Lawrence A. Martin
Specific Structures. The following presents available information on the housing styles of specific structures located along this portion of the hike:
1117 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 2409 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Keating and their daughters resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John O. Eaton, a sales manager employed by the Bohn Refrigerator Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Eaton resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Victor E. Anderson, foreman at the Bonney-Nash Motors Company, and his wife, Helen Anderson, resided at this address. In 1916, former General Motors executive Charles W. Nash acquired the Thomas B. Jeffery Company, maker of the Rambler, and founded Nash Motors, based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Nash and his chief engineer, Nils Erik Wahlberg, a former General Motors engineer, were responsible for innovations such as modern flow-through ventilation, a straight-eight engine with overhead valves, twin spark plugs, nine crankshaft bearings, synchromesh transmissions, free wheeling, automatic centralized chassis lubrication, and a worm-drive rear end. Nash acquired the Mitchell Motor Car Company of Racine, Wisconsin, and LaFayette Motors of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From 1938, when Charlie Nash retired, to 1954, Nash was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation, headed by George Mason. Nash production continued from 1954 to 1957 after the creation of American Motors Corporation, which occurred after the acquisition of the Hudson Motor Car Company. When George Mason died in 1954, George Romney became AMC president and began the phase-out of the "Nash" and "Hudson" model names in favor of the "Rambler" model name. Under Roy Abernethy, the "Rambler" model name was phased out in the late 1960's. In 1970, American Motors acquired Kaiser Jeep. In the early 1980s, AMC entered into a partnership with Renault. AMC was ultimately acquired by Chrysler Corporation in 1987, becoming the Jeep-Eagle division. Victor E. Anderson (1909-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berglund, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for $535,000. The current owners of record are Timothy J. Hammond and Wendy M. Hammond.
1120 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2858 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rogers resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Warren T. Rogers, associated with the Brooks-Rogers Company, his wife, Emelia Rogers, and Warren T. Rogers, Jr., a salesman, resided at this address. Warren Rogers ( -1936) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Warren T. Rogers (1909-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meyer, and died in Ramsey County. Amelia Rogers ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $235,000. The current owners of record are Carol S. North and Christopher R. North. Carol North is active in the Global Citizens Network.
1121 Portland Avenue: Built in 1907. The structure is a two story, 2123 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Davis resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Davis and Miss Minerva Kellogg all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Arthur B. Davis, a special agent, boarded at this address and that Frank W. Davis resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Thomas resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Zena H. Thomas, John P. Grabowsky, a ball player for the St. Paul Baseball Club, and his wife, Janet Grabowsky, all resided at this address. Zenas H. Thomas ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Robert I. Juhnke. Robert Juhnke is a dentist in St. Paul. In 2003, the Dentistry Board upgraded a 1999 conditional license to practice for Robert Juhnke to an unconditional license.
1123 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 2295 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Clark resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#8376) indicate that Thomas William Barry (1899- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private in the U. S. Marine Corps, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a student at induction, served in Cuba, was a clerk employed by Armour & Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. Mary A. Barry, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John Barry, a yardman employed by the St. Paul Union Stock Yards Company, and W. Barry, a yardman employed by the St. Paul Union Stock Yards Company, both boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Mary A. Barry (1862- ,) the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, her daughter, Mary C. Barry (1896- ,) a stenographer who was employed by the Associated Charities, who was born in Minnesota, her son, John J. Barry (1898- ,) a salesman who was employed by a stockyard and who was born in Minnesota, her son, Wilfred E. Barry (1900- ,) a timekeeper employed by the stockyards who was born in Minnesota, her son, Thomas W. Barry (1902- ,) a clerk employed by Armour & Company who was born in Minnesota, and her son, Michael B. Barry (1904- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Geib resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine Geib, the widow of Phillip Geib, and Philip J. Geib, assistant credit manager employed by the American National Bank, resided at this address. Philip J. Geib ( -1923,) Mary Barry ( -1934,) Thomas W. Barry ( -1935,) and Mary R. Barry ( -1944) all died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record Anne Baker Parker and P. W. Parker. Paul Parker, a banker with U.S. Bank Corp, and Anne Parker, an art teacher with the San Miguel Middle School, both contributed to the Barack Obama for President campaign in 2007-2008.
1128 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2484 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Katz resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Katz and Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Katz all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Reuben N. Katz, a partner with Arthur A. Katz in the firm R. N. Katz Packing Company, a wholesale meat dealer, and his wife, Sarah Katz, resided at this address. Reuben Noah Katz ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. Arthur Albert Katz (1903-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nathan, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 for $138,500. The current owners of record are Helena Pohlandt McCormick and Michael T. McCormick. Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, a professor at Simon Fraser University and a resident at this address, was a financial supporter of the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign in 2008.
1129 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2114 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Max Mark, Myron Mark, and Jesse Mark all resided at this address. Sarah Mark was the wife of Max Mark. Jesse I. Mark (1898- ,) a Private, 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 (#16515) indicate that Jesse Mark (1898- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private First Class in the 30th Balloon Company, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a medium fair complexion, was 5' 6 1/2" tall, was a chauffeur at induction, was a salesman employed by Max Mark after the completion of service, and was married, resided at this address at induction and resided with his wife, Baillie Mark, at 1145 Argyle Street in 1920. The 1920 federal census indicates that Max Mark (1867- ,) a jeweler employed by a jewelry store and the head of household, who was born in Poland to parents who were born in Poland, and who was Jewish, his wife, Sarah R. Mark (1875- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Poland and who was Jewish, his son, Myron J. Mark (1895- ,) who was a jeweler employed in a jewelry store and who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Jessie F. Mark ( - ,) a who was born in 1904, his daughter, Arline Mark (1909- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his mother, Sarah D. Mark (1837- ,) a widow who was born in Poland to parents who were born in Poland, who was Jewish, and a household servant, Celia Marek (1899- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Kennedy resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Cornelius A. O'Leary, who officed at the Pioneer Building, and his wife, Josephine O'Leary, resided at this address. Cornelius O'Leary ( -1934) and Josephine O'Leary ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 for $221,000. The current owner of record is Katherine Ann Lanpher, who resides in the West Village section of New York City. Katherine Lanpher (1959- ) formerly was a journalist and columnist with the St. Paul Pioneer Press, formerly was a talk show host with Minnesota Public Radio, formerly was a talk show co-host with Al Franken on Air America Radio, formerly was married to Vincent Gracieux, an artistic director for the Theatre de la Jeune Lune, and currently is the author of a memoir, Leap Days: Chronicles of a Midlife Move, of her move to New York for Springboard Press and for Time Warner.
1132 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 3362 square foot, 13 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Aaron Leopold Hauser resided at this address in 1908. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Dettloff, Mrs. Mary E. Brennan, and Mrs. F. W. Orme resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Donnelly and Mrs. J. C. Brennan all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank M. Brennan, a clerk employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, Grace M. Brennan, a stenographer employed by the American Railway Express, and Louis W. Brennan, a salesman employed by G. Sommers & Company, all boarded at this address and that Mary E. Brennan, the widow of John C. Brennan, and James G. Donnelly, an undertaker whose business was located at 174 West Fourth Street, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Donnelly, Mrs. J. C. Brennan, and their daughters, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary E. Brennan, the widow of John C. Brennan, James G. Donnelly, an undertaker at 174 West Fourth Street, and his wife, Katherine A. Donnelly, all resided at this address. Fredrick Dettloff (1883-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fontaine, and died in Ramsey County. John Brennan ( -1922,) Mary E. Brennan ( -1937,) and Aaron Hauser ( -1947) all died in Ramsey County. James G. Donnelly (1878-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Power, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Katherine J. Tilton.
1133 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2383 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hauser resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Aaron L. Hauser (1872- ,) a clothier employed by a retail store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Germany and a mother who was born in Wisconsin, and his wife, Berta A. Hauser (1873- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Germany, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Aaron L. Hauser, a partner with Albert M. Hauser, Leopold A. Hauser, and Richard R. Hauser in the firm Hauser Brothers, a clothing and men's furnishings dealer, and his wife, Berta A. Hauser, resided at this address. Albert M. Hauser ( -1946) and Aaron Hauser ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. In 1879, Leopold Hauser, a merchant tailor located at 121 East Seventh Street, resided at 76 Cooper Street. Leopold A. Hauser (1877-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lunaehumin, and died in Ramsey County. Leopold A. Hauser (1906-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dusel, and died in Ramsey County. Richard Rommold Hauser ( -1950) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Bertha A. Hauser ( -1947) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Bertha A. Hauser (1883-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Peterson, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Linda L. Ehlers and Carl J. Michaud. Carl Michaud is Solid Waste Division Manager for Hennepin County Environmental Services and was on the staff for the Metropolitan Counties Energy Task Force in 2006.
1136 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2144 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Horrigan resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Horrigan and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas F. Horrigan, a merchandise broker at the Endicott Building, and his wife, Mary T. Horrigan, resided at this address. Thomas F. Horrigan ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Mary Ellen Horrigan (1884-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cogin, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $411,000. The current owners of record are Ian B. Redshaw and Wendy B. Redshaw.
1137 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2323 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rothschild resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that D. S. Struble resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harold A. Nourse, the publisher of the Poultry Herald, resided at this address and that Aline Bleakley, a cashier employed by the Massachusetts Life Insurance Company, and Elizabeth Bleakley, the widow of Alex Bleakley, both roomed at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Harold A. Nourse (1879- ,) a publisher of a monthly paper and the head of household, who was born in Massachusetts to a father who was born in Massachusetts and a mother who was born in Vermont, his wife, Mary A. Nourse (1881- ,) who was born in Illinois to a father who was born in Illinois and a mother who was born in Ohio, his son, Allen B. Nourse (1907- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his mother-in-law, Elizabeth A. Blakely (1858- ,) who was born in Ohio to parents who were born in Ohio, and his sister-in-law, Aline Blakely (1890- ,) a cashier employed by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, who was born in Illinois to a father who was born in Illinois and a mother who was born in Ohio, all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kasimir resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Richard E. Damkroger, a department manager employed by Finch, Van Slyck & McConville, and his wife, Oline P. Damkroger, resided at this address. Oline Damkroger ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Sharon Grace Lamb. Sharon Lamb Ph.D. is located at this address.
1141 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 1644 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sullivan and F. T. Sullivan all resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that James B. Sullivan (1859- ,) a lumberman employed by a lumber company and the head of household, who was born in Canada to parents who were born in Ireland, who emigrated to the United States in 1881, and who was naturalized in 1891, and his wife, Sharon A. Sullivan (1854- ,) who was born in Canada to a father who was born in Ireland and a mother who was born in Canada, who emigrated to the United States in 1883, and who was naturalized in 1886, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Sullivan resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank T. Sullivan, the proprietor of Sullivan Tire & Battery Company, a retailer of Goodyear Tires and Willard Batteries located at the corner of Snelling Avenue and Marshall Avenue, and his wife, Anna E. Sullivan, resided at this address. Frank T. Sullivan (1888-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cloney, and died in Hennepin County. Anna H. Sullivan ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $140,000. The current owner of record is Julian E. Loscalzo. Julian Empson Loscalzo (1952- ) is associated with JEL Consulting, a lobbying firm, is a Philadelphia native who once hawked beer at the old Metropolitan stadium, was a leader of the "Save the Met" group, was associated with Fans Answer to New Stadium (F.A.N.S.), a group devoted to pursuing community ownership of the Twins, represented the Lexington/Hamline District Council in 1997 in the Mn/DOT Non-Traditional Transportation Stakeholder Dialogue Project, is a member of Dunning Boosters, is a board member of Friends of St. Paul Little League, and lobbies at the Minnesota Legislature for exotic animals, sewers, stadiums, and housing. Ballpark Tours is located at this address. Michael Jacobs, an attorney with Zelle Hoffman and a resident at this address, was a financial supporter of Barack Obama for President in 2008.
1142 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a one story, 2560 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rubenstein resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Samuel Rubenstein and his wife, Sadie Rubenstein, resided at this address. Samuel Rubenstein ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $429,900. The current owners of record are David Minge and Karen Minge. David Minge (1942- ) was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota, graduated from St. Olaf College and from the University of Chicago Law School, was an associate at the Faegre & Benson law firm in Minneapolis and taught at the University of Wyoming College of Law, practiced as a member of the law firm of Nelson, Oyen, Torvik, Minge & Gilbertson in Montevideo, Minnesota, taught at the University of Minnesota at Morris, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's Second Congressional District from 1993 until 2001, narrowly lost to Mark Kennedy during the 2000 election, and was appointed in 2002 to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Governor Jesse Ventura. Karen Aaker Minge was born in Gaylord, Minnesota, is the treasurer of the Lexington-Hamline Community Council, and is a member of the board of the Minnesota Humanities Commission.
1143 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 2318 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Clancy resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Aull resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gerald M. Fitzgerald, the vice president of Haas Commission Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fitzgerald resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gerald M. Fitzgerald, Sr., president of the United Commission Company, his wife, Mary A. Fitzgerald, Edward J. Fitzgerald, a clerk, and Gerald M. Fitzgerald, Jr., a clerk employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, resided at this address. Gerald M. Fitzgerald (1911-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Morrisey, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Adeline Fitzgerald ( -1930) and Mary A. Fitzgerald ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Fitzgerald (1881-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Towey, and died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Fitzgerald (1879-1961) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $345,000. The current owners of record Stuart T. Alger and Patricia M. Eaves. Stuart T. Alger is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Minnesota, was a member of the appellate staff on the amicus curiae brief for the State of Minnesota in the Minnesota Court of Appeals case of the Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission vs. the Minnesota Twins Partnership, a Minnesota General Partnership, in 2002, appeared in the Lex-Ham Community Theater production of the play Her Christmas Hat, by Walter Ben Hare, in the role of "Warren" in 2003, was a St. Paul City Council candidate in Ward 1 in 2003, and was St. Paul City DFL Party chairman in 2006. Patricia Eaves was a volunteer for the The Lexington-Hamline Community Council in 2006.
1146 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2841 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Doran and Mrs. Marietta Gardner all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Marietta M. Gardner (1836-1920,) the widowed mother of Mrs. E. S. Doran, who was born in New York to parents born in the United States and who died of cancer of the stomach, resided at this address in 1920. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edmund S. Doran, an assistant manager employed by the Crane & Ordway Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Doran, their daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Milne all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alex A. Milne, the manager of the T. A. Snider Preserve Company, and his wife, Winifred M. Milne, resided at this address. Edmund S. Doran was associated with the Crane Company and was married to Luella G. Doran. The T. A. Snider Preserve Company sold preserves, soup, pork and beans, ketchup, chili sauce, salad dressing, relish, and sauces. As part of an advertising campaign, the T. A. Snider Preserve Company put pictures of their products on the puzzle pieces. T. A. Snider started the company in 1879, naming it "The T. A. Snider Preserve Company." In June 1884, he took on a partner, R. T. Skinner, and the name was changed to T. A. Snider & Company. The company initially was located in Cincinatti, Ohio, and in Milldale, Kentucky, and later was located in Chicago. T. A. Snider & Company was eventually bought out by General Foods and ownership switched hands again in 1952 and it is still in business today as part of Hunt Foods, Inc. Marietta M. Gardner ( -1920,) Edmund S. Doran ( -1934,) and Alexander A. Milne ( -1939) all died in Ramsey County. Luella G. Doran (1865-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mills, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Richard B. Hagen and Kathleen M. McGovern.
1149 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 1902 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Fitzgerald resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Arthur Bernier, who operated a produce market at 161 Market Place, resided at this address. The federal census indicates that Arthur A. Bernier (1881- ,) a merchandise commission agent and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Canada and a mother who was born in Minnesota, his wife, Josephine A. Bernier (1885- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, his daughter, Luella Bernier (1906- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Irene Bernier (1912- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bernier resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur Bernier, and his wife, Josephine Bernier, Irene Bernier, a stenographer, and Mary L. Bernier, a clerk, all resided at this address. The current owners of record of the rental property are Monica Campbell and Mary T. McGinn, who reside in Hastings, Minnesota.
1152 Portland Avenue: Built in 1905. The structure is a two story, 1875 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wandrei resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert C. Wandrei, an editor employed by the West Publishing Company, his wife, Jeanette A. Wandrei, and David G. Wandrei, a laborer employed by the Ford Motor Company, all resided at this address. Albert C. Wandrei was a lawyer, was a notary public in 1929 and in 1936, and was a legal editor with the West Publishing Company. Albert C. Wandrei (1872-1942) and Jeannette Adelaide Garnsey Wandrei (1878-1972) were the parents of David G. Wandrei (1907-1959,) Donald Albert Wandrei (1908-1987,) Howard Elmer Wandrei (1909-1956,) and Jeannette Alberta Wandrei (1913-1972.) Jeannette Adelaide Garnsey Wandrei was the daughter of George Washington Garnsey (1839-1920) and Charlotte A. Rima (1848-1920) and was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Donald Wandrei received undergraduate degree in English prose from the University of Minnesota in 1928, was a contributor to the Minnesota Quarterly and a member of the editorial board of the Minnesota Daily, sold his first story, "The Red Brain," to the magazine Weird Tales in 1927, became a regular contributor to several national magazines, published his first book of poetry, Ecstasy and Other Poems in 1928, moved to New York City and worked as advertising manager for the publishing firm E. P. Dutton & Company, returned to St. Paul in 1929, pursuing a Ph.D., published a second volume of verse, Dark Odyssey, with his brother, Howard Wandrei in 1931, returned to New York in 1932 and worked as a public relations executive, founded the publishing firm, Arkham House, with August Derleth to publish the works of H. P. Lovecraft in 1939, returned to St. Paul after serving in the Army during World War II, moved back to New York in 1947, moved to Hollywood in 1950, and returned to St. Paul in 1952, where he remained until his death. After World War II, Donald Wandrei wrote for comics, collaborated on screenplays and even tried song writing in California. Litigation consumed the last years of Donald Wandrei's life, including a legal battle with Derleth’s estate over ownership of the copyrights of the Lovecraft works published by Arkham House, in which Wandrei eventually prevailed. Howard Wandrei was arrested for burglary in 1927, was sentenced to the Minnesota State Reformatory in St. Cloud, Minnesota, from 1928 to 1930, continued his education through extension courses offered by the University of Minnesota, received his B.A. degree, cum laude, in 1932, was a writer, published in several national publications, was a sculptor, exhibited in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and New York, and was a renowned batik maker, moved to New York in 1933, divorced in 1946, moved back to St. Paul in 1945, and lived there for the remainder of his life. Arkham House, a small pulp publisher, was the result of the vision of August Derleth (1909-1971) and Donald Wandrei, was created in Sauk City, Wisconsin, in 1939 when Derleth’s then publisher, Charles Scribner’s Sons, rejected the idea of publishing a collection of stories by Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( -1937,) and is dedicated to publishing the works of Lovecraft, E. Hoffman Price, and Nelson Bond. Arkham House editions are noted for the quality of their printing and binding. It published its first book, The Outsider and Others by Lovecraft in 1939. More than 60 years and 200 books later, Arkham House still publishes macabre, fantasy, and horror. Wandrei severed his ties to Arkham House in 1942 when he was inducted into the U.S. Army, but became involved again in the publisher around 1971, although he decline to become its managing editor after the death of Derlith. Arkham House joined interests such as the Disney Corporation and the Gershwin Estate in lobbying for the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, enacted in 1997, which extended the term of numerous copyrights beyond the normal 70 year period. Albert C. Wandrei ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Donald Albert Wandrei (1908-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Guernsey, and died in Ramsey County. Howard E. Wandrei (1909-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Garnsey, and died in Ramsey County. Jeannette A. Wandrei (1878-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Garnsey, and died in Ramsey County. Jeannette A. Wandrei (1913-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Garnsey, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Helen Mary Hughesdon. Helen Mary Hughesdon is a 1989 graduate of the William Mitchell College of Law, is a career clerk with the Minnesota Court of Appeals, and is an adjunct professor teaching persuasive legal writing at the William Mitchell College of Law. [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.]
1153 Portland Avenue: Built in 1905. The structure is a two story, 2671 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Freng resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. George Steinwendell resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Hans H. Freng (1868-1920,) the husband of Clara O. Freng, who was born in Norway to parents also born in Norway and who died of a carcinoma of the face, resided at this address in 1920. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Phinney, Mrs. Clara O. Freng, her daughter, and W. H. Freng all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Pierce Atwater, the executive secretary of the St. Paul Community Chest Inc., and his wife, Althea Atwater, resided at this address. In 1926, W. H. Freng was the president of the Oryg-Gyro Club of St. Paul, an offshoot of the Gyro International, a long-established Canadian-American friendship organization. The Hans H. Freng Apartment Building, built in 1916, is located at 855 West St. Clair Avenue. Pierce Atwater was the author of Problems of Administration in Social Work, St. Paul, McClain & Hedman Company, 1937. Pierce Atwater married Althea Heitschmidt/Heitsmith, the daughter of Henry Heitschmidt/Heitsmith and Mary Louise Howe Heitschmidt/Heitsmith, and the couple had two children, Peter Atwater and Howe Atwater. Howe Atwater was a 1998 inductee in the U. S. Tennis Association Northern Hall of Fame, covering tennis players from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Western Wisconsin. Howe Atwater (1927- ,) a sociology major, was elected the captain of the College of William and Mary Indians 1950 tennis squad. Howe Atwater married the former College of William and Mary athletic star Jane Oblender. Atwater won the 1949 Northwest and Minneapolis clay court titles. The College of William and Mary Indians tennis team reportedly was unbeaten in 75 straight matches, dating to 1945, and was the preeminent college tennis team in 1950. Howe Atwater was a campus representative at the College of William and Mary for Collins Cleaners and Dyers, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1947. Atwater was the 1943 Illinois state high school tennis champion, played on two NCAA championship tennis teams (1947 and 1948) at the College of William & Mary, won open tennis championships in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Canada, was an 11-time Lancaster County Open champion, was a three-time Pennsylvania Clay Courts champion, has been ranked in the Top 10 in the country three times, has been ranked in the top 5 in Middle States for decades, and won the USTA Men's 60 Clay Court championship in 1986 by defeating 1951 Wimbledon quarterfinalist and top seed Armando Vieira. Atwater joined the U. S. Marines in 1943, was a member of a mortar team, and was wounded in action on Okinawa. In 1952, Howe Atwater was a member of the St. Paul Jaycees and was the chair of the School Police Sports Committee of the Jaycees. Howe Atwater currently resides in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, having moved there in 1956, and, with his daughter, Charlotte Atwater Miller, was inducted in the Middle States Tennis Hall of Fame in 2007. Charlotte Atwater Miller was undefeated in four years of college tennis competition, first at the College of William and Mary and then at Elizabethtown College. Hans H. Freng ( -1920) died in Ramsey County. Clara Freng (1873-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tressig, and died in Hennepin County. Althea Atwater (1892-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Howe, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $370,000. The current owners of record are Diana L. Scimeca and Joseph A. Scimeca. Joseph A. Scimeca, Ph.D., is a food and nutrition scientist, was employed by the Pillsbury Company/General Mills in 2000, and was employed by Cargill in 2004.
1154 Portland Avenue: Built in 1906. The structure is a two story, 1770 square foot, nine room, six bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Ballard resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Ballard and their daughter resided at this address. Alice M. Ballard, a Nurse, Earl R. Ballard, a Sergeant, and Ralph J. Ballard, a Seaman, 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 (#3493) indicate that Paul H. Dunnavan (1894- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Private First Class in the Army Air Service, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 9" tall, was unemployed at induction, was a salesman employed by R. L. Polk & Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, G. H. Dunnavan, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that George H. Dunnavan, a wholesale fruits and produce proprietor with a store located at 152 11th Street, resided at this address and that Paul H. Dunnavan, a saleman, and Ralph Dunavan, a clerk employed by G. H. Dunnavan, both boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Dunnavan and P. H. Dunnavan all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles M. Ingebrand, a creditman employed by the L. Eisenmenger Meat Company, his wife, Aimee A. Ingebrand, and Margaret Larkin, a nurse, resided at this address. Alice M. Ballard (1893-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bush, and died in Hennepin County. Earle Rowland Ballard (1895-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rowland, and died in Carlton County, Minnesota. Ralph J. Ballard (1899-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bush, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. Charles M. Ingebrand (1884-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Ramsey County. Amiee A. Ingebrand (-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of St. Jean, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret B. Larkin (1900-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McDonough, and died in Ramsey County. Charles M. Ingebrand (1884-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret S. Larkin (1895-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smith, and died in Ramsey County. Paul H. Dunnavan (1894-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McCuen, and died in Hennepin County. George H. Dunnavan ( -1926) died in Hennepin County. R. L. Polk & Company was founded in 1870 in Detroit, Michigan, out of the partnership of Burch & Polk by Ralph Lane Polk and initially was a publisher of a gazetteer of 17,500 residents and 600 professionals and tradespersonnel located along the Detroit & Milwaukee RailRoad. In 1872, it published its first city directory, of Evansville, Indiana, and began publishing a Detroit city directory in 1874. By 1888, R. L. Polk & Company was publishing directories and gazetteers for 29 states and one Canadian province. In 1916, Polk purchased a bank directory from the Anthony Stumpf Publishing Company in New York City, The Bankers Encyclopedia, first renamed Polk's Bankers Encyclopedia, and subsequently renamed Polk's Bank Directory, a standard reference in the banking industry. In 1921, the company expanded into the automotive industry, tabulating and publishing statistical information for General Motors. In 1929, R. L. Polk & Company entered the direct mail business. In 1956, the company forms a Canadian subsidiary, R. L. Polk & Company Ltd. Canada, with the purchase of Annuaires Marcotte Ltd. of Quebec. The company now primarily provides automotive information and marketing solutions to automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers and dealers, automotive aftermarket companies, insurance companies, finance companies, media companies, advertising agencies, consulting organizations, government agencies and market research firms. Polk is a private firm owned by the Polk family, is now headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and currently employs approximately 5,000 people. Carfax, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the R.L. Polk Company. Ralph Lane Polk (1849-1923) was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the son of Rev. David Polk, Jr., and Mary Charlotte Polk, was educated at the Pennington seminary, New Jersey, was a Union Army drummer boy at the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, and at Appomattox, Virginia, initially peddled various patent medicines, recognized the impact railroads were having on traveling salesmen, became a compiler of useful sales information and a successful Detroit publisher and the president of R. L. Polk and Company, and died of pneumonia. Ralph Lane Polk II (1882-1949) joined the company in 1900, succeeded his father as president of the company, and was inducted into the Direct Marketing Association Hall of Fame. His son, Ralph Lane Polk Jr. (1911- ), was a later president of the company. Ralph Lane Polk III was a manager in the City Directory Division of Polk and led R. L. Polk into the computer era. Walter J. Gardner, a Polk executive vice-president, then became Polk's president, the first nonfamily member to hold the position. Ralph Lane Polk IV (1940-1985) became the next president of the company in 1981, but died in a boating accident on Grand Traverse Bay in northern Michigan. R. L. Polk IV was succeeded by John M. O'Hara. Stephen Polk, the great-grand nephew of Ralph Lane Polk, is the current president of the firm. The current owner of record is Dolores E. Hughesdon and Harold Hughesdon. Harold Hughesdon is Superintendent of Technical Information for the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company in St. Paul and was a deacon for the Mass to mark the 60th anniversary of the priestly ordination of the Very Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Schuler, Ph.D, that was celebrated at the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Agnes in 2005. Msgr. Richard J. Schuler (1920-2007) was born in Minneapolis, the son of Otto Schuler and Wilhelmine M. Hauk Schuler, went to De LaSalle High School, attended St. Thomas College, entered the St. Paul Seminary, was ordained a priest in 1945, was a history and Latin teacher at Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary in Saint Paul for ten years, earned a Master's degree in music theory at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in 1950, received a Fullbright Scholarship from the State Department to study music in Rome in 1954, taught at St. Thomas College from 1955 to 1969, earned a doctorate in musicology from the University of Minnesota in 1963, wrote for the Church Music Association of America, was the chairman of the Fifth International Church Music Congress in 1965, was elected vice president of the papal federation of church music societies founded by Pope Paul VI, and was a member of the American bishops' advisory board on church music, was the founder and director of the Twin Cities Catholic Chorale, and was made the pastor of the parish of St. Agnes in 1969.
1157 Portland Avenue: Built in 1904. The structure is a two story, 2440 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Haggerty and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hughes resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Regan and his wife, Helen D. Regan, resided at this address. John J. Haggerty (1896-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Walsh, and died in Ramsey County. William J. Regan ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Helen Regan (1892-1974) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Barran, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $625,000. The current owners of record are Jacqueline Kirk and Miles J. Kirk.
1162 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 3168 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Justus and their daughter, Elmer Justus, and George Decker all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Justus, their daughter, and George Decker all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Winnick resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph B. Winnick, a physician who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Bessie E. Winnick, resided at this address. Philip Charles Justus (1865- ) was born in St. Paul, engaged in the hardware business, was a delegate to the Republican Party state convention in 1896, was a member of the St. Paul Board of Public Works from 1897 until 1899, attended the fifth annual convention of the American Society of Municipal Improvements in 1898, and was the sheriff of Ramsey County from 1900 until 1904. Philip C. Justus was involved in litigation over a foreclosure of a mechanic's lien on property in Ramsey County, ultimately resulting in Philip Justus v. William F. Myers 71 NW 677 (1897,) and was involved in unsuccessful litigation over a second mortgage he held on property in Ramsey County, ultimately resulting in Philip C. Justus v. Carl H. Fagerstrom 141 Minn. 323 (1918.) In 1885, Philip Justus was a partner in Schwabe & Justus, a hardware store at 314 Rice Street. George Decker ( -1921) and Philip C. Justus ( -1942) both died in Ramsey County. Elmer H. Justus (1889-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Decker, and died in Ramsey County. Dr. Joseph B. Winnick (1882-1964) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Bessie Winnick (1896-1970) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are James R. Estes and Krystal L. Estes. James Estes is a member of the board of the St. Paul Urban Tennis Program.
1163 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 4036 square foot, 13 room, seven bedroom, three bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick C. Listoe, the proprietor of Listoe & Wold, morticians, his wife, May A. Listoe, and Dorothy M. Listoe, a student, resided at this address. A stained glass window by Peter Dohmen at the Church of the Messiah, an Episcopalian congregation (ECUSA) in the Highland Park neighborhood of St. Paul, was donated in memory of Mary A. Listoe and Frederick C. Listoe. Listoe & Wold was located at 322 Wabasha Street in 1910, at Fourth Street and Franklin in 1936, at 150 West Fourth Street in 1938, at West Fourth Street and Auditorium Street in 1941, and at 531 S. Snelling Avenue in 1962. Listoe & Wold became the Listoe Wold Bradshaw Funeral Home and then the Johnston-Dampier-Baird-Listoe-Wold-Bradshaw Funeral Home. Frederick C. Listoe, along with C. A. Bazile, Louis M. Benepe, B. C. Golling, Clarence C. Gray, George C. Knispel, Fred G. Leslie, John H. Mitchell, W. H. Oppenheimer, A. C. Raymer, F. H. Romer, Walter G. Seeger, H. W. Shadle, Charles E. Villaume, T. R. Willwerscheid, William Yungbauer and Edward Randall, was an organizer of Rotary Club of Saint Paul, Club #10, in 1910. Peter Dohmen was born in Rhineland, Germany, studied under Dutch artist Jan Thorn Prikker, emigrated to the United States after World War II bombing wiped out his studio in Germany, settled in St. Paul, operated a studio in St. Paul in the 1950's and 1960's, and was a stained glass, mural, and tapestry artist. The Peter Dohmen Studios were purchased by the partnership of litugical artist Dieterich Spahn and New York artist Mel Geary in 1970. Frederil C. Listoe ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $117,000. The current owners of record Craig E. Lindeke and Elizabeth J. Lindeke. Craig E. Lindeke was a 1963 graduate of Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, and was a financial supporter of the institution in 2004. Craig Lindeke attended Williams College from 1963 to 1965, spent four years in the U. S. Army, returned to Williams College from 1969 to 1971, received a law degree from Vanderbilt, and worked for a Wall Street law firm until moving to Minnesota in 1976 and working for the Minnesota Legislature. Craig E. Lindeke is a Senior Assistant Revisor with the Office of the Minnesota Revisor of Statutes. Craig Lindeke was a member of the board of directors of the Lexington-Hamline Community Council in 2007. Elizabeth Lindeke is an executive with Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. Elizabeth Lindere, an executive with Wells Fargo, was a financial supporter of the John Edwards for President campaign in 2004.
