris J. Lamprey (1827-1879,) the son of David Marston Lamprey (1801-1868) and Sally Stearns Lamprey (1805- ) and a brother of Uri Locke Lamprey, was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1851, was principal of Hampton Academy from 1854 to 1855, moved to St. Paul in 1855, became a lawyer in St. Paul, drafted the legislation that reorganized the University of Minnesota along the model of the University of Michigan in 1868, married Eve Goodhue in 1869, was a regent of the University of Minnesota from 1874 until 1879, resided in a limestone house at 137 West College Street, was a collector of world art, allegedly owned a chest of his great great great great grandmother that purportedly contained her weight in gold, and died in St. Paul. Eve Lamprey and other survivors of Morris Lamprey successfully sued Uri L. Lamprey and his wife, Jeannette Robert Lamprey, over a prior real estate sale that Uri L. Lamprey and Jeanne R. Lamprey did not fulfill within the specified two year period in Eve Lamprey et al v. Uri L. Lamprey and wife, 29 Minn. 151 (1882.) Uri Lamprey (1842-1906) was the father of the Minnesota game conservation movement. Karen Kirstine Sorenson ( -1920) died in Freeborn County, Minnesota. Louis A. Eisenmenger ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Patrick A. Mogan ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. Patrick Capece (1887-1971) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Topic ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Eisenmenger Meat Market for 1935 Portland Avenue.] [See note on Joseph L. Forepaugh for 276 South Exchange Street.] [See note for Uri L. Lamprey for 175 Sherman Street.]
226-234 South Exchange Street: Panama Flats/Stoddard Block/Exchange Street Apartments; Built in 1886 (1880 according to Ramsey County tax records;) Queen Anne style rowhouse; Orff Brothers, architects; Taylor & Craig, builders. The structure was built for William Stoddard at a cost of $20,000. For 20 years, the Panama Flats were known as the Stoddard/Stoddart Block, but the name was changed in 1907 in honor of the Panama Canal. The name "Panama Flats" was formally changed to Exchange Street Apartments in 1926, but the name "Panama Flats" has persisted. In 1971, the building was scheduled for demolition in the planned widening of Chestnut Street, but controversy over highway routes stayed the razing. The brick building was redeveloped in 1978-1979 into condominiums. 226 S. Exchange Street has three living units and two garages. 226 S. Exchange Street Unit B is 900 square feet in area, and has four rooms, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one half-bathroom, which last sold in 2005 for $222,500, and which was previously owned by Timothy E. Frye and is currently owned by Andrew K. Hromyak. 226 S. Exchange Street Unit J is 900 square feet in area, and has four rooms, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one half-bathroom, which last sold in 1999 for $115,500, and which is currently owned by George S. Curtis. 226 S. Exchange Street Unit P is 900 square feet in area, and has four rooms, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one half-bathroom, which last sold in 1996 for $118,000, and which is currently owned by Beverly A. Madden Bishop and David W. Bishop. 226 S. Exchange Street Unit G13 is a detached one car brick garage, built in 1880, which last sold in 1999 for $85,900, and which is currently owned by Traci M. Tonnessen, who resides at 228 Exchange Street, Unit I. 226 S. Exchange Street Unit G15 is a detached one car brick garage, built in 1880, which is currently owned by Carol M. Richter, who resides at 228 Exchange Street, Unit D. 228 South Exchange Street has three units. 228 South Exchange Street Unit A is 750 square feet in area, and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 1994 for $54,300, and which is currently owned by Carol M. Richter. 228 South Exchange Street Unit I is 750 square feet in area, and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 1999 for $85,900, and which is currently owned by Tracy M. Tonnessen. 228 South Exchange Street Unit N is 750 square feet in area, has five rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, and has a one car detached garage, which last sold in 2006 for $335,000, and which was previously owned by Mark H. Westin and is currently owned by David A. McEachern. 230 South Exchange Street has three units. 230 South Exchange Street Unit B is 750 square feet in area, has three rooms, one bedroom, and one bathroom, and has a one car detached garage, which is currently owned by Roxanne Johnson. 230 South Exchange Street Unit C is 750 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 2001 for $116,900, and which is currently owned by William J. Meehan, Jr. 230 South Exchange Street Unit M is 750 square feet in area, has six rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, which last sold in 1995 for $116,000, and which is currently owned by Dale R. Swenson and Deborah K. Swenson. 232 South Exchange Street has three units. 232 South Exchange Street Unit B is 750 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 1999 for $82,000, and which is currently owned by Noelle C. Lowrie. 232 South Exchange Street Unit G is 750 square feet in area and has three rooms, one bedroom, and one bathroom, which last sold in 1993 for $52,900, and which is currently owned by Kathleen M. Martin and Richard K. Risch. 232 South Exchange Street Unit L is 750 square feet in area and has six rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, which is currently owned by Joseph D. Lacey-Gotz and Lizabeth E. Lacey-Gotz. 234 South Exchange Street has three units. 234 South Exchange Street Unit A is 750 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 1996 for $58,900, and which is currently owned by Andrea M. Myers. 234 South Exchange Street Unit C is 750 square feet in area and has six rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, which is currently owned Karen O. Brown and Scott L. Brown. 234 South Exchange Street Unit F/G2 is 750 square feet in area and has three rooms, one bedroom, and one bathroom, which is currently owned Robert G. Mairs. The 1879 city directory indicates that James Gilfillan, the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, resided at the nearby former 239 South Exchange Street. During the late 1880's, Thomas Newson, city pioneer, newspaper editor, writer, and foreign service attache to Spain, lived at the Stoddard Block. The 1889 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. William Stoddart and Miss Eliza Stoddart resided at 226 South Exchange Street. The 1891 city directory indicates that William Stoddard and his daughter resided at 226 South Exchange Street, that Mrs. Ann Holmes and her daughters, Joseph Holmes, James Holmes, and E. B. Holmes resided at 230 South Exchange Street, that Mrs. S. E. Aarseth and her daughter resided at 232 South Exchange Street, and that the Honorable and Mrs. T. M. Newson and their daughters, T. M. Newson, Jr., J. M. Smith, S. D. Brower, and H. J. Openshaw resided at 234 South Exchange Street. The 1893 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. William Stoddart and their daughter resided at 226 South Exchange Street, that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sander and Jacques Zimmerman resided at 232 South Exchange Street, and that the Honorable and Mrs. T. M. Newson and their daughters, T. M. Newson, Jr., J. M. Smith, and S. D. Brower resided at 234 South Exchange Street. The 1895 city directory indicates that William Stoddart and his daughter resided at 226 South Exchange Street and that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sander, A. B. Sander, and J. M. Smith resided at 232 South Exchange Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#21256) indicate that Herbert Schoonover (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Corporal in the Casual Detachment of the Guard & Fire Companies, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7 1/2" tall, was a city firefighter at induction, was a firefighter employed by the St. Paul Fire Department Engine Company #8 after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. A. Chandler, at 228 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Henry A. Burke, an operator of a billiards parlor located at 611 West Exchange Street, resided at 226 South Exchange Street, that Ernest Camaday, a laborer, roomed at 230 South Exchange Street, that May A. Diven, an operator, resided at 230 South Exchange Street, that Ernest Canaday, a clerk, resided at 230 South Exchange Street, that David Degere, a trucker employed by the Union Depot Company, boarded at 228 South Exchange Street, that Arthur L. Dougal, a fireman employed by the Northern States Power Company, resided at 226 South Exchange Street, that Leo E. Fairbanks, a driver employed by the St. Paul Milk Company, resided at 226 South Exchange Street, and that Lionel Fairbanks, a laborer, resided at 226 South Exchange Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Pierre Blackbird and Leslie E. McKinney, a pressman employed by the Dispatch-Pioneer Press Company, and his wife, Hazel McKinney, resided at 226 South Exchange Street, that Frank Struss, an auto mechanic, his wife, Ethel Struss, Thomas H. Thake, a janitor employed by the St. Paul Milk Company, and his wife, Mary J. Thake, resided at 228 South Exchange Street, that Charles Kuckler, a laborer employed by the Ashco Corporation, Charles Autrey, and Joseph Caticchio resided at 230 South Exchange Street, that 232 South Exchange Street was vacant, and that Mrs. Belle McAnally, the widow of John McAnally, and Edward Dalton resided at 234 South Exchange Street. Thomas McLean Newson (1827-1893) was born in New York City, New York, settled in St. Paul in 1853, was a newspaper publisher, was the assistant quartermaster for the Union Army during the American Civil War, was the Commissary of Subsistence for the Department of Minnesota of the U. S. War Department for the troops that were retained in Minnesota to guard the frontier following the Dakota Conflict of 1862, was a member of the expedition to the Vermillion Lake Region in NorthEast Minnesota of the Mutual Protection Gold Miner's Company in 1865, was the U. S. Consul in Malaga, Spain, and died in Malaga, Spain. Thomas M. Newson is reported to have been a Captain in the Eighth Minnesota Regiment, although he does not appear in the State Adjutant General's reports for 