1168 Portland Avenue: Built in 1907. The structure is a two story, 2246 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dahlby and Mrs. Ellen Dahlby all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edwin M. Dahlby, a grinder employed by the Bohn Refrigerator Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Dahlby and Mrs. Ellen Dahlby all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clarence C. Waters, an examiner employed by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and his wife, Mary C. Waters, resided at this address. Edwin M. Dahlby ( -1922,) Mary A. Waters ( -1930,) Mary Waters ( -1936,) and Clarence C. Waters ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Mary H. Waters (1907-1992) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Keady, and died in Ramsey County. Mary E. Waters (1893-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flynn, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Ann Waters (1892-1973) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bartreau, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Robert D. Hart and Sally S. Hart.
1169 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1656 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Locher resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Lida McGill Boynton (1874-1917,) the widowed sister of Charles H. McGill, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of pneumonia, resided at this address in 1917. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Robbins resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kennedy resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas J. Kennedy, a superintendent, and his wife, Martha Kennedy, resided at this address. Charles Herbert McGill (1866- ,) Robert C. McGill (1869- ,) and Lida B. McGill Boynton (1874-1917) were the children of Minnesota Governor Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) and Eliza E. Bryant McGill ( -1877,) A. R. McGill's first wife, and Wilson McGill (1884- ) and Thomas McGill (1889- ) were the children of A. R. McGill and his second wife, Mary E. Wilson McGill. Andrew R. McGill (1840-1905) was born in Saegerstown/Saegertown, Pennsylvania, the son of Angeline Martin McGill (1811-1849) and Charles Dillon McGill (1802-1875,) moved to Kentucky to become a school teacher in 1859, moved to Minnesota in 1861, was a resident of Nicollet County, Minnesota, and of St. Paul, was the principal of the public school in St. Peter, Minnesota, in 1862, served in Company D of the Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, was discharged for disability in 1863, was elected the county superintendent of the Nicollet County, Minnesota, public schools in 1863, was the editor and the proprietor of the St. Peter Tribune from 1865 to 1866, was elected clerk of the Nicollet County, Minnesota, district court from 1865 to 1869, read the law under Judge Horace Austin, married Eliza E. Bryant ( -1887) in St.Peter, Minnesota, in 1868, became a lawyer in 1868/1869, was the private secretary to Governor Horace Austin from 1870 to 1874, was a banker, was Minnesota insurance commissioner from 1873 to 1887, married Mary Elizabeth Wilson in 1879, was elected to a life membership in the Minnesota Historical Society in 1882, was Minnesota Governor from 1887 to 1889, was a Minnesota state senator representing Ramsey County (District 37) from 1899 to 1905, was St. Paul postmaster from 1900 to 1905, was a Republican, was a Methodist, died in St. Paul, and was buried at Oakland Cemetery. Charles Herbert McGill (1866-1941) was born in St. Peter, Minnesota, resided in St. Paul, engaged since 1886 in printing and publishing business, was a Republican, was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representating Ramsey County (District 26) in 1897, was appointed Inspector of Rifle Practice for the Third Minnesota Regiment in 1887, and was assistant adjutant general of U. S. Volunteers, with rank of Captain, in the Spanish American War in 1898. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Julia Hubbard McGill (1871-1913,) the wife of Charles H. McGill, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Canada and in the United States and who died of cardiac dilatation, resided at 165 Western Avenue North in 1913. A. R. McGill (1840-1905,) Thomas J. Kennedy ( -1930,) Mary E. McGill ( -1932) all died in Ramsey County. Martha Kennedy (1875-1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $385,000. The current owner of record is Jeffery Cohen, who resides in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
1172 Portland Avenue: Built in 1907. The structure is a two story, 2051 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wood and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rasmussen resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wood resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Christofferson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Christian A. Christofferson, a signal engineer for the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Myrtle Christofferson, resided at this address. Walter A. Rasmussen (1889-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Larsen, and died in Ramsey County. Walter H. Rasmussen (1903-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bach, and died in Ramsey County. Walter R. Rasmussen (1896-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hansen, and died in Ramsey County. Christian Christofferson ( -1932) and George A. Wood ( -1934) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 for $132,150. The current owners of record are Bruce E. Beese and Margaret C. Beese. Bruce E. Beese is the director of the Department of Public Works of the City of St. Paul and is a member of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Public Works Association. The department and its 430 employees are responsible for maintaining 850 miles of streets, 32,500 streetlights, and 110 city-owned bridges. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad and Jay Cooke for 432 Summit Avenue.]
1173 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 2323 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rasmussen resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter Rasmussen, the proprietor of the Rasmussen Practical Business School, and his wife, Margaret E. Rasmussen, resided at this address. Rasmussen College was founded in St. Paul in 1900 and currently has four campuses in Eagan, Minnesota, Minnetonka, Minnesota, Mankato, Minnesota, and St. Cloud, Minnesota. Walter A. Rasmussen (1889-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Larsen, and died in Ramsey County. Walter H. Rasmussen (1903-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bach, and died in Ramsey County. Walter R. Rasmussen (1896-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hansen, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret E. Rasmussen (1879-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Walen, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are David E. Farmer and Linda E. Farmer.
1176 Portland Avenue: Built in 1906. The structure is a two story, 1987 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Klohn resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Klohn and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Klohn, their daughter, and E. M. Klohn all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Moses Horowitz, a cutter employed by the U. S. Bedding Company, his wife, Sarah Horowitz, Ann B. Horowitz, a stenographer employed by J. A. Miller & Company, Barnie Horowitz, a salesman employed by Druck Brothers, Esther R. Horowitz, a stenographer employed by Bakers Supply & Equipment Company, and Gardi Horowitz, a salesman, all resided at this address. Nicholas Klohn ( -1928) died in Hennepin County. Nicholas J. Klohn (1878-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heiser, and died in Hennepin County. Edwin M. Klohn (1896-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heiser, and died in Ramsey County. Sarah Horowitz (1878-1973) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Anna Horowitz (1898-1981) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Bonnie J. Hughes.
1177 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 2032 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Gibbons, their daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Waters all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. A Waters resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Waters resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary A. Gibbons, the widow of Phillip R. Gibbons and a clerk employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, Edward A. Waters, a lawyer, and his wife, Nora Waters, all resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that John C. Warren, a member of the Class of 1933, resided at this address. Edward A. Waters ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Mary Ann Gibbons ( -1938) and Mary A. Gibbons ( -1939) both died in Ramsey County. Mary A. Gibbons (1888-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Reiling, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $372,000. The current owner of record are Timothy J. Block and Vicki L. Sprague. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
1180 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1821 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Soukup resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph F. Soukup, an accountant, and Clarence T. Soukup, a student, resided at this address. Joseph F. Soukup (1880-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meartz, and died in Fillmore County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1991 for $91,900. The current owners of record are Nicholas M. Doyle and Grania E. McKiernan. Grania E. McKiernan formerly was the Committee Administrator for the Minnesota Senate Governmental Operations Committee, formerly was a lobbyist for the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association, formerly was the legislative representative in the government affairs division of the Minnesota Rural Electric Association, and currently is a lobbyist for Xcel Energy Services Inc. In 2005, Grania McKiernan was the vice president of the board of Great River School, a charter school, and was a parent of a Great River School student.
1181 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1942 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Daggett resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Thomas C. Daggett, a lawyer located at the Exchange Bank Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Daggett resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John B. Burke, a lawyer, and his wife, Margaret M. Burke, resided at this address. Thomas C. Daggett was counsel unsuccessfully representing some North Dakota taxpayers in Green v. Frazier 253 U.S. 233 (1920), an action seeking to enjoin the North Dakota Governor, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor, acting as the State's Industrial Commission, from enforcing state legislation that established a state bank, established a system of milling and grain handling manufacturing concerns operating as the North Dakota Mill & Elevator Association, and authorized the issuance of state bonds to support those entities as a deprivation of property without due process of law under the 14th Amendment. In 1930, Thomas C. Daggett was a partner in the law firm of Daggett & Redlund with Clinton W. Redlund, and with his wife, Ursula K. Daggett, resided at 1045 Portland Avenue and was the head of a committee that campaigned for the re-election of Ramsey County District Court judges Hugo O. Hanft, Carlton F. McNally, Gustavus Loevinger, and Richard A. Walsh. John B. Burke (1901-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goedert, and died in Ramsey County. Thomas C. Daggett ( -1940,) Margaret Burke ( -1940,) and Margaret Burke ( -1950) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 for $105,000. The current owners of record are Margaret M. Jones and Jeffrey E. Risberg.
1184 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1792 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mrs. Jane Williams and her daughter resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Jos Lawler resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Clark resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Everett O. Fuller and his wife, Valborg Fuller, resided at this address. Jane Williams ( -1951) died in Hennepin County. Everett O. Fuller (1882-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Reynolds, and died in Ramsey County. Valborg T. Fuller (1877-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rustad, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Urban E. Landreman. Urban Landreman, MS, MBA, is a Principal Planning Analyst for the Hennepin County Human Services and Community Health Department, is a jazz clarinet player, and is an amateur actor, having been involved, in one way or another, with all the Lex-Ham (Lexington-Hamline) Community Theatre productions since 1996, including as Officer Smithers in Under the Gaslight by Augustin Daly and as Judge Fossile in The Vegetable by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Matthew Landreman, a son of Urban Landreman and Mary Landreman and a graduate of Swathmore College, an honors physics major with a minor in mathematics, won a Rhodes Scholarship in 2003. Other recent Rhodes scholars from Minnesota are Allison Gilmore of Eagan, Minnesota, B.A./M.A., Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, 2004, and Samsher S. Gill of Edina, Minnesota, A.B., Political Science, University of Chicago, 2005.
1185 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1672 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Schroeder resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Byrne resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Ammon, associated with the Frank Ammon Company, a wholesale fruit dealer, and his wife, Anna V. Ammon, resided at this address. Christopher J. Byrne ( -1948) and Frank James Ammon ( -1949) both died in Ramsey County. Anna Valeria Ammon (1886-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hebler, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $261,000. The current owners of record are Marcus P. Lowry and Shannon L. Pergament. Marcus Lowry is a librarian and assisted in the production of reading guides for Minnesota Storytime. Marcus Lowry and Shannon Pergament were contributors to the Dodge Nature Center in 2005.
1188 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1901 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Brown and their daughters resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harrington and Miss Amelia Roach all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Jennie White, the widow of Samuel G. White, resided at this address. Jennie White ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Jennie Kristine White (1882-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jonson, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $409,000. The current owner of record is Mary Helen Hoffman. Martha Ballou, a resident at this address, was a financial supporter of the Howard Dean for President campaign in 2004.
1189 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 2683 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Miss Julia Cummings resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert P. Liesch, a lawyer who officed at the Guardian Building, and his wife, Christine M. Liesch, resided at this address. Robert P. Liesch was a childhood friend of author and artist Wanda Gag (1893-1946) in New Ulm, Minnesota, between 1905-1917. In the early 1960's, Robert Liesch, an attorney who was interested in identification and was an International Association for Identification (IAI) member, assisted in drawing up the Constitution and By-Laws for the Minnesota Division of the International Association for Identification (MDIAI) and served as the first Sergeant-at-Arms of the organization. Julia C. Cummings (1900-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jeroue, and died in Hennepin County. Robert P. Liesch (1900-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Follman, and died in Ramsey County. Christine Mary Liesch (1896-1990) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Eggspuhler, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2005 for $560,000. The current owners of record are Ann Johnson and Stuart Johnson.
1192 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1971 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Moncur resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael H. McDonald, a salesman, and his wife, Nellie McDonald, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2007 with a purchase price of $340,000. The previous owners of record are Bernard J. Zweber and L. M. Zwerber and the current owners of record are Allison E. Brachlow and Benjamin A. Golnik. Allison E. Brachlow, MD (1976- ,) daughter of Rev. Dixie Walker Brachlow, associate pastor at Fairfield Presbyterian Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and Stephen J. Brachlow, professor of spirituality at Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, graduated from Middlebury College and the Medical School of the University of South Dakota, is studying for a master’s degree in public health at the University of Minnesota, and is a research fellow studying the medical care of children with autism at the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical School of the University of Minnesota. Benjamin A. Golnik (1977- ,) son of Kathleen Mahon Golnik of Wethersfield, Connecticut, an art teacher at Thomas J. McDonough Elementary School in Hartford, Connecticut, and Herman K. Golnik, Jr., of Middletown, Connecticut, a retired social studies teacher at Bulkeley High School in Hartford, Connecticut, graduated from Middlebury College, was the campaign manager for Brian Hamel, the Republican candidate for Maine's Second Congressional District in 2004, previously was the executive director of the Vermont Republican Party, previously was the political director of the Republican Party of Minnesota, was the Midwest political director of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, and owns Golnik Strategies LLC, located at this address. Dr. Allison Elizabeth Brachlow and Benjamin Adam Golnik were married in 2007 at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Thomas W. Forster-Smith with the assistance of Rev. Dr. Arthur A. Rouner Jr., a Congregational minister.
1193 Portland Avenue: Built in 1949. The structure is a one story, 1337 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold in 2000 for $141,100. The current owner of record is Renita Breitenbucher. Renita Breitenbucher is Principal/Creative Director for Nita B. Creative, designers creating and re-creating brands and marketing materials for companies and organizations, has a BFA from the Iowa State University College of Design, sits on the advisory board and volunteers for Art Buddies, a program of Creatives for Causes, and is an active member of AIGA MN and The Women's Club of Minneapolis.
1195 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a one story, 1264 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles L. Swanson, a live stock dealer who officed at the Exchange Building in South St. Paul, Minnesota, resided at this address. Charles L. Swanson ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $242,500. The current owner of record is Andrew W. Hemenway.
1196 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2215 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, three bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that C. H. Weyl resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. William Toohey resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Anderson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Maurice Fox, a cleaner employed by the United Hat Works, and his wife, Rose Fox, resided at this address. Charles H. Weyl (1884-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schindeldecker, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Fox (1886-1969) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Rose C. Fox (1900-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Callahan, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Fox (1895-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Perner, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Fox (1894-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Olson, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1992 for $131,000. The current owners of record are David W. Dosland and Shari L. Dosland. David and Shari Dosland were financial supporters of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in 2002. David W. Dosland was a financial supporter of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in 2005. Shari Dosland was a volunteer at the Capitol Hill Magnet School in 2005.
1200 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 2468 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Dahlman and their daughters resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Dahlman and their daughter resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Aaron Dahlman, a contractor with an office at 340 West Seventh Street, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Dahlman, their daughter, and Mrs. Esther Hilling resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Alma Adolphina Dahlmann (1863-1917,) the wife of Aron Dahlmann, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Sweden and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1917. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Dorothy Elizabeth Hilling (1911-1918,) the daughter of Esther A. Hilling, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of third degree burns, resided at this address in 1918. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Aron Dahlman resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that Aron Dahlman resided at this address. Alma Adolphina Dahlman ( -1917,) Dorothy Elizabeth Hilling ( -1918,) and Aron Dahlman ( -1935) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $185,000. The current owners of record are Margaret M. Radford and Matthew J. Radford. Matthew J. Radford was a small business liaison officer for the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company in 2005.
1201 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1434 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur E. Clymer, a department manager with E. M. & H. F. Ware, and his wife, Dora C. Clymer, resided at this address. Arthur E. Clymer (1891-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Little, and died in Ramsey County. Dora C. Clymer (1892-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mooyer, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Mary J. Harty. Mary Harty, CFP, is a senior major gift officer for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota.
1204 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 1980 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Barry resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McClure resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Greaza resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. Roland L. Barry ( -1920) and Charles N. Greaza ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Jane L. Garafola and John Joseph Garafola. Jane Garafola was a volunteer for the 2005 Lexington-Hamline Community Council Ice Cream Social.
1205 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 1844 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Paul W. Steinmetz, a barber with a shop at 260 West Fifth Street, and his wife, Lillian J. Steinmetz, resided at this address. Paul William Steinmetz (1892-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Habring, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Josephine Steinmetz (1896-1995) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Blomberg, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $259,900. The current owners of record are Raleigh H. Levine and Christopher J. Wood. Raleigh H. Levine is a 1983 graduate of Wesleyan University and a 1991 graduate of the Stanford Law School and is a professor of law at William Mitchell College of Law, with research interests in constitutional theory, First Amendment and mass media law, election law, and federal Indian law.
1208 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2331 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lindquist resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Aug A. Lindquist, a partner with George R. Lindquist in the decorating firm A. Lindquist & Son, his wife, Ellen C. Lindquist, Muriel E. Lindquist, a page employed by the St. Paul Public Library, and Theo R. Lindquist, a clerk, all resided at this address. Ellen C. Lindquist ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. George R. Lindquist (1890-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Ramsey County. Theodore R. Lindquist (1908-1999) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Darlene B. Guzman and Frank A. Guzman. In 1997, Frank Guzman managed the Minnesota Aids Project's needle exchange program van, a renovated ambulance that roamed the Metro area.
1209 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1996 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Daymude resided at this address. Manley D. Craig 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 (#3059) indicate that Manley Daniel Craig (1900- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Machinist's Mate Second Class in the U. S. Navy, who was born in Minneapolis, had blue eyes, light brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, weighed 119 lbs., was 5' 4 1/2" tall, was a student after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, L. C. Daymude, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mrs. Jessie C. Daymude, a milliner with a shop at 8 East Sixth Street, and Lee C. Daymude, a purchasing agent employed by the Northern States Power Company, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Daymude resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Les C. Daymude, a clerk for the Northern States Power Company, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2002 for $449,000. The current owners of record are Jeff Benjamin and Ann Hoble. [See note on the Northern States Power Company and Henry M. Byllesby for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
1210 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1960 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Martin Finholt and Sina Finholt resided at this address in 1918. Clarence E. Finholt and David N. Finholt 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 (#2152) indicate that David Norman Finholt (1897- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Carpenter's Mate Third Class in the U. S. Navy, who was born in St. Paul, was a carpenter employed by Martin Finholt after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Sina Finholt, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Martin Finholt, a carpenter, resided at this address and that Clarence Finholt and Minda Finholt, a stenographer, both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Martin Finholt, a carpenter employed by the St. Paul Milk Company, his wife, Sina Finholt, Harold A. Finholt, a salesman employed by the St. Paul Milk Company, and Minda S. Finholt, a clerk, all resided at this address. Martin O. Finholt ( -1930,) Sina Finholt ( -1942,) and Harold A. Finholt ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Clarence E. Finholt (1988-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grondahl, and died in Ramsey County. Minda Sophie Finholt ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are George Abrahams and Martha A. Smith. [See note for the St. Paul Milk Company for 234 Ryan Avenue/Former 234 Franklin Street South.]
1211 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1309 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward J. Johnson, an auditor of passenger receipts employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Phoebe A. Johnson, resided at this address. Phoebe A. Johnson (1882-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Turner, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The current owners of record are John M. Hopkins and Kathryn E. Hopkins. Hopkins Consulting Group and Summit Consulting Group are both located at this address.
1217 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a one story, 1006 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with an attached one car garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sauer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur J. Sauer, a dentist who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Blanche G. Sauer, resided at this address. Blanche Sauer (1880-1966) was born in Minnesota and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2004 for $227,000. The current owner of record is Erin E. McCarville. Erin E. McCarville, M.D., is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and practices Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Fairview Clinic in Eagan, Minnesota, and at the Fairview Oxboro Clinic in Bloomington, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Christine M. Messmer, the widow of Anthony R. Messmer, Sr. (1869-1930,) and Anthony R. Messmer, Jr., a salesman, resided at the former nearby 1220 Portland Avenue. Anthony Messmer ( -1930) and Christine "Mary" Messmer ( -1937) both died in Ramsey County.
1229 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1511 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary E. Gaynor, the widow of James Gaynor, Arthur F. Gaynor, an agent employed by the Met Life Insurance Company, James R. Gaynor, an agent employed by the Prudential Insurance Company, Joseph P. Gaynor, an agent employed by the Met Life Insurance Company, and M. Loretta Gaynor, a teacher, all resided at this address. Loretta Gaynor (1880-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Conlogue, and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. The current owners of record are Bruce M. Brolin and Diane Marie Brolin.
1230 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a one story, 1080 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William H. McCoy, proprietor of the McCoy Cattle Company, and his wife, Belle M. McCoy, resided at this address. William Henry McCoy (1872-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McCoy, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Donna J. Krause.
1233 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 2446 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Ross A. Emrick, a foreman employed by the Miske Auto Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ira S. Blaisdell, a watchman employed by the Golden Rule department store, his wife, Diadomia Blaisdell, Lester S. Atcheson, a freight inspector employed by the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau, his wife, Sadie Atcheson, and Harry A. Bird, a foreman employed by the Powers Motor Company, resided at this address. The Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau operated from 1912 and the the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau-Grain Door Reclamation Bureau operated from 1934. In 1983, the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau-Grain Door Reclamation Bureau merged into the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau and it continued until 1983, when its assets were acquired by H. P. Global Transportation Services, Inc., a non-rail carrier. Among other business activities, the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau operated weighted rail cars used to test and certify rail scales and retained veterinarians for livestock transportation. The Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau Veterinarian Service devised tables for the American Association of Railroads for the recommended number of head of animals (average weight) per car, based on its research and study, to be used as a guide in determining the approximate number of head of animals that can be loaded on a rail car with safety. The Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau also inspected damage to rail cars and to freight. Rail cars, regardless of commodity, were handled on a document called a waybill and each car had to be weighed or could move under an Average Weight Agreement authorized by the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau, in which shippers were periodically inspected by the bureau to verify that their loading weights were consistent, and that proper records were kept. At the shipping station, collect waybills were issued. Only waybills that have the charges prepaid at origin would have the correct rate assessed, and only then when the weight had been determined. Railroad grain cars also had their grain graded by the Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau while in transit. The Western Weighing & Inspection Bureau also audited transit records for the various railroads for the benefit of customers to verify billing charges. For other regions of the country, there was an Eastern Weighing & Inspection Bureau and a Southern Weighing & Inspection Bureau. Lester Stanley Atcheson ( -1941,) Diadomia Angeline Blaisdell ( -1942,) and Ira Blaisdell ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 for $100,000. The current owners of record are Kimberly Koffolt and Brahim Hadj Moussa. Brahim Hadj Moussa is the chef at and owner of the Barbary Fig, a Moroccan-Algerian-Provençal restaurant on Grand Avenue. An Algerian native, Brahim Hadj Moussa initially moved to Aix-en-Provençe, France, before ultimately moving to Minnesota in 1988.
1234 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a one story, 1286 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick J. McMahon, a boilermaker employed by the Great Northern RailRoad shops, and his wife, Catherine McMahon, resided at this address. Patrick J. McMahon ( -1941) and Catherine McMahon ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. Catherine H. McMahon (1879-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McMahon, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $150,900. The current owner of record of the property is Marco Vera. Marco Vera and Melissa Seurad were financial supporters of Theatre de la Jeune Lune in 2003. Marco Vera is a photographer.
1235 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 1056 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick W. Reichert, a pressman employed by Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Barbara Reichert, resided at this address. Frederick W. Reichert (1904-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jobst, and died in Ramsey County. Barbara Reichert (1901-1991) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $138,000. The current owners of record are Kathryn A. Force and Evan B. Jones.
1240 Portland Avenue: Built in 1928. The structure is a two story, 1353 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Reverend E. G. Richard Siebert, a Lutheran minister and a professor at Concordia College, and his wife, Caroline W. Siebert, resided at this address. Richard "Dick" Walther Siebert ( -1978) was the son of Professor E. G. Richard Siebert of Concordia College, St. Paul. Dick "The Chief" Siebert (1912-1978) was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Edward Siebert and Carolyn Krato Siebert, graduated from Concordia High School in 1928, attended Concordia Junior College in 1930, attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, to train for the ministry from 1931 to 1932, received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1934, married Marie Schoening in 1934, initially was a baseball pitcher, pitched the Concordia Comets to a 7-6 victory over the University of Minnesota in 1930, shifted to first base due to arm trouble, played minor league baseball from 1929 to 1931 and from 1933 to 1935, played major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932 and 1936, with St. Louis Cardinals in 1937 and 1938, with Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics from 1938 to 1945, and with the St. Louis Browns in 1945, represented the Philadelphia Athletics at the 1943 All-Star game, coached basketball at Concordia Academy-St. Paul in the off-season, was a sportscaster for the St. Paul Saints AAA baseball team with WTCN Radio in 1946, was the head baseball coach at the University of Minnesota from 1947 to 1978, was named College Baseball Coach of the Year in 1956 and 1960, was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007 (along with former University of Minnesota ballplayer and University of Arizona coach Jerry Kindall,) and is buried in Lakewood Cemetery. Siebert had a career coaching record of 734-360, coached 11 conference title winning teams, coached three NCAA baseball championship teams (1956 (season record 37-9,) 12-1 winner over the University of Arizona, 1960 (season record 34-7-1,) 2-1 winner in ten innings over the University of Southern California, and 1964 (season record 31-12,) 5-1 winner over the University of Missouri,) coached 11 NCAA tournament appearance teams, coached five College World Series appearance teams, coached 15 All-Americans (Gene Elder (2B) in 1952, Paul Giel (P) in 1953 and 1954, Jerry Kindall (SS) in 1956, Jerry Thomas (P) in 1956, Ron Causton (OF) in 1959, Larry Bertelsen (P) in 1960 and 1961, Wayne Knapp (P) in 1960 and 1961, Jon Andresen (2B) in 1963, Ron Wojciak (C) in 1964, Dennis Zacho (1B) in 1967, Noel Jenke (OF) in 1969, Mike Walseth (1B) in 1969, Dave Winfield (P) in 1973, Paul Molitor (SS) in 1976 and 1977, and Dan Morgan (P)in 1977,) and coached 12 future major leaguers (Harry Elliott of the St. Louis Cardinals (NL)(1953, 1955,) Paul Giel of the New York Giants (NL) (1954-1955,) the San Francisco Giants (1958,) the Pittsburgh Pirates (1959-1960,) the Minnesota Twins (1961,) and the Kansas City Athletics (1961,) Jerry Kindall of the Chicago Cubs (NL) (1956-1958, 1960-1961,) the Cleveland Indians (1962-1964), and the Minnesota Twins (1964-1965,) George Thomas of the Detroit Tigers (1957-1958, 1961,) the Los Angeles Angels (AL) (1961-1963,) the Detroit Tigers (1963-1965,) the Boston Red Sox (1966-1971,) and the Minnesota Twins (1971,) Fred Bruckbauer of the Minnesota Twins (1961,) Bill Davis of the Cleveland Indians (1965-1966) and the San Diego Padres (1969,) Frank Brosseau of the Pittsburgh Pirates (1969, 1971,) Bobby Fenwick of the Houston Astros (1972,) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1973,) Mike Sadek of the San Francisco Giants (1973, 1975-1981,) Dave Winfield of the San Diego Padres (1973-1980,) the New York Yankees (AL) (1981-1990,) the California Angels (1990-1991,) the Toronto Blue Jays (1992), the Minnesota Twins (1993-1994,) and the Cleveland Indians (1995,) and Hall of Fame Inductee 2001, Steve Comer of the Texas Rangers (1978-1982,) the Philadephia Phillies (1983,) and the Cleveland Indians (1984,) and Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1992,) the Toronto Blue Jays (1993-1995,) and the Minnesota Twins (1996-1998,) and Hall of Fame Inductee 2004.) In recognition of Siebert's 30-year coaching success at Minnesota, the University of Minnesota named its baseball facility "Siebert Field" in 1979. Dick Siebert was the father of Paul Edward Siebert (1953-,) a left-handed pitcher with the Houston Astros from 1974 to 1976, with the San Diego Padres in 1977, and with the New York Mets in 1978. Edward Gustav Richard Siebert (1887-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Adler, and died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Caroline W. Siebert (1886-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kowles, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Deborah M. Twito and Timothy J. Twito. Timothy Twito, M.D., graduated from the University of Iowa College of Medicine, practices geriatric psychiatry with Associates in Psychiatry & Psychology, and is a member of the Department of Psychiatry, Allina Medical Clinic.
1241 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1162 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Ecklin, a carpenter, Herman Ecklin, a clerk employed by the Cities Service Oil Company, Nesbit Ecklin, a clerk, and Norton J. Ecklin, a salesman for the W. J. Irish Motor Company, resided at this address. John Ecklin ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Norton John Ecklin (1909-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Brandt, and died in Douglas County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2006 for $190,485. The current owner of record is Pearl A. Kurhajetz.
1244 Portland Avenue: Built in 2001. The structure is a two story, 2140 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The current owners of record are David J. Villavicencio and Maureen Villavicencio. David Villavicencio is a certification specialist employed by the Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council, located in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) serves as a conduit between the corporate world and the minority owned business.
1245 Portland Avenue: Built in 1956. The structure is a one story, 936 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house. The property was last sold in 2000 for $128,150. The current owners of record are Elly M. Odman and Joseph C. Odman. Joe Odman was a 1991 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School.
1251 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a one story, 1078 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The current owner of record is Michael T. Ash. Michael Ash is the president of the Minnesota Armed Forces Service Center and is a buyer for the Minneapolis Public Schools.
1253 Portland Avenue: Built in 1905. The structure is a two story, 1476 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. M. E. Mellin resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gideon M. E. Mellin, an upholsterer, and his wife, Hannah Mellin, resided at this address. Gideon Mellin ( -1937) and Hannah Mellin ( -1938) both died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Edward L. O'Connor and Patricia O'Conner.
1257 Portland Avenue: Built in 1965. The structure is a two story, 1538 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1992 for $98,500. The current owners of record are Mark H. Hartnett and Helen M. Patrikus. Mark Henry Hartnett is the son of Henry Richard Hatnett and Joan Arlene Huitt Hartnett. Helen Patrikus has been an Investigator, Medical Regulations Analyst, for the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice since 1991. Helen Patrikus was a financial supporter of the Minnesota Historical Society in 2002.
1284 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a one story, 1962 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Bernard F. Bjornstad, a real estate agent who officed at the Hamm Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bjornstad resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John P. Johnstone and his wife, Florence Johnstone, resided at this address. John P. Johnstone (1881-1972) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Florence M. Johnstone (1891-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Knapp, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Shelley L. Stark Kingrey and Thomas A. Kingrey. Thomas Kingrey is a wedding photographer. I DO Creative Wedding Photo and Kingrey Photography are located at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that George C. Andersson, a machinist, Hilda E. Andersson, a bookkeeper employed by J. C. B. Anderson, and all Josephine S. Andersson, a milliner, all boarded at the former nearby 1285 Portland Avenue and that Johan C. B. Andersson, a grower of and dealer in northern nursery stock, resided and had his main office at the former nearby 1285 Portland Avenue. The 1920 and 1924 city directories indicate that J. C. B. Anderson resided at the former nearby 1285 Portland Avenue. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Johan Charles Bernard Anderson resided at the former nearby 1285 Portland Avenue in 1928. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. C. B. Anderson, a nurseryman, resided at the former nearby 1285 Portland Avenue. Johan Anderson ( -1935) died in Ramsey County.
1288 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 3368 square foot, 14 room, eight bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that James H. Dolan, the secretary-treasurer of the United Communication Company, and his wife, Edith M. Dolan, resided at this address. James H. Dolan (1895-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cull, and died in Ramsey County. Edith D. Dolan (1898-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Doherty, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $465,000. The current owners of record are Jennifer J. Rome and Zachary O. Wilson. Jennifer Rome is an Associate Pastor at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Eagan, Minnesota. Jennifer Rome is a 2001 graduate of Luther Seminary in St. Paul and was ordained in 2001. Zachary O. Wilson is the Designated Pastor of the Spirit of Life Presbyterian Church in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Pastor Wilson grew up on an apple orchard in Yakima, Washington, attended college in Illinois, and attended seminary in New Jersey. The 1930 city directory indicates that George Lidren, a live stock dealer, and his wife, Ardella V. Lidren, resided at the former nearby 1290 Portland Avenue. George Lidren ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Ardella Vivianna Lidren (1885-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johnson, and died in Ramsey County.
1293 Portland Avenue: Built in 1940. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1283 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with an attached garage. The current owners of record are Daniel J. Ryan and Mary H. Ryan.
1294 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a one story, 840 square foot, five room, one bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter W. Bienhoff, the manager of the Red Star Yeast & Products Company, and his wife, Katherine E. Bienhoff, resided at this address. Walter W. Bienhoff (1888-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rocho, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 for $163,000. The current owner of record is Carolyn Wahrman. Carolyn Wahrman is the Library Manager, Biomedical Information Service, at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
1297 Portland Avenue: Built in 1935. The structure is a one story, 840 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1995 for $72,500. The current owner of record is Suzanne E. Fischer. Suzanne Fischer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of St. Thomas, previously worked for the State of Minnesota at the Department of Commerce and at the Office of Administrative Hearings, and joined the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in 2001 as one of the four Criminal Justice Analysts on the Suspense Team.
1301 Portland Avenue: Built in 1936. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 980 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold in 2006 for $240,000. The current owner of record is Amy M. Kaldor. Amy M. Kaldor was a member of the Osterbauer Law Firm in 2004.
1302 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1515 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that John A. Botha, a machinist, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Elsie E. Johnson, a nurse, her husband, Alvin C. Johnson, and John F. Pickhartz resided at this address. Alvin C. Johnson ( -1935) and John F. "Jay" Pickhartz ( -1954) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 for $129,000. The current owners of record are J. Michael Cline and Shelley A. Cline .
1305 Portland Avenue: Built in 1936. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1183 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold in 2005 for $218,600. The current owners of record are Katie Burl and Mark Burl.
1306 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1680 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Floyd C. Brink, an artist employed by the Buckbee-Mears Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas J. Towle, a buyer employed by Armour & Company, and his wife, Nellie Towle, resided at this address. Thomas J. Towle (1884-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Purcell, and died in Ramsey County. Nellie M. Towle (1888-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Brazzil, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $265,000. The current owners of record are Gregory M. Erickson and Nicole R. Erickson.
1307 Portland Avenue: Built in 1927. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1838 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John P. Rown, a chauffeur, and his wife, Anna Rown, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Carol L. Hamlin and Gregory P. Hamlin. Carol Hamlin is a Business Process Consultant at the Target Corporation.
1311 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1104 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert B. McMeekin, a laborer employed by the St. Paul Department of Parks, resided at this address. Robert B. McMeekin ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $85,000. The current owners of record are Saloua Thompson and Scott M. Thompson.
1312 Portland Avenue: Built in 1927. The structure is a two story, 2056 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The current owners of record are Gene H. Christenson and Deborah L. Meister. MMC Associates, LLP, a project development and management, communications, grant writing and fundraising organization that was incorporated in 1998 and that is operated by Deborah Meister, Amy Middleton, and Sarah Clark, is located at this address. Debbie Meister holds a B.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been a public education and outreach professional since 1984, has extensive experience in organizing events, program planning, coordination and evaluation, research and assessments and fundraising, and has consulted for more than fifteen local governments and organizations and has implemented interdisciplinary projects, including Voices for the Land and Milkweed Edition’s Alliance for Reading.
1315 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a one story, 1546 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold H. Hamlin, a cutter employed by G. F. Southwick, and his wife, Veronica C. Hamlin, resided at this address. Harold H. Hamlin (1893-1965) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Veronica C. Hamlin (1893-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spitzner, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $138,000. The current owner of record is Priscilla W. McAfee. Priscilla W. McAfee, with a B.M. and a M.M. from the Juilliard School of Music, was Studio Instructor in French Horn at St. Thomas University in 1998, 2000, and 2002. Priscilla McAfee, with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, is a part time French Horn studio instructor in the Music Department at the College of St. Catherine. Priscilla McAfee, French Horn, was a member of the orchestra for the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival in 1973. Priscilla McAfee was an instructor at St. Olaf College from 1995 to 1997 and was an adjunct professor at St. Olaf College in 2001, teaching French Horn.
1319 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a one story, 816 square foot, six room, two bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Horace W. Redmond, a printer employed by Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Dorothy Redmond, resided at this address. Horace W. Redmond (1892-1974) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Dorothy C. Redmond The property was last sold in 2003 for $211,000. The current owner of record is Nanette Bernier.
1320 Portland Avenue: Built in 1928. The structure is a two story, 1792 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Norbert L. Willwerscheid, a lawyer who officed at the Hamm Building, his wife, Agnes Willwerscheid, and Norbert J. Willwerscheid, a checker, all resided at this address. Norbert Willwerscheid was the chief of the Division of Workmen's Compensation of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry in 1949. Workers' compensation benefit laws are dedicated to providing money and medical benefits to an employee who has an injury as a result of an accident, injury or occupational disease that occurred at work to protect workers and their dependents against the hardships from injury or death arising out of the work environment. The injured employee receives money and medical benefits in exchange for forfeiting the common law right to sue the employer and the employer has a limited and determined amount of liability for work-related accidents and immunity from court actions against them by the injured employee. All employers are required by Minnesota law to either purchase workers' compensation insurance to provide benefits to their employees for work-related injuries or to obtain approval from the Minnesota Department of Commerce permitting self-insurance upon proof of the employer's financial ability to do so. Minnesota Worker's Compensation laws are administered by the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Norbert L. Willwerscheid (1892-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Metzger, and died in Ramsey County. Agnes T. Willwerscheid (1891-1975) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $126,000. The current owners of record are Rebecca McLane and Richard J. Pemberton, Jr. Rebecca McLane and Richard Pemberton, associated with the St. Paul Intervention Project, are supporters of We Will Harbor You, Minnesota's Battered Women's Movement. Rebecca McLane was the Program Manager of the Saint Paul Intervention Project in 2002 and is on the board of directors of Partners for Violence Prevention. Richard Pemberton served on the Friends School of Minnesota Committee in 2006. Rebecca McLane and Richard Pemberton were financial supporters of the Friends School of Minnesota in 2003 and 2004.
1322 Portland Avenue: Built in 1928. The structure is a one story, 1420 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert B. Holm, a chauffeur, and his wife, Lillian Holm, resided at this address. Robert Holm (1894-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dahlstrom, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Susan Holm (1897-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Golbisch, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $132,000. The current owners of record are Helen R. Franczyk and James J. Franczyk. James J. Franczyk was a financial supporter of the College of Education and Human Development of the University of Minnesota. Dr. James J. Franczyk, a 1966 graduate of Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, was a financial supporter in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
1323 Portland Avenue: Built in 1929. The structure is a one story, 1654 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John I. Goldberg, a clerk employed by Herbert Ledy, and his wife, Lee Goldberg, resided at this address. John Isaac Goldberg (1890-1965) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Lee L. Goldberg (1905-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Oxman, and died in Hennepin County. Herbert Ledy (1896-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $209,900. The current owner of record is Linda J. Alter, who resides at 1550 Hague Avenue. Linda J. Alter is a realtor with the Highland Park office of RE/MAX Results.
1326 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a two story, 1612 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William H. Gaskell, a president-general manager of Consumers Coal Company, and his wife, Frances E. Gaskell, resided at this address. William Gaskill ( -1951) died in Winona County, Minnesota. Frances Josephine Gaskell (1908-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Reitz, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Curtis W. Beireis and Laural L. Beireis.
1327 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a two story, 1508 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles W. Bragg, a detective at the St. Paul Central Police Station, and his wife, Janie A. Bragg, resided at this address. Charles Bragg ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Charles W. Bragg ( -1936) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $270,000. The current owners of record are Saleem Karmaliani and Salima A. Mithani. Salima A. Mithani, MD, practices internal medicine with the Aspen Group and was associated with the Division of Cardiology, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, in 2006. Salima Mithani M.D. was a co-author, with A. Selcuk Adabag M.D., Thomas Rector Ph.D., John Harmala M.D., Herbert B. Ward M.D., Ph.Db., Rosemary F. Kelly M.D., John T. Nguyen M.D., Edward O. McFalls M.D., Ph.D., and Hanna E. Bloomfield M.D., M.P.H., on the article "Prognostic Significance of Elevated Cardiac Troponin I After Heart Surgery" in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery in 2007.
1330 Portland Avenue: Built in 1939. The structure is a two story, 1176 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1997 for $123,000. The current owner of record is Corey L. Anderson.
1331 Portland Avenue: Built in 1949. The structure is a one story, 1466 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1997 for $131,500. The current owner of record is Theresa Van Hoomissen Breton. Theresa Breton is a Community Faculty Member at the Metro State University of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU.)
1337 Portland Avenue: Built in 1927. The structure is a two story, 3284 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alex Mains, the president of Tradehome Shoe Stores Inc., his wife, Daisy Mains, George W. Munro, a general agent in the freight department of the New York Central Lines, and his wife, Jennie Munro, resided at this address. The predecessor to the New York Central RailRoad, the Mohawk & Hudson RailRoad, was chartered in 1826, began operation in 1831, and became the Albany & Schenectady RailRoad in 1847. Albany industrialist and Mohawk Valley RailRoad owner Erastus Corning engineered a merger of the New York Central RailRoad from the Albany & Schenectady RailRoad, the Utica & Schenectady RailRoad, the Syracuse & Utica RailRoad, the Rochester & Syracuse RailRoad, the Buffalo & Rochester RailRoad, the Schenectady & Troy RailRoad, the Rochester, Lockport & Niagara Falls RailRoad, the Buffalo & Lockport RailRoad, the Mohawk Valley RailRoad, and the Syracuse & Utica Direct RailRoad. Cornelius Vanderbilt obtained control of the Hudson River Railroad in 1864 and merged it with the New York Central RailRoad into the New York Central & Hudson River RailRoad in 1869. In 1914, the name was changed again, forming the modern New York Central RailRoad. In 1968, the New York Central RailRoad joined with its old competito, the Pennsylvania RailRoad, in the ill-fated merger that produced Penn Central. The Consolidated Rail Corporation, Conrail, was created by the U.S. Government to salvage Penn Central, and several other bankrupt railroads in 1976. In 1998, most of Conrail was split between Norfolk Southern and CSX. Alex Mains (1891-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cooperstein, and died in Ramsey County. Daisy Mains (1891-1982) had a mother with a maiden name of Balkind and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Aaron Efron. Aaron Efron was a financial supporter of the United Hospitals Foundation in 2003 and to the Rossy and Richard Shaller Family Sholom Campus in St. Paul in 2006. The 1920 city directory indicates that Peter Erickson, a chauffeur, resided at the former nearby 1343 Portland Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter Ericson, a chauffeur, and his wife, Nannie Ericson, resided at the former nearby 1342 Portland Avenue. Nannie Nathalia Ericson ( -1949) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
1346 Portland Avenue: Built in 1950. The structure is a one story, 922 square foot, five room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold in 2005 for $230,000. The current owners of record are Jean M. Turck and Jesse S. Turck. Jesse Turck is a Project Architect at BWBR Architects.
1347 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a one story, 952 square foot, six room, two bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Earl F. Odell, an animal agent employed by the St. Paul Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and his wife, Anva Odell, resided at this address. Earl F. Odell ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Anna M. Odell (1891-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Venzel, and died in Ramsey County. Anna Odell (1885-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rondeau, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $170,200. The current owner of record is Mark Hamilton.
1350 Portland Avenue: Built in 1950. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1845 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The current owner of record is Mary C. Block and Michael J. Block.
1351 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a two story, 1412 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Coy O. Hardwick, a building contractor located at the Guardian Building, and his wife, Anna L. Hardwick, resided at this address. Coy O. Hardwick ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Donald R. Thomas and Margaret M. Thomas.
1354 Portland Avenue: Built in 1950. The structure is a one story, 768 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The current owner of record is Thomas B. Moore.
1355 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a one story, 1249 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick W. Stanke and his wife, Christine Stanke, resided at this address. Christine Ross Stanke ( -1938) and Frederick W. Stanke ( -1938) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1997 for $105,000. Pacem Studio, an online store for prints of selected commissioned works by artist Christopher Santer, is also located at this address. The current owner of record is Christopher L. Santer. Pacem Studio is located at this address. Christopher Santer is an artist who received a BFA in commercial design and illustration from the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, in 1989 and an MFA in painting from the Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, in 1994, was awarded an MCAD/McKnight Fellowship for Visual Artists, Minneapolis, in 2003, a Minnesota State Arts Board Career Opportunity Grant, St. Paul, 2000, and a Sotheby’s/Artlink Young Art International 2000, New York, New York in 2000, had solo exhibitions at Gallery Katz, Boston, Massachusetts in 2006, the Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia in 2005, and the Circa Gallery, Minneapolis in 2004, participated in group exhibitions at Viveza, Seattle, Washington, in 2007, the Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, in 2006, the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Petaluma, California, in 2005, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, in 2004, and the Finer Things Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee in 2004, had four years of service with NET Ministries of West St. Paul, Minnesota, worked for the Minnesota Historical Society at the Minnesota State Capitol, and teaches art for portions of the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools at Providence Academy, Plymouth, Minnesota. Christopher Santer was a financial supporter of the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity at the University of St. Thomas in 2006.
1358 Portland Avenue: Built in 1950. The structure is a one story, 1114 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 2003 for $250,000. The current owner of record is Maureen M. McCauley.
1359 Portland Avenue: Built in 1974. The structure is a one story, 960 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The current owners of record are Margaret M. Woodworth and Mary Woodworth.
1362 Portland Avenue: Built in 1940. The structure is a two story, 1408 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with an attached one car garage. The current owner of record is Frank J. Bowden.
1363 Portland Avenue: Built in 1927. The structure is a two story, 1617 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Emil A. Hauche, a furrier employed by Gordon & Ferguson, and his wife, Alwine Hauche, resided at this address. Emil A. Hauche ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $249,900. The current owners of record are Michelle L. Affield and Jon D. Walseth. Jon D. Walseth was a financial supporter of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 2005. Jon Walseth is employed in information technology and services at Oracle/Ceridian Corporation. Jon Walseth is a member of Grace Lutheran Church.
1367 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1295 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Richard A. D. Lee, the advertising manager for the Farmers Union Publishing Company, resided at this address. The Farmers Union Publishing Company published the Farmers Union Herald in South St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1949 to 1957. Richard A. D. Lee ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $123,500. The current owners of record are Jacqueline Sluss and Jerrold Soleim. Jacqueline Sluss has a bachelors degree in Cultural Anthropology from Moorhead State University, is an historian with 25 years of experience, is employed by the Cultural Resources Unit of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and participated in the St. Croix River Crossing Project Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement in 2004. Jacqueline Sluss was a financial supporter of Second Harvest Heartland in 2005.
1371 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1426 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Kristie Ylvisaker, the widow of Johannes Ylvisaker, Gudrun Ylvisaker, a music (piano) teacher, and Olaf S. Ylvisaker, all resided at this address. Johannes Thorbjorn Ylvisaker and Kristi Flugum Ylvisaker were the grandparents of Paul N. Ylvisaker, who was a director of the Public Affairs Program of the Ford Foundation, was the associate director (1958-1959,) director (1959-1967,) and commissioner (1967-1970) of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, was the Dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and was a professor at Swarthmore College, Harvard University, and Princeton University. Johannes Ylvisaker ( -1917) and Kristi Ylvisaker ( -1939) both died in Ramsey County. Gudrun O. Ylvisaker (1891-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flugum, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Olaf S. Ylvisaker (1880-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flugum, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $278,500. The current owners of record are Erika S. Sullivan and Scott P. Sullivan.
1372 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1536 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lillian Andrews boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lawrence E. Webb, a clerk employed by the Railway Mail Service, and his wife, Alta Webb, resided at this address. Lawrence E. Webb ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Alta E. Webb (1885-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hildreth, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are H. Michael Tripple and Jane A. Tripple. Mike Tripple is Assistant Director for Policy in the Facility and Provider Compliance Division of the Minnesota Department of Health. Michael Tripple was the Zion Lutheran Church Council President in 1978 and 1979. [See note on Railway Mail Service for 360 Maria Avenue.]
1375 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a one story, 1164 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lee M. Deiss, a filling station operator for C. F. Apitz, and his wife, Nina Deiss, resided at this address. Lee M. Deiss (1895-1982) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Baker, and died in Ramsey County. Charles F. Apitz (1870-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lother, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is John T. McGlone and Margaret McGlone.
1376 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 979 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harvey P. Blodgett, superintendent for the Brown-Blodgett Company, and his wife, Fay B. Blodgett, resided at this address. Harvey P. Blodgett ( -1954) died in Hennepin County. Fay B. Blodgett (1890-1969) had a mother with a maiden name of Brigham and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are D. L. Schifferl and Marguerite Schifferl.
1380 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a one story, 820 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Guy F. McGrail, the operator of a filling station located at 819 Selby Avenue, and his wife, Ellen McGrail, resided at this address. Guy F. McGrail (1893-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ackley, and died in Ramsey County. Ellen McGrail ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is U. S. Bank.
1381 Portland Avenue: Built in 1904. The structure is a one story, 1043 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Axel W. Brissman, a car inspector, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Ellen E. Brissman, the widow of Axel Brissman, resided at this address. Axel Wilhelm Brissman ( -1923) died in Ramsey County. Mrs. Helen E. Brissman ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1997 for $110,000. The current owners of record are Darten D. Henry and Laura J. Zens.
1384 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. The structure is a two story, 1456 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edmund H. Bunker, an accountant employed by Drake Marble & Tile Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bunker resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edmund H. Bunker, a cashier for the Drake Marble Company, and his wife, Laura L. Bunker, resided at this address. The Drake Marble Company supplied the exterior marble and the interior tiles, terrazzo flooring, marble thresholds, fireplace mantels, and other elements for the Egil Boeckmann and Rachel Hill Boeckmann house at 240 Summit Avenue, designed by David Adler. The Drake Marble Company also provided the marble for George Norbert Bassett's 1985 bust of Martin Luther King, Jr., and for Walker Hancock's 1984 bust of Warren E. Burger, both owned by the Minnesota Historical Society. In 1933, Egisto Bertozzi of the Drake Marble Company carved a rectangular polished pink granite building plaque for the Societa Italia M.S., also owned by the Minnesota Historical Society. The Drake Marble Company supplied the marble for the cuurent Fairview Southdale Hospital and the former U. S. Veteran's Administration Building at Fort Snelling. The Drake Marble Company was purchased by the Twin City Tile Company in the mid-1980's. Edmund H. Bunker ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Laura M. Bunker (1884-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Becker, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $140,000. The current owners of record are Erik L. Holland and Susan H. Holland. Erik L. Holland received a master's degree in History from the University of Wisconsin in 1993, is an Interpretive Program Associate employed by the Historic Sites Division of the Minnesota Historical Society, and was a member of the board of the national Museum Education Roundtable from 2004 until 2007. In 2006, Erik Holland was the president of the Snelling-Hamline Community Council. Susan Holland was an exhibit project specialist for the Minnesota Historical Society in 2002.
1385 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1568 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Jacob Findel resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Jacob Fendel, associated with the Li-Perl Dress Company, and his wife, Ella Fendel, and Mrs. Etta Fink resided at this address. Ella Fendel ( -1945) and Jacob Fendel ( -1948) both died in Ramsey County. Etta Fink (1884-1977) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for $350,000. The current owners of record are Joann Fisher and Steven W. Koeln. Steve Koeln is a master cabinet maker with Big River Studio, Inc. Big River Studio is a custom shop specializing in lecterns, learning stations, AV cabinets, conference room furnishings, and custom casework.
1388 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 1488 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas P. Lowe and his wife, Clara Lowe, resided at this address. Thomas Lowe ( -1949) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Clara A. Lowe ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1994 for $135,500. The current owner of record is Eric Wharton.
1392 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1469 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert H. Baird, a plumber, and his wife, Anna E. Baird, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Donna Krejci, a Sophomore at Macalester College, resided at this address. Robert H. Baird ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Anna E. Baird ( -1953) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $190,000. The current owner of record is Michael C. Walsburg, who resides at 2115 Randolph Avenue. Michael Walsburg was a financial supporter of the Minnesota Aids Project in 1999 and of Open Arms Of Minnesota in 2006.
1395 Portland Avenue: Hortius Court Apartments; Built in 1922; Chicago-variant courtyard apartment building in style with a Gothic-Revival style main entrance surround. The structure is a three story, 25372 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were James A. Harrington, the manager of the Hortius Court Apartments, and his wife, Laura Harrington (Apartment #1,) Isadore E. Simon, a sales manager employed by Simon & Mogliner, a retailer in ladies' knickers, children's knickers, junior's knickers, play suits, and sleeping ware, and his wife, Gertrude L. Simon (Apartment #2,) and Julius Rosen, a deputy sheriff, and his wife, Lillian Rosen (Apartment #4,) with Apartment #3, Apartment #5, and Apartment #6 vacant. James Harrington ( -1934,) Isadore E. Simon ( -1946,) and Julius Rosen ( -1947) all died in Ramsey County. Laura Frick Harrington ( -1932) died in Hennepin County. Laura Harrington ( -1940) died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Gertrude Simon (1906-1960) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Rosen (1891-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Klein, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Mid Continent Management, located at 37 Isabel Street East. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas R. Crosby, a vice president of James T. Crosby & Sons, and his wife, Helen Crosby, was located at the former nearby 1396 Portland Avenue, that the residents of the apartment building located at the former nearby 1397 Portland Avenue were Ferne C. Brensike, a teacher at the St. Paul Vocational School, and his wife, Bernadine A. Brensike (Apartment #1,) Charles Greenberg, the general manager of the Rent-A-Car Company, and his wife, Anne Greenberg (Apartment #3,) Sol Fielding (Apartment #4,) John K. Kolb, a salesman employed by the Fairbanks Morse & Company, and his wife, Miriam Kolb (Apartment #5,) and Joseph S. Ornstein, a salesman, and his wife, Marie M. Ornstein (Apartment #6,) with Apartment #2 vacant, that the residents of the apartment building located at the former nearby 1399 Portland Avenue were Aaron Prager, a tailor, and his wife, Leah Prager (Apartment #3,) Stanley E. Ross, a laborer, and his wife, Cecilia C. Ross (Basement Apartment,) David Bunin, a dry cleaner located at 660 Selby Avenue, and his wife, Mayme Bunin (Apartment #1,) Harry Unterman, a clothing manufacturer located at 211 East Fourth Street, his wife, Sarah Unterman, and Ann Unterman, a bookkeeper employed by Harry Unterman (Apartment #4,) J. Frederick Sittig, a salesman employed by G. Sommers & Company, and his wife, Sarah Sittig (Apartment #5,) and Mrs. Nellie M. Bidleman, a clerk employed by the Great Northern Railway (Apartment #6,) with Apartment #2 and Apartment #3 vacant. Thomas R. Crosby (1892-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smith, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Aaron P. Prager ( -1941,) David Bunin ( -1943,) and James T. Crosby ( -1948) all died in Ramsey County. Helen Crosby (1870-1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Helen Crosby (1894-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Ferne C. Brensike (1897-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Boutin, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Greenberg (1898-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grawoig, and died in Ramsey County. Anne Greenberg (1899-1996) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kaplan, and died in Hennepin County. John Kolb ( -1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schaus, and died in Hennepin County. Joseph Solomon Ornstein ( -1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Marie C. Ornstein (1896-1994) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berkowitz, and died in Ramsey County. Lena Prager ( -1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marmor, and died in Hennepin County. Stanley E. Ross (1894-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grabowski, and died in Hennepin County. Mayme H. Bunin ( -1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mandel, and died in Ramsey County. Sarah Unterman ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. [See note for the Fairbanks Morse & Company for 294 Banfil Street.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.] [See note on the G. Sommers & Company for 9 South St. Albans Street]
1401 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a two story, 1949 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Woodland H. Gilbert and his wife, Bertha Gilbert, resided at this address. Woodland H. Gilbert ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Bertha Gilbert (1887-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mittune, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $412,500. The current owners of record are Ami Berger and Brian Lindeman. Ami Berger is a 1992 graduate of Bates College and was employed in development and public relations by the College of Human Ecology at the University of Minnesota in 2004 and by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota in 2005. Brian Lindeman is the Director of Financial Aid at Macalester College. Ami Berger and husband, Brian Lindeman, have one son, Noah Lindeman.
1402 Portland Avenue: Harding Apartments; Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 14190 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles T. Dick, a confectioner, and his wife, Marie L. Dick, resided at this address and that the other residents of the apartment building located at this address were Mathias Gillen (Basement Apartment,) Arthur F. Achilles, a salesman, and his wife, Anna Achilles (Apartment #1,) Frederick L. Webber, Jr., a physician who officed at 601 North Dale Street (Apartment #2,) William C. Nelson, a body builder employed by Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Mamie J. Nelson (Apartment #3,) Allen S./R. Solomon, an accountant who officed at the Pioneer Building, and his wife, Ann Solomon (Apartment #4,) Morris Rutman, a salesman, and his wife, Edith Rutman (Apartment #5,) Leslie Hurvitch, a partner with Simon Tankenoff in the public accounting firm of Tankenhoff & Hurvitch, and his wife, Ida E. Hurvitch (Apartment #6,) Charles F. Wheeler, a manager employed by the Railway Express Agency, and his wife, Isabelle M. Wheeler (Apartment #7,) Donald M. Casey, a dispatcher for the Police & Fire Alarm Telegraph, and his wife, Florence Casey, bookkeeper for Libman's Auction & Storage House (Apartment #8,) Anna Bugge, a dressmaker (Apartment #9,) Edward W. Murname, a claims adjuster employed by the Twin City Motor Bus Company, and his wife, Violet I. Murname (Apartment #10,) John Halpern, a clerk employed by C. M. Silverman, and his wife, Minnie Halpern (Apartment #11,) and John H. Clarkin (Apartment #12.) The 1930 city directory also indicates that John H. Clarkin, a salesman for Ballard Storage, and his wife, Margaret Clarkin, resided at 2008 Grand Avenue. This property was the subject of a property code enforcement action by the City of St. Paul in 2000. The Twin City Motor Bus Company was a subsidiary of the Twin City Lines, along with the Minneapolis Street Railway Company, the St. Paul City Railway Company, the Minneapolis & St. Paul Suburban Railroad Company, the Minnetonka & White Bear Navigation Company, the Rapid Transit Real Estate Corporation, and the Transit Supply Company. The Twin City Lines was founded in 1875 by Thomas Lowry and Horace Lowry and was eventually purchased by the Metropolitan Council, Metro Transit Divsion. Charles T. Dick (1890-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wittman, and died in Ramsey County. Marie E. Dick (1893-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tachney, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Mathias P. Gillen (1904-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Strachbein, and died in Hennepin County. Fred L. Webber (1900-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donahue, and died in Ramsey County. Allen Sam Solomon (1903-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Traub, and died in Ramsey County. Morris Rutman (1904-1982) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Singerman, and died in Ramsey County. Edith Rutman (1904-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Leslie Hurvitch (1900-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pervin, and died in Hennepin County. Charles F. Wheeler ( -1944,) Ida Hurvitch ( -1947,) Anna Bugge ( -1948,) and Charles M. Silverman ( -1950) all died in Ramsey County. Isabelle Mathilda Wheeler (1900-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Williamson, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Florence A. Casey ( -1951) died in Hennepin County. Minnie Halpern (1893-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berger, and died in Ramsey County. John H. Clarkin (1900-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nugent, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Margaret C. Clarkin ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Margaret Clarkin (1903-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jones, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Laurel March, who resides in Edina, Minnesota. Laurel March is a realtor and a mortgage broker with the Mortgage Newtork. [See note on the Railway Express Agency for 248 Banfil Street.] [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.]
1405 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1053 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. Jay L. Putnam (1891- ,) a Radio Operator, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Ersche, a teacher at the St. Paul Vocational School, and his wife, Florence Ersche, resided at this address. Albert Ersche (1886-1972) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Prutcher, and died in Ramsey County. Florence M. Ersche (1900-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lux, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Walter S. Thompson. The 1930 city directory indicates that Benjamin Goldberg, a confectioner, and his wife, Rose Goldberg, resided at the former nearby 1410 Portland Avenue. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that David A. Seymour, a member of the Class of 1954, resided at the former nearby 1410 Portland Avenue. In 1935, Jay L. Putnam was a resident of Granite Falls, Minnesota, was the editor of the Granite Falls Tribune, was a member of the Granite Falls, Minnesota, Commercial Club, was a member of the Minnesota Historical Society, and was a host, with H. S. Lampman and C. R. Barthelemy, for the 13th state historical convention and summer tour that included a visit to Granite Falls, Minnesota, and the nearby 1862 Dakota Uprising Wood Lake, Minnesota, battlefield monument. The Granite Falls Tribune was founded in 1883 by James Putnam and Charlie Rice under the firm name of Rice and Putnam. Rice’s interest in the paper was purchased by C.A. Minthorn in 1885, but soon James Putnam became the sole owner later in 1885. James Putnam continued as editor and publisher until his son, Jay L. Putnam, took over in 1914. The third generation of the Putnam family joined the Tribune in 1949 and 1950 when James L. Putnam and David Putnam entered the business. In 1974, James L. Putnam sold his interest to his brother, David Putnam, who became sole owner. Benjamin Goldberg (1878-1972) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zechman, and died in Hennepin County. Rose Goldberg (1889-1968) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
1411 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1138 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Robert H. Bastian, a department manager employed by Benton's, a coats, suits and dresses retailer, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank W. Hess, a salesman, and his wife, Mabel E. Hess, resided at this address. Frank W. Hess ( -1938) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Hunter Olsen and Janet Olsen Stone.
1412 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 3180 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Phillip/Philip Morgan, president of Morgan's Clothes Shop, and his wife, Ida Morgan, resided at this address. Phillip Roy Morgan (1900-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Phillips, and died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Ida Josephine Morgan ( -1947) died in Hennepin County. Ida C. Morgan (1890-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $146,000. The current owner of record is Gordon J. Pedersen.
1414 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1672 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Morris Nussbaum, an operator employed by B. W. Harris Manufacturing Company, his wife, Mary Nussbaum, Fannie Nussbaum, and Isadoer Nussbaum, a cap maker, resided at this address. Mary Nussbaum ( -1945) and Maurice Mores Nussbaum ( -1949) both died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are James T. Ebert and Nancy G. Ebert.
1415 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 1494 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alf Nelson, a postal carrier employed by the Commercial Post Office Station, and his wife, Hulda Nelson, resided at this address. Alf M. Nelson (1893-1969) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Hulda Joesphine Nelson ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. Hulda O. Nelson (1893-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johanson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Nancy A. Nelson.