1861-1865. Thomas McLean Newson was the editor of the MinnesotaWeekly Times and of the Independent Farmer and Fireside Companion, a foreign service attachee to Spain, and the author of Thrilling Scenes Among the Indians: With a Graphic Description of Custer's Last Fight with Sitting Bull, published in 1889 by Belford Clarke, of Pen pictures of St. Paul, Minnesota: and biographical sketches of old settlers, from the earliest settlement of the city, up to and including the year 1857, of Thrilling scenes among the Indians, Drama of life in the Black Hills, published in Saint Paul by Dodge & Larpenteur in 1878, Saint Paul illustrated: the past, the present, the future: the commercial and railroad center of Minnesota: at the head of navigation on the Mississippi River, midway between the two oceans: with a great empire beyond to feed its resources, published in 1879 in St. Paul by John Jay Lemon, Indian legends of Minnesota lakes, published in Minneapolis by A. S. Dimond in 1881, and of Pilot Knob: The Oldest Stone Dwelling in the State of Minnesota: Erected in 1836: Still Standing at Mendota, published in St. Paul in 1887. The Independent Farmer and Fireside Companion in 1879 until the early 1900's, along with the Minnesota Farmer and Gardener from 1860 to 1862, the Farmer's Union from 1867 to 1873, the Minnesota Monthly from 1869 to 1870 and the Minnesota Farmer from 1877 to 1896, were agricultural periodicals published early in Minnesota history. James Gilfillan (1829-1894,) the son of James Gilfillan and Janet Agnes Gilfillan, was born in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland, emigrated with his family to the United States in 1830, moved to New Hartford, Onieda County, New York, with his family in 1830, attended country district schools, studied the classics and higher mathematics privately, read the law in Chenango County, New York, and at Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York, was admitted to the practice of law in New York in 1850, practiced law in Buffalo, New York, moved to St. Paul in 1857, was a Captain in the Seventh Minnesota Regiment and a Colonel of the Eleventh Minnesota Regiment during the American Civil War, participated in the battle against the Dakota at Wood Lake, Minnesota, in 1862, participated in the Sibley Expedition against the Dakota in the Dakota Territory in 1863, was a Republican, was an Episcopalian, married Martha McMasters, the daughter of Rev. Sterling Yancey McMasters, in St. Paul in 1867, was a member of the Acker Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, was the lawyer for the Vermillion Falls, Minnesota, Gold Company, was chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, filling a vacancy, from 1869 until 1870, was the chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1875 until 1894, and died in St. Paul. James Gilfillan and Martha McMasters Gilfillan had seven children, James S. Gilfillan, Martha McMasters Gilfillan (Mrs. Webster) Wheelock, Mary Gilfillan, Caroline Gilfillan (Mrs. Trevor) McClurg, Katherine Gilfillan (Mrs. Samuel) Gilbert, Russell Gilfillan, and Perry K. Gilfillan (1873- .) Sterling Yancey McMasters, D.D., L.L.D. (1813-1875,) a son of John McMasters and Charrity McMasters, was born at Guilford Court House, North Carolina, graduated from the University of North Carolina, married Catherine Montgomery ( -1847) in 1839, was a missionary in Granville and Halifax Counties, North Carolina, in 1844, converted from Methodism to Episcopalianism, was an Episcopal clergyman, was the rector of the Church of the Holy Innocents at Henderson, North Carolina, in 1844, was a pastor at St. Paul's Church in Alton, Illinois, from 1846 until 1851, married Julia Russell Bowers in 1848, was a professor at the Western Military Institute in Kentucky from 1851 until 1852, returned to North Carolina, was the author of A biographical index to the history of England published by the Courier Office in 1854, and of A Methodist in Search of the Church, published by the Claremont Manufacturing Company in Claremont, New Hampshire, in 1862, was the president of St. Paul's College in Palmyra, Missouri, from 1858 until 1863, was chaplain of the 27th Illinois Regiment during the American Civil War, came to Minnesota in 1863, was rector of Christ Church for 1863 until 1875, was a member of the executive committee of the Minnesota Historical Society, was a Mason, was a member of the board of the Minnesota State Normal School from 1871 until 1873, was the Minnesota State Commissioner to the Vienna Exposition in 1873, and died in St. Paul. Thomas H. Thake ( -1935,) Edward Dalton ( -1936,) Albin Sander ( -1938,) James Perry Holmes ( -1940,) William R. Stoddard ( -1942,) James A. Holmes ( -1951,) and Joseph Holmes ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Jacques Zimmerman ( -1938) and Charles R. Autrey ( -1947) both died in Hennepin County. Pierre Blackbird (1872-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Paul, and died in Ramsey County. Frank H. Struss (1898-1971) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Todd County, Minnesota. William Stoddart ( -1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Holland, and died in Hennepin County. Charles Kuckler (1898-1970) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Edward Dalton (1887-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Edward John Dalton (1911-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lefto, and died in Ramsey County. George W. Orff and Fremont D. Orff were the principals of Orff Brothers, Minneapolis architects. George W. Orff supplied the plans for two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Adams-Pickering Block, in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, a late Victorian building, and the Samuel Kidder Whiting House, in Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, a Second Empire-style building. Fremont D. Orff designed the 1901 Alexandra/Albert Block, 227-237 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, built on behalf of James S. Tupper and William J. Tupper, two lawyers who represented the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Hudson's Bay Company, and Walter Suckling, a Winnipeg real estate developer. Fremont D. Orff practiced from 1879 to 1912 and designed more than one hundred school buildings and county court houses. Fremont D. Orff also designed the Perham City Hall in 1906, the Wells, Minnesota, High School in 1899, and the Big Stone, Minnesota, County Courthouse, a building on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1879 city directory indicates that Charles W. S. Henry, a clerk employed by the Boston One Price Clothing House, resided at the nearby former 235 South Exchange Street. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Moss resided at the former nearby 239 South Exchange Street, and that Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Bigelow, their daughter, Lewis Bigelow, and Horace E. Bigelow all resided at the former nearby 239 South Exchange Street. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Moss resided at the former nearby 239 Exchange Street South, that Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Bigelow, their daughter, Lewis S. Bigelow, and Horace E. Bigelow all resided at the former nearby 249 Exchange Street South, and that Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Rice, Jr., resided at the former nearby 256 Exchange Street South. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that James H. A. Hirst, a member of the church since 1901, and Nellie B. (Mrs. J. H. A.) Hirst, a member of the church since 1881, resided at the nearby former 264 South Exchange Street and that Amanda Moss, a widow and a member of the church since 1857, resided at the former nearby 239 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Willard E. Ames, a laborer employed by the Wells Brothers Construction Company, resided at the former nearby 262 South Exchange Street, that Claude Brewster, a cook employed by Fred Hoadley, boarded at the nearby former 254 South Exchange Street, that John Brewster, an electrician employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, resided at the nearby former 262 South Exchange Street, and that John Brewster, a cafe worker, boarded at the nearby former 256 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Nettie Cordin, a matron employed by the F. W. Woolworth Company, resided at the former nearby 237 Exchange Street South, that the Dahlquist Machinery Company, John L. Dahlquist, proprietor, was located at the former nearby 240 South Exchange Street, and that Roscoe E. Dolen, a coremaker employed by the South Park Foundry & Machine Company, boarded at the nearby former 262 South Exchange Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that John L. Dahlquist was an elevator manufacturer located at the former nearby 240 South Exchange Street and resided in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, that Frederick Rickard resided at the former nearby 244 South Exchange Street, that Mrs. Mary Jansen resided at the former nearby 250 South Exchange Street, that Mrs. Anna Ethen, Mrs. Lela Mishler, and Peter W. Mishler resided at the former nearby 244 South Exchange Street, and that Mrs. Florence A. Fransen, Dennis Scanlon, a laborer, his wife, Gladys Scanlon, Mrs. Ella Thorne, the widow of William Thorne, and Mrs. Clara Wilson, the widow of Fred Wilson, resided at the former nearby 262 South Exchange Street. The 1897 Catalogue of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi, edited by George Anthony Katzenberger and published by the Inland Press of Ann Arbor, Michigan, indicates that Lewis Sherrill Bigelow attended the Law Department of the University of Michigan from 1884 until 1885 and graduated from Yale University in 1887. Lewis Sherrill Bigelow was a competitve rower in 1891 and 1892. Lewis Sherrill Bigelow was a Mayflower descendant. Lewis Sherrill Bigelow, an attorney, journalist, and literature specialist, was a friend of poet Robert Frost in Andover. Lewis S. Bigelow was the author of The 1913 Flood And How It Was Met By A Railroad, published in 1913 by the Pennsylvania RailRoad, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Lewis Sherrill Bigelow, Jr., was a student at Yale University in 1927. Fred Rickard ( -1932,) Mary Jansen ( -1938,) John Louis Dahlquist ( -1941,) and Peter William Mishler ( -1945) all died in Ramsey County. Anna R. Ethen ( -1943) died in Stearns County, Minnesota.