1416 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1788 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Theirs resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick C. Thiers, a dentist who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Helen L. Thiers, resided at this address. Fred Carl Thiers (1897-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Albrecht, and died in Ramsey County. Helen Luella Thiers (1897-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Frunot, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $421,000. The current owners of record are James E. Duncan and Tracy M. Morrison.
1420 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 2556 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur M. Grolla resided at this address. Arthur M. Grolla (1890-1972) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $164,100. The current owner of record is the trustee for Karen P. Muller.
1421 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 893 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna L. Johnson, the widow of Theo A. Johnson, resided at this address. Anna Louise Johnson ( -1938,) Anna L. Johnson ( -1948,) and Anna Louise Johnson ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Anna L. Johnson (1872-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Peterson, and died in Ramsey County. Anna L. Johnson (1889-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Phelion, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $148,000. The current owner of record is Anne S. Steuer. Anne Steuer (1955- ,) a bicycle racer with the Gopher Wheelman, was a fourth place finisher in citizen class female category of the MNSCS #9 Laddie's Loppet in 2002 and was a fifth place finisher in citizen class female category of the Laddie's Loppet Cross Country in 2003. Anne Steuer is associated with the North Central Experiment Station in St. Paul.
1423 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a one story, 1471 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William E. Distel, a dentist, and his wife, Georgine F. Distel, resided at this address. William E. Distel (1892-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hadammek, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Georgine F. Distel (1896-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Swenson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Marianna G. Anderson.
1426 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1480 square foot, six room, four bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Stohr resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis Harris, his wife, Doris Harris, Michael Sigal, a clerk, and his wife, Shirley Sigal, all resided at this address. Louis A. Harris ( -1930,) Louis Lobi Harris ( -1944,) and Michael Sigal ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $330,000. The current owners of record are Bradley E. Perkl and Heather Moir Perkl. Bradley E. Perkl was employed by IMA Consulting in 1998 and currently is an archaeologist with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District.
1429 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a one story, 1288 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Williams resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Margaret O'Toole, the widow of __?__ O'Toole, resided at this address. Peter S. Williams ( -1929) died in Ramsey County. Margaret O'Toole (1865-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Derevan, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret G. O'Toole (1906-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thompson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Carol Dittberner. Carol Dittberner has a B.A. in Human Services from Metropolitan State University, received her Montessori Diploma for ages 3-6 in 1974, is an international trainer in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and is the director of religious education at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Minneapolis.
1432 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a one story, 1660 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry A. Stempel, a chauffeur employed by Edward N. Saunders, Jr., and his wife, Anna E. Stempel, resided at this address. Anna K. Stempel (1895-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Winter, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $407,000. The current owners of record are Martey W. Jakel and Nichola M. Phillips. Martey Jakel was a financial supporter of the Sierra Club in 2002 and 2003. Nichola M. Phillips is an alumna of Sarah Lawrence College. Nichola Phillips is a fifth grade teacher at the John A. Johnson Achievement Plus Elementary School on St. Paul's East Side. [See note on Edward N. Saunders for 323 Summit Avenue.] [See 834 Summit Avenue for a note about Edward N. Saunders.]
1433 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a one story, 1120 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Lunde resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles F. Kalscheuer, a cashier employed by the City Bank of St. Paul, and his wife, Helen L. Kalscheuer, resided at this address. John Kalscheuer was the President of City Bank in St. Paul and his children worked in his bank. A theft occurred at Agnes Kalscheuer's teller window and, after she was charged, she disappeared the night before her trial. The actual culprit in the bank theft was Charlie Kalscheuer, who was convicted and sent to the federal prison in Sandstone, Minnesota. Adolph S. Lunde ( -1934) died in Hennepin County. Charles F. Kalscheuer (1886-1962) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Helen L. Kalscheuer (1888-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Barnes, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Laverne Klisch and Robert E. Klisch.
1436 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a one story, 1850 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that W. Earl Preston, the vice president of O'Neil & Preston, and his wife, Frances Preston, resided at this address. Frances Trettin Preston (1912-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Euan Kerr. Euan Kerr was born in Glasgow, Scotland, attended the University of Stirling, moved to Minneapolis to join his girlfriend, studied journalism at the University of Minnesota, started working at Minnesota Public Radio half-time as a legal affairs research assistant, became a full-time reporter covering Minneapolis and the arts, returned to Scotland in 1990 to work for the British Broadcasting Corporation, returned to the Twin Cities in 1992 and became news director at KFAI, then became the arts reporter with MPR, and then became an editor, and writes for Movie Natters, his film blog.
1439 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1299 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. David Magnuson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that David Magnuson, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Ada M. Magnuson, resided at this address. David Magnuson (1883-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Ada B. Magnuson ( -1941) died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is the trustee for Robert J. Graham, located in Columbia Heights, Minnesota. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
1442 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1310 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, one bathroom, half-bathroom, brick bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Auge resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank F. Runkel, the salesmanager employed by the Motor Power Equipment Company, and his wife, Isla G. Runkel, resided at this address. Frank F. Runkel ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Islay Grace Runkel ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Marlene Sullivan and Terry F. Sullivan.
1443 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. The structure is a one story, 1133 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry W. Schaffer, a tailor with a shop located at 221 West Seventh Street, and his wife, Hattie Schaffer, resided at this address. Harry Schaffer ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Harry Schaffer (1903-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Silverstein, and died in Ramsey County. Harry Schaffer (1883-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Hattie Schaffer ( -1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $238,000. The current owners of record are Stephanie A. Knowles and Adam A. Podbelski. Adam A. Podbelski was one of 13 inventors in conjunction with Medtronic who were awarded U. S. Patent #20060195083 for an electrosurgical hemostat.
1444 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1448 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas W. Lynch, a miller, and his wife, Elizabeth B. Lynch, resided at this address. Thomas W. Lynch ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Leslie Thornton and Patrick J. Thornton.
1447 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. The structure is a one story, 1261 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gust A. Erickson, a salesman employed by the Andrew Schoch Grocery Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Katherine A. Bele, the widow of Vaclav Bele, Adeline A. Bele, a typist employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, Frank Bele, superintendent employed the J. C. Vander Bie Company, and Kathryn L. Bele, an instructor, all resided at this address. Katherine Bele (1862-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Vaclav A. Bele ( -1919) died in Pine County, Minnesota. John C. Vander Bie ( -1912) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $304,900. The current owner of record is Matthew Robert Bauer. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
1450 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1680 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bastian resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert H. Bastian, a department manager, and his wife, Rose F. Bastian, resided at this address. Robert H. Bastian (1882-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kirkpatrick, and died in Ramsey County. Rose F. Bastian (1886-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tolan, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Robert J. Furth. Robert Furth was a financial supporter of the Hemophilia Foundation of Minnesota and the Dakotas in 2004 and 2007. In 2004, Robert Furth appeared before the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy regarding an unsuccessful variance request submitted by Accredo Health Group Pharmacy to allow the return of an expensive injectable drug that requires proper refrigeration and which is dispensed to the office of a physician for administration to pediatric patients.
1451 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a two story, 1418 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Medric/Medrie A. Godbout, a salesman, and his wife, Christine Godbout, resided at this address. Medric A. Godbout (1884-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ploufe, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Burton R. Johnson, who resides in Afton, Minnesota.
1452 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1570 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Donovan resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph M. Donovan, a manager employed by the Kellogg Mackay Company, and his wife, Emma T. Donovan, resided at this address. In 1917, the Kellogg Mackay Company, a manufacturer of boilers, radiators, heating and plumbing supplies headquartered in Chicago, had a warehouse located at 9th Avenue South and 4th Street in Minneapolis, in a building designed by the C. F. Haglin Company. Joseph M. Donovan ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Emma Donovan ( -1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fluegel, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Hiram D. Cochran, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth McJilton. Hiram D. Cochran was a financial supporter of the Minnesota Zoo in 2004. Hiram Cochran NNP, NICU, is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner associated with the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and Children’s Volunteer Services-Minneapolis and is the manager of the neonatal nurse practitioner group at Children’s Hospital-St. Paul.
1455 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1238 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Fred C. Boethling, the superintendent of the Capital City Milling & Grain Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Boethling resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick C. Boethling, a miller, and his wife, Florence M. Boethling, resided at this address. Fred Charles Boethling ( -1939) and Florence Boethling ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Delores L. Vlacek.
1456 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1287 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur J. Peil, a salesman, and his wife, Ann Peil, resided at this address. Arthur Joseph Peil ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Arthur J. Peil (1910-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wheeler, and died in Ramsey County. Ann Wheeler Peil (1874-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ryan, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Ardmore F. Vitulli and Blanche Vitulli.
1457 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1275 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. Fred A. Carlson was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles J. Johnson, a laborer, and his wife, Edith E. Johnson, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2003 for $224,000. The current owner of record is Anthony F. Halder, Jr.
1463 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 3429 square foot, 13 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis R. Frankel, a lawyer who officed at the Endicott Building, his wife, Clara P. Frankel, and Warren D. Dix, an insurance supervisor, and his wife, Tulibella Dix, resided at this address. In 1911, Louis R. Frankel was a delegate from St. Paul, along with A. Hirschmann and Louis H. Weil, to the 22nd Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, a gathering of leading laymen and rabbis from 187 American Reform Jewish congregations in 70 cities. The council discussed religious and civil problems, including immigration and potential restrictive government actions. Theodore Roosevelt addressed the council. Louis Frankel was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, along with his brother, Hiram Frankel, and was the first Jew to serve as city attorney in St. Paul. In contrast to the general anti-Semetic attitude during the early 20th Century of Minneapolis, the city it is located in, the University of Minnesota reportedly maintained a reputation for civility and open-mindedness within the Jewish community. Louis Frankel was a member of the Congregation of the Children of Israel and B’nai Israel. Hiram David Frankel (1882-1931) was a lawyer in St. Paul and was affiliated with the St. Paul Alumni Association, the Law Alumni Association of the University of Minnesota, the Jewish Welfare Board, the Minnesota National Guard and Home Guard, the Jewish Orphan Asylum of Cleveland, an anti-socialism committee in 1918, the St. Paul Association, Osman Temple, the division of Four Minute Men of the Committee on Public Information, a citizens’ committee for better schools in St. Paul (1916-1919,) and the Independent Order of B’nai B’rith. Donald P. Frankel (1917- ,) the son of Hiram David Frankel, was an aeronautical engineer trained at the University of Minnesota, graduated in 1939, was in England from 1940 and 1941, and inspected the performance of the Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk aircraft given to the Royal Air Force. In 1951, Warren D. Dix was the governor of the Minnesota-Dakotas District of Kiwanis. Louis R. Frankel ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. Warren D. Dix (1883-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dunning, and died in Ramsey County. Tulibelle K. Dix ( -1931) and Clara P. Frankel ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for $499,900. The current owner of record is SSL Properties, Inc., of Los Gatos, California.
1466 Portland Avenue: Built in 1948. The structure is a one story, 27,286 square foot, church. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that the Sons of Jacob (Chevrah B'nai Ya'akov) Congregation was located at this address from 1947. The 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul First Ward, directory indicates that Tom Malan resided at this address. The Sons of Jacob (Chevrah B'nai Ya'akov) Congregation was incorporated in 1875. The original Sons of Jacob Synagogue was located at Tenth Street and College Avenue and a second building was constructed on the same site in 1888. Rabbi Jacob Aronsohn was the original rabbi at the Sons of Jacob synagogue and continued until 1890. Joseph B. Hurvitz was the rabbi at the Sons of Jacob synagogue from 1908. In 1946, the Sons of Jacob congregation merged with the Hebrew Seminary congregation and moved to this address. In the 1970's, the Sons of Jacob congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of America/United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The Sons of Jacob Synagogue sold the building at this address in 1982, began meeting at the St. Paul Jewish Center, merged with the New Consevative Congregation, also meeting at the St. Paul Jewish Center, in 1985, and moved to Mendota, Minnesota, in 1988. Moses Calmenson, his son, Cain Calmenson, and Aaron Mark were prominent Orthodox organizers of the congregation in 1873. Rabbi Jacob Aronsohn (1855- ) was born in Lithuania, was the son of Aron Bobinsky, and emigrated to St. Paul while two of his brothers emigrated to the United Kingdom. Rabbi Joseph Hurvitz was known in the St. Paul Lowertown community as "Der Roiter Rov" or the Red Rabbi. Rabbi Hurvitz led the Sons of Jacob and Adath Yeshurun congregations from the 1910's through the 1950's. Rabbi Hurvitz was a traditionalist, but consciously used both English and Yiddish in worship and congregational gatherings to help validate both languages and both cultures for immigrant congregants. Rebbetzin Rae Hurvitz was the wife of Rabbi Joseph Hurvitz. The Calmensons, scrap metal dealers who initially competed with scrap metal dealer Aaron Mark (1831- ,) a Polish emigrant, eventually partnered with the Marks and with Lewis Paper to form Paper-Calmenson, a steel company. Lewis Paper and Moses Calmenson started their steel business in 1891, the Paper-Calmenson company was incorporated in 1905, and it was one of the first major scrap-metal dealers in the United States. It became Pacal in the late 1970's. Approximately 200 people are employed by Pacal, LLC at St. Paul and at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The current owner of record is Bethel Christian Fellowship. The Bethel Christian Fellowship is a non-denominational, bible-believing, spirit-filled church in St. Paul. The "Bethel Association" began in the spring of 1917, when Almeda M. Engquist ( -1943,) the wife of Charles Engquist, who owned a wholesale meat company, had a vision to start a church and was formally organized in 1930, with Almeda Engquist as pastor, succeeded by Charles Engquist as pastor in 1943, then followed by interim pastors from the North Central Bible College in Minneapolis until 1951, then succeeded by Helen Jepsen, an evangelist from Brookline, Massachusetts, until 1969, then Bob Forseth until 1972, then Lloyd Jacobsen until 1989, then Bill Crew, an instructor at North Central Bible College, as an interim pastor until 1990, and then Jim Olson, the current pastor. The church moved from 1982 Iglehart to this address in 1982 and renamed itself from "Bethel Temple" to "Bethel Christian Fellowship" in 1990.
1471 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a two story, 3286 square foot, 15 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Oscar E. Freeman, a salesman, his wife, Rita Freeman, Reuel D. Harmon, a solicitor for West Publishing Company, and his wife, Catherine Harmon, all resided at this address. Oscar Frederick Freeman (1892-1967) had a mother with a maiden name of Paulson and died in Hennepin County. Reuel Durkee Harmon (1904-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Durkee, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Catherine Harmon (1906-1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tuttle, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1993 for $140,000. The current owners of record are Karen L. Dingle and Eugene J. Kramer. [See note for Ruel D. Harmon for 58 Prospect Boulevard.] [See note on the West Publishing Company for 415 Summit Avenue.]
1479 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 7,892 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Emma P. Robinson, a teacher at the Ramsey School (Apartment #1,) Meyer Gold, a clothes cleaner with a shop at 2166 Grand Avenue, and his wife, Mary Gold (Apartment #2,) Frederick J. Le Mere, the manager of Universal Car Loading & Distributing Company, and his wife, Jessie E. Le Mere (Apartment #3,) Clara J. Simon, the principal of the Mounds Park School (Apartment #4,) and William H. Malmberg, a machinist, and his wife, Verda Malmberg (Apartment #5.) In 1972-1973, Chick Lindsay, a Freshman at Macalester College, resided at this address. Emma P. Robinson (1872-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Clark, and died in Ramsey County. Meyer Gold ( -1953) died in Hennepin County. Meyer Gold (1892-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Mary Gold (1899-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wasserman, and died in Hennepin County. Jessie E. Le Mere (1881-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sprague, and died in Ramsey County. William H. Malmberg (1901-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nelson, and died in Chisago County, Minnesota. The current owners of record are Dean E. Nelson and Rita M. Nelson, who reside in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
1485 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 9,300 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Edelman, their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Purcer, and Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Talbot all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Emma Onofrey resided at this address in 1927. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Mrs. Emma Godfrey and Harold Carlsen, a janitor, and his wife, Estella M. Carlsen (Apartment #1,) Harry G. Talbot, a dentist who officed at the Bremer Arcade, and his wife, Eldora Talbot (Apartment #2,) Orloff W. Holden, a department manager, and his wife, Marguerite Holden (Apartment #3,) and Joseph A. Blair, general superintendent of the car department of the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Mary Blair (Apartment #4.) Meyer I. Edelman ( -1953) died in Hennepin County. Emma Onofrey ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Emma Marie Godfrey (1909-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hammerlindl, and died in Ramsey County. Harold Carlsen (1888-1955) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Harry G. Talbot (1891-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Crone, and died in Ramsey County. Eldora S. Talbot (1891-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moran, and died in Ramsey County. Mary V. Blair (1893-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wojtecki, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Mitze L. Satler. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
1491 Portland Avenue: Built in 1967. The structure is a three story, 15,594 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The current owner of record is Jeffrey J. Messerich, who resides in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Jeffrey J. Messerich is an attorney who offices in West St. Paul, Minnesota, is a District 1 member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, and was a financial supporter of the Humane Society for Companion Animals in 2005 and of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota in 2006.
1492 Portland Avenue: Built in 1936. The structure is a two story, 5,631 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The property was last sold in 1997 for $240,000. The current owners of record are Margaret Austin Stephenson and Rick A. Stephenson, who reside in Rochester, Minnesota. Balanced Health is located at Apartment #1 at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Theresa Kafka resided at the former nearby 1493 Portland Avenue.
1499 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 1743 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Byron P. Benson, an assistant cashier employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, resided at this address and that Kasper Christianson, a bookkeeper, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur J. Magnuson, the vice president of the American Family Laundry Company, and his wife, Esther A. Magnuson, resided at this address. Esther A. Magnuson ( -1934) and Arthur J. Magnuson ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $245,000. The current owners of record are David R. Cornell and Meghan L. Kell. Meghan Kell Cornell is an architect with SALA Architects, Inc. Meghan Kell Cornell received Bachelor’s of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota in 1997, is NCARB certified, and is a registered architect in Minnesota. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
1500 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 8,102 square foot, multifamily apartment building. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edwin J. Simon resided at this address in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were William A. Montgomery, proprietor of the Morrison Garment Company, and his wife, Elizabeth Montgomery (Apartment #1,) Harry C. Mills, a sales agent employed by the National Cash Register Company, and his wife, Ada M. Mills (Apartment #2,) Edwin J. Simon, an exodontist who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Belle Simon (Apartment #3,) and William F. Roulo, the president-treasurer of the Olseen Candy Company, and his wife, Fern M. Roulo, a vice president of the Olseen Candy Company (Apartment #4.) The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that J. Ogden Holmes (1906- ,) who attended the school from 1917 until 1925, who attended the University of Minnesota and the St. Paul College of Law, who was employed by Holmes Coal Company, who was a Captain in the U. S. Marine Corps Reserves in 1939, and who engaged in the hobby of the study of military science and tactics, resided at this address. J. Ogden Holmes married Jessie C. Krey in St. Paul in 1936. The Morrison Garment Company, a distributor, a retailer, and a manufacturer of nursing, security, career wear, and static dissipative labcoats, was established in 1929, began as a manufacturer of nursing uniforms, is a manufacturing division of Abigail, Inc., and as the Abigail-Morrison Garment Company is currently located at 1920 University Avenue West. In 1884, John Henry Patterson (1844-1922,) a graduate of Miami University, and his brother, Frank Jefferson Patterson (1849-1901,) founded the National Cash Register Company, the manufacturer of the first mechanical cash registers, in Dayton, Ohio. John H. Patterson was a dictatorial manager, hiring and firing personnel for apparently trivial reasons. Between 1910 and 1930, more than 15 percent of United States business executives were believed to have been former National Cash Register Company executives. In 1906, Dayton, Ohio, engineer and inventer Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958,) in his initial job after graduating from the Ohio State University, designed the first cash register powered by an electric motor for the National Cash Register Company. In 1914, the National Cash Register Company developed one of the first automated credit systems and, in 1926, became publicly owned under Frederick Beck Patterson (1892- ,) John H. Patterson's son. In 1953, the National Cash Register Company established an electronics division to continue to pursue electronic applications for business machines and, in 1957, produced the first fully transistorized business computer. In 1968, John L. Janning of the National Cash Register Company invented liquid crystal displays. In 1974, the National Cash Register Company changed its name to NCR Corporation and commercialized the first bar code scanners. In 1991, NCR acquired by AT&T, became AT&T Global Information Solutions in 1994, changed its name back to NCR Corporation in 1996, and was spun-off in 1997 as an independent, publicly-traded company. Since 1997, the company has expanded, acquiring Compris Technologies, Inc., a store automation and management software company, and Dataworks, a check-processing software company in 1997, acquiring Ceres Integrated Solutions, a CRM provider, and 4Front Technologies, a services company, in 2000, acquiring Kinetics, a travel self-service company in 2004, and acquiring Galvanon, a health care company in 2005. Dr. Edwin J. Simon (1886-1962) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth D. Montgomery ( -1946,) Ada Mae Mills ( -1949,) and William Andrew Montgomery ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Harry Clifford Mills ( -1944) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Craig R. Miller and Robert J. Miller, who reside at 1964 Summit Avenue.
1503 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1937 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry E. Nash, a photographic engineer, and his wife, Luffa Nash, resided at this address. Harry E. Nash ( -1944) and Luffa J. Nash ( -1954) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Charles H. Ohearn and Delores Ohearn.
1507 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 1560 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Harold Eugene Wilmot (1898- ,) a Private, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Joseph Ball, a salesman, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. J. O. Cavanaugh and his wife, Laura Cavanaugh, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that David C. Primrose, director of physical education for Macalester College, and his wife, Frances J. Primrose, resided at this address. Harold Eugene Wilmot graduated from the Medical School of the University of Minnesota in 1923, was a medical doctor in Litchfield, Mekker County, Minnesota, was the recipient of the Harold S. Diehl Award from the Minnesota Medical Foundation in 1979, and was the author of A Connecticut yankee comes to Minnesota and of Medical Men of Meeker County to 1900. Harold E. Wilmot (1898-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cross, and died in Meeker County, Minnesota. David C. Primrose ( -1954) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1993 for $89,900. The current owner of record is Karen A. Nelson.
1508 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. One structure is a one story, 1,150 square foot, multi-family apartment building and the other structure is a one story, 660 square foot, multi-family apartment building. In 2007, Capital Homes Inc. appealed two variance denials to the St. Paul Board of Zoning Appeals in order to split this parcel and construct a new four unit townhouse at this address. The current owner of record is Gladys Wilcox, who resides at 1315 Edgecumbe Road.
1511 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 3072 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Van Dorn resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Donald K. Bacon, a physician who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, his wife, Willette B. Bacon, and W. Clifford Jones all resided at this address. The current owner of record is Libby Siegel, whose agent is located at 2161 Scheffer Avenue.
1514 Portland Avenue: New Castle Apartments; Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 9,360 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Anton H. Erickson and Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hamilton all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Margaret E. Broderick, a bookkeeper employed by the Investment Service Company, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. White, and Mrs. Marion White all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Robert T. Grimes, a janitor, and his wife, Susir F. Grimes (Basement Apartment,) John H. Kartack, the president of the John H. Kartack Company, a wholesaler of electrical supplies, and his wife, Mamie D. Kartack (Apartment #1,) George G. Serene and his wife, Tilla M. Serene (Apartment #2,) Lena M. Van Duzer, a teacher at the Ramsey School (Apartment #3,) and Richard A. Gratz, a representative of Bonbright & Company, and his wife, Margaret C. Gratz (Apartment #4.) In 1908, William P. Bonbright & Company had offices in Colorado Springs, New York, and London and engaged in utility company financing. In 1915, William Bonbright & Company formed a syndicate with Kissell-Kinnicutte & Company, associated with J. P. Morgan & Company, and acquired the Marlin Arms Corporation. In 1916, the William P. Bonbright Company, the Bankers' Trust Company, and the Guaranty Trust Company negotiated the largest commercial credit deal through the use of acceptances, $15 million, ever arranged to that date with the French Government. Bonbright & Company was a venerable but nearly bankrupt investment house in 1917 when it was acquired by Alfred Lee Loomis (1887-1975) and Landon K. Thorne (1888-1964) and it was revitalized by doing $1.6 billion worth of utility financing between 1924 and 1929. In 1926, Bonbright & Company Inc., an investment banking firm, was headquartered in New York City. In 1928, Bonbright & Company of New York led the effort to market public utility securities to the general public and small investors. In 1929, Bonbright & Company was the chief agent in the formation of the Commonwealth & Southern Corporation, a utilities holding company, which contested the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and with which an eventual Republican Party presidential candidate, Wendell Wilkie, was associated. William Bonbright & Company was a predecessor to Bonbright & Company Inc. William P. Bonbright was a sometimes resident of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was a backer of the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway. William P. Bonbright & Company also was a London brokerage firm. William P. Bonbright was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. George D. B. Bonbright & Company was a member of the New York Stock Exchange. George D. B. Bonbright also was a Colorado Springs, Colorado, businessman. In 1921, the New York Stock Exchange seat of the late William W. Hibbard was transferred to George D. B. Bonbright, a partner in the newly formed partnership of Hibbard, Palmer & Kitchen of Rochester, New York. George D. B. Bonbright & Company, as a result of numerous mergers, is now known as Smith Barney, Inc. Anton Erickson ( -1920) died in Hennepin County. Anton Erickson (1889-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Deigru, and died in Hennepin County. Robert T. Grimes ( -1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tonkin, and died in Ramsey County. John H. Kartack ( -1942) and George G. Serene ( -1943) both died in Ramsey County. Tillie M. Serene (1879-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hertzberg, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret E. Gratz (1909-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Middleton, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Gladys Wilcox, who resides at 1315 Edgecumbe Road.