265 South Exchange Street: Alexander Ramsey House: Built in the period 1868-1872 (1872 according to Ramsey County property tax records,) Second Empire/Italianate in style, mansard roof; exterior of native limestone; Monroe Sheier (Sheire according to the Historic American Buildings Survey,) of the firm of M. Sheire & Brother, architect; Leonard & Sheire, foundation builder, John Summers, masonry contractor, Matthew Taylor, master capenter and construction supervisor, and J. F. Tostevin, fireplace designer and builder. The house is a 2 1/2 story (three stories according to Ramsey County property tax records,) 10256 square foot, square structure with a mansard eight-dormered slate roof and with a rectangular two story rear wing that has a gabled roof. The house features carved walnut woodwork, marble fireplaces, crystal chandeliers and many original furnishings. The foundation is made up of rubble limestone set on bedrock which is unfaced on the interior and with an exterior surface of quarry-faced limestone/coursed ashlar. The floors are a sandwich of rough 1" tongue and groove subflooring covered by three inches of lime mortar and broken rock grout to provide acoustic and thermal insulation and topped with finished 3 1/4" Minnesota white pine flooring, all supported by 3" x 12" floor joists. The house has a one-story, three-bay, covered porch across the front. There also is a three story rear porch and a small one-bay porch at the center of the northeast side of the structure. It has seven chimneys, three decorative and pedimented brick ones on the main block of the house, two on the southwest side of the house, one on the northeast side of the house, and one at the rear of the building. Excavation for the foundation cost $2,500, the construction of the walls and the roof cost $13,500, and the construction of the balance of the house cost $10,000, for a total cost of $26,000. The foundation is of blue limestone. The house was originally heated by a No. 24 Lawsons coal furnace. It also had gas piped into various parts of the first and second floors for gas lights. The house utilizes a wide central hall with flanking rooms. The first floor has a large parlor with a reception room, a library, and a secondary hall. The first floor of the rear wing has a dining room, a kitchen and a pantry. The second floor has four bedrooms, two on each side of the center hall. The second floor of the rear wing has two bedrooms and two large bathrooms. The third floor is a large nursery and three servants' rooms. The main stairway is black walnut and is flared at the bottom and has one landing. A winder stairwell connects the basement, first floor, and second floor in the rear wing. Most of the trim in the house is also black walnut. The original gas brass and crytal light fixtures have been electrified. The house used a central hot water heating system and the fireplaces were solely decorative. The parlor contains two extremely elaborate white marble fireplace mantles containing round arch openings with richly carved spandrels, keystones, and angular pilaster trim with high relief fruit and and foliate carvings. There was a large grey frame barn on the property that was demolished in 1912, but a replica has been constructed and serves as the visitor center and gift shop for the Minnesota Historical Society. The replica barn, built in 1970, is 1200 square feet in size and is one story in height. Ramsey purchased the site in 1850 and built a house on the site in which he lived until 1868. In 1868, the first house was moved across the street to permit the construction of the mansion. The mansion was willed to the Minnesota Historical Society in 1964, upon the death of Ramsey's grandaughter, Marion Ramsey Furness (1853-1935), who had lived in the house until her death in Ramsey County. Ramsey had lived in the house from 1872 until 1903. The 1880 federal census records indicate that Alexander Ramsey (1815- ) was the federal Secretary of War, was born in Pennsylvania to parents who also were born in Pennsylvania, was married, and was the head of a household in Washington, District of Columbia. The Washington, D.C., Ramsey household in 1880 included his wife, Anna Ramsey (1827- ,) who was born in Pennsylvania to parents who also were born in Pennsylvania, was married, and was a house keeper, a female African-American servant, Mary Davis (1819- ,) who was born in Virginia of parents who also were born in Virginia, a male African-American servant, John Black (1852- ,) who was born in Maryland to parents who also were born in Maryland, and another female servant, Lillie Black (1856- ,) who was born in Virginia of parents who also were born in Virginia. The 1880 federal census records also indicate that Alexander Ramsey (1815- ) was the ex-Governor of Minnesota, was the U. S. Minister of War, and was the head of a household in St. Paul. The St. Paul Ramsey household in 1880 included Anna Ramsey (1827- ,) of an undisclosed relationship to Alexander Ramsey, who was born in Pennsylvania, who had a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in New Jersey, and who was married, Hannah Croach (1825- ,) Ramsey's sister-in-law, who was born in Pennsylvania, who had a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in New Jersey, and who was a widow, Sophie Carlson (1841- ,) a female servant who was born in Sweden, who had parents who were both born in Sweden, and who was single, Hilda Carlson (1845- ,) a female servant who was born in Sweden, who had parents who were both born in Sweden, and who was single, Augusta Carlson (1857- ,) a female servant who was born in Sweden, who had parents who were both born in Sweden, and who was single, and John Palmer (1853- ,) a male servant who was born in Sweden, who had parents who were both born in Sweden, and who was single. The 1885 city directory indicates that Alexander Ramsey and Mrs. M. R. Furness resided at this address. The 1887 and 1889 city directories indicate that Hon. Alexander Ramsey and Mrs. Charles E. Furness resided at this address. The 1891 city directory indicates that the Honorable Alexander Ramsey, Mrs. Charles E. Furness, and Mrs. Hannah J. Cranck resided at this address. The 1893 and 1895 city directories indicate that the Honorable Alexander Ramsey and Mrs. Charles E. Furness both resided at this address. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Marion (Mrs. C. E.) Furness, a member of the church since 1874, resided at this address. The 1916 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mrs. C. E. Furness and her daughters resided at this address. In 1916, Mrs. Charles E. Furness was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society and resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. C. E. Furness and her daughters, Miss Anna E. R. Furness and Miss Laura Furness, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. M. R. Furness resided at this address. Church of the Latter Day Saints genealogical records indicate that Alexander Ramsey was the son of Thomas Ramsey and Elizabeth Kelker and married Anna Earl Jenks in 1845 in St. Paul. Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) was born in Hummelstown, near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of William Ramsey (circa 1745-1811) and Margaret Burd Ramsey (circa 1745-1833,) was first employed as a clerk in the office of the register of deeds, attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, studied law at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1839, and was admitted to the bar in 1840, began the practice of law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, campaigned for the Whig Party ticket of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler in 1840, was rewarded for that service by an appointment as the secretary of the Pennsylvania electoral college in 1840, served as chief clerk in the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1841, was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 14th District (Dauphin, Lebanon, and Schuykill counties) from 1843 to 1847, was the Whig Party Chairman and chief campaigner for Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore in 1846, was appointed by President Taylor as the first Governor of the Minnesota Territory from 1849 to 1853, practiced law and was president of the Baldwin School, now Macalester College, from 1853 to 1855, was the mayor of St. Paul in 1855, was elected the second Governor of the State of Minnesota from 1860 to 1863, negotiated land treaties with the Dakota indians, was charged with fraud in the Indian negotiations, but was subsequently exonerated by the U.S. Senate, was U.S. Senator from Minnesota from 1863 to 1875, was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes as U. S. Secretary of War from 1879 from 1881, was chairman of the Utah/Edmunds commission appointed to deal with the problem of polygamy from 1881 to 1886, was president of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1849 to 1863 and again from 1891 to 1903, was a delegate to the centennial celebration of the adoption of the Federal Constitution in 1887, was president of the Germania Bank of St. Paul 1889, laid the cornerstone of the current state Capitol building in 1901, and died in St. Paul. As Secretary of War in the Hayes Administration, in 1880, Ramsey was able to put principle above political convenience, when the only black cadet at West Point was found bound and beaten, demonstrating the rampant racism at the institution, and Ramsey ordered an investigation into the incident and later delivered a strong reprimand in a speech to the graduating class of 1880. No member of that graduating class, however, was denied graduation or a commission as a result of the incident. The 1880 West Point graduating class included John Y. Fillmore Blake, who served initially against Geronimo, Chatto, and the other Apache warriors in the Southwest and later became a colonel in charge of the "Irish Brigade," a group of 200 Irish miners, during the South African Boer War, John Loomis Chamberlain (1858-1948,) Inspector General of the United States Army from 1917 to 1921 and the last surviving member of his U.S. Military Academy class, Elias Chandler, Warren H. Cowles, Quartermaster of the 16th U. S. Infantry, Samuel W. Dunning ( -1915,) an intelligence officer in Hawaii in 1907, George Washington Goethals (1858-1928,) the chief engineer of the Panama Canal project, Hugh Jocelyn McGrath (1856-1899), a Wisconsonite who won the Medal of Honor for heroics during the Spanish-American War at Calamba, Luzon, Phillipine Islands, George Horace Morgan (1855-1948,) a Canadian appointed from Minnesota and a Medal of Honor winner for heroics during the 1882 Indian Wars in Arizona, Frank H. Peck, Henry Granville Sharpe (1858-1947,) a Quartermaster General of the army who supervised the buildup for World War I, Charles B. Vogdes, Benjamin S. Wever, and Johnson Chesnut Whittaker. Alexander Ramsey, the son of Thomas Ramsey and Elizabeth Kelker Ramsey and grandson of Henry Kelker and Elizabeth Greenawalt Kelker, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of grandfather Alexander Ramsey, a First Lieutenant of the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, and great grandfathers Anthony Kelker, a Lieutenant in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Associators, and Philip Lorentz Greenawalt, a Colonel in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Militia, during the Revolutionary War. Anna Earl Jenks Ramsey (1826-1884) was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was the daughter of Michael H. Jenks (1795-1867), who was a Pennsylvania Congressman, and Mary Ridgway Earl Jenks, married Alexander Ramsey, did sanitary work during the Civil War, and was a member of the Board of Managers of the House of Foundlings from 1877 to 1884. The couple had two sons who died in infancy and one daughter who survived childhood, Marion Ramsey (Mrs. Charles Eliot) Furness. Marion Ramsey Furness married Charles Eliot Furness (1844-1909) in 1875 and the couple had three children, Alexander Ramsey Furness (1877-1916), Anna Elliott/Earl Ramsey Furness (1876-1964,) and Laura Furness (1882-1959.) Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Alexander Ramsey Furness (1878-1916,) the married son of Marion Ramsey Furness, who was born in Pennsylvania to parents born in the United States, died in St. Joseph, Missouri, of cerebro syphilis and was buried in the Ramsey family plot in a cement vault with his head facing South. When her mother, Anna Ramsey died, Marion Ramsey Furness moved back into the mansion. Marion Ramsey Furness served on the Board of Managers of the House of Foundlings after her mother's death. The Furness daughters, Laura Ramsey Furness and Anna Ramsey Furness, lived in the house until their deaths in Ramsey County. Governor Ramsey's daughter and two granddaughters were members of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Minnesota. Charles Eliot Furness received a bachelors degree from Harvard University in 1909. Charles E. Furness ( -1909) died in Olmsted County. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles Eliot Furness (1844-1909,) the husband of Marion R. Furness, who was born in Pennsylvania to parents born in the United States and who died of heart failure in Rochester, Minnesota, once resided at this address. President Rutherford B. Hayes was a guest in the house in 1878, upon the opening of the Minnesota State Fair. Adlai E. Stevenson, Sr., who was the Vice President under the second administration of President Grover Cleveland, also was a guest in the house in 1899. Adlai Ewing Stevenson (1835-1914) attended Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, and Centre College in Kentucky, was an Illinois lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1874 to 1877 and from 1878 to 1881, was First Assistant Postmaster General in President Grover Cleveland's First Administration, from 1885 to 1889, and was Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897. Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr., the elder Stevenson's son, was the Governor of Illinois and was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956 who ran twice against Dwight David Eisenhower. John J. Summers ( -1917) died in Ramsey County. Laura Furness (1882-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Furness, and died in Ramsey County. Anna Elliott Ramsey Furness (1876-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ramsey, and died in Ramsey County. The House of Foundlings was established by the Ladies Christian Union in 1869, was renamed the Protestant Home of St. Paul in 1935, and is now the Wilder Residence East, located at 735 East 7th Street in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood. The Protestant Home of St. Paul received significant financial support from the Mardag Foundation, derived from the fortune of Agnes Ober (1887-1969) and Edgar Buchanan Ober. Edgar Buchanan Ober was a president of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (3M) and Anna Oberg was born in poverty and was adopted when her father was unable to support her and her several siblings. The Ramsey burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903,) Anna Earl Ranmsey (1826-1884,) Alexander Joules Ramsey (1846-1850,) William Henry Ramsey (1850-1851,) Charles Eliot Furness (1844-1909,) Marion Ramsey Furness (1853-1935,) Alexander Ramsey Furness (1877-1916,) Laura Furness (1832-1853,) Anna E. Ramsey Furness (1876-1904,) and Justus Cornelius Ramsey (1821-1881.) The current owner of record of the property is Minnesota Historical Society. The 1930 city directory indicates that Pasquale Di Re, a laborer, his wife, Roccodalla Di Re, Cosmo Di Re, a laborer, Gaetan Di Re, a salesman, and George Di Re, a laborer, resided at the former nearby 270 East Exchange Street.