1517 Portland Avenue: Saratoga Apartments; Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 4,788 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. A. La Vallee, their daughters, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Carl C. Brainard, a manager employed by the St. Paul Advertising Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Fitzgerald and Mr. and Mrs. Israel Winer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Steph Gillaume (Apartment #A,) Harry W. Levin and his wife, Ida Levin (Apartment #B,) Peyser E. Silverman, an inventory engineer employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Blanch Silverman (Apartment #C,) and Israel I. Winer, a real estate agent, and his wife, Gussie Winer (Apartment #D.) In 1972-1973, Joel S. Prawer, a Senior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Dr. Joel S. Prawer (1951- ,) a St. Petersburg, Florida, physician with a medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School, was the doctor who initally treated Terri Schiavo when she collapsed due to an alleged potassium imbalance which caused a heart attack and loss of oxygen to her brain. When sued by Michael Schiavo, Prawer asked the Florida Department of Health to fully investigate the Schiavo matter and it declared Prawer clear of all negligence and wrongdoing in the case, but the doctor settled out of court with Michael Schiavo in 1992 at the insistence of his insurers. Paul A. La Vallee ( -1933) died in Cass County, Minnesota. Harry Levin ( -1940,) Israel Winer ( -1940,) Augusta Winer ( -1950,) and Ida Levin ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Harry Levin (1896-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sloan, and died in Ramsey County. Peyser E. Silverman ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. Blanche Y. Silverman (1909-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rosen, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Kenneth F. Prower, who resides in Northfield, Minnesota. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
1522-1524 Portland Avenue: Theodor Apartments; Built in 1922; Chicago-variant courtyard apartment building in style. The structure is a three story, 43,168 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Harold S. Munn, a janitor, and his wife, Amy Munn (Basement Apartment,) Jules J. Anderson, employed by the Minnesota Union Advocate, and his wife, Laura Anderson (Apartment #101,) Mrs. Sarah Butwin, the widow of Isadore Butwin (Apartment #102,) Martha B. Emig, associated with the Curative Workshop, and Magdalena Emig, an assistant with the Curative Workshop (Apartment #103,) William H. Birch (Apartment #104,) Harold J. Gross, a book seller (Apartment #105,) Henry C. Huot, a salesman employed by the Automatic Oil Heat Company, and his wife, Charlotte R. Huot, a language teacher (Apartment #106,) Patrick H. Birch, a salesman, and his wife, Marie I. Birch (Apartment #107,) Theo G. Austinson, a lawyer, and his wife, Minie Austinson (Apartment #108,) Irwin A. Epstein, a dentist with an office at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Nettie Epstein (Apartment #109,) Frank Abramson, a grocer, his wife, Sophie Abramson (Apartment #110,) Willard R. Ekberg, a forwarder employed by Waldorf Bindery Company, and his wife, May E. Ekberg (Apartment #111,) Daniel D. Lewis, a salesman, and his wife, Florence C. Lewis (Apartment #112,) Matilda Larson (Apartment #201,) Frederick W. Allen, a salesman, and his wife, Margaret E. Allen (Apartment #202,) Mrs. Josephine Jones, the widow of Evan Jones and an assistant department manager employed by the Golden Rule Department Store (Apartment #203,) Melvin J. Silver, a partner with Harold E. Ruttenberg in the law firm Silver & Ruttenberg and his wife, Eleanor Silver, a music teacher (Apartment #204,) Murdock A. Beaton, a concrete inspector, and his wife, Gretchen Beaton (Apartment #205,) Samuel R. Mann, owner of a hardware store located at 1566 Selby Avenue, and his wife, Elizabeth B. Mann (Apartment #206,) Reider Haugen, a stencilist employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Helen L. Haugen (Apartment #207,) Elizabeth R. Stroble, a teacher (Apartment #208,) Edgar J. Easton, the district manager for Apex-Rotary Corporation, and his wife, Ethel M. Easton (Apartment #209,) Edith Follansbee, a teacher, Beatrice E. Follansbee, a biller, and Louise M. Follansbee, a stenographer employed by the Peoples Roofing & Cornice Company (Apartment #210,) Eva F. Jones, a teacher at the Deane School (Apartment #211,) Henry U. Bigelow and his wife, Yolanda Bigelow (Apartment #212,) F. Earl Ward, a professor at Macalester College, and his wife, Ruth H. Ward (Apartment #301,) Angus R. McEachern, a bookkeeper employed by Capitol City Lime & Cement Company, and his wife, Carrie C. McEachern (Apartment #303,) Stephen/Steven M. Guilliaume, a salesman employed by the Midway Chevrolet Company, his wife, Betty Guilliaume, and Mrs. Alice E. Shively (Apartment #304,) Louis E. Wilson, a special agent for the Sun Life Assurance Company, and his wife, Mollie F. Wilson (Apartment #305,) Marie F. Combacker, a technician (Apartment #306,) Robert J. Crawford, a salesman, and his wife, Agnes Crawford (Apartment #307,) Laurie C. Johnson, a teacher at the Central High School (Apartment #308,) Clarence C. Jamar, a salesman, and his wife, Naomi Jamar (Apartment #309,) Lawrence H. Lofgren, an underwriter employed by the Aetna Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Margaret Lofgren (Apartment #311,) and Elmo F. Mattox, an accountant, and his wife, Christina D. Mattox (Apartment #312,) with Apartment #302 and Apartment #310 vacant. In 1972-1973, Lonna Reidinger, a Senior at Macalester College, Loretta Frederick, a Junior at Macalester College, Louise Fradenburg, a Junior at Macalester College, Joy Riggs (#207,) a Senior at Macalester College, Mary Chafee (#207,) a Sophomore at Macalester College, Marie Meschke (#203,) a student at Macalester College, Sarah West Reick, a Senior at Macalester College, Christopher L. McKinney, a Sophomore at Macalester College, Laura Simmons, a Junior at Macalester College, Brigid McDonough, a Senior at Macalester College, Brooks Holton, a Sophomore at Macalester College, Lois McNeil (#109,) a Junior at Macalester College, David H. Messick (#203,) a Junior at Macalester College, and Bruce Gehrke, a Senior at Macalester College, all resided at 1522 Portland Avenue. In 1972-1973, Carole Roberts (#206,) a Senior at Macalester College, Pamela Waldman, a Senior at Macalester College, Donna Barbour (#206,) a Senior at Macalester College, Karen Olson, a Sophomore at Macalester College, Laura Oatman (#308,) a Junior at Macalester College, Karrie Hanson (#308,) a Sophomore at Macalester College, John T. Church, a Junior at Macalester College, and Jill Strawbridge (#308,) a Junior at Macalester College, all resided at 1524 Portland Avenue. F. Earl Ward was the chair of the English Department at Macalester College from 1926 to 1963. There are F. Earl Ward Endowed Prizes at Macalester College, funded by students, friends and colleagues of the late professor, with cash awards to upper-class English majors. F. Earl Ward was the author of Earning Our Heritage, published in 1937, Writing Good English, with Porter G. Perrin, published in 1940, and English For Communication, published in 1949. Frank Earl Ward was the author of "Social Ideals in Freshman English" in the journal The English Journal in 1930. In 1945, Frank Earl Ward, a Macalester College professor, was the Co-ordinator of the North Central Association Study For The Improvement of Teaching in Colleges of Liberal Arts. Professor Frank Earl Ward also once taught a cross-disciplinary course in English and History with Professor Charles J. Ritchey at Macalester College. In 1897, in a back room of the Trades & Labor Assembly’s hall in downtown St. Paul, printer P.J. Geraghty, hired by American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers as an organizer, began a newspaper called the Union Advocate. Unions were at a low ebb after the economic depression in the 1890's, after the crushing of the Pullman strike, and with the Knights of Labor and the American Railway Union fading. The St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly, formed in 1882 by delegates from five craft unions and two Knights of Labor assemblies, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor in 1896. The weekly Union Advocate carried news of the unions affiliated with the Trades & Labor Assembly and advertisements by businesses sympathetic to labor. In 1898, the St. Paul Union Advocate became the Minnesota Union Advocate as official newspaper of both the St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly and the Minnesota Federation of Labor. Also in 1898, the newspaper came under the ownership of Cornelius Guiney, who became a croney of St. Paul police chief John O'Connor, who provided asylum for gangsters in St. Paul so long as they committed no crimes in the city. The St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly, under William Mahoney, purchased the Minnesota Union Advocate in 1920. Under Mahoney, the Minnesota Union Advocate added a printing company and also eventually printed the Catholic Bulletin under contract. In 1932, William Mahoney became mayor of St. Paul and resigned from the Minnesota Union Advocate, suceeded by A. F. Lockhart. In 1956, A. F. Lockhart retired and was replaced by Earl Almquist, a veteran St. Paul Dispatchreporter. Earl Almquist retired in 1967 and was initially replaced by Fred Sweet, another veteran journalist, and in 1971, by Gordon Spielman of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee and the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union. In 1983, Spielman retired and Drew Mendelson became the editor of the Minnesota Union Advocate, followed briefly by Jim Smoger and, in 1986, by Barb Kucera. In 1988, the printing company failed and the Minnesota Union Advocate was published less frequently. In 2000, Barb Kucera was suceeded by the current editor, Michael Moore of the Minnesota Newspaper Guild Typographical Union/CWA Local 37002. In 1879, Cornelius Guiney, a printer employed by West Publishing Company, boarded at the corner of Fifth Street and Rosabel Street. Cornelius Guiney (1858- ) was born at Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota, the son of Cornelius Guiney ( -1887) and Ellen Guiney ( -1897,) attended public schools in Mendota, Minnesota, was employed in 1874 by Ignatius Donnelly's Anti-Monopolist, was employed by West Publishing Company from 1877 until 1883, was employed as a journeyman printer by the St. Paul Dispatch from 1883 until 1895, purchased the Minnesota Union Advocate in 1898, was a member of the St. Paul Typographical Union, Local 30, was a delegate to the International Typographical Union convention in 1890, was a longtime delegate to the St. Paul Trades & Labor Assembly, was a delegate to the meeting founding the Minnesota Federation of Labor, was a member of the Order of Junior Pioneers, was a Roman Catholic, was unmarried, was an angler and a baseball fan, and resided at 283 North St. Albans Street in 1912. The Curative Workshop was a physical therapy rehabilitation service that was still functioning in 1953. Currently, the Minneapolis Curative Workshop is a nursery school providing medical and psychological evaluations, special education, psychological, and occupational therapy, speech education, and parent counseling for educable retarded and physically handicapped children, ages 2 and 3, with limited services offered to children of more severe retardation. Lonna Reidinger is a Student Support Services Associate with the Registrar's Office at the University of Minnesota. Loretta M. Frederick serves as legal counsel for the Criminal Justice Center of the Battered Women's Justice Project, is the author of Effective Advocacy on Behalf of Battered Women, published by the Battered Women's Justice Project, a program of Minnesota Program Development, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota, has served in association with the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project of Duluth, Minnesota, as a consultant for the U.S. Marine Corps on the development of its Coordinated Community Response to domestic violence, served for ten years on the Battered Women's Advisory Committee to the Minnesota Department of Corrections, serves on the Minnesota Supreme Court's Gender Fairness in the Courts Implementation Committee, was a recipient of the Macalester College Distinguished Citizen Citation award in 1991, was the recipient of Minnesota Women Lawyers' Myra Bradwell Award in 1994, was the recipient of Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights' Annual Human Rights Award in 1998, and was the recipient of an Anne Bancroft Foundation award in 2000. Louise Olga Aranye Fradenburg received her doctorate from the University of Virginia in 1982, has been a professor of English, Comparative Literature, and Women's Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1990, and is the author of City, Marriage, Tournament: Arts of Rule in Late Medieval Scotland in 1991 and of Sacrifice Your Love: Psychoanalysis, Historicism, Chaucer published in Minneapolis by the University of Minnesota Press in 2002. Louise Fradenburg, with Carla Freccero, edited Premodern Sexualities in Europe, published in New York by Routledge in 1996. Brigid McDonough received a bachelors degree from Macalester College, a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law, is a director and shareholder in the law firm of Briggs & Morgan, Professional Association, and concentrates in federal corporate, partnership, and business income taxation. Bruce Gehrke is a former banker and small business owner and is a vice president and loan officer with the Saint Paul Port Authority. Laura A. Oatman, M. S., is a Research Scientist 3 with the Minnesota Department of Health who was the Supervisor in the Indoor Air and Lead Unit in 1999 and who was in the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section in 2004. Jill E. Strawbridge received a bachelors degree in Urban Geography and Political Science from Macalester College in 1974, a masters degree in Urban Planning from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1976, and a law degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1987 and is a lawyer with the Greenberg Traurig law firm in New York. In 2005, Jill Strawbridge Bello was of counsel in real estate law with Dorsey & Whitney LLP, resided in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was an Elder Assistant at the First Presbyterian Church of Engelwood, New Jersey. Evan F. Jones ( -1918,) Matilda Larson ( -1934,) Samuel Mann ( -1934,) Sarah Butwin ( -1935,) Daniel David Lewis ( -1935,) Fred W. Allen ( -1941,) Henri C. Huot ( -1947,) and Patrick H. Birch ( -1948) all died in Ramsey County. Martha Rosilin Emig ( -1948) died in Cass County, Minnesota. William Henry Birch (1872-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Caly, and died in Hennepin County. Theodore Austinson (1881-1958) died in Mower County, Minnesota. Theodore Austinson (1892-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Guro, and died in Polk County, Minnesota. Minnie J. Austinson (1892-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Steile, and died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Mae E. Ekberg (1902-1976) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Irwin A. Epstein (1900-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goldberg, and died in Ramsey County. Nettie G. Epstein (1900-1991) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Grauwig, and died in Ramsey County. Frank Abramson ( -1941) died in Itasca County, Minnesota. Frank Abramson (1860-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Murray County, Minnesota. Sophie Abramson (1875-1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Margaret E. Allen (1879-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mentzer, and died in Hennepin County. Reidar B. Haugen (1904-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Neilsen, and died in Ramsey County. Helen Louise Haugen (1901-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Herms, and died in Hennepin County. Josephine E. Jones (1885-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gatlin, and died in Ramsey County. Melvin Jacob Silver (1903-1999) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Silverstein, and died in Ramsey County. Cornelius Guiney ( -1936,) Elizabeth Eleanor Stroble ( -1937,) and Eva F. Jones ( -1953) all died in Hennepin County. Henry U. Bigelow (1901-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Upham, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Yolande Anderson Bigelow (1908-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nelson, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Frank E. Ward (1889-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moore, and died in Hennepin County. Ruth Grace Ward (1892-1977) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Angus John McEachern (1905-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Varner, and died in Hennepin County. Alice E. Shively (1885-1971) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johnson, and died in Ramsey County. Louis E. Wilson (1885-1961) was born in Minnesota and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mollie Fern Wilson (1889-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Baldwin, and died in Hennepin County. Laurie C. Johnson (1900-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jarvenpaa, and died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Clarence C. Jamar (1892-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sheire, and died in Ramsey County. Naomi D. Jamar (1890-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Manning, and died in Ramsey County. Lawrence Hunter Lofgren (1901-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Irwin, and died in Hennepin County. Margaret Harriet Lofgren (1895-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sundstrom, and died in Ramsey County. Christina D. Mattox (1901-1981) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Demasters, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is JCT I Limited Partnership and JCT II Limited Partnership, located at Lakeville, Minnesota. The 1918 city directory indicates that Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Roland and Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Osborne all resided at the former nearby 1523 Portland Avenue. Benjamin H. Daggett was a World War I veteran who resided at the former nearby 1523 Portland Avenue in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. McTigue and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hamer resided at the former nearby 1523 Portland Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Herbert F. Harmer, a clerk employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Mabel D. Harmer, resided at the former nearby 1523 Portland Avenue. Emery Louis Roland (1909-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zillgitt, and died in Hennepin County. Herbert F. Harmer ( -1951) and Mabel D. Harmer ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Ford Motor Company for 334 St. Clair Avenue.]
1531 Portland Avenue: Built in 1937. The structure is a two story, 4,908 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The property was last sold in 1995 for $140,000. The current owner of record is Finnegan Properties Ltd., located in Minneapolis. Finnegan Properties LLC, established in 2001, engages in the real estate agent/manager business. Steven Finnegan is the Chief Executive Officer of Finnegan Properties LLC, which employs four persons.
1536 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a two story, 2111 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Samuel C. Ansorge, the treasurer of P. R. L. Hardenbergh, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Marx resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick S. Johns, the secretary-treasurer of Town Talk Sandwich Shops, Inc., and his wife, Louise A. Johns, resided at this address. A Town Talk Sandwich Shop was located at the former 418 Wabasha Street in the 1930's. Bernard Marx ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. Frederick Johns (1886-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gross, and died in Winona County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Volunteers of America in Minnesota, located in Minneapolis.
1539 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2600 square foot, 11 room, seven bedroom, three bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that F. O. Osborne and Dr. and Mrs. Khalil Arouni all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank O. Osborne resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Elliot Rieser, a Freshman at Macalester College, resided at this address. Frank O. Osborne, the son of John A. Osborne and Rachel G. Hamilton Osborne and the grandson of John Hamilton and Elizabeth McNutt Hamilton, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of great grandfather Alexander McNutt, a Private in the Virginia Troops during the Revolutionary War. Khalil Arouni ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. Frank Osborne ( -1938) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Felicia Roberts and Stanley Roberts.
1542 Portland Avenue: Built in 1992. The structure is a one story, 2188 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John D. Ross resided at this address. John Dallas Ross ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $23,500. The current owner of record is Alan L. Block.
1543 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1720 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The current owners of record are Alan R. Hopeman, Jr., and Martha E. Hopeman. Alan R. Hopeman, Jr., formerly was a member of the Research Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives, is currently the Executive Director of Finance & Business for Wayzata Public Schools, and was Project Director of a wind turbine project for the school district funded by the Xcel Energy.
1544 Portland Avenue: Built in 1996. The structure is a two story, 2146 square foot, six room, three bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1996 for $200,388. The current owners of record are Harold A. Rosefelt and Nina Rosefelt.
1546 Portland Avenue: Built in 1996. The structure is a two story, 2146 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 2002 for $315,000. The current owners of record are Monica E. Marx and Timothy E. Marx. Timothy E. Marx has been the Commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency since 2003. Timothy E. Marx received an undergraduate degree from St. John’s University, a masters degree from the University of Minnesota, and a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, was an attorney and deputy mayor/chief of staff for the city of Saint Paul from 1994-1998, was an attorney at Briggs and Morgan for 12 years, and is a member of the board of directors of the Park Midway Bank.
1549 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1207 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Augusta A. Klammer, a clerk employed by the Railway Mail Service, and his wife, Mabel W. Klammer, resided at this address. Augustus Klammer (1867-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schimmelpfennig, and died in Ramsey County. Adolph Albert Klammer (1876-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zumberg, and died in McLeod County, Minnesota. Mabel Ellen Klammer (1873-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Meachem, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Kathryn C. Kratz. Kathryn C. Kratz is a lawyer who also offices at this address. Kathryn C. Kratz is a 1973 alumna of Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska. Kathryn C. Kratz is the contact person for the North Country United Dog Club, which sponsors agility and conformation dog events.
1552 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 2894 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John E. Blomquist, associated with John E. Blomquist Company, and his wife, Dela C. Blomquist, and William C. Blaine, the proprietor of an electrical supplies business located at 81 East Third Street, and his wife, Nettie C. Blaine, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Janet Fradenburg, a Junior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Janet Fradenburg, MA, MFT, has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Macalester College and a master's degree in psychology from Sonoma State University in Sonoma County, California, has been a licensed marriage & family therapist since 1979, has a private practice in Kona, Hawaii, works for Catholic Charities Hawaii as the provider of the West Hawaii Juvenile Sexual Offender Treatment Program, works at the Kawaihae Transitional Housing Program, and is currently associated with Hawaii Employee Assistance Services. John E. Blomquist (1894-1975) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. William C. Blaine (1898-1985) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Nettie C. Blaine (1897-1992) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lies, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $154,000. The current owners of record are Cynthia Marie Horsman and Gregory M. Pening.
1553 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 1808 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clement Woolson, an osteopath who officed at the Bremer Arcade, and his wife, Nagene Woolson, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2002 for $230,000. The current owner of record is Wesley Ellenwood. Wesley Ellenwood was a professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of St. Thomas in 2005 and was a professor at Augsburg College in 2006. Wesley Ellenwood is the president of Business Theater Productions, a three-person company that delivers slick multimedia presentations for Minnesota corporate giants. Ellenwood previously worked for West Publishing Company's multimedia department. Wesley Ellenwood was appointed the personal representative of the estate of Jereine Newcomer Ellenwood in 2008. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Olson resided at the former nearby 1555 Portland Avenue.
1559 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1888 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Paul L. Heck, associated with Mitsch & Heck, a builder of automobile body, top, and seat covers, and his wife, Theresa L. Heck, resided at this address. Paul L. Heck (1896-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mitch, and died in Ramsey County. Theresa L. Heck (1897-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bovy, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Margaret M. Lindorfer.
1560 Portland Avenue: Built in 1935. The structure is a one story, 3311 square foot, 16 room, eight bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, brick bungalow, with a detached garage. The current owner of record is Gregory M. Penning.
1563 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1560 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hertz resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Abraham I. Levin, an attorney who officed at the Globe Building, and his wife, Rae C. Levin, resided at this address. Abraham I. Levin (1892-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Katz, and died in Hennepin County. Rae Cook Levin (1896-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Krukinsky, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Jack D. Nelson and Theresa M. Nelson.
1572 Portland Avenue: Portland Apartments; Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 12,096 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Geiser, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mann all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Michael S. Karpowich, a cutter employed by McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey, a hat, cap, and glove manufacturer, and his wife, Mary Karpowich, Harry D. Woolman, a salesman, and his wife, Violet C. Woolman (Apartment #1,) Mrs. Maria Chapman, the widow of Albert W. Chapman (Apartment #2,) Mrs. Margaret Hogan, the widow of Thomas K. Hogan, and Ervin H. Moger (Apartment #3,) Sydney S. King, an assistant department manager of the Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, and his wife, Elinore King (Apartment #5,) Mrs. Marion E. Grogan, a telephone operator employed by the Joy Brothers Motor Car Company, and Lillian F. Grogan, a stenographer (Apartment #6,) Forrest R. Jackson, the office manager employed by A. M. Ramer Company, and his wife, Veronica M. Jackson (Apartment #7,) Mrs. Lillian M. Bergh, the widow of Henry H. Bergh (Apartment #8,) Lacey L. Harmon, a watchmaker at the Bremer Arcade, and his wife, Nina E. Harmon (Apartment #9,) Mrs. Bertha Paulson, the widow of Hans Paulson and a saleswoman employed by Husch Brothers (Apartment #10,) Mrs. Edna Farrington, a stenographer employed by the State Game & Fish Department (Apartment #11,) and Mrs. Elizabeth Dempsey, the widow of John E. Dempsey (Apartment #12,) with Apartment #4 vacant. Mary A. Casey, a stenographer for the Great Northern RailRoad, also resided at this address according to the 1930 city directory. In 1972-1973, Cathy Cella, a Senior at Macalester College, Phil Sellen (#3,) a Sophomore at Macalester College, Perky Miller (#7,) a Sophomore at Macalester College, Karen Slater (#8,) a Sophomore at Macalester College, Doug Lewis, a Senior at Macalester College, and Ellen Elias, a Sophomore at Macalester College, all resided at this address. Michael S. Karpowich (1894-1976) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Harry D. Woolman (1896-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Downs, and died in Hennepin County. Violet P. Woolman (1902-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sparrow, and died in Hennepin County. Hans Paulson ( -1927,) Hans Peter Paulson ( -1926,) Bertha Paulson ( -1931,) Margaret Hogan ( -1932,) Lacey L. Harmon ( -1951,) Forrest R. Jackson ( -1951,) and Margaret Hogan ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. Margaret E. Hogan (1903-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ripp, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret O. Hogan (1870-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fitzmartin, and died in Ramsey County. Marion E. Grogan (1898-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hames, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. Lillian M. Bergh (1877-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ladehof, and died in Hennepin County. Elizabeth M. Dempsey (1884-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kimpel, and died in Sibley County, Minnesota. Veronica Jackson (1895-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Noga, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Malland Properties LP, located in West St. Paul, Minnesota.
1576 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921; Chicago-variant open courtyard apartment building in style. The structure is a two story, 12,096 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. Katherine B. Johnson and Miss Emily H. Pope resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that an occupant of the apartment building located at this address was Moran Confectionery and that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Abbie B. Sorlien, a telephone operator employed by the Cities Service Oil Company (Apartment #2,) Walter A. Mickelson, a mechanic employed by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, and his wife, Clara Mickelson (Apartment #3,) Rose Fischer, a clerk employed by Larson & Thronson (Apartment #4,) M. Lillian Lilygren, a clerk employed by the U. S. Prohibition Department (Apartment #5,) Joseph D. Seigler, a chauffeur, and his wife, Hattie Seigler (Apartment #6,) Thomas M. Strickler, an aviator, and his wife, Maud Strickler (Apartment #8,) Fritz Fruvog, a cook, and his wife, Evelyn Fruvog (Apartment #9,) Jean L. Chedister, a clerk (Apartment #10,) Henry R. Bruesch, superintendent of Midway Chevrolet Company, and his wife, Mercedes Bruesch (Apartment #11,) Delores S. Hyde, a stenographer (Apartment #12,) and Mrs. Elizabeth Dempsey, the widow of John E. Dempsey (Apartment #14,) with Apartment #1 and Apartment #7 vacant. The 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul First Ward, directory indicates that Raquel Theresa Gutierrez resided at this address. When the U. S. Congress decided to tax liquor, shortly after the Revolution, it employed agents to collect the revenue. Taxes and revenue collection was applied later to tobacco. After the establishment in the 1860's of the Internal Revenue Service to enforce the recently enacted income tax laws, a division was created specifically dealing with alcohol and tobacco and the government regulation of these industries under the Treasury Department. With the passage of the Volstead Act in 1919 and the advent of Prohibition, the Prohibition Department was created. John F. Kramer of Mansfield, Ohio, was the first Commissioner of the department in 1920, but retired in 1921. Initially, Prohibition Department units were established in Albany, New York (Northeastern,) New York, N.Y. (New York,) Richmond, Virginia (Southern,) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Eastern,) Atlanta, Georgia (Gulf,) Chicago (Central,) Omaha, Nebraska (Northwestern,) Little Rock, Arkansas (Southwestern,) and San Francisco, California (Pacific,) each with a Federal Supervising Prohibition Agent in charge of the district. In 1920, Major A. V. Dalrymple was the federal prohibition enforcement chief for six Midwest states, including Michigan and Illinois. Roy Haynes was Prohibition Commissioner in 1923. Between 1920 and 1926, an estimated 10,000 prohibition workers were employed in the Prohibition Department. Between 1920 and 1929, the annual appropriation to the Prohibition Department was between $13 and $15 million. James Maurice Doran was the Prohibition Commissioner in 1929. Despite Prohibition, the number of Americans arrested for public drunkeness from 34,175 in 1921 to 66,878 in 1929. Prohibition did eliminate 170,000 saloons and apparently did reduce the number of hospital admissions for alcoholic psychosis, from 14.6 per 100,000 in 1910, to 6.4 in 1922, and to 7.7 in 1929 in Massachusetts state mental hospitals and from 11.5 per 100,000 in 1910, to 3.0 in 1920, rising again to 6.5 in 1931 in New York. In 1933, when the Prohibition Amendment was repealed, E. C. Yellowley was the head of the Prohibition Department in Chicago. Following the passage of the National Fireams Act in 1934, enforcement of these laws was taken over by the Prohibition Department, combining elements of both the Justice Department and the Treasury Department. Elliot Ness was a Treasury agent in the Prohibition Department. Following the repeal of Prohibition, the division of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in the Treasury Department collected liquor tax revenue and enforcing the Federal tax laws, mainly against moonshiners and against illegal alcohol production by organized crime. With the Gun Control Act of 1968, a separate Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was established in the Treasury Department, but its focus shifted to firearms, explosives and arson violations and away from moonshiners. After 9/11/2001, the Agency was renamed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and was moved from Treasury to the Department of Justice. About 2500 ATF special agents are responsible for the enforcement of federal firearms, explosives, arson, alcohol, and tobacco laws. Rose C. Fischer (1892-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pashak, and died in Ramsey County. Clara Mickelson (1891-1995) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bakkene, and died in Hennepin County. M. Lillian Lilygren (1883-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lind, and died in Ramsey County. Fritjof J. "John" Fruvog (1905-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thompson, and died in Ramsey County. Henry R. Bruesch (1901-1973) was born in Minnesota and died in Wright County, Minnesota. Mercedes L. Bruesch (1903-1990) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Leary, and died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Elizabeth M. Dempsey (1884-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kimpel, and died in Sibley County, Minnesota. John E. Dempsey ( -1932) died in Hennepin County. Mrs. Joe Hatti Seigler ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Fritjof J. "John" Fruvog (1905-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thompson, and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth M. Dempsey (1884-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kimpel, and died in Sibley County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Roland H. Johnson, located at 1823 Portland Avenue.
1583 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2748 square foot, 11 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Oleson resided at this address. Harold F. Oleson (1896- ,) a Private, 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 (#20017) indicate that Harold F. Oleson (1896- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Student Army Training Corps at the Dunwoody Institute, Minneapolis, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, light hair, and a light complexion, was 5' 6" tall, was unemployed at induction, was a clerk employed by the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, O. F. Oleson, at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Miller resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Dabney G. Miller resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Carol Powers, a Senior at Macalester College, Susan Strand, a Senior at Macalester College, Kate Raabe, a Senior at Macalester College, and Helen Gogal, a Senior at Macalester College, all resided at this address. Harold F. Oleson (1896-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schnaith, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Ella M. Chahla.
1589 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2799 square foot, 11 room, four bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mona Hinrich resided at this address in 1916. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Gall and Mrs. Valentine Hinrichs all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Stevens, their daughters, and Dr. M. R. Stevens all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Emery C. Stevens and his wife, Mary Stevens, resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that William G. Graves, Jr., a member of the Class of 1933, and William G. Graves III, a member of the Class of 1959, both resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1992 for $185,000. The current owners of record are Andrea K. George and Harvey D. Schmitz.
1590 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 2435 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hall resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#10152) indicate that E. S. Doran, the uncle of World War I veteran Clarence E. Hall, resided at this address in 1920. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hall resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Daniel I. York, a partner with Rosser J. Willis in the York-Willis Agency, agents for the Zurich Insurance Company, his wife, Marjorie York, George F. Dix, clerk of St. Paul Municipal Court, and his wife, Ella Dix, resided at this address. Zurich Financial Services, founded as the Zurich Insurance Company in 1872 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network and a focus on key markets in North America and Europe. Through its offices in more than 50 countries, 62,000 Zurich employees serve clients in more than 120 countries. In North America, Zurich is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider. Albert R. Hall ( -1927) died in Ramsey County. A. R. Hall (1888-1958) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Clarence E. Hall (1895-1983) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Daniel I. York (1887-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nudd, and died in Ramsey County. Edmund S. Doran ( -1934) and George F. Dix ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. Ella A. Dix (1863-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Maxwell, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $410,000. The current owners of record are Antonio L. Jhocson, Jr., and Cara S. Walz. Dr. Antonio Jhocson, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with HealthPartners. Dr. Tony L. Jhocson, Jr., has a medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health in 1995, completed an internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1998, completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1998, and is a faculty member in the University of Minnesota Medical School Residency Program at Regions Hospital. Cara S. Walz, M.D. practices as a Nephrologist in Minneapolis. Cara Walz and Tony Jhocson were financial supporters of Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, in 2006.
1593 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 2362 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Perry resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clarence G. Perry, a physician who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Maude Perry, resided at this address. Maude Gould Perry (1887-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Connelly, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Patricia A. Shea and William C. Shea.
1594 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 1890 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gerber and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gerber and their daughters resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert H. Gerber, the vice-president of Mounds Park State Bank, and his wife, Louisa Gerber, resided at this address. Albert H. Gerber ( -1938) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Thomas C. Henly and Victoria R. Bolton.
1599 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2936 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Alb Wunderlich and Miss Mary Makeever all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Ab. Wunderlich, J. M. Wunderlich, and Miss Mary Mackeever all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert Wunderlich, the president-treasurer of the Security Mercantile Agency, and his wife, Austia Wunderlich, resided at this address. Austia Wunderlich ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are the trustees for Dolores Berquist and Richard Berquist.
1600 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2376 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Villaume resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Eugene T. Villaume, the president of the Minnesota Macaroni Company, his wife, Margaret Villaume, and Walter F. Villaume, the vice president at the Minnesota Macaroni Company, all resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Robert S. Hutchinson (1918- ,) who attended the school from 1929 until 1933, resided at this address. Eugene T. Villaume ( -1932) and Margaret J. Villaume ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County. Walter F. Villaume (1902-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kerst, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Ossian Or and Sandra L. Valle. [See the note for Eugene Villaume for 123 Isabel Street West.] [See note for the Minnesota Macaroni Company for 175 Isabel Street West.
1604 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2456 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Lane, their daughters, and T. D. Lane, Jr., all resided at this address. Ed. V. Tobiason (1895- ,) a Seaman, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edrina M. Ashton and Guy A. Ashton, partners in the G. A. Ashton Company, manufacturers agents, and Alonzo Chandler all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Ashton resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Avon B. Ashton, vice president of G. A. Ashton Company, Inc., manufacturers agents of automobile equipment, and his wife, Ruth Ashton, resided at this address. Avon B. Ashton ( -1949) died in Nicollet County. Ruth M. Ashton (1896-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jackson, and died in Hennepin County. Guy A. Ashton ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Jean Allison. Honeysuckle Music, operated by Jean Allison Olson and a retailer for Corda Music Publications, is also located at this address.
1609 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1836 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wright resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Jessie K. Wright, a music teacher, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2002 for $385,000. The current owner of record is Katherine A. McCready and Robert G. McCready.
1610 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 2162 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Harmegnies resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. P. C. Harmegnies resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Joseph Gruber and his daughters resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Gruber and Elfrieda E. Gruber resided at this address. Joseph Edmund Gruber (1895-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Scharette, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph L. Gruber (1906-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hafner, and died in Ramsey County. Elfrieda E. Gruber (1885-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Denzel, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Edward R. O'Donnell and Jennifer L. O'Donnell.
1615 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2260 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Kernkamp resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward L. Kernkamp, a cashier employed by the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, and his wife, Irene M. Kernkamp, resided at this address. Edward L. Kernkamp ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Irene Monick Kernkamp (1891-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Innes, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Joseph F. Lais and Marilyn Lais. Plantra, Inc., operated by Joe F. Lais, a plasticulture firm, is located at this address.
1616 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 2197 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vimyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Robinson resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Robinson and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Eha, Jr., associated with Frank Eha Heating Company, and his wife, Erna Eha, resided at this address. Noyes C. Robinson (1870- ) was born in Buffalo, New York, moved to St. Paul, was engaged in real estate, was a Major in the 13th Minnesota Regiment during the Spanish-American War, and was associated with the Minnesota Commission of Public Safety in 1918. Noyes C. Robinson ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Frank Eha (1872-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schiebel, and died in Ramsey County. Frank Eha (1897-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sachse, and died in Ramsey County. Erna B. Eha (1893-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Munch, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Stephen F. Befort. Stephen F. Befort received his B.A. (1970) and J.D. (1974) degrees from the University of Minnesota, was a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Minnesota Attorney General's Office from 1974 to 1979, was a member of the Solicitor General's Office specializing in labor law, was the Principal Assistant Ramsey County Attorney and served as chief legal counsel to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners from 1979 to 1982, and joined the University of Minnesota Law School faculty in 1982, where he currently is the Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty, & Bennett Professor of Law.
1620 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2232 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Christian Olson resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Chris Olson resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Chris Olson and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Christian Olson, the president-treasurer of the Rock Spring Distributing Company, and his wife, Clara Olson, resided at this address. Shelton Henry Clymer, a Boatswain's Mate First Class in the U.S. Navy, the son of Mrs. Sadie Clymer, was a World War II casualty and resided at this address in the early 1940's. Christian Engwald Olson ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Kathleen M. Tautges and Robert G. Tautges. Robert G. Tautges, CPA, is the Chief Executive Officer at HLB Tautges Redpath, Ltd. Robert G. Tautges is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting, is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a member of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants.
1621 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2912 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hubbell and G. W. Swan all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that E. Paul Campbell, a physician who officed at the Lowry Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Campbell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. Harry Lewis, Sr., the president of the Associated Home Builders, his wife, Mary K. Lewis, and J. Harry Lewis, Jr., a special agent employed by the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, all resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Bob Doyle, a Senior at Macalester College, Steve Doyle, a Junior at Macalester College, and Robert Doyle, a Senior at Macalester College, all resided at this address. The Lewis burial plot at Oakland Cemetery contains the graves of J. Harry Lewis (1864-1937,) Mary K. Lewis (1868-1954,) J. Harry Lewis, Jr. (1893-1979,) and Margaret L. Canby ( - .) Edison R. Hubbell ( -1921,) J. Harry Lewis ( -1937,) and Mary K. Lewis ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. J. Harry Lewis (1893-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Knollin, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Shelley M. Nelson. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.] [See the note for J. Harry Lewis, Jr., for 1008 Portland Avenue.]
1625 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2693 square foot, 11 room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bergstrom resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alf M. Bergstrom, the president of Banner Clothing Company, resided at this address and that Wallace W. Bergstrom, a clerk employed by the Central Bank, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Bergstrom resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Francis J. Beaurline, the president-treasurer of B. & G. Products Company, and his wife, Stella Beaurline, resided at this address. Alfred M. Bergstrom (1870-1957) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Francis Joseph Beaurline ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Francis J. Beaurline (1885-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bengston, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $218,000. The current owners of record are Tari L. Johnson and Donald J. Kyser.
1626 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 3406 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Kranz resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that C. B. Kranz resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. G. McNeely and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McNeely all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter W. Fahey, associated with Langford & Fahey, and his wife, Cecelia Fahey, resided at this address. Langford & Fahey were general agents for the Northwestern National Life Insurance company in 1930. Charles B. Kranz ( -1935) and Peter W. Fahey ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. Harry G. McNeely (1885-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cannon, and died in Ramsey County. Mae C. McNeely (1897-1982) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mooney, and died in Ramsey County. Cecilia Fahey (1890-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hart, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Richard R. Lancaster and Abigail E. McKenzie. Richard R. Lancaster is Vice-President for Corporate Services with Great River Energy of Elk River, Minnesota. Prior to 1993, Richard R. Lancaster was the Executive Secretary of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Abby Mckenzie is the Age Group Coordinator for the under age 19 boys soccer program for the St. Paul Blackhawks Soccer organization.
1633 Portland Avenue: R. L. Barry House; Built in 1913; Buechner & Orth, architects. The structure is a two story, 3109 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Barry resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Roland L. Barry (1878-1920,) the husband of Gertrude C. Barry, who was born in Maine to parents born in the United States and who died of acute myocarditis, resided at this address in 1920. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gertrude C. Barry, the widow of Roland L. Barry, resided at this address and that Beulah B. Burkland, a stenographer, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. R. L. Barry resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas A. Phillips, the president of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Lorena Phillips, resided at this address. Thomas A. Phillips was the president of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company from at least 1916 until at least 1922, based on entries in the Annual Cyclopedia of Insurance in the United States for those years. In 1972-1973, Markie Harwood, a Sophomore at Macalester College, and Jane Lin, a Junior at Macalester College, both resided at this address. Roland L. Barry ( -1920) and Gertrude C. Barry ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County. Thomas Ashley Phillips (1881-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Buschlin, and died in Ramsey County. Lorena Irene Phillips ( -1952) died in Rice County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Albert J. Feller.
1634 Portland Avenue: Built in 1901. The structure is a two story, 2400 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Romer and L. F. Rapp all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edythe A. Romer, Frederick H. Romer, Lewis Rapp, and Clementine Rapp all resided at this address in 1929. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Romer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick H. Romer, president-treasurer of the F. J. Romer Construction Company, and his wife, Edythe Romer, resided at this address. Frederick H. Romer ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. Lewis F. Rapp (1881-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marshman, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Katherine Lingofelt Myers and Keith L. Myers. [See note on Frederick H. Romer for 859 West Osceola Avenue.]
1639 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2026 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Anth Sudor and their daughters resided at this address. William E. Olson 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 (#15074) indicate that William E. Olson (1888- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Ambulance Company #20, Sixth Sanitary Train, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 8 1/2" tall, was a salesman at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including De Galbert, Sector Vosges, and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, was a salesman employed by J. Rothschild & Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Gertrude C. Olson, at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Anth. Sudor resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Anthony Sudor, a buyer employed by Field Schick Inc., and his wife, Amanda Sudor, resided at this address. Gertrude Olson (1890-1974) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Amanda Sudor ( -1931) and Anthony Sudor ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $371,000. The current owners of record are Ginny M. Maslow and Steve V. Maslow. Heritage Painting Inc. is also located at this address.
1640 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 1756 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Miss M. M. Napier resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Foster resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. H. E. Molzahn and Mrs. Katherine Penhale resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Bertha M. Molzahn, the widow of Herman Molzahn, resided at this address. Herman Emil Molzahn ( -1922) and Catherine McKenzie Penhale ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County. Bertha Molzahn (1888-1988) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McKenzie, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Vera Trent. Vera Trent and Virginia Brainard Kunz, both of the Ramsey County Historical Society, were authors of The Mississippi and St. Paul: a short history of the city's 150-year love affair with its river. Vera Trent is an alumna of the Ethnic Dance Theatre, the only professional international dance company in the Upper Midwest, located in New Hope, Minnesota. Vera Trent is a past president of the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians.
1642 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2061 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. Adolph Stierle, Mrs. Elise Stierle, and Mrs. Therese Finnell all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mrs. Therese Finnell, a piano teacher, resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Elizabeth Stierle (1840-1921,) the widowed mother of Adolph Stierle, who was born in Russia to parents born in Germany and who died of cerebral apoplexy, resided at this address in 1921. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. Adolph Stierle, Jr., and Mrs. Therese Finnell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Adolph Stierle, Jr., a physician and surgeon who officed at the Shubert Building, and Mrs. Therese Finnell, a music teacher, resided at this address. An 1874 St. Paul city map indicates that A. Stierle operated a pharmacy. Elizabeth Stierle ( -1921,) Adolph Stierle ( -1933,) and Therese Finnell ( -1949) all died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Margaret Maria B. Callandro.
1645 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1584 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Fullerton, their daughter, K. M. Fullerton, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Fullerton, their daughter, and Miss Dorothy Moore all resided at this address. Kenneth M. Fullerton was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Fullerton and Miss J. M. Moore all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William S. Fullerton and Janet M. Moore, a bookkeeper employed by Valley Iron Works, resided at this address. The Valley Iron Works was an iron producer in St. Paul and was served by the Chicago Great Western RailRoad. Other St. Paul businesses served by the Chicago Great Western RailRoad were A. B. C. Heating Company, Inc., a furnace dealer, American Hoist & Derrick Company, a machinery manufacturer, Associated Producers, Inc., a feed-seed dealer, the Beltmann Company, a storage company, the L. Brotsky Company, a scrap rag dealer, the Harry A. Brown Company, a scrap metal dealer, the Capital City Distributing Company, a beverage distributor, Capital Flour Mills, Inc. Mill "A," a division of the International Milling Company, Certified Concrete Company, a cement supplier, the Cherry-Burrell Corporation, a creamery supplies dealer, Co-Op Supply & Chemical Company, a scrap metal dealer, the Drake Marble Company, a stone dealer, the Geiger Company, a farm supplies dealer, the Gopher Grain Company, a grain-mill products dealer, the Gopher Stamp & Die Company, a metal signs-plates dealer, the Gray Milling Company, a grain-mill products dealer, the Great Western Iron & Metal Company, a scrap metal dealer, the Guaranteed Concrete Company, a concrete supplier, the W. J. Haas Manufacturing Company, a sheet metal dealer, the Hilex Company, Inc., a cleaning compound manufacturer, the Joesting & Schilling Company, a hotel supplies dealer, the H. S. Kaplan Scrap Iron & Metal Company, a scrap metal dealer, the Kaplan Paper Box Company, a paper box manufacturer, the Knapton Tire Company, a used tire dealer, Chas. E. Lehman & Company, an insulation dealer, Lewis Marine Supplies, Inc., an iron-steel supplier, the Lineer Broom Company, a broom corn dealer, the Midwest Barrel Company, a barrel manufacturer, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Sanitary District, a sewage disposal plant operator, the Minnesota Envelope Company, an envelope manufacturer, the Minnesota Farm Bureau Service Company, a feed dealer, the Minnesota Rag & Paper Stock Company, a scrap paper-rags dealer, the Morin Roofing Company, a roofing supplier, the Murphy Warehouse Company, a storage company, the Northern Cooperage Company, a cooperage operation, Northwest Plastics, Inc., a chemical company, the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company, a poles-equipment supplier, the Peoples Electric Company, a pipe dealer, the Peters Meat Products, Inc., a meat products dealer, the Pier Foundry Company, a metal foundry, the Pure Oil Company, a petroleum products dealer, the Raymer Hardware Company, a hardware dealer, Rose Bros. Lumber & Supply, a lumber dealer, the St. Paul Barrel & Drum Company, a barrel dealer, the St. Paul Lead Company, a lead refiner, the St. Paul Sales Company, a merchandise dealer, the Seiberling Rubber Company, a tire dealer, the Seldon-Watts Seed Company, a seed dealer, the Silverberg Scrap Iron & Metal Company, a scrap metal dealer, the Superior Refining Company, a petroleum products dealer, W. H. Sweeney & Company, a paint dealer, the Tankar Gas Company, a petroleum products dealer, the Twin City Textile Mills, a rags-waste dealer, the Van Paper Supply Company, a paper manufacturer, the Waterous Company, a fire engines-hydrants manufacturer, the West Side Scrap Iron Company, a scrap dealer, the Whirlpool-Seeger Corp., a warehouse concern, and the R. B. Whitacre & Company, Inc., a railroad supplies dealer. William Fullerton ( -1946) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Janet M. Moore (1872-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Speichts, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Margaret B. Stuart and William R. Stuart.
1647 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 4711 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Lyons resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Dennis F. Lyons, general counsel for the Northern Pacific RaiRoad, and his wife, Anna Lyons, resided at this address. Anna Frances Lyons (1876-1963) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $332,000. The current owners of record are Matthew K. Entenza and Lois Elaine Quam. Matt Entenza is a Minnesota lawyer and was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, including a stint as minority leader, and briefly ran for state Attorney General in 2006. Entenza attended Augustana College, transferred to and graduated from Macalester College, studied law at Oxford University, graduated with honors from the University of Minnesota Law School, clerked for U.S. District Judge Harry McLaughlin, worked for the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, and later worked for the Hennepin County Attorney's office. Lois Quam graduated from Macalester College, served on Macalester's board of trustees, and became the chief executive officer of Ovations, a division of UnitedHealth Group, in 1998, after previously holding positions at UnitedHealth Group as chief executive officer of the AARP Health Care Options Division, vice president of Public Sector Services, and director of Research and Evaluation. Entenza and Quam have three children, Ben Entenza (1989- ,) Will Entenza (1991- ,) and Steve Entenza (1991-.) Matt Entenza, a Self employed Attorney, contributed to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign in 2007-2008. Lois Quam, a Manager for UnitedHealth Group and an Executive Director for United Healthcare Co., contributed to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign and the Tom Vilsack for President campaign in 2007-2008.
1648 Portland Avenue: Henry F. Huelster Residence; Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 2416 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Henry F. Huelster resided at this address in 1899. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Henry P. Huelster resided at this address from 1910 to 1956. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Huelster and W. H. Huelster all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Huelster and H. N. Huelster all resided at this address. H. F. Huelster, Fredericka Huelster, and Howard N. Huelster all resided at this address in 1918 according to the records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board. Howard Huelster 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 (#27162) indicate that Howard N. Huelster (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in the 116th Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had grey eyes, light hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 11" tall, was a journalist at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a service department clerk employed by the Merchant's National Bank after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, H. F. Huelster, at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Huelster resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry F. Huelster, the president of the Clymer-Huelster Printing Company, Howard N. Huelster, the vice-president of the Clymer-Huelster Printing Company, and his wife, Gladys Huelster, all resided at this address. Henry F. Huelster ( -1943) and Wallace H. Huelster ( -1953) both died in Ramsey County. Gladys F. Huelster (1903-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Steerle, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $235,000. The current owners of record are Karl R. Parens and Sabina Thatcher. Karl R. Parens M.D. is an internal medicine physician with Fairview Physician Associates at the Fairview Eagan Clinic. Sabina Thatcher is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, studied further at The Juilliard School, began her tenure in 1989 as principal violist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, has been a soloist with the SPCO on numerous occasions, is a faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival and School, and is a Distinguished Artist of the McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University.
1654 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 2336 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Miss Katherine S. Phillips resided at this address in 1899. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Taylor resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Katherine S. P. Taylor (1879-1925,) the wife of Zena J. Taylor, who was born in New Jersey to parents born in the United States and who died of a carcinoma of the metasternum and the lungs, resided at this address in 1925. The 1930 city directory indicates that Zena J. Taylor, a salesman, resided at this address. Zena J. Taylor (1876-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thomas, and died in Hennepin County. Katherine Phillips Taylor ( -1925) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 for $310,000. The current owner of record is Susan S. Livingston.
1655 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 1968 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mrs. Diadema Whitcomb resided at this address in 1895. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mrs. Diadema Whitcomb resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. Diadema Whitcomb, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longfellow, and their daughter all resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#19170) indicate that Kenneth Moore Fullerton (1891- ,) a 1917 draftee and a Second Lieutenant in the 341st Field Artillery, who was born in Rush City, Minnesota, was an architect at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Euvizan Sector, was an architect employed by Buechner & Orth after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Helen L. Fullerton, at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Longfellow and Miss G. G. Waufle resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry Longfellow, a salesman, and Harriett Longfellow, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Celeste A. Gervais, a Sophomore at Macalester College, resided at this address. Celeste Gervais was an Account Director with Weber Shandwick Company in Bloomington, Minnesota, from 2000 to 2003 and, in 2004, was promoted to Vice President in the investor relations and technology group of Weber Shandwick. Grace G. Waufle ( -1938,) Henry Harold Longfellow ( -1940,) and Harriett V. Longfellow ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Heidi D. Berg and David G. Donovan. David G. Donovan was a financial supporter of St. Thomas Academy in 2003.
1660 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 3192 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Hutchinson resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Zelah Hogin Hutchinson resided at this address in 1921. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Hutchinson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Zelah H. Hutchinson, the secretary-treasurer of W. R. Shaw Lumber Company, and his wife, Sarah Hutchinson, resided at this address. Zelah H. Hutchinson (1873-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hogin, and died in Ramsey County. Sarah Shaw Hutchinson ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Kathleen R. Otto and Stephen E. Otto. Stephen E. Otto graduated from William Mitchell College of Law and the University of Dallas, holds a Masters Degree in tax law and is a lawyer with Otto & Associates, P.A. Stephen and Kathleen Otto were financial supporters of Cretin-Derham Hall High School in 2006.
1661 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2680 square foot, 11 room, five bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Schulz and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Schulz resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles G. Schulz, the secretary of the Minnesota Education Association, and his wife, Emma J. Schulz, resided at this address. The Minnesota Education Association was established in 1861. Morris Bye was President of the Minnesota Education Association from 1950 to 1952. Fulton B. Klinkerfues was the president of the Minnesota Education Association in the late 1960's and was the founder and director of the MEA’s political action committee, IMPACE (Independent Minnesota Political Action Committee for Education.) Robert Astrup was the president of the Minnesota Education Association in the late 1980's. Judy Schaubach was the president of the Minnesota Education Association and Sandra Peterson was the president of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers at the time of the merger that formed Education Minnesota and the two served as co-presidents of the merged organization. Education Minnesota was formed in 1998 by the merger of the Minnesota Education Association and the Minnesota Federation of Teachers and is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO. Tom Dooher, previously the president of the 1,200-member Robbinsdale Federation of Teachers (RFT,) became the president of Education Minnesota on July 1, 2007. The property was last sold in 2004 for $650,000. The current owners of record are Virginia Anne Housum and Donn L. Waage. Virginia Anne Housum, a Muni Default Workout Trustee for Wells Fargo Bank N. A., contributed to the Barack Obama for President campaign and the Bill Richardson for President campaign in 2007-2008.
1664 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 3228 square foot, 11 room, seven bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kenney resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Giere resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Eric O. Giere, a physician, resided at this address. William P. Kenney ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Eric O. Giere ( -1942) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Donald J. Brunnquell and Sally A. Scoggin. Sally Scoggin contributed to the Hillary Clinton for President campaign in 2007-2008. Donald Brunnquell, PhD, LP, a child psychologist, was the vice president for human ecology at the Minneapolis Children's Medical Center in 1988 and is the Director of the Office of Ethics for the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Donald Brunnquell and Sally Scoggin were financial supporters of the Loft Literary Center in 2007.
1667 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2290 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gibbons and Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Rutherford resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Willmar C. Rutherford, a physician who officed at the Degree of Honor Building, and his wife, Claire Rutherford, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Gene Kramer and Wallace M. Kramer.
1668 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 3046 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin and their daughter resided at this address. The 1917 Catalogue of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, published by James T. Brown of New York, indicated that Everett Barnes Evleth, a member of the class of 1916 at the University of Minnesota and a manufacturer, resided at this address and that Earl Mansfield Evleth, a member of the class of 1917 at the University of Minnesota and a manufacturer, resided at 693 Raymond Avenue. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Evleth, E. M. Evleth, and E. B. Evleth all resided at this address. Earl M. Evleth and Everett B. Evleth were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles E. Evleth, a fuel agent employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Evleth resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles E. Evleth, an inspector employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Mary F. Evleth, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Carol Leege, a Senior at Macalester College, and Christie Manchester, a Senior at Macalester College, both resided at this address. Charles E. Evleth ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are James Scher and Karen Scher. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
1671 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a one story, 1864 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Hinrichs resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hutchings resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Murphy resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Regina S. Murphy, the widow of William Murphy, resided at this address. Valentine Hinrichs ( -1916) and Arthur Brickwood Hutchings ( -1922) died in Ramsey County. Regina J. Murphy (1891-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Harrington, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $156,500. The current owner of record is Laurie E. Kerschner. Laurie E. Kerschner, with Victor T. Huang and Lorri D. Cullen, were inventors associated with The Pillsbury Company who were awarded U. S. Patent #5441757 for sauces for retortable food products in 1995. Laurie Kerschner was a 1978 graduate of William Smith College. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Lewis Rapp, Clementine Rapp, Edithe A. Romer, and Frederick H. Romer all resided at the former nearby 1674 Portland Avenue in 1929. Lewis F. Rapp (1881-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marshman, and died in Ramsey County. Clementine M. Rapp (1889-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sausen, and died in Ramsey County. Edythe A. "Amelia" Romer ( -1937) and Frederick H. Romer ( -1948) both died in Ramsey County.
1676 Portland Avenue: Built in 1939. The structure is a two story, 1320 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house. The current owners of record are Gail M. Ryan and John G. Ryan.
1677 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1820 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with an attached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Terry resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry A. Robertson, the manager of J. G. Robertson & Company, and his wife, Ella G. Robertson, resided at this address. Harry A. Robertson ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Harry A. Robertson (1892-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wessinger, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Herman R. Straka, who resides at 1605 Scheffer Avenue. Herman Straka ( -2007) was a violinist for 40 years with the Minnesota Orchestra, was the first violinist of the orchestra in 1973, and retired in 2001. Herman Straka received a bachelors degree from Macalester College, was an Assistant Professor of Music and the Director of the Concert Band at Macalester College in 1959, and was a studio instructor in violin for Macalester College in 1973. Louis and Ida Lee Hurvitz contributed a memorial for Herman R. Straka to the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library in 2007. Charlotte Straka ( -2004) was the wife of Herman Straka, was a member of the Central Opera Service, sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera National Council, in 1968, was a studio instructor in voice at Macalester College in 1973, was an alto soloist at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church in 1973, and was an alto soloist at the Mount Zion Temple in 1973.
1680 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2844 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Deslauriers resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McKnight and Mrs. Emma Gage resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ernest O. Buhler, a salesman, and his wife, Harriet Buhler, resided at this address. William McKnight ( -1924) and Emma M. Gage ( -1925) both died in Hennepin County. Emma A. Gage ( -1924) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $217,000. The current owners of record are David E. Maxam and Stephanie J. Maxam.
1681 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2116 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Alf Quinby and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vittum all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. J. O'Reilly resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Malachi J. O'Reilly and his wife, Julia O'Reilly, resided at this address. Malachi J. O'Reilly ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Julia May O'Reilly (1890-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Isensee, and died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. The current owners of record are the trustees for Muriel A. Hinich and Stanley J. Hinich.
1688 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2280 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Ansley resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. Herbert Norden resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that W. Herbert Norden, the vice president of Linton & Company, and his wife, Hilda Norden, resided at this address. Genio Clinton Ansley ( -1932) and Hilda Norden ( -1937) both died in Ramsey County. William Herbert Norden (1883-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nelson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Marla L. Cavanaugh and William J. Cavanaugh.
1689 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2191 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Todd and Mrs. Mary Todd resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward A. Geer, proprietor of a grocery store located at 1754 Selby Avenue, and his wife, Eleanore E. Geer, resided at this address. Ralph Wyvil Todd (1893-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ketzebach, and died in Hennepin County. Edward A. Geer ( -1939) and Eleanor E. Geer ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $290,000. The current owner of record is James H. Cloyd. James Cloyd is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota.
1692 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2389 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that F. R. Mann and his daughters resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Repke and Miss Cora L. Repke all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that C. Treat Spear, the president of the Minnesota-Acacia Park Cemetery Association and a freight agent employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and his wife, Blanche I. Spear, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Jean Borax, a Sophomore at Macalester College, and Dorothy Sauser, a Junior at Macalester College, both resided at this address. Cecil Treat Spear was a World War I veteran who resided at 931 Marshall Avenue in 1919. Jean Borax, an English teacher at Harding High School since 1981, was a financial supporter of the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library in 2004 and 2005 and of the Minnesota Writing Project in 2007. Dorothy Sauser-Monnig received an MFA in flute from University of Minnesota, was on the faculty at North Star Elementary school in Minneapolis, is a member of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, and is a music instructor associated with Cadenza Music. Fred R. Mann ( -1931) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Cora L. Repke (1876-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ebel, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Treat Spear ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. Cecil T. Spear (1892-1981) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Parkhurst, and died in Hennepin County. Blanche E. Spear ( -1943) died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Mary L. Adema. Mary L. Adema is a real estate agent with Edina Realty Inc. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
1693 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2692 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Giberton resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Gilberton resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Adrian Gilberton resided at this address. Adrian Giberton ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $208,000. The current owners of record are Sharon M. Vicic and Silvester Vicic. Silvester Vicic was born in Venezuela, was raised in Canada, is fluent in Slovenian, has a bachelor's degree in music from Queen's University, has a master's degree in musicology from the University of Western Ontario, began his career at radio station CJRT in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, previously was music director for KUSC (Los Angeles,) previously was a producer and studio director at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Disc Drive, has been employed by Minnesota Public Radio since 1992, and is the Manager of MPR's Classical 24 classical music service. Sharon Vicic, a Canadian now living in Minnesota, is the resident organist at Arlington Hills Lutheran Church, playing its three-manual Holtkamp organ.
1696 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2231 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Prudden resided at this address. Earl D. Prudden and George H. Prudden, Jr., were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Birnberg and Dr. J. W. Birnberg all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Martin M. Birnberg, a building contractor located at the Merchants Bank Building, and his wife, Sophia Birnberg, resided at this address. George H. Prudden ( -1918) died in Ramsey County. Julius Birnberg (1896-1985) had a mother with a maiden name of Morgenstern and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1997 for $230,000. The current owner of record is Jennifer A. Collins.
1699 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 3057 square foot, 12 room, seven bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Gustavus Loevinger resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gustavus Loevinger, a lawyer with an office at the Guardian Building, Millie Strouse Loevinger, and Robert Loevinger, a clerk employed by the Gustavus Loevinger law firm, resided at this address. Gustavus Loevinger was born in Germany, immigrated to the United States in 1889, settled initially in Mitchell, South Dakota, received a bachelors degree from Dakota Wesleyan University, received a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1906, helped organize the Farmer-Labor Party, and served nearly 25 years as a district court judge in Minnesota. Gustavus Loevinger was the author of The Minnesota exclusionary rules of evidence in 1949 and of Gustavus Loevinger, 1881-1957: From his writings; a selection of articles from the original files of an eminent judge, edited by Marjorie Bell, in 1961. Gustavus Loevinger was the financial secretary of the Jewish Home for the Aged, located at 75 Wilkin Street, in 1910. There is a Gustavus Loevinger Memorial Loan Fund at the University of Minnesota. Gustavus Loevinger was the president of the International Order of B'nai B'rith in Minnesota in 1923. In the early 1940's, Gustavus Loevinger chaired a mayor's committee to study housing, urban redevelopment planning, and housing needs and codes. Lee Loevinger (1913-2004,) son of Gustavus Loevinger, graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1933, graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1936, practiced law in Kansas City, Missouri, joined the Navy in 1942, with assignments in North Africa and Europe during World War II, was a trial lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board in New York, was an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1960 to 1961, was an antitrust lawyer for the Justice Department under President John F. Kennedy, successfully argued the landmark antitrust case United States v. Philadelphia National Bank before the Supreme Court in 1963, was a member of the Federal Communications Commission from 1963 to 1968, and died at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D. C., from complications of heart disease. Jane Loevinger (Mrs. Samuel) Weissman (1918-2008,) a psychometrics expert and professor at Washington University in St. Louis, and Robert Loevinger (1916-2005,) a veteran of the Manhattan Project and former chief of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's dosimetry section, were also children of Gustavus Loevinger. Neal Joseph Loevinger is Robert Loevinger's son and Gustavus Loevinger's grandson and is a Conservative rabbi currently serving Temple Beth-El, in Poughkeepsie, New York. Gustavus Loevinger (1881-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Loevinger, and died in Ramsey County. Millie S. Loevinger (1884-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Neher, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are the trustees of Cynthia Biddle Orbovich and Samuel D. Orbovich. In 1988, Cynthia Orbovich was involved in litigation in federal courts against Macalester College, where she was a political science professor, regarding alleged sex discrimination in a denial of tenure. In 2004, Cindy Orbovich was the associate director of the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota. Samuel D. Orbovich (1952- ) received a bachelors degree from Denison University in 1974, received a law degree from Capital University in 1978, was admitted to the bar in Ohio in 1978 and in Minnesota in 1982, and is a member of the law firm of Orbovich & Gartner. Cynthia Orbovich was a financial supporter of Growth & Justice in 2004. Samuel and Cynthia Orbovich were financial supporters of Mounds Park Academy in 2004 and of Admission Possible in 2007.
1700 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 1872 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1914, 1918, and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fullerton resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick W. Fullerton, a mechanician, and his wife, Katherine Fullerton, resided at this address. Frederick W. Fullerton ( -1938) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $215,000. The current owners of record are Kristen A. Lund and Kristofer T. Lund.
1705 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 3990 square foot, 11 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward B. Crosby, a student, James W. Crosby, a salesman, John H. Crosby, the treasurer of the Friend Crosby & Company, Mary B. Crosby, a student, Olive E. Crosby, a student, and Thomas R. Crosby, the vice president of Friend Crosby & Company, all boarded at this address and that James T. Crosby, the president of Friend Crosby & Company, a livestock commission company in South St. Paul, Minnesota, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Crosby and J. H. Crosby all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that James T. Crosby, the president of James T. Crosby & Sons, a live stock commission business located in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and his wife, Elizabeth Crosby, resided at this address. James T. Crosby ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for $930,000. The current owners of record are Bruce E. Edgren and Tamra J. Lair.
1708 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2266 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Jno Borgeson and their daughter resided at this address. Egbert J. Borgeson and Gunard W. Borgeson were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gunard W. Borgeson, a clerk employed by Murphy Transfer & Storage Company, boarded at this address and that John Borgeson, a salesman employed by the Andrew Schoch Grocery Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. John Borgeson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Borgeson, a salesman for A. Schoch Grocery Company, his wife, Amelia Borgeson, Egbert J. Borgeson, a physician, and Gunnar W. Borgeson, the traffic manager with Murphy Transfer & Storage Company, resided at this address. John Borgeson (1860-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Amelia Augusta Borgeson ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Dr. Egbert J. Borgeson (1894-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Ramsey County. Gunard W. Borgeson (1892-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Ferdinand F. Peters and Gisela Peters. [See note on A. Schoch Grocery for 1576 West Osceola Avenue.]
1709 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 2155 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward L. Kannary, a physician, and his wife, Katherine Kannary, resided at this address. Dr. Edward L. Kannary ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Catharine M. Kannary (1877-1978) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Harriette A. Jandric. In 2003, Frank Jandric was a contributor to the Randy Kelly for St. Paul Mayor campaign and resided at this address.
1710 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2024 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Hugh S. Alexander, an instructor at Macalester College, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Alexander resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Hugh S. Alexander, a professor at Macalester College, and his wife, Florence Alexander, and Vida R. Alexander, a commercial artist, resided at this address. The Hugh S. Alexander Alumni House at Macalester College, at 1644 Summit Avenue, was the Macalester College president’s house between 1926 and 1984. Macalester College has a Hugh S. Alexander Endowed Prize for excellence in undergraduate geology. Florence Alexander ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $349,500. The current owners of record are Daniel Dickinson and Kathleen Dickinson.
1714 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917; Craftsman in style. The structure is a one story, 2415 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached two car garage. The house has a 13' x 22' living room with fireplace, a 14' x 12' dining room, a 10.5' x 11.5 den, a 16' x 11 kitchen, a 7' x 10' breakfast room, a 12 x 12 bedroom, a 13' x 11.5' bedroom, a 15.5' x 14' bedroom, a 15.5' x 14' bedroom, and 10' x 29' bedroom. The house also has a 22' x 8'. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Burns resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harry G. Davis, a salesman, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Buckley and Mrs. Ellen Forest all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Buckley, the president of the R. M. Neely Company, general agents for the Employers Liability Assurance Corporation Limited of London, England, and his wife, Josephine Buckley, resided at this address. Josephine M. Buckley (1900-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Young, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Roberta Smith.
1715 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 1888 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Weister resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Weiser resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles L. Weiser, a salesman employed by Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk & Company, and his wife, Henrietta Weiser, resided at this address. Charles Leon Weiser ( -1930) and Henrietta Bertha Weiser ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Michael R. Walsh and Nancy D. Walsh.
1720 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a one story, 2826 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Andres resided at this address. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Olsen resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that G. Oscar Olsen, a department manager employed by Finch, Van Slyck & McConville, and his wife, Hilma Olsen, resided at this address. G. Oscar Olsen (1881-1959) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Hilma C. Olsen (1884-1959) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $450,000. The current owner of record is Tamara S. Stewart.
1721 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1896 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Elmer J. Kennedy and his wife, Ann Kennedy, resided at this address. Elmer J. Kennedy (1892-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moison, and died in Ramsey County. Ann Kennedy (1890-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McFaggen, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Judith A. Halabin.
1725 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1810 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that George A. Bryant, a student, and La Reine Bryant, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, both boarded at this address and that Harry R. Bryant, the proprietor of the Clarendon Hotel soft drink business, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Fred H. Klawon, the president of the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul, and his wife, Minnie B. Klawon, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2004 for $407,500. The current owners of record are Christian D. Stoner and Stephanie L. Schmitt Stoner.
1726 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2042 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Glass resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sobelman resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John F. Raether, a district manager employed by Westerlin & Campbell Company, and his wife, Grace Raether, resided at this address. The Westerlin & Campbell Company was a manufacturer of air conditioning equipment, was in business as late as 1945, and had 12 U.S. patents from before 1921 until 1945. Frank Lloyd Wright selected the Carrier Air Conditioning Company over the Westerlin & Campbell Company for the Johnson Wax Company building in 1944. Lewis Malone Glass (1871-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Malone, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $450,000. The current owners of record are Kris Hennelly and Robert Hennelly. Kris Hennelly was a coordinator of the Council of Churches’ Kitchen Kits/Personal Care Bag drive for St. Mary's Episcopal Church in 2007.