276 South Exchange Street: Forepaugh-Hammond House, Built in 1870; Italianate in style; two story former house. The structure is 8,833 square feet in area and is three stories in height. The structure currently is a restaurant with ten dining rooms, the Alexander Ramsey Room, the F. Scott Fitzgerald Room, the Floyd B. Olson Room, the Governors Room, the Johnson Room, Joseph's Parlour, the Mary Lanpher Forepaugh Room, the Pillsbury Room, the Sibley Room, and the William R. Marshall Room. Originally, it was the home of Joseph Lybrandt Forepaugh (1834-1892) and Mary Alden Lanpher Forepaugh (1843-1929.) Joseph Forepaugh ran a dry goods business which supplied military troops during the Civil War, leaving him wealthy enough to retire from the business at the age of 34. The house was built at the cost of $10,000. In 1889, he built a brick mansion at 302 Summit Avenue and moved out of this home. Joseph L. Forepaugh, the son of William Frederick Forepaugh and Mary W. Harman Forepaugh, and Mary Forepaugh had five children, Mary Lanpher Forepaugh (Mrs. Henry Sibley) Johnson (1864-1945,) Alice M. Forepaugh (1866-1946,) William Frederick Forepaugh (1871-1938,) Joseph Louis Forepaugh (1873- ,) and Edith Forepaugh (1878-1908.) General John Hammond, who had been General William Tecumseh Sherman's chief of staff during the Civil War, bought the home in 1886 and died here. In 1892, Joseph L. Forepaugh took his own life, plagued by a severe depression. The house was divided into numerous apartments, and by 1972 was considered to be beyond saving when it was purchased in 1976, was gutted and refurbished into a restaurant. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Forepaugh and their daughters resided at this address. The 1887 city directory indicates that Gen. and Mrs. J. H. Hammond and their daughters resided at this address. The 1889 city directory indicates that General and Mrs. J. H. Hammond and their daughter, Ogden H. Hammond, and John J. Hammond, Jr., resided at this address. The 1891 and 1893 city directories indicate that Mrs. J. H. Hammond and her daughters, O. H. Hammond, and J. H. Hammond resided at this address. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mrs. J. Hammond and her daughters, J. H. Hammond, Dr. and Mrs. Burnside Foster, and Mrs. Lincoln MacVeagh resided at this address. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Sophia W. Hammond, a widow and a member of the church since 1884, and Harriet K. Hammond, a member of the church since 1891, resided at this address. The 1916 city directory indicates that F. J. Hale resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#14711) indicate that Leonard Cook (1889- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in 351st Infantry, who was born in Olenea, Russia, moved to Minnesota in 1912, had blue eyes, dark hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 4 1/8" tall, was a butcher at induction, was issued one bronze Victory button, was naturalized as a citizen in 1918, was a butcher employed by the G. J. McMillan Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles H. Bergren, a clerk, Edith Bergren, a hatmaker employed by Robinson Straus & Company, a wholesale millinery firm, located at Wacouta and Fifth Street, and Harry Bergren, a clerk employed by the St. Paul Book & Stationery Company, all boarded at this address and that Leonard Cook, a butcher, roomed at 276 Exchange Street South. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Ogden Hammond, a member of the church since 1884, resided at Superior, Wisconsin. John Henry Hammond (1833-1890) was born in New York City, was a Captain (in 1862, at the battle of Shiloh), was promoted to Major, was an Assistant Adjutant-General in the U. S. Volunteers assigned to the staff of General William T. Sherman at the Chickasaw Bayou and during the winter of 1862-1863, and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and then as a Brevet Brigadier General in the U. S. Volunteers in 1864. A brevet rank is an honorary title, awarded for gallant or meritorious action in time of war, but does not convey the authority, pay or prestige of the real rank. An adjutant-general was responsible for administrative details of a regiment. Brevet Brigader General John H. Hammond commanded the First Brigade of the Seventh Division of the Fourth U. S. Cavalry at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, and at the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15-16, 1864. John Henry Hammond eventually became the president of a bank in Chicago, but the Panic of 1873 forced the bank to close. President Hayes then appointed General Hammond as Inspector of Indian Agencies in 1876. John Hammond was known as "the father of Superior, Wisconsin" for his role in transforming swampland in Wisconsin into a thriving city. Hammond's wife was Sophia Wolfe, the daughter of Nathaniel Wolfe, a former attorney general for the State of Kentucky, and the couple had six children. In Superior, Wisconsin, General Hammond plotted early land allotments, built the first important office buildings, and brought major railways to the city to better use the natural harbor at the western end of Lake Superior. Revenue from General Hammond's real estate dealings in Superior Wisconsin, were considerable and he died leaving an estate that was valued at over one-half million dollars. Mary Wolf Hammond (1866-1920) was a daughter of General and Mrs. John Henry Hammond and was the first wife (married in 1887) of Lincoln Macveagh (1858-1929.) Ogden Haggerty Hammond
284 South Exchange Street: Knox-Austin-Rogers House, built in 1885 (1874 according to Ramsey County tax records;) Queen Anne in style, James Knox Taylor and Mathew/Matthew Craig, architects. The building is a two story, 4130 square foot, ten room, three bedroom, three bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Henry M. Knox resided at this address from 1886 to 1890. This was the second home of Henry Martin/Martyn Knox (1830/1831-1904,) the son of John Jay Knox, and Charlotte B. "Lottie" Cozzens/Cozzenz Knox (1857-1904) in the Irvine Park neighborhood, with the first at 26 Irvine Park. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Knox and their daughter resided at this address. In 1892, former Governor Horace Austin and his wife, Lena Morrill Austin, came to live with the Knoxes. In 1895, William Edward Rogers bought the house. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rogers and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Josephine Landaas resided at this address. Henry Martin Knox (1830-1904) was born in New York, graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, in 1851, became an employee of the Bank of Vernon, New York, in 1854, became an employee of the Merchants Bank on Wall Street in New York City, moved to Minnesota in 1857, married Charlotte Cozzens in 1857, was the assistant postmaster in St. Paul from 1858 until 1860, became the cashier of the First National Bank of St. Paul, was a member of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, was the secretary of the Minnesota state Presbyterian convention in 1867, was an organizer and early promoter of Macalester College, and was a delegate to the Presbyterian Council at Edinborough, Scotland, in 1877. Henry M. Knox was a partner of John Jay Knox, Jr. (1828–1892,) a future Comptroller of the Currency, in the private banking firm J. Jay Knox & Company in St. Paul. Charlotte Knox and Henry Knox moved to Minneapolis later that year and they eventually left Minnesota. Henry M. Knox was the vice president of the Security Bank of Minnesota, established in Minneapolis in 1878. Henry Martyn Knox and Charlotte B. Cozzens Knox had three children, Carolyn Knox, Henry Cozzens Knox, and John Paul Knox. In 1894, Henry M. Knox was a delegate to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Saratoga, New York, and was a signatory of a minority report on a proposal to allow the General Assembly to veto the election of trustees or directors. Henry M. Knox was appointed the Public Examiner of Minnesota from 1878 until 1888 and gave an address, "The Office of Public Examiner, a Minnesota notion," before the American Bankers’ Association at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1887. The Office of the Public Examiner was created by Laws of Minnesota 1878, Chapter 83, was appointed by the governor for a three-year term, was required to be an accountant, was charged with supervising the books and financial accounts of the state’s public, educational, charitable, penal, and reformatory institutions, was empowered to enforce a correct and uniform system of bookkeeping by state and county treasurers and auditors, and was required to visit, without prior notice, the banking, savings, and other moneyed corporations created under the laws of the state and examining their financial condition. The public examiner was made ex officio superintendent of banks by Laws of Minnesota 1887, Chapter 183. The obligation for the visitation and examination of state banks and other financial institutions was separated from the public examiner’s office by Laws of Minnesota 1909, Chapter 201. A Department of the Public Examiner was created by Laws of Minnesota 1913, Chapter 555, and its powers were expanded to include supervision over the accounts of public offices, institutions, properties, industries and improvements of the state, counties, cities, school districts, towns, and villages, supervision over the financial records and transactions of public boards, associations, and societies supported by public funds, and supervision over corporations and companies required to pay state taxes on gross earnings. Under Laws of Minnesota 1939, Chapter 431, the public examiner’s department and the board of audit were combined. The powers of the public examiner relating to audits of cities, villages, towns, counties, school districts, and other local governmental units were transferred to the state auditor and the powers relating to the state and its departments, agencies, boards, and commissions were transferred to the legislative auditor by Laws of Minnesota 1973, Chapter 492. William Edward Rogers (1835- ) was the son of Nathaniel Purviance Rogers (1807-1863) and Nancy A. Moran Rogers (1813-1846,) was born in Cane Ridge, Bourbon County, Kentucky, was educated at Bethany College, Virginia, and was one of the founders of the Central Christian Church. His wife, Margaret Kerfoot Varnon/Vernon Rogers, was president of St. Paul's first woman's suffrage organization. Margaret Kerfoot Varnon/Vernon Rogers (1840- ) was born in Paris, Kentucky, was the daughter of Hubbard Vernon/Varnon and Elizabeth Spears Vernon/Varnon, married William Edward Rogers in 1857, moved to St. Paul in 1887, and was a temperance worker. The couple had eight children, Hubbard Vernon/Varnon Rogers (1858- ,) Benjamin F. Rogers (1860-1890,) Elizabeth Moran Rogers (1862- ,) Nathaniel P. Rogers (1864- ,) John T. Rogers (1867- ,) William E. Rogers (1869-1892,) Maggie Kate Rogers (1872-1873,) and Francis Holt Rogers (1874-1877.) Benjamin F. Rogers married Kate Newton Wallace, who was the daughter of John B. Wallace and Lucy Simms Wallace. Elizabeth Moran Rogers married Samuel Magoffin, who was the son of Kentucky Governor Beriah Magoffin and Ann Shelby Magoffin. John T. Rogers was educated at Kentucky University, graduated with honor from the Medical Department of the University of Minnesota in 1890, took special courses in surgery at Edinburgh and Vienna, and became a prominent surgeon in St. Paul. Beriah Magoffin was Kentucky Governor 1859-1862, a Southern sympathizer who disagreed with seccession, refused requests for troops from both U. S. President Abraham Lincoln and C. S. A. President Jefferson Davis, and declared the state to be neutral. James Knox Taylor was the Supervising Architect of the U. S. Treasury Department between 1897 and 1912 and was primarily responsible for a return to classicism in designs for public buildings. Mathew Craig was born in Scotland in 1812, came to St. Paul in 1854, was a carpenter, builder and house mover for 32 years. Mathew Craig married Agnes Craig and they had seven children. The 1887 and 1889 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Knox and their daughter resided at this address. The 1891 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Horace Austin and their daughter, H. W. Austin, and Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Knox resided at this address. The 1893 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Ozmun resided at this address. The 1895 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rogers, H. V. Rogers, N. P. Rogers, Dr. J. T. Rogers, and E. B. Graves resided at this address. Horace Austin (1831-1905) was born in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, was a Republican politician and a lawyer, settled in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1854, married Mary Lena Morrill/Angeline Morrell, daughter of Asa Morrell (1799-1867) and Cynthia Dow Morrell (1805- ) in Augusta/Manchester, Maine, in 1859, was a Captain in the First Regiment of the Minnesota Mounted Rangers during the Civil War, was a district court judge in Sixth Minnesota Judicial District from 1865 until 1869, was Governor of Minnesota from 1870 until 1874 as an anti-Ramsey faction Republican, defeating Ignatius Donnelly at the 1870 Republican Convention, then beating George L. Otis, a St. Paul lawyer and Democrat, in 1870, and subsequently Democrat Winthrop Young in 1872, was appointed by President Grant as Third Auditor of the United States Treasury in the mid-1870's, was appointed by Governor A. R. McGill a member of the Minnesota Railroad & Warehouse Commission in 1877, was appointed register of the United States land office in Fargo, Dakota Territory, engaged in mining in California, resided on Lake Minnetonka at the end of his life, died in Hennepin County, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery after cremation. In 1871, Governor Austin vetoed a bill that would have divided up between the various railroads in the State one half million acres of land which had been given by the federal government to finance internal improvements. In 1873, $112,000 in State funds were found missing from the State General Fund, known as the Great Defalcation, largely related to a loan that Emil Munch, a former State Treasurer, had made to himself and which were treated as cash by his successor and his father-in-law, William Seeger, who eventually tried to resign, at Austin's urging, but was ultimately impeached, convicted, and removed from office, but no criminal prosecution was made. Munch's bondsmen, including Horace Thompson, the president of the First National Bank of St. Paul, Charles Scheffer of St. Paul, president of the First National Bank of Stillwater, and Maurice Auerbach, of the wholesale dry goods firm of Auerbach, Finch & Scheffer, eventually made the treasury whole. Horace Austin and Angeline Austin had six children, Helen Horace Austin (a teacher at Central High School, St. Paul,) Leonora Austin (eventually Leonora Hamlin,) Alice Austin, Ida W. Austin ( -1888,) Herbert Austin (1869-1953,) and Mabel Austin (married to Dr. Ernest Southard, a professor at the Harvard Medical College, Boston.) Herbert Austin was a purchasing agent for the city of St. Paul in 1916 and 1934 and for the state of Minnesota in 1925 and 1931 and was also employed by the Northern Pacific Railway Company during his career. The Austin burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of Horace Austin (1831-1905,) Lena Morrill Austin (1835-1910,) Alice Austin (1862-1933,) Ida Austin (1865-1888,) Helen H. Austin (1875-1961,) and Herbert W. Austin (1869-1953.) Herbert W. Austin ( -1953) died in Ramsey County and Horace William Austin ( -1950) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Emil Munch ( -1925) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1993 and the sale price was $199,000. The current owners of record of the property are Calvin W. Clark and Phyllis J. Clark. The 1885 city directory indicates that Hon. and Mrs. James Gilfillan resided at the former nearby 287 South Exchange Street. The 1887 city directory indicates that Hon. and Mrs. James Gilfillan and James S. Gilfillan all resided at the former nearby 287 Exchange Street South. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Webster Wheelock, a member of the church since 1885, resided at the nearby former 287 South Exchange Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#32304) indicate that Frank M. Jelacic (1892- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the 55th Infantry, who was born in Stampfen, Hungaria, moved to Minnesota in 1915, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion, was 5' 8" tall, was a lumber scaler at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was an order clerk employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided at the nearby former 287 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Susie Beisang, the widow of Alf J. Beisang, resided at the former nearby 287 South Exchange Street and that William Cardin, a laborer, boarded at the former nearby 287 South Exchange Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Andrew Jensen and Albert Zaspel, a repairman employed by the Minnesota Transfer RailRoad, and his wife, Suzie Zaspel, resided at the former nearby 287 South Exchange Street. Elizabeth Jelacic was the wife of Frank Jelacic in 1918. [See note on Taylor for 365 Summit Avenue.]
288 South Exchange Street: George Hess House; Built in 1904 (1905 according to Ramsey County tax records); Queen Anne/Mildly Italianate in style. The building is a two story, 2084 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house. This house replaced a house on this site built by Hiram Rogers in 1858 and moved to another site in 1881. From 1881 to 1885, this site was then part of the Forepaugh formal garden. The lot was bought by George Henry Hess (1873-1954) in 1904, who built this two story frame house on the property, as well as a one and one-half story stable for the six horses which he used in his coal business. The 1930 city directory indicates that George Hess, his wife, Frances Hess, and Agnes Jansen, a stenographer, all resided at this address. George Hess, a St. Paul accountant, grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, was the comptroller of the Great Northern Railway Company from 1920 to 1946, was the trustee of the bankrupt Nelson Mining Company, an iron mining company, from 1936 to 1941, was associated with the Cottonwood Coal Company, a Great Northern RailRoad subsidiary located in Montana,and was a member of the Dime Novel Round-Up’s Happy Hour Brotherhood from 1938 until 1954. George Henry Hess, Jr., made a bequest of a collection of 50,000 "five and dime" novels, story papers, series books, pulps and comic books to the University of Minnesota Library in 1954. The George H. Hess collection, a division of the University of Minnesota Library's Special Collections, includes an assortment of 19th-century dreadfuls, bloods, weeklies, and halfpenny parts from the period between 1840 and the early 20th century. The Hess Collection has grown with additional donations by Charles Messecar, Charles Bragin, Herbert Leirstein, and Edward LeBlanc and currently contains approximately 100,000 items. The University of Minnesota Library also has a three volume travelogue containing a detailed story of a Summer, 1928, vacation automobile trip written by Worth G. Read and George H. Hess, Jr., typed by John A. Tauer, with a picture section made by Virginia Peterson, and bound and distributed by Vernon P. Turnburke. George H. Hess ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. His wife, Cora Riland Hess (1898-1946,) had an interest in astrology. His brother, Fred E. Hess (1871-1946,) was a civil engineer in Texas. His brother-in-law, James L. Riland (1857/1864-1936/1944,) was involved in journalism and in mining in Colorado. James L. Riland was born in Pennsylvania, was a printer for the Dubuque Herald, moved to Colorado in 1876, was the foreman and a reporter for the Leadville Herald and for the Leadville Democrat, was a compositor on the Colorado Springs Gazette in 1877, began collecting what is considered to be the finest mineral collection amassed in Colorado in the 19th Century, founded the Glenwood Echo in 1885, operated the White River Review in Meeker, Colorado, from 1902 to 1934, and died of a heart attack. Hiram Rogers was the son of Hezekiah Rogers, a Scotch immigrant, who settled in Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, before 1800. James Monroe Riland was the father of Cora Riland Hess, James L. Riland, Ida May Riland, and six other children, left Iowa, moved to Colorado to be a miner, was murdered in 1888 in Colorado, and is buried in the Linwood Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, the same cemetery in which John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851-1887) is buried. Rilandite, a mixture of Aluminum, Chromium, Silicon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, was named for James L. Riland. Jim Steven resided at this address in 1999. The property was last sold for $188,500 and that sale occurred in 1998. The current owners of record of the property are James G. Stevens and Ruth E. Stevens. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Langford resided at the former nearby 291 Exchange Street South. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mrs. Clara W. Langford resided at the former nearby 291 Exchange Street South and that George Regelsberger resided at the former nearby 299 Exchange Street South. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. Clara W. Langford resided at the former nearby 291 Exchange Street South, that Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Dohm resided at the former nearby 297 Exchange Street South, and that George Regelsberger resided at the nearby former 299 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that Walter F. Benson, a draftsman employed by Brown & Bigelow, Inc., Charles Bryant, Clinton R. Bryant, a barber employed by Frank Hess, John Chenery, a foreman employed by the St. Paul Hotel, and Melvin Cheney, a machinist employed by the Joerns Mohr Corporation, all resided at the former nearby 297 Exchange Street South and that John Cheney boarded at the former nearby 297 Exchange Street South. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. C. W. Langford resided at the former nearby 291 Exchange Street South. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Irestone, his wife, Rose Irestone, and Mildred Irestone, a helper, resided at the Montana Apartments located at the former nearby 297 South Exchange Street and that William E. Pickens resided at the former nearby 299 South Exchange Street. John Irestone ( -1930) and John Irestone ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. William E. Pickens ( -1950) died in Todd County, Minnesota. [See note for the Nathaniel Pitt Langford for 30 Irvine Park.]