1727 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1884 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dumont, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Miller, and Mrs. R. G. MacDowell all resided at this address. Gordon McDowell was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that John H. Farrell resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Farrell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John H. Farrell and his wife, Mary Farrell, resided at this address. Margaret M. Dumont, the widow of Thomas R. Dumont, resided at 982 St. Clair Avenue in 1929 and in 1930. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert G. MacDowell, a shipper employed by the Minnesota Secretary of State, and his wife, Marie MacDowell, resided at 1561 West Osceola Avenue. Thomas R. Dumont ( -1929,) Mary Farrell ( -1931,) Margaret M. Dumont ( -1940,) Mary Elizabeth Farrell ( -1946,) Robert George MacDowell ( -1946,) Mary K. Farrell ( -1948,) and Mary Farrell ( -1949) all died in Ramsey County. Gordon MacDowell (1888-1973) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Parker, and died in Hennepin County. John H. Farrell (1878-1967) had a mother with a maiden name of O'Hern and died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Mary Farrell (1882-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Boleyn, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Agnes Farrell (1890-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schmidt, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Alan M. Kaufman.
1730 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 1846 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mrs. L. C. Palmer, her daughters, M. B. Palmer, and P. B. Palmer resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. T. R. Palmer, her daughters, and P. B. Palmer all resided at this address. Clifford T. Ekelund was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gust A. Ekelund, a manager employed by the T. C. Borg Furniture Company, resided at this address and that Kenneth O. Ekelund, a student, boarded at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Dorathea Christiansen (1832-1921,) the married mother of Mrs. G. A. Ekelund, who was born in Norway to parents born in Norway and who died of senile gangrene, resided at this address in 1921. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Gustave A. Ekelund resided at this address in 1928. The 1930 city directory indicates that Gus A. Ekelund, a salesman, resided at this address. Mary Brodrick Palmer (Mrs. George Godwin) Edgerton (1893-1983) was the daughter of Timothy Ruggles Palmer and Lucretia Colegrove Brodrick Palmer and resided at 955 St. Clair Avenue in 1930. Timothy Ruggles Palmer (1856-1908) was born in Harpersville, New York, was admitted to the practice of law in 1879, was a lawyer, married Lucretia Brodrick, moved to Minnesota in 1881, settled in St. Paul, was in private practice until 1902, was the assignee of Charles H. Schnittger, an insolvent, in 1896, then was the president of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, was the vice president of the Minnesota Association of Life Underwriters in 1904, and died in St. Paul. In 1908, Timothy R. Palmer resigned as president of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company and, suffering from melancholia, committed suicide by gunshot the following day at his residence at 923 Grand Avenue, leaving a widow and seven children. Timothy R. Palmer moved to Minnesota in 1891, was a lawyer, was the president of the Bankers' Life Association of Minnesota when it was renamed Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, and had suffered from ill-health and melancholia for the year before his death. Timothy R. Palmer, William D. Mitchell, Jared How, and Carl Taylor successfully represented the insurance company in Wright v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, 193 U.S. 657 (1904,) an attempted dissolution of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, originating in 1880 as the Bankers' Association, renamed in 1884 as the Bankers' Life Association of Minnesota, and renamed again when it became a regular reserve company under State law in 1901, by two dissatisfied holders of certificates, issued while the company was doing business on the assessment plan, alleging that General Laws of Minnesota of 1901, Chapter 143, constituted an impairment of the obligation of a contract. Cortlandt M. Taylor was the president of the Bankers' Life Association of Minnesota in 1896. The board of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1901 was comprised of Charles H. Bigelow, Maurice Auerbach, John B. Sanborn, Crawford Livingston, John R. Mitchell, Albert H. Lindeke, Kenneth Clark, and J. F. R. Foss. The Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company is now the Securian Financial Group. Timothy Ruggles Palmer ( -1908,) Dorthea Christiansen ( -1921,) and Lucretia C. Palmer ( -1932) all died in Ramsey County. Gustav A. Ekelund ( -1950) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Louise G. Jones and Richard O. Jones.
1731 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 2072 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that John J. Farrell, the secretary of the Dairy Products Association, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. E. R. Sanborn and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Farrell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John J. Farrell, the secretary of the Dairy Products Association of the Northwest, and his wife, Mable Farrell, resided at this address. John J. Farrell ( -1942,) Mabel Farrell ( -1952,) and Mabel L. Farrell ( -1957) all died in Ramsey County. Mabel G. Farrell (1877-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tyler, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $469,900. The current owners of record are Wayne H. Richter and Anne White. Wayne H. Richter is an Associate Professor in Mathematics in the Graduate School at the University of Minnesota and was a visiting scholar in Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2003. Wayne Harvey Richter received a doctorate from Princeton University in 1963.
1732 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1854 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Powers resided at this address. Harry W. Powers was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bronstien resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles W. Bronstien, the secretary of the U. S. Bedding Company, and his wife, Rosalind Bronstien, resided at this address. Rosalind Dorothy Bronstien (1895-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bank, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Craig B. McCloud and Martha H. McCloud.
1735 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. The structure is a two story, 1787 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Seyfried and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that E. L. Seyfried resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward L. Seyfried and his wife, Susie Seyfried, resided at this address. Susie L. Seyfried ( -1932) and Edward Seyfried ( -1946) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $242,000. The current owners of record are John V. Weber and Rochelle R. Weber.
1740 Portland Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a two story, 2394 square foot, 11 room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. R. D. O'Brien resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. D. O'Brien and Mrs. Edith Clements all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Richard D. O'Brien, a judge in the Second Judicial District/Ramsey County, and his wife, Edith O'Brien, resided at this address. Richard D. O'Brien was the Ramsey County Attorney in 1909. Richard Dillon O'Brien (1874- ) was born in St. Paul, the son of Christopher D. O'Brien and Susan E. O'Brien, was educated in the St. Paul public schools, attended the University of Minnesota, was the Quartermaster Sergeant of the 14th Minnesota Regiment during the Spanish-American War, graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1900, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota in 1900, was a member of the law firm of C. D. & Thomas D. O'Brien, was a Democrat, was the Ramsey County Attorney from 1906 until at least 1916, was named a member of the Soldier's Home Board of Trustees in 1921, and was a district court judge in 1934. Edith A. Clements ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $157,000. The current owners of record are Nancy Platt Jones and William E. Jones.
1741 Portland Avenue: Built in 1942. The structure is a one story, 1048 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1998 for $124,900. The current owners of record are Joshua K. Lynch and Sarah L. Nicholas. Sarah Lynch and Joshua Lynch are the parents of Maura Lynch, a French immersion school student in Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul.
1742 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 3302 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Cassill and the Misses Webber all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Barron resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas W. Fotheringham, a real estate agent, his wife, Marion Fotheringham, and Alex P. Nelson resided at this address. William James Barron ( -1929) died in Stearns County, Minnesota. Marian A. Fotheringham (1884-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Easton, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Ann C. Nelson Derr and Douglas D. Derr. In 1991 and 1994, Douglas D. Derr was the vice president of the Anoka Technical College.
1745 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1402 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hemrich and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Seidel resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert F. Seidel resided at this address. Albert Seidel ( -1938) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are David C. Weller and Margaret M. Schnitzen Weller.
1750 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 4473 square foot, 17 room, nine bedroom, four bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Edelstein and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris all resided at this address. William B. Harris was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Abraham J. Edelstein, a travel agent employed by the Eastern Woolen Company, boarded at this address and that Morris Edelstein, the proprietor of the Eastern Woolen Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lipschulz, and Mrs. Maurice Edelstein all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Ida Edelstein, the widow of Maurice Edelstein, and Harry Harris both resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Debby Croker, a Senior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Maurice Edelstein ( -1921,) William B. Harris ( -1927,) Harry Harris ( -1942,) Harry Harris ( -1948,) Harry Harris ( -1949,) Ida Edelstein ( -1951,) and Harry B. Harris ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Harry G. Harris (1898-1973) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Oien, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $628,850. The current owners of record are Linda Kelsey and Glen Strand as trustees, located in Hudson, Wisconsin.
1751 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2928 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Sol Fligelman and Dr. and Mrs. Ludwig Gothe all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Fred Dunn, a manager employed by F. A. Hardy & Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Port, Mrs. S. A. Fuller, A. L. Fuller, and Mrs. Dorothy Rexford all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Catherine A. Brown, the widow of Joseph Brown, A. Charles Le Richeux, a department manager employed by Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Rose E. Le Richeux, all resided at this address. Sol Fligelman ( -1952) died in Hennepin County. Albert L. Fuller (1883-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Reynolds, and died in Ramsey County. Joseph E. Brown ( -1912,) Alfred Charles Le Richeux ( -1935,) Sarah A. Fuller ( -1938,) Catherine Agnes Brown ( -1938,) and Rose Elizabeth Le Richeux ( -1942) all died in Ramsey County. John Emil Port (1889-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Walter, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Francis N. Ludwig. Federal Reserve System notices of bank ownership changes indicate that Francis N. Ludwig and Nancy Ludwig were part of a group attempting to gain indirect control of Northwest Community Bank, Champlin, Minnesota, in 2006 and were part of a group attempting to gain indirect control of Access Bank, Champlin, Minnesota, in 2007.
1752 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 3568 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a 1506 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, carriage house that also was built in 1915 and with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Milton and their daughters resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Cropsey and G. H. Nichols all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Theo W. Heidecker, a conductor, and his wife, Marie Heidecker, resided at this address. George Milton (1897-1984) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Theodore W. Heidecker ( -1940) died in Hennepin County. Fred J. Cropsey ( -1923) and Geroge Henry Nichols ( -1923) both died in Ramsey County. Marie Christine Heidecker (1879-1974) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Christenson, and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1999 for $295,000. The current owner of record is Brian McNee Marsden, located at 34 Wheeler Street North. Brian McNee Marsden (1959- ) was born in St. Paul, received a bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota in 1986 and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1991, was admitted to the bar in 1991, and practices law in St. Paul.
1755 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 3416 square foot, 16 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McKnight, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Morris, and Mrs. Emma Gage all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Delbert M. Bodwell, a salesman, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. I. Strouse resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Lester I. Strouse, a special agent employed by the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Anne Strouse, resided at this address. William McKnight ( -1924) died in Hennepin County. Lester I. Strouse (1889-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marks, and died in Ramsey County. Emma M. Gage ( -1925) died in Hennepin County. Anne G. Strouse (1895-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lundu, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Francis N. Ludwig, who resides at 1751 Portland Avenue. [See note for Francis N. Ludwig for 1751 Portland Avenue.]
1757 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a one story, 1950 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Eva I. Seitz resided at this address. Eva T. Seitz ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Thomas G. Goplen and Bonnie J. Walbruch. Thomas G. Goplen was a financial supporter of the Chemistry Special Projects Fund of the University of Minnesota in 2001 and of the Overend Memorial Fund at the University of Minnesota in 2006. Bonnie J. Walbruch is a Registered Occupational Therapist.
1760 Portland Avenue: ; Built in 1912. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1903 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burnham, their daughter, and J. L. Burnham all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Gladys Burnham, a teacher at the Webster School, and James L. Burnham, an assistant general freight agent employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, boarded at this address and that Harry E. Burnham, an inspector employed by the Bureau of Health, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burnham and their daughters all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Fanny Burnham, the widow of Harry Burnham, resided at this address. Harry Burnham ( -1926) and Fanny Burnham ( -1932) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 for $209,900. The current owner of record is Janet M. Moore.
1764 Portland Avenue: Blake Apartments; Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 8,290 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Shyrock, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Burnham, Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Henderson, and Mrs. W. H. Banford all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Kramer, Mrs. Lucia Binet, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Petersen, Mrs. Cecelia Weiss, and Harry Weiss all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Edward Quinlivan, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Water Department, and his wife, Mathilda E. Quinliven (Apartment #1,) Peter H. Kramer, a salesman employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, and his wife, Grace E. Kramer (Apartment #2,) Mrs. Lucia T. Binet, the widow of Leon E. Binet (Apartment #3,) and Mrs. Margaret I. Norton, the widow of Henry Norton (Apartment #4.) Leon Emil Binet ( -1919,) Henry Mark Norton ( -1925,) Henry Edward Norton ( -1936,) Peter Helmuth Kramer ( -1937,) Lucia M. Binet ( -1939,) Edward Quinlivan ( -1941,) and Matilda E. Quinlivan ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Peter Harold Kramer (1898-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stoback, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret Isabel Norton ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. Peter Henry Weiss (1882-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Newman, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Henry Gordon Burnham ( -1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gordon, and died in Ramsey County. William Banford ( -1936) died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Hussam Gabal. Fladeboe Auctions is located at this address. Hussam Gabal is a real estate agent with Illustra, Inc.
1765 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 2292 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hall resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William H. Hall, the president-treasurer of the R. E. Cobb Company, and his wife, Isabelle Hall, resided at this address. Isabelle Hall ( -1933,) William H. Hall ( -1948) and William Henry Hall ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are John Montilino and Mary E. Wolszon. John Montilino, Managing Director of the STAGES Theatre Company of Hopkins, Minnesota, and attended the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Annual Conference on behalf of that organization in 2007. John Montilino was a financial supporter of the Merriam Park Community Council in 2007. Mary Wolszon, a therapist employed by Family Services Inc., contributed to the John Kerry for President campaign, the Kerry-Edwards Campaign Fund, and the Democratic National Committee in 2003-2004. Mary Wolszon was a financial supporter of the Sierra Club in 2004 and 2006.
1768 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1540 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McElroy resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lilley resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George D. Gonniea resided at this address. George D. Gonniea (1879-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moore, and died in Ramsey County. Andrew Lilley ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $262,500. The current owners of record are Beth A. Gliedman and Christopher P. Gliedman. Christopher Gliedman is an Associate in the Minneapolis office of CB Richard Ellis, a commercial real estate brokerage service, as a member of the East Metro team and has nine years of experience in the Twin Cities real estate market. Christopher Gliedman and Beth Uittenbogaard Gliedman were members of the Macalester College Class of 1995. Christopher Gliedman was a financial supporter of Highbridge Voices in 2005. Christopher P. and Beth A. Gliedman were financial supporters of the Prospect Park Alliance in New York City in 2003. Beth A. Gliedman received a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2000, was an associate in the law firm Leonard, Street and Deinard, and is currently employed by a title insurance company. Beth A. Gliedman and Christopher P. Gliedman are the parents of one child, Henry Gliedman.
1769 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1346 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage and a detached two car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Oace resided at this address. Eugene M. Whitacre resided at this address in 1920 according to the records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Whitacre resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Otto Wolff, an employee of the First National Bank, and his wife, Eliza Wolff, resided at this address. John A. Oace (1879-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Otto Wolff ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Eugene M. Whitacre (1889-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mann, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 for $149,970. The current owners of record are Ann B. Kinsella and Steven R. Kinsella. Steven R. Kinsella was the former press secretary to U.S. Senator Tom Daschle (D-S. D.) from 1987 to 1993, is a news-media consultant and public affairs strategist for conservation organizations, and is a freelance writer. Steven R. Kinsella is the author of Trout Fishing in the Black Hills in 2000 and of 900 Miles from Nowhere: Voices from the Homestead Frontier, published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press in 2006.
1774 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a one story, 1522 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Fargo resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Furman M. Fargo, a real estate agent, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. L. M. McCluskey resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Louise M. McCluskey, the widow of William McCluskey, resided at this address. Furman Mason Fargo ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. Louise "Lulu" M. McCluskey (1878-1966) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 for $142,900. The current owners of record are Ellen J. Baudler and John D. Cann.
1777 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 3670 square foot, 13 room, four bedroom, three bathroom, half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Jessop resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Smith and Mrs. Priscilla Livermore all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clayton J. Smith, the president of C. J. Smith & Company, and his wife, Florence Smith, resided at this address. Priscilla A. Livermore ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Laurie Horner Plattes and William Robert Plattes.
1778 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1260 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bronstein, their daughter, and C. W. Bronstein all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur C. Wilson, the chief clerk of Weed, Parker & Company, an insurance agency, and his wife, Ethel Wilson, resided at this address. Arthur C. Wilson (1881-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Crumley, and died in Ramsey County. Ethel M. Wilson (1904-1992) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gallant, and died in Ramsey County. Ethel M. Wilson (1889-1983) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 for $138,200. The current owners of record are Ann L. Weizenegger and Mark T. Weizenegger.
1782 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2306 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Thorn and Miss Marjorie Thorn resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Thorn, their daughter, and Arthur Thorn all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Thorn and Arthur Thorn all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The 1980 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul Fourth Ward, directory indicates that Lorena Edith Fierro, Rodena Ann Fierro, Gary Molton Fierro, Jr., (1957- ,) Ronald Ray Fierro (1959- ,) Darrell Lee Fierro (1963- ,) Andria Kari Fierro (1964- ,) and Andrew Kevin Fierro (1964- ) resided at this address. The 1983 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul Fourth Ward, directory indicates that Lorena Edith Fierro, Rodena Ann Fierro, Gary Molton Fierro, Jr., Ronald Ray Fierro, Darrell Lee Fierro, Andria Kari Fierro, and Andrew Kevin Fierro resided at this address. Arthur Chase Thorn ( -1927) and Frank Henry Thorn ( -1929) both died in Ramsey County. Lorena E. Fierro (1929-1993) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thompson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Judith L. Marshall and Todd W. Marshall.
1783 Portland Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 1516 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Varnum resided at this address. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Varnam resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Forrest D. Varnum, an electrical engineer, his wife, Grace Varnum, and Dorothy J. Varnum, a nurse, all resided at this address. The current owner of record is Christopher R. Yungers. In 2000, Christopher R. Yungers, Thomas A. Turgeon, and David J. Colburn were granted U.S. Patent #6,015,106 for an apparatus for controllably breaking hollow spheres, assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company.
1784 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 3132 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rohlfs and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Roy all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Michel, E. L. Rogers, and Mrs. John Rogers all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Kate C. Rogers, the widow of John Rogers, and Alex W. Robertson, a dentist who officed at 40 South Snelling Avenue, and his wife, Blanche Robertson, resided at this address. Clarence B. Michel (1893-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hemsch, and died in Ramsey County. Alexander Whyte Robertson (1892-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stewart, and died in Ramsey County. Katherine Rogers ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $127,500. The current owner of record is Paul D. Buharin.
1785 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2552 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Eklund resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#4573) indicate that Edith M. Olson (1893- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Nurse in the U. S. Navy, who was born in St. Paul, was a clerk employed at the State Capitol after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with her mother, Mrs. J. Olson, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Chester Eklund, a salesman, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ballou resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Nagel, a pharmacist employed by M. J. Butler, and his wife, Rose A. Nagel, resided at this address. Chester Arthur Eklund ( -1923) and Frank Julius Nagel ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Harold W. Ballou (1885-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Trippe, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Nagel (1887-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are the trustees for George R. Finn, Sr., and June A. Finn. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Stevens resided at the former nearby __?__. Irene Labrie (1893- ,) a Nurse, was a World War I veteran who resided at the nearby former 1787 Portland Avenue in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Scott and Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Swendson all resided at the former nearby 1787 Portland Avenue. James J. Swendson (1895-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Olson, and died in Ramsey County.
1791 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1406 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lovering resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles F. Lovering, a proprietor of a dry cleaning and dyeing establishment located at 380 Dayton Avenue, resided at this address. Charles F. Lovering ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $114,900. The current owners of record are John D. Mayhew and Marie E. Mayhew.
1792 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1682 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Moran resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Corbett resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles F. Codere, a private secretary employed by the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Codere resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clarence C. Gray, the president-treasurer of the Gray Milling Company, and his wife, Alexina Gray, resided at this address. Edward P. Moran ( -1926) and Clarence C. Gray ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. James J. Corbett (1897-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donovan, and died in Ramsey County. John J. Corbett (1884-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flannagan, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Francis Codere (1886-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wainwright, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Mary Manley and William E. Manley.
1795 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 1776 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thaemert resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sanderson and Mrs. I. M. Stowell all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph A. Sanderson, a solicitor employed by the Bradstreet Company, his wife, Florence Sanderson, and Edythe Sanderson, a clerk, resided at this address. In 1849, the John M. Bradstreet Company was founded by John M. Bradstreet ( -1863,) a lawyer and descendant of Colonial poet Anne Bradstreet, in Cincinnati, Ohio and, in 1851, the Bradstreet organization popularized the use of credit ratings with publication of the first book of commercial ratings. Bradstreet competed with a previously established credit information reporting business that was established as the Mercantile Agency in New York City in 1841 by Lewis Tappan, a great grand nephew of Benjamin Franklin and an abolitionist who raised funds for the Amistad appeal, that was turned over to Benjamin Douglass in 1849, who expanded the business and hired Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland, and William McKinley as local correspondents, and that was acquired by Douglass' brother-in-law, Robert Graham Dun. In 1933, competitors R. G. Dun and The Bradstreet Companies, led by Charles M. Clark, merged to form Dun & Bradstreet under Dun's CEO, Arthur Whiteside. In the 1960's, under Whiteside's successor, J. Wilson Newman, Dun & Bradstreet expanded by applying new technologies to evolving operations, including the introduction of the Data Universal Numbering System. By 1998, Dun & Bradstreet had amassed a database of information on 10 million businesses in the United States and 40 million businesses worldwide and had 64,000 subscription customers and 175,000 non-subscription customers in the United States. In the 2000's, the previously acquired companies A. C. Nielsen (founded in 1923 and acquired in 1984,) Intercontinental Medical Statistics/Cognizant (acquired in 1988,) Reuben H. Donnelley (founded in 1886 and acquired in 1961,) and Moody's Corporation (founded in 1914 and acquired in 1962) were all spun off for them to pursue specifically focused strategies. Isabel M. Stowell ( -1927) and Henry Thaemert ( -1931) both died in Ramsey County. Henry Frederick Thaemert (1864-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goetz, and died in Ramsey County. Florence Sanderson (1881-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Edith Marie Sanderson (1883-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Swan, and died in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2002 for $339,900. The current owners of record are Maureen M. Keeley and Thomas D. Keeley.
1796 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1376 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that M. A. Gallup resided at this address. Milton A. Gallup 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 (#1895) indicate that Milton Allyn Gallup (1878- ,) a 1907 Minnesota National Guard enlistee, a 1917 draftee, and a First Lieutenant in 109th Field Artillery, who was born in St. Paul, was a member of the Minnesota National Guard at the 1917 induction, was a department buyer employed by Griggs Cooper & Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Anne D. Gallup, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alice B. C. Durfee, a stenographer, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Gallup resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Milton A. Gallup, a department manager employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, and his wife, Ann Gallup, resided at this address. Griggs Cooper & Company was founded in 1882 as a distributor of grocery products to stores in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and other states in the Upper Midwest and was a manufacturer of its own brands of crackers, cookies, candy, coffee, spices and jams and jellies under the "Home Brand" and "Sanitary Products" labels. When prohibition was repealed in 1933, Griggs Cooper & Company formed a liquor and wine division to service the states of Minnesota and North Dakota using the Company's fleet of delivery trucks. Griggs Cooper & Company was purchased by the Wirtz Beverage Group in 1956 and currently is the second largest wine and spirits distributor in Minnesota and one of the largest wine and spirits distributors in the Upper Midwest. Since 1975, Griggs Cooper & Company has added as divisions the Eagle Wine Company, the Prior Wine Company, the Restaurant & Club Division, the 489 Fine Wine Division, and the University Display Company in Minnesota and Hawkeye Wine & Spirits, Inc. in Iowa. Milton Allyn Gallup (1878- ) was the son of Nathan Gallup (1848- .) Milton A. Gallup ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. Anne Durfee Gallup (1881-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Chase, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for $365,000. The current owner of record is Katherine M. Bean. Irene Labrie (1893- ,) a member of the Nurse Corps, was a World War I veteran who resided at the nearby former 1797 Portland Avenue in 1919.
1799 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a one story, 1368 square foot, seven room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Port resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vorlander resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry F. Olson, a salesman employed by the Twin City Brick Company, and his wife, Mary Olson, resided at this address. John Emil Port (1889-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Walter, and died in Ramsey County. Carl W. A. Vorlander (1885-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Valjean, and died in Ramsey County. Henry F. Olson (1890-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nelson, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $149,900. The current owners of record are Christina J. Weimholt and John G. Weimholt.
1800 Portland Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a two story, 1536 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Simmons resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Simmons and R. A. Simmons all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles M. Barlow, a department manager employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Barlow resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles M. Barlow, a department manager of Griggs Cooper & Company, and his wife, Elizabeth M. Barlow, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Mary Ann Lally and Patrick H. Lally.
1805 Portland Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a two story, 2226 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Eben Oakes resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Young and their daughter resided at this address. Chester O. Granger and Jno. Moir 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 (#16055) indicate that Charles S. Pope (1896- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Corporal in Company B of the 32nd Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had gray eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 8 1/2" tall, was a clerical worker at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was issued one bronze Victory button, was a clerk employed by the Leslie-Donahower Paper Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his sister, Emily H. Pope, at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. George Bell and A. D. Bell all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rev. Hubert G. Wrinch, the rector of St. Paul's On The Hill Episcopal Church, and his wife, Pearl Wrinch, resided at this address. John Stewart Moir ( -1923,) John Moir ( -1928,) Chester O. Granger ( -1943,) and John F. Moir ( -1947) all died in Hennepin County. George William Bell ( -1941,) George Bell ( -1942,) and George W. Bell ( -1949) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $360,000. The current owner of record is Neal Harrah, who resides in Apple Valley, Minnesota.
1808 Portland Avenue: Built in 1912. The structure is a two story, 3552 square foot, 16 room, seven bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1914 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Pratt resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Howard Farwell, a teacher, and Mrs. Lydia Farwell, a teacher at the Gorman School, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Harding all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arch G. Miller, an auto mechanic, his wife, Mary Miller, and Thelma Hartsten, a teacher at the McKinley School, all resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Charles S. Ward, a member of the Class of 1956, resided at this address. Fred John Pratt ( -1935) died in Hennepin County. Fred J. Pratt (1876-1868) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kellogg, and died in Hennepin County. L. K. Pratt (1877-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kellogg, and died in Ramsey County. Lawrence Kellogg Pratt ( -1919) and Frederic Temple Harding ( -1953) both died in Ramsey County. Arch C. Miller (1887-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Miller, and died in Ramsey County. Thelma S. Hartsten (1874-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stendahl, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Charles M. Maguire and Kathleen A. Maguire, who reside in Minneapolis.
1809 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 2688 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mrs. Francis Midlam resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Nic F. Helmers, the vice-president of Siems Helmers Inc., and his wife, Rose Thurston Helmers, a partner with F. Herbert Johnston in the "House of Excellence" interior design firm located at 273 West Fifth Street, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2000 for $315,000. The current owners of record are Christopher J. Niemeyer and Tammy M. Niemeyer. Reivax is also located at this address.
1812 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 4020 square foot, 12 room, seven bedroom, three bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Butler resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. W. Butler & Brother Company, a general contractor, was located at this address and that John W. Butler, president of J. W. Butler & Brother Company, his wife, Ella Butler, Eugene A. Hill, a department manager employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, and Frances Hill, resided at this address. John W. Butler ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. John W. Butler ( -1940) and John William Butler ( -1941) died in Hennepin County. John W. Butler (1883-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Duel, and died in Hennepin County. Ella Butler (1906-1958) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 for $171,000. The current owners of record are Angeline B. Herman and W. Randolph Herman.
1815 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 10,004 square foot, multi-family apartment building. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mrs. Florence Mary Trauernicht resided at this address in 1917. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Diether, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Felthous, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Garrow, Mr. and Mrs. William Trauernicht, T. W. Short, and Mrs. E. M. Short and her daughter all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that William M. Edgerton, a physician who officed at the Lowry Building, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank E. Hitchcox (1859- ,) an agent employed by an insurance company and the head of household, who was born in New York to parents who were born in New York, his wife, Ellie L. Hitchcox (1864- ,) who was born in Ohio to a father who was born in New York and a mother who was born in Ohio, his daughter, Mary H. Beckjord (1896- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his granddaughter, Barbra Beckjord (1918- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Fogg, Mr. and Mrs. L. Lang, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Patterson, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Walker all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Sidney B. Dean, a vice president of Nicols, Dean & Gregg (Apartment #A,) Roy E. Hilton, the manager of the real estate department of Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Phena A. Hilton (Apartment #B,) Frank G. Wanek (Apartment #C,) and Paul S. Kerfoot, owner of Paul S. Kerfoot & Company, a dealer in investment bonds, and his wife, Irma E. Kerfoot, (Apartment #D.) Nicols, Dean & Gregg began as a wholesale iron and hardware firm, operated from 1855 to 1905, became a hardware and farm implement dealer, and also sold large umbrellas for hay mowers. Florence M. Trauernicht ( -1946) died in Hennepin County. William Trauernicht ( -1917) died in Ramsey County. Thomas W. Short (1876-1956) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Etta M. Short ( -1937) died in Rice County, Minnesota. Phena A. Hilton (1882-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Haskell, and died in Ramsey County. Roy E. Hilton (1880-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Conklin, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Craig Randall Miller, who resides at 1964 Summit Avenue.
1822 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 7,128 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lloyd A. Behler, assistant general auditor employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Otto L. Dornberg, a clerk employed by the State Auditor, both resided at this address and that Dorothy Dornberg, a clerk, and Marjorie Dornberg, a student, both boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Dornberg, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lefkovitz, H. L. Lefkovitz, and Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Pace all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Otto L. Dornberg (1855-1925,) the husband of Mary I. Dornberg, who was born in Maryland to parents born in Germany and who died of arteriosclerosis and encephalitis, resided at this address in 1925. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Otto Parrhysius, chief special agent employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, his wife, Maude Parrhysius, and Grayce I. Parrhysius, a stenographer employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad (Apartment #1,) John R. Blackburn, a salesman for Borchert-Ingersoll Inc., and his wife, Mildred Blackburn (Apartment #2,) Henry W. Pace, proprietor of the Sponge House, and his wife, Rose Pace (Apartment #3,) R. Eileen/Ilene Byrne, a stenographer employed by Lydon-Bricher Manufacturing Company (Apartment #4,) and Hans C. Iversen, a signal maintainer employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Dorthea B. Iversen (Apartment #5.) The Lydon-Bricher Manufacturing Company is an Oakdale, Minnesota, manufacturer of textile mill products and textile goods, including table pads, that was founded before 1909 and currently employs between 50 and 100 employees. John D. Bricher, of Kellogg, Minnesota, was the president of the Lydon, Bricher Manufacturing Company before World War I. Nicholas E. Bricher was a member of the board of directors of the Lydon-Bricher Manufacturing Company before World War I. Steven McKay, of Stillwater, Minnesota, a manager with the Lydon-Bricher Manufacturing Company, was a financial supporter of Mark Kennedy for Congress in 2004. Joseph Lefkovitz ( -1924,) Otto L. Dornberg ( -1925,) Rose Pace ( -1937,) and Mary Ione Dornberg ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Otto Parrhysius (1879-1957) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gurlleman, and died in Ramsey County. Maude A. Parrhysius (1882-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fitch, and died in Ramsey County. John Ralph Blackburn ( -1950) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. The current owners of record are Darlene M. McCain and Donovan L. McCain, Jr., who reside at 435 Portland Avenue.