302 South Exchange Street: Holcombe-Averill-Jaggard House; Built in the late 1870's (1884 according to Ramsey County tax records,) three story French Second Empire frame house in style, with concave Mansard roof. The frame building is now a multi-unit comdominium building. Unit 00001 is 1640 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, which last sold in 1998 for $130,000, and which is currently owned by Cheryl L. Erickson. Unit 00002 is 1640 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms, which last sold in 1998 for $139,900, and which is currently owned by Margaret A. Hartfel. Unit G1 is a detached one car frame garage which last sold in 1996 for $80,000, and which is currently owned by Tina M. LeMay, who resides at 300 South Exchange Street. Unit G4 is a detached one car frame garage, built in 1884, which is currently owned by Kristi M. St. Germain, who resides at 300 South Exchange Street. Unit G5 is a detached one car frame garage, built in 1884, which is currently owned by Lynda K. Petrie. Unit G7 is a detached one car frame garage, built in 1884, which last sold in 1999 for $127,900, and which was previously owned by John F. McCarthy and which is currently owned by Peyton J. Fleming and Shayna M. Fleming, who reside at 304 South Exchange Street. Unit G8 is a detached one car frame garage, built in 1884, which is currently owned by Kim Dowell. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Edwin V. Holcombe resided at this address from 1882. The house apparently was named, in part, for William Holcombe, in part, for former Congressman John Thomas Averill, and, in part, for Edwin Ames Jaggard. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Holcombe and their daughters, William S. Holcombe, and Edward R. Holcombe resided at this address. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Holcombe and their daughter, William S. Holcombe, and Edwin R. Holcombe all resided at this address. The 1889 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. John T. Averill and Mrs. W. H. H. Stowell resided at this address. The 1891 city directory indicates that Mrs. John T. Averill and her daughter resided at this address. The 1893 and 1895 city directories indicate that Mrs. John T. Averill and her daughter and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jaggard resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Caroline H. Bateman, a clerk employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, Edward Berkovitz, a clerk employed by H. C. Boyeson Company, Hyman Berkovitz, a clerk employed by Michaud Brothers, Morris Berkovitz, a helper employed by the American Railway Express, and Marcelle Choquard, a cook, all boarded at this address, that Frank Berkovitz, an elevator operator, and Frank Burkovitz, an elevator operator employed by the Mannheimer Brothers, both resided at this address, and that M. A. Darst, a carpenter employed by the Wells Brothers Construction Company, roomed at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents at the apartment house located at this address were Michael J. Bolin, a glassworker at the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Ella Bolin, (Apartment #0,) Joseph Kashnick, a cook employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Alice Kashnick (Apartment #1,) Mrs. Josephine Davidson, an operator at the Star Garment Manufacturing Company (Apartment #2,) and Arch Abbott (Apartment #5.) The 1930 city directory indicates that Apartments # 3, #4, #6,and #7 were vacant. Edwin VanBuren Holcombe (1834-1899,) the son of William Holcombe (1804-1870) and Martha Wilson Holcombe (1809-183?,) was formerly of Dubuque, Iowa, moved to Minnesota with his parents in 1839, resided in Taylor's Falls, Minnesota, and then in Stillwater, Minnesota, married Sara Odele Soulard (1834- ,) the daughter of James Soulard and Eliza Hunt Soulard, in 1856, moved to St. Paul in 1870, was the captain of a Mississippi River steamboat, then operated a hotel, was the general manager of a line of steamers on the Red River of the North, running to Winnipeg, the Winnipeg & Western Transportation Company, became the head of the Northwest Fuel Company, and died in St. Paul. Edwin V. Holcombe and Sara Odele/Adele Sarah Soulard, of Galena, Illinois, had three children, Edwin Russell Holcombe (1857- ,) Adel Eliza Holcombe (1859- ,) and William Soulard Holcombe (1862- .) Edwin R. Holcombe, the son of Edwin V. Holcombe and Adele Sarah Soulard Holcombe, the grandson of William Holcombe (1804-1870) and Martha Wilson Holcombe (1809-183?,) the great grandson of Emley Holcombe and Mary Skillman Holcombe, and the great grandson of James G. Soulard and Eliza Hunt Soulard, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of great great grandfather of Richard Holcombe, a Private in New Jersey Militia, and great grandfather of Thomas Hunt, a Brigade Major in the Massachusetts Continental Troops, during the Revolutionary War. William Holcombe (1804-1870) was born in Lambertville, New Jersey, was a resident of Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, first married Martha Wilson, was the secretary of the first territorial organizing committee, later married Henrietta King Clendenin in 1847, was Receiver of the Land Office at Stillwater, Minnesota, was engaged in steamboating and lumbering, was a member of the Minnesota Constitutional Convention representing Stillwater, Minnesota (District 1,) in 1857, was the Minnesota's first territorial Surveyor General (the government official that oversaw all lumbering activities on the river, settling disputes, counting board feet of lumber and registering log marks,) was the first Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1858 to 1860, was a member of the State Normal School Board, was an organizer of the First Church of Stillwater, was a Mason, was the president of the Minnesota Bible Society, was the president of the Minnesota Sabbath School Association, was mayor of Stillwater in 1870, died in office of apoplexy, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery. John Thomas Averill (1823/1825-1889) was born in Alna, Lincoln County, Maine, a son of John Averill and Harriet Averill, attended Kent Hill College in Maine, graduated from the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Readfield, Maine, in 1846, moved to northern Pennsylvania in 1852, moved to Minnesota in 1857, settled in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, was a Minnesota state senator representing Wabasha County (12th District) from 1858 to 1862, was a lieutenant colonel and a colonel in the Sixth Minnesota Regiment from 1862 to 1865, was in lumbering, grain, wholesale paper (as Averill, Carpenter & Company,) and stationery, was a member of the Republican National Committee from Minnesota from 1868 to 1880, moved to St. Paul, was a Republican member of the U. S. Congress from Minnesota from 1871 to 1875 (Second District, 1871-1873, and Third District, 1873-1875,) died in St. Paul, and was interred in Oakland Cemetery. John Averill married Hannah E. Atkinson and the couple had three children, Emelyn Averill (Mrs. William H. H.) Stowell, Mary Ellen Averill Drake, and Anna M. Averill (Mrs. Edwin Ames) Jaggard. William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) was born in Windsor, Vermont, attended the public schools in Boston, graduated from Boston Latin School in 1860, engaged in mercantile pursuits, moved to Virginia in 1865, was elected as a Republican to the U. S. Congress from 1871 to 1877, was the author of The Stowell Genealogy; A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Massachusetts, was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876, moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1880, and engaged in paper manufacturing, moved to Duluth, Minnesota, in 1886 and engaged in paper and steel manufacturing, was the president of the Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth from 1889 to 1895, was a correspondent in Paris, France, for various newspapers, moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1914, died in Amherst, and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York. Edwin Ames Jaggard (1859-1911) was born in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, was the son of Clement Jaggard (1823-1890) and Anna/Annie Jane Wright Jaggard (1822-1895,) graduated from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1879, received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1882, moved to St. Paul in 1882, where he remained in an active legal practice until 1898, roomed with architect Cass Gilbert in downtown St. Paul while a bachelor, was married in 1890 to Anna May Averill, was a district judge in Minnesota for the Second District from 1899 to 1904 and was a justice of Minnesota state Supreme Court from 1905 to 1911, succeeded Senator Cushman K. Davis as lecturer in the St Paul Medical College on medical jurisprudence in 1887, was on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, was a Republican, was the author of Jaggard on Torts, Jaggard on Taxation in Minnesota and the Dakotas, and Jaggard on Taxation in Iowa, was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Minnesota based on an ancestor, Daniel Wills, Sr., who settled in New Jersey in 1677, was elected a life member of the Minnesota Historical Society in 1911, and died of heart failure, at Hamilton, Bermuda. The 1917 Catalogue of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, published by James T. Brown of New York, indicated that Edwin Ames Jaggard received a bachelors degree from Dickinson College in 1879 and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1882, was a lawyer, and served on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Clement Jaggard was a merchant in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Alice Cecelia Kashnick (1904-2001) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hammerstrom, and died in Hennepin County. Josephine Davidson (1885-1962) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Scnittger resided at the former nearby 303 South Exchange Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#9177) indicate that Bert Sherrick (1890- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Sergeant in Company A of Disch. Detch. #2, who was born in Cashton, Wisconsin, moved to Minnesota in 1912, had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a motorman at induction, was an electrical worker employed by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at the nearby former 303 South Exchange Street. The 1920 city directory indicates that George M. Bates, a copy reader employed by the Dispatch and Pioneer Press, boarded at the former nearby 303 South Exchange Street and that Bertha Bohn, the widow of Henry Bohn, resided at the former nearby 303 South Exchange Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that the former nearby 303 South Exchange Street was vacant. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.] [See note for the American Railway Express Company for 47 Douglas Street.] [See note for the Mannheimer Brothers for 270 West Seventh Street.] [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
304 South Exchange Street: Built in 1880. The building is a multi-unit frame comdominium building. Unit B1 is 939 square feet in area, has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 2003 for $164,500, and which is currently owned by Kim Dowell. Unit 00001 is 967 square feet in area, has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, and is currently owned by Lynda K. Petrie. Unit 00002 is 978 square feet in area and has four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom, which last sold in 2004 for $215,000, and which was previously owned by John F. McCarthy and which is currently owned by Peyton J. Fleming and Shayna M. Fleming. The 1920 city directory indicates that Dorothy Erehart, a clerk employed by the Van Sant Trust Company, located at the Endicott Arcade, boarded at the former nearby 305 South Exchange Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Elizabeth Iverson resided at the former nearby 305 South Exchange Street. Elizabeth Ruddick Iverson ( -1932) died in Fillmore County, Minnesota. Elizabeth Iverson (1886-1976) was born in Minnesota and died in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
306 South Exchange Street: Rogers-Johnson House; Built in 1881; Augustus Gauger, architect. The structure is a two story, 3384 square foot, 12 room, seven bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame building with a detached garage. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson and Paul A. Johnson resided at this address. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson resided at this address. The 1889, 1891, and 1893 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Johnson resided at this address. The 1885 city directory also indicates that Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Langford resided at the corner of South Exchange Street and Sherman Street. The 1880 federal census records indicates that Nathaniel Langford (1833- ) was a bank examiner, was born in New York, had parents who were both born in New York, was married, and headed a household in St. Paul. The Langford household in 1880 included his wife, Emma W. Langford (1854- ,) who was born in New York, had parents who were both born in New York, and was a house keeper, a servant, Louisa Larson (1857- ,) who was born in Sweden, had parents who were both born in Sweden, and was single, and Susie Backer (1853- ,) who was born in Massachusetts, had parents who were both born in Massachusetts, was single, and was a school teacher. The 1920 city directory indicates that Amelie Alsen, a stenographer, and William F. Felstow, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Myrtle E. West, a bookkeeper employed by the Associated Shop Crafts (Northern Pacific RailRoad,) Robert R. McCann, a helper employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company, his wife, Isabella McCann, Henry L. Gill, a janitor employed at the New York Building, his wife, Anne Gill, Anthony Zimski, a leather worker, his wife, Frances Zimski, an ironer employed by the Co-operative Laundry Company, and Irene Zimski, a clerk, resided at this address. Dick Warwick resided at this address in 1999. Nathaniel Pitt Langford (1832-1911), a Minnesota and Montana pioneer and banker, was a Freemason and delivered an address in Virginia City, Montana, in 1867, and was the author of the Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the Year 1870. The Langford family migrated to the Lake Pepin area of Minnesota in 1854. Nathaniel P. Langford was born in Westmoreland, New York, was a cashier in the banking house of (William R.) Marshall & Company, in 1855 and the cashier of the Bank of the State of Minnesota in 1858, was a Montana collector of internal revenue and reported on lawlessness and vigilante activity there during the period 1863 to 1869, was the first superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park from 1872 to 1877, where he hired the first national park ranger, Harry "Rocky Mountain Harry" Yount (1837-1924,) and was a national bank examiner for the Pacific states and the territories from 1872 to 1884. No money was appropriated for Yellowstone Park initially, and the first superintendent, Nathaniel Pitt "National Park" Langford, visited the park only three times during his five-year appointment, including one visit in 1874 to evict a man named Matthew McGuirk, who claimed to own the Boiling River. Langford also climbed the Grand Teton in 1872 with James Stevenson, was removed from the Yellowstone Park superintendency in 1877, was replaced by Philetus W. Norris, returned to St. Paul by 1885, joined with John Knapp to develop the St. Anthony Park section of St. Paul, served as the President of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1905 to 1911, and was a member of the Executive Council of the Minnesota Historical Society for twenty-two years, from 1889 to 1911. Nathaniel Pitt Langford, the son of George Langford and Chloe Sweeting Langford, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of grandfather George Langford, a Corporal in the Massachusetts Troops and of Nathaniel Sweeting, a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts Continental Line, and of great grandfather Lewis Sweeting, a Surgeon in the Massachusetts Troops, during the Revolutionary War. Nathaniel Langford's most famous book, The Discovery of Yellowstone Park, was published in 1905. Mount Langford, in eastern Yellowstone Park, northeast of Eagle Peak and Atkins Peak, was named in 1871 by the United States Geological Survey for Nathaniel Pitt Langford. The name "Mount Langford," as well as "Mount Doane," were originally given by the Washburn Expedition to mountains further to the south, but Dr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, head of the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, either accidentally or purposefully, transferred the names of the mountains in 1871. Subsequent years of protest by Langford failed to correct the misnaming. Langford Residence Hall on the campus of Montana State University was built in 1960 and was named for Nathaniel P. Langford. Nathaniel Pitt Langford died in Ramsey County. Nathaniel P. Langford's son, George Langford, attended Harvard University from 1894 to 1897 and worked for the McKenna Steel Working Company of Joliet, Illinois, from 1898 until the 1940's. George Langford also was an amateur archaeologist, paleontologist, and research associate in the department of anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1930, and excavated and studied prehistoric Indian and fossil sites, largely in Pennsylvania and Illinois, especially Indian mounds near Joliet, Illinois. George Langford, the son of George and Abigail (Elliott) Langford, was born in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, lived for a time in Westmoreland, was one of the first organizers of Hecla Furnace, New York, was cashier of the Oneida Bank, and died in Utica, New York. In 1813, George Langford married Chloe Sweeting and the couple had 13 children, Mary Langford (Mrs. Edward) Curran, of Utica, New York, George Langford, who graduated from Hamilton College, went to Marshall, Michigan, and died of malarial fever, Philip Langford, who died in infancy, Philip Langford, who married Mary Thomas, Chloe Langford (Mrs. James Wickes) Taylor, De Witt Langford, who married Mary Morrison, Abigail Langford (Mrs. William R.) Marshall, who lived and died in St. Paul, Moreau Langford, who died unmarried, Marie Antoinette Langford (Mrs. William) Austin, who lived in St. Paul, Charles C. Langford, who lived in Utica, and married Louise Penfield, of Catskill, New York, Nathaniel P. Langford, who first married Emma Wheaton and then married Clara Wheaton, Augustine G. Langford, who went to St. Paul in 1856, then to Pike's Peak, Colorado, settled in Denver, Colorado, and married Elizabeth Robertson of St. Paul, and Harriet White Langford, who died in infancy. Mary Langford Curran and Edward Curran had five childr