1823 Portland Avenue: Fairport Apartments; Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 11,970 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Mrs. Margaret A. Flanagan, the widow of Frank Flanagan (Apartment #1,) Mrs. Mary K. Morrissey, the widow of Emmett Morrissey and a teacher (Apartment #2,) James Bray and his wife, Johanna Bray (Apartment #4,) Mrs. Jean MacDonald, the widow of Alex MacDonald (Apartment #5,) Joseph D. Shields, a salesman employed by The Maas-Keefe Company, a wholesale baker, and his wife, Honor Shields (Apartment #6,) Nick P. Bohnin, a salesman, and his wife, Edna Bohnin (Apartment #7,) Cora A. Poole, a special agent employed by the Union Central Life Insurance Company (Apartment #8,) Burton S. Seidler, a janitor employed by the Gordon School, and his wife, Mildred Seidler (Apartment #9,) and Mrs. Bell I. Brown, the widow of John Brown (Apartment #10,) with Apartment #3 vacant. In 1972-1973, Gloria Genee, a Senior at Macalester College, and Shelley G. Mitchell, a Senior at Macalester College, both resided at this address. The Union Central Life Insurance Company was founded in 1867 by Dr. John Pascal Paoli Peck (1820- ,) a Cincinnati, Ohio, physician turned businessman, and was the first domestic life insurance company licensed in the State of Ohio. In 1905, John M. Pattison was Union Central's president and was elected Governor of Ohio. In addition to his own funds, Dr. Peck received stock capitalization from area businessmen, including W. A. Procter and James Gamble, founders of Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble. In 1988, the Union Central Life Insurance Company purchased Manhattan Life. In 2000, Union Central became one of the 15 largest mutual insurance companies in the nation and, in 2002, became one of the 10 largest mutual insurance companies in the nation. Union Central Life is among the few mutual life insurance organizations that have not demutualized. In 2006, Union Central joined with The Ameritas Acacia Companies to form the UNIFI Mutual Holding Company (UNIFI Companies.) The Ameritas Acacia Mutual Holding Company had been formed in 1999 when the holding companies that owned Ameritas Life and Acacia Life merged. Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. was formed in 1887 in Lincoln, Nebraska, by five local businessmen as the Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska and changed its name to Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. in 1988. Acacia Life was founded in 1869 by Congressional charter as the Masonic Mutual Relief Association and was created to provide death benefits to widows and orphans of Masons. In 1922, the company changed its name to Acacia Mutual Life Association, began selling its products to more than just Masons in 1932, and concentrated on the serviceman's market during World War II. Acacia purchased Calvert Group, Ltd. (Calvert) in 1984. In 1985, the company received Congressional approval for the creation of the Acacia Federal Savings Bank. Gloria Genee is the General Manager of Partners/West, a wholesale bookseller. Frank J. Flanagan ( -1920,) Frank Flanagan ( -1923,) Alexander MacDonald ( -1929,) James Bray ( -1934,) Edna F. Bohnen ( -1934,) Burton "Bruno" Seidler ( -1941,) Mary Morrissey ( -1941,) Margaret A. Flanagan ( -1943,) and Emmett A. Morrissey ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. Emmet A. Morrissey ( -1919) died in Hennepin County. Jeanne Marie MacDonald (1905-1966) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Joseph D. Shields (1883-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Furey, and died in Ramsey County. Nicholas P. Bohnen ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. Edna Bohnen (1903-1998) was born in Minnesota and died in Scott County, Minnesota. Bell Brown ( -1939) died in Anoka County, Minnesota. Edna Bohnen (1903-1998) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lehrke, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Roland H. Johnson.
1828 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 6,184 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Chapman and O. L. Dornberg all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that John W. Butler, the president of J. W. Butler Brothers Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Huch, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Roth, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weitzman all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were A. Rowland Thayer (Apartment #1,) Joseph H. Ruvelson, a fur repairer, and Minnie G. Ruvelson, a proprietor of an art goods store located at 10 West Sixth Street (Apartment #2,) David H. Ruvelson, a lawyer who officed at the Commerce Building, and his wife, Celia Ruvelson (Apartment #3,) and Jerome Brown, a manager employed by Mangels, and his wife, Esther Brown (Apartment #4.) In 1972-1973, Joie Berg, a Junior at Macalester College, and Anna Vorhes (Apartment #4,) a Junior at Macalester College, both resided at this address. There is a Ruvelson Interfaith Relations Fund in memory of David H. Ruvelson at Mount Zion Temple in 2006. Thomas F. Chapman (1890-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Talor, and died in Hennepin County. Otto L. Dornberg ( -1925,) Joseph H. Ruvelson ( -1939,) and Jerome Smith Brown ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Albert Rowland Thayer ( -1950) died in Hennepin County. Joseph Weitzman (1894-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bobinsky, and died in Ramsey County. David H. Ruvelson (1893-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rosenthal, and died in Ramsey County. Celcia Ruvelson (1896-1988) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Esther Brown (1908-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Martinson, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $164,000. The current owner of record of the nonhomesteaded property is James J. Hallerman. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Nelson and W. J. Strouse all resided at the former nearby 1830 Portland Avenue. Walter J. Strouse (1886-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Marx, and died in Washington County, Minnesota.
1831 Portland Avenue: Built in 1926. The structure is a two story, 10,320 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Gustav H. Schalow, a repairer employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, and his wife, Mildred Schalow (Apartment #A,) Mrs. Sarah Rhodes, the widow of Charles Rhodes (Apartment #B,) Mrs. Osena Grant, the widow of John Grant (Apartment #101,) Bert Moses, a cattle buyer, and his wife, Bessie Moses (Apartment #102,) Sam Atlas, a public accountant who officed at 223 East Fourth Street, and his wife, Florence Atlas (Apartment #103,) Mrs. Fanny Winterfield, the widow of Jacob Winterfield, and Abraham W. Winterfield, proprietor of the A. W. Winterfield Company, publishers located at 54 West Seventh Street (Apartment #104,) Gerald D. Katz, a bookkeeper employed by R. N. Katz Packing Company, and his wife, Gertrude Katz (Apartment #201,) Zowle A. Dworsky and his wife, Natalie Dworsky (Apartment #202,) Charles T. De Witt, a switchman employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Marie C. De Witt (Apartment #203,) and Frank A. Willoughby, a salesman employed by the Harper Nut Company, and his wife, Barbara Willoughby (Apartment #204.) In 1972-1973, David M. Herron, a Senior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Frank Willoughby ( -1936,) Osena O. Grant ( -1942,) Fanny Winterfield ( -1945,) and Sarah Rhodes ( -1944) all died in Ramsey County. Bert Moses (1896-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mark, and died in Ramsey County. Gerald Katz (1914-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Plotnick, and died in Ramsey County. Charles T. DeWitt (1893-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wehr, and died in Ramsey County. Marie C. DeWitt (1893-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Venable, and died in Ramsey County. Natalie Irene Dworsky ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Mary L. Larson and Roland H. Larson, who reside at 1823 Portland Avenue.
1832 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 5,568 square foot, multi-family apartment building. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Joseph Johnson (1883-1918,) the husband of Ethel Johnson, who was born in Sweden to parents born in Sweden and who died of influenza, resided at this address in 1918. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#14416) indicate that Erwin Wieck Folsom (1888- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Sergeant in the Air Service Aeronautics, who was born in Taylors Falls, Minnesota, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 10" tall, was a motor mechanic at induction, was a salesman employed by the Twin City Brick Company after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Myrtes P. Folsom, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harold E. Blodgett, an advertising manager employed by Brown Blodgett & Sperry Company, a printer and lithographer located at University Avenue and Wheeler Avenue, and Erwin Folsom, a sales manager employed by the Twin City Brick Company, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Turnburke, Mrs. Stella Holverson, and Mr. and Mrs. John Weitzman all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Eugene A. Burns, a mechanic employed at the Northern Pacific RailRoad building, and his wife, Susie Burns (Apartment #1,) Louis H. Broms, a salesman, and his wife, Becky Broms (Apartment #2,) Thomas F. McDonald (Apartment #3,) and Roscoe A. Hill (Apartment #4.) In 1972-1973, Julie Noren, a Junior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Eugene A. Burns ( -1933) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Susan H. Burns ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. Louis H. Broms (1900-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schwartz, and died in Ramsey County. Becky K. Broms (1900-1972) was born in Minnesota and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. Roscoe Hill ( -1934) and Stella Emma Holverson ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. Myrtle C. Folsom (1904-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Holte, and died in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1993 for $2,018. The current owner of record of the nonhomesteaded property is Gregory T. Pavlick.
1835 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 3176 square foot, 15 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry E. Bergstrom, an inspector employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Sybil Bergstrom, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2001 for $357,050. The current owner of record is Frillman Family Properties I, located in Minneapolis.
1837 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 2560 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John R. Van Horn, an advertising solicitor employed by the Dispatch-Pioneer Press Company, and his wife, Elizabeth Van Horn, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1999 for $207,600. The current owner of record is Scott Kok, who resides in New Brighton, Minnesota.
1838 Portland Avenue: ; Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 6,228 square foot, multi-family apartment building. Stuart Hawley was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1919 History of the Field Artillery Central Officers Training School indicates that Stuart Hawley resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lucia M. Binet, a teacher at the Longfellow School, and Mae H. Binet, a teacher at the Hancock School, both boarded at this address and that Lucia T. Binet, the widow of Len E. Binet, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Aberwald, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Mills, and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Westfall all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Herbert C. Westfall, a division engineer employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Frances Westfall (Apartment #1,) Walter F. Long (Apartment #2,) and Morris Harris, a clothing dealer with a shop located at 250 East Seventh Street, and his wife, Rose Harris (Apartment #4,) with Apartment #3 vacant. Louis J. Aberwald ( -1934,) Herbert C. Westfall ( -1941,) and Morris Harris ( -1941) all died in Ramsey County. Walter F. Long (1899-1991) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Enter, and died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Morris Harris (1871-1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $255,000. The current owner of record is Brian M. Laughlin. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Burns and A. L. Qualley all resided at the former nearby 1840 Portland Avenue and that Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Cameron, G. A. Saunders, and P. S. LeClaire all resided at the nearby former 1842 Portland Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that Pauline Caswell, a stenographer, boarded at the former nearby 1843 Portland Street and that Rodger L. Clarke, a salesman, resided at the former nearby 1843 Portland Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Abr Levich resided at the former nearby 1839 Portland Avenue. John A. Cameron ( -1930,) Arthur Leonard Qualley ( -1937,) and Andrew J. Burns ( -1946) all died in Ramsey County. Abraham L. Levich (1900-1991) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Guy Alfred Saunders ( -1946) died in Hennepin County. Perrier S. LeClaire (1887-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Blythin, and died in Ramsey County. Abraham L. Levich (1900-1991) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad for 432 Summit Avenue.]
1844 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1310 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Henry Herman Geering (1887- ,) a Private, Herman N. Geering, Jr., (1892- ,) a Private, Herman M. Gerving, and Joseph H. Meyer (1893- ,) a Sergeant, were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harriett M. Bladgron, a teacher, Mary C. Bladgron, a stenographer, and Morris C. Bladgron, a student, all boarded at this address and that Laura H. Bladgron, the widow of Harris W. Bladgron, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Leo Levy resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick E. McDermott, a helper employed by the Minnesota Transfer RailRoad, and his wife, Margaret McDermott, resided at this address. Henry H. Geering (1887-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Barbaia, and died in Stearns County, Minnesota. Leo Levy ( -1931) and Margaret McDermott ( -1952) both died in Ramsey County. Patrick E. McDermott (1900-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ryan, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret McDermott (1881-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Miller, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Harry D. McPeak and Jane A. McPeak. Jane Calabria McPeak is the honorary consul for Italy in Minnesota and the honorary consulate is located at this address. Harry D. McPeak is an Assistant Ramsey County Attorney and was a recent financial supporter of the Legal Information Institute of the Cornell University Law School.
1845 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 6,231 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Harry C. Huston, a deputy collector employed by the U. S. Internal Revenue Service (Apartment #1,) Mrs. Mary C. Rowles, the widow of Edward Rowles (Apartment #2,) Thomas F. Sheeren, an assistant district manager employed by Standard Brands Inc., and his wife, Inez Sheeren (Apartment #3,) and Mrs. Frances A. Kirby, the widow of Joseph P. Kirby (Apartment #4.) Joseph P. Kirby ( -1928) and Harry C. Huston ( -1943) both died in Ramsey County. Mary C. Rowles (1869-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McGinnes, and died in Ramsey County. Edward Rowles ( -1911) died in Goodhue County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1993 for $180,000. The current owner of record is Peter J. Schumacher, who resides at 1039 Ashland Avenue.
1846 Portland Avenue: Built in 1947. The structure is a two story, 3008 square foot, ten room, six bedroom, two bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The current owner of record is Our House of Minnesota, Inc. Our House of Minnesota, Inc., a residential facility for the disabled, is located at this address.
1849 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 7,902 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1920 city directory indicates that Walter A. Barton, a partner with Leroy Barton in the Barton Cattle Company, live stock brokers, officing at the Exchange Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. K. M. Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Lovering all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Kenneth G. Bentz, the deputy regular scout executive for the Boy Scouts of America, and his wife, Hazel Bentz (Apartment #1,) Mrs. Nora C. Johnston, the widow of Robert Johnston and the manager employed by Eat Shop No. 3 (Apartment #2,) William P. Inman, a assistant department manager employed by Maurice L. Rothschild & Company, and his wife, Bernice Inman (Apartment #3,) Harvey F. Hamilton, an assistant chief engineer employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Cora Hamilton (Apartment #4,) and James E. Hewitson, an auto mechanic employed by Midway Chevrolet Company, and his wife, Mary Hewitson (Apartment #5.) Thomas Douglas Lovering ( -1934,) Clarence C. Gray ( -1944,) Harvey Freeman Hamilton ( -1946,) and Hannorah "Hanora" M. Johnston ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. James Edgar Hewitson ( -1953) died in Hennepin County. Cora M. Hamilton (1900-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sletto, and died in Isanti County, Minnesota. Cora E. Hamilton ( -1947) died in Stearns County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Denis J. Lacomb and Sharon I. Lacomb, who reside in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Denis LaComb is a 1961 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School and is president of Shardon Productions, a marketing/communications company offering video production, multi-disciplined marketing services, stock footage, and video product sales. In 2000, Denis LaComb was a Marketing Consultant with Minnesota Satellite and Technology (MnSAT). Denis J. LaComb had a claim against the City of St. Paul in 1998. [See note on Thomas D. Lovering for 1464 Summit Avenue.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
1854 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 3176 square foot, 15 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hertz resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward Brooks, an employee of Brooks Brothers, a lumber, sash, door, and moulding dealer, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Blodgett and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Harris all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold E. Blodgett, the secretary of the Brown-Blodgett Company, his wife, Marion G. Blodgett, and William E. Coskran, the cashier at Jake Lampert Yards, Inc., and his wife, Helen Coskran, resided at this address. Harold Edwin Blodgett (1893-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Baker, and died in Ramsey County. Marion Gall Blodgett (1896-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schroeder, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 for $145,000. The current owners of record are Kate Leisses and Tim Harwig. Tim Harwig is the proprietor of FrameUps: Quality Custom Framing and Art Consultation. Kate Leisses and Tim Harwig were financial supporters of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy in 2005.
1855 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 7,380 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1920 city directory indicates that Henry Blanchard, an agent employed by the Standard Steel Works Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Knowles and Miss Margrethe Petterson all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Hazel P. Hammond resided at this address in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Edward C. Carlson, a salesman, and his wife, Marion Carlson (Apartment #1,) Harold J. Hammond, the president-treasurer of the Hammond Investment Company, and his wife, Hazel P. Hammond, the secretary of the Hammond Investment Company (Apartment #2,) and Alfred E. Munch, a sales representative, and his wife, Frances Munch (Apartment #4,) with Apartment #3 vacant. Edward C. Carlson ( -1941) and Harold J. Hammond ( -1948) both died in Ramsey County. Hazel P. Hammond (1886-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Belscher, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Robyn L. Hansen, who resides in Afton, Minnesota.
1856 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1736 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Fisher resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Allan B. Fisher, a general auditor employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Fisher resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ernest B. Walsh, a salesman, and his wife, Marie Walsh, resided at this address. Ernest V. Walsh ( -1931) and Allan Beach Fisher ( -1938) both died in Ramsey County. Marie L. Walsh (1898-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Simon, and died in Ramsey County. Marie L. Walsh (1892-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Galling, and died in Ramsey County. Marie V. Walsh (1902-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Weber, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are the trustees of Charles E. Walsh and Dorothy M. Walsh.
1860 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 2266 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lean resided at this address. William G. Murphy was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Clark resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank A. Wilds, superintendent of State Mines in the Office of the State Auditor, and his wife, Laney Wilds, resided at this address. Harry A. Clark (1884-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Billings, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Carol A. Thuente and Thomas A. Thuente.
1861 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1608 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with an attached garage and a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hohn resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Glenn resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Kenneth A. Reif resided at this address. Harry A. Hohn (1883-1958) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Dean L. Glenn ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Vincent R. Lewis.
1865 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a one story, 1940 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Straeter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Willet A. Deyo, a teacher at the St. Paul Vocational School, and his wife, Alvina S. Deyo, resided at this address. Otto T. Straeter (1884-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Willet A. Deyo ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. Alvina S. Deyo (1896-1967) had a mother with a maiden name of Eder and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $339,000. The current owners of record are Roy Kay, Jr., and Stephanie Kay.
1866 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2294 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Milton P. Firestone, a lawyer who officed at the Globe Building, resided at this address and that Irma C. Firestone, a correspondent for the Womens Welfare League, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Firestone resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Milton P. Firestone, a lawyer who officed at the Endicott Building, and his wife, Irma C. Firestone, resided at this address. Milton Phillip Firestone ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Irma C. Firestone (1886-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Falk, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Thomas S. Clayton.
1871 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2672 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McAllister and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sanborn all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. May C. O'Brien, the widow of Andrew O'Brien, Homer W. Rugg, a credit manager employed by Northern States Power Company, and his wife, Dorna Rugg, resided at this address. Charles B. Sanborn ( -1931) in Ramsey County. Homer W. Rugg ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. Dorna C. Rugg (1887-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Plath, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $285,000. The current owner of record is Robert Andrew Hanson, Jr., located at 745 Grand Avenue.
1874 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 2628 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Palmer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John E. Palmer, a lawyer, and his wife, Winifred Palmer, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Elizabeth A. Wolfe and John B. Wolfe, Jr.
1875 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2884 square foot, 15 room, seven bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that C. Bruno Roemer, a special agent employed by R. F. Perry, his wife, Elsie Roemer, and Bernard M. Cahn, a salesman employed by Howard Farwell & Company, and his wife, Celia B. Cahn, resided at this address. In 1972-1973, Bill Daniels, a Senior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Bernard M. Cahn (1884-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Celia Cahn ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Celia Cahn (1880-1964) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Brigid M. Henry and Paul S. Henry, who reside at 1786 Ashland Avenue.
1878 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 1460 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph P. Buss, a salesman, and his wife, Florence Buss, resided at this address. Florence Mae Buss (1905-2001) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Popelka, and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1997 for $163,000. The current owner of record is Ruthanne Kurth Schai.
1879 Portland Avenue: Bellevue Apartments; Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 6,153 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Miss Veda Shepard, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Powers, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Seeley, and Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Headley all resided at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier’s Bonus Board (#15758) indicate that Everett Kine Geer (1893- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Lieutenant (Senior Grade) in the Medical Corps of the U. S. Navy, who was born in St. Paul, was a self-employed physician after the completion of service, and was married, resided with his wife, Olive L. Geer, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that William J. Betting, the president of Betting-Thompson-Madden, Inc., advertising agents, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McLeod, Mrs. D. McLeod, and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Sanborn, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Howard W. Waldorf, a clerk employed by the Waldorf Paper Products Company, and his wife, Betty Waldorf (Apartment #1,) Charles R. Taylor, a manager employed by F. W. Woolworth Company, and his wife, Clara Taylor (Apartment #2,) Byron J. Oakes, the chief chemist employed by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, and his wife, Edna Oakes (Apartment #3,) and Rudolph W. Wolfgram, a salesman employed by National Citizens Mutuals, and his wife, Katherine Wolfgram (Apartment #4.) Louis S. Headley (1885-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sherman, and died in Ramsey County. Olive L. Geer (1895-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Barnett, and died in Ramsey County. Charles B. Sanborn ( -1931) and Edna Geraldine Oakes ( -1940) both died in Ramsey County. Howard W. Waldorf (1904-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schaaf, and died in Ramsey County. Edna Oakes (1879-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sutherland, and died in Ramsey County. Rudolph W. Wolfgram (1921-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kauth, and died in Ramsey County. Katherine Wolfgram (1889-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kohn, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Dean A. Hinnerichs and others, located in Roseville, Minnesota. [See note on the Waldorf Paper Company for 7 Heather Place.] [See note on the F. W. Woolworth Company for 196 Maple Street.]
1882 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1678 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that David H. Bartlett, a service manager employed by Weyerhaeuser Forest Products, and his wife, Josephine M. Bartlett, resided at this address. David Holbrook Bartlett (1890-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Josephine Maud Bartlett ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Elizabeth K. Bixby. Elizabeth K. Bixby was a financial supporter of Second Harvest Heartland in 2002 and of the St. Paul Red Cross in 2004.
1885 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2744 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Regan and their daughter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Paul E. Dempsey and his wife, Mary Dempsey, resided at this address. Mary O. Dempsey ( -1949) and William J. Regan ( -1950) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $192,100. The current owner of record is Kent L. Peterson and Paula Peterson, who reside in West St. Paul, Minnesota.
1886 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2976 square foot, 15 room, five bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John S. Hasslen, an estimator employed by S. Berglund Lumber Company, his wife, Freda Hasslen, and Edward G. Ludvigen, the Grand Secretary of the International Order of Foresters, Grand Lodge of Minnesota, and his wife, Willa Mae Ludvigen, resided at this address. John Solomon Hasslen (1885-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Johanason, and died in Hennepin County. Fredrika Hasslen ( -1938) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Shelly A. Moorman and Kevin J. Sweeney. Shelley Moorman was associated with the University of St. Thomas in 2003, was a volunteer for Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) in 2004, and was a lector for Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church in 2005. Shelly A. Moorman also was a financial supporter of the Minnesota Zoo in 2003. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bernard J. Callan, a helper employed by the Chicago Great Western RailRoad, and his wife, Louise Callan, resided at the former nearby 1887 Portland Avenue. Bernard J. Callan ( -1933) died in Ramsey County.
1890 Portland Avenue: Built in 1980. The structure is a one story, 2090 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, split-entry frame house, with a detached garage. The current owner of record is Richard D. Muscoplat. Richard Muscoplat is associated with Rayden & Richards, which markets universal doorboxes for commercial and residential phone systems, and has had a contract consulting relationship with Viking Electronics of Hudson, Wisconsin.
1891 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2960 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold E. Chard, division engineer employed by the Minnesota Highway Department, his wife, Margaret Chard, Jacob Segal, a manufacturer's agent, and his wife, Delia Segal, all resided at this address. Jacob Segal ( -1942) and Harold Edward Chard ( -1952) both died in Ramsey County. Margaret Chard (1899-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dahl, and died in Hennepin County. Delia D. Segal (1881-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Warshofsky, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Carol A. Hill. The 1920 city directory indicates that Dorothy C. Christholm, a clerk, Laura C. Christholm, a clerk, and Paul Christholm, a plumber, all boarded at the former nearby 1982 Portland Avenue and that Herbert T. Christholm, an electrician, resided at the former nearby 1982 Portland Avenue.
1895 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2444 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Eleanor M. Burke, the widow of Thomas J. Burke, and Howard L. Packard, a credit manager employed by Armour & Company, and his wife, Myrtle Packard, resided at this address. Eleanor M. Burke (1909-1999) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Howard Lewis Packard (1884-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Couzzen, and died in Winona County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1997 for $156,000. The current owner of record is Linda Leicht, who resides in West St. Paul, Minnesota. Linda Leicht is a realtor with Edina Realty.
1896 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a two story, 1648 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Creech resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ralph E. Walker, the secretary-manager employed by Mutual Credit Rating Exchange Inc., and his wife, Clara Walker, resided at this address. Ralph Eric Walker ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Clara Alice Walker (1889-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Krumvieda, and died in Ramsey County. Clara Anna Walker (1905-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Focks, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $365,000. The current owner of record is Ellen D. Shoupe and T. Scott Shoupe. T. Scott Shoupe was an author, along with Sumner Burstein and Sheila A. Hunter, of the article "Site of Inhibition of Leydig Cell Testosterone Synthesis by Dgr1-Tetrahydrocannabinol" in Molecular Pharmacology in 1979, was an author, with J. L. Wallace, C. Keenan, and D. Gale, of the article "Exacerbation of experimental colitis by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in not related to elevated leukotriene B[4] synthesis" in Gastroenterology in 1992, and was an author, with Stephen M. Coutts, Atul Khandwala, John H. Musser, Lewis J. Klunk and Ira Weinryb, of the article "REV 2871 (CHBZ): A novel inhibitor of histamine release" in Inflammation Research in 2005.
1899 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 3166 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Bertha H. Lederer, the widow of Isaac Lederer, and E. Louise Orme resided at this address. Isaac Lederer (1856-1930,) the son of Abraham Lederer ( -1887) and Doreth Lederer ( -1874,) Bavarian immigrants to the United States, was born in Albany, New York, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1870, was a clothing agent boarding at the Hotel Ryan according to the 1889-1890 St. Paul city directory, was a travel agent living at 213 ½ W. Third Street according to the 1895 St. Paul city directory, and was a salesman in a clothing store according to the 1920 federal census. In 1893, Isaac Lederer of St. Paul was an incorporator/member of the board of directors of the Nebewa Iron Mining Company of Duluth, Minnesota. In 1896, Isaac Lederer was a member of the Committee on Organization of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Association. In 1899, Isaac Lederer of St. Paul was assigned by Andrew E. Veon of Brainerd of U. S. Patent #627,814 for a bicycle fastener. Isaac Lederer was the vice president of the five member St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners in 1912 and was a member of the St. Paul Board of Water Commissioners in 1915. Isaac Lederer had at least three siblings, Jacob Lederer (1854-1946,) Nathan Lederer (1859- ,) and Philip Lederer (1863-1895.) Jacob Lederer was an accountant at a dry goods store and a lodger at 1425 15th Street West in Minneapolis according to the 1920 federal census, Philip Lederer owned a cigar store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the secretary for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team in the 1890's, died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nathan Lederer resided in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1895 to help care for his brother Philip Lederer, according to the Milwaukee Journal, married Martha Lederer (1877- ,) was the father of Myrtle Lederer (1908- ,) and was a broker for the Board of Trade in Chicago according to the 1920 federal census. Bertha Lederer (1893-1984) had a mother with a maiden name of Zimmerman and died in Ramsey County. Isaac Lederer ( -1930) and E. Louise Orme ( -1942) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Edward Arthur Snyder, who resides at 779 Delaware Avenue.
1905 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 6,618 square foot, multi-family apartment building. Roy A. Hammel was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles Caminsky, the president of Schneider Brothers Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Luger, and Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thacker all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Frank E. Hitchcox, an associate of the Union Central Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Ella Hitchcox (Apartment #1,) Thomas G. Conley, contracting freight agent for the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Emily G. Conley (Apartment #2,) and Searle E. Andrews, a salesman employed by the Drake Marble Company, and his wife, Edith Andrews (Apartment #3,) with Apartment #4 vacant. Roy A. Hammel (1889-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Niquette, and died in Ramsey County. William Cohen (1888-1970) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Albert L. Luger ( -1953) died in Hennepin County. Frank Everett Hitchcox ( -1951) died in Hennepin County. Thomas G. Conley (1887-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Spellman, and died in Ramsey County. Emily G. Conley ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Doris U. Saliture and Santo Saliture, who reside at 982 Cromwell Avenue. [See note for the Union Central Life Insurance Company for 1823 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.] [See note on the Drake Marble Company for 1384 Portland Avenue.]
1906 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 2832 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William L. Harvey, the manager of the St. Paul Agency of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Eva Harvey, and J. Albert Peterson, budget commissioner of the State Department of Administration and Finance, and his wife, Erminie Peterson, resided at this address. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company was organized in 1905 by a group of Fort Wayne, Indiana, bankers, attorneys, wholesalers, hoteliers, manufacturers, physicians and brokers, entered the reinsurance business in 1912, acquired the Michigan State Life Insurance Company in 1913, opened the Lincoln Historical Research Foundation in 1928, purchased the Reliance Life Insurance Company of Pittsburgh in 1951, purchased controlling interests in the Dominion Life Assurance Company of Waterloo, Ontario, in 1957, acquired American States Insurance Companies of Indianapolis in 1962, formed the Lincoln National Corporation, one of the first holding companies in the insurance industry, in 1968, acquired Security Connecticut Life Insurance Company of Avon, Connecticut, in 1978, formed the Lincoln National Pension Insurance Company in 1980, purchased First Penn-Pacific Life Insurance Company of Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, in 1981, acquired Cannon Assurance Limited of Wimbley, Middlesex, England, in 1984, sold the Dominion Life Assurance Company affiliate in 1985, acquired Fireman's Fund Employers Health Insurance Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 1986, entered into a strategic business alliance with Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., Tokyo, in 1990, sold K & K Insurance Specialties in 1992, acquired Laurentian Financial Group from Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada and Liberty Life Assurance Co. Limited, in 1995, established the Lincoln Life and Annuity Company of New York in 1996, and acquired Voyageur Fund Managers, Inc. of Minneapolis, and sold the American States Insurance Company in 1997. William L. Harvey ( -1932) died in Hennepin County. William Lynn Harvey ( -1940) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. William L. Harvey (1900-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Eva P. Harvey (1884-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Early, and died in Hennepin County. Erminie E. Peterson ( -1938) died in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Britt Sophie Lundgren, who resides in Arden Hills, Minnesota.
1909 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 1590 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that George F. Ossery, a chauffeur employed by the Prior Avenue Station, and his wife, Louise Ossery, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1994 for $129,500. The current owner of record is Katherine L. McGill. In 2003, Katherine McGill was a financial supporter of the Randy Kelly for St. Paul Mayor campaign and resided at this address.
1910 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 2544 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick Kelly, a janitor employed by the Minnesota By-Product Coke Company, and Leo Cook, the secretary-treasurer of the Koehler-Hinrichs Company, and his wife, Sallie Cook, resided at this address. In 1919, Clinton S. Abbott, a 1912 Mechanical Engineering graduate of Cornell University, a resident of the University Club, was the assistant superintendent of the By-Product Coke Company, St. Paul. Also in 1919, a report on an operating test of the coking of Illinois coal in a Koppers type oven at the St. Paul plant of Minnesota By-product Coke Company that was conducted jointly by National Bureau and the U. S. Bureau of Mines, prepared by Russell Smith McBride, was issued. Dr. Heinrich Koppers, a German engineer, founded the H. Koppers Company and, in 1907, built the first coke ovens to recover byproducts in Joliet, Illinois. From 1917 to 1920, H. Koppers Company built an average of one complete coke plant every 60 days. From 1917 to 1979, the Koppers Company operated a coking facility on a 38-acre property in St. Paul. The facility produced foundry coke and various by-products, such as coal tars and coal tar distillates. Storage and disposal practices, and various leaks and spills, resulted in the contamination of soil and groundwater. In 1981, EPA placed the site on its list of hazardous waste sites needing cleanup. As part of the cleanup, EPA required Koppers to dispose of 240,000 gallons of residue in a federally-approved facility, and excavated and disposed of 21,600 cubic yards of contaminated soil. The site has been redeveloped into a high-tech industrial park called the Energy Park Drive. Sallie B. Cook (1888-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Clancy, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Barbara Gray Svoboda and John F. Svoboda.
1912 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1313 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lloyd G. Dack, a physician located at the Lowry Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Dack resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rome C. Portner, the treasurer of the E. M. Lohman Company, and his wife, Rita M. Portner, resided at this address. Roman C. Portner (1884-1972) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Springer, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 for $128,900. The current owners of record are Craig R. Anderson and Mary G. Anderson.
1915 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 1402 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Abe E. Cops, secretary of the Stearns-Browar Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kops resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George S. Gordhammer, treasurer of the Federal Land Bank of St. Paul, and his wife, Margaret Gordhammer resided at this address. Federal Land Banks were established by Congress in 1917 to provide long-term mortgage credit to farmers and ranchers, and later, to rural home buyers and were required to merge with Federal Intermediate Credit Banks by the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987. AgriBank, a Farm Credit Bank based in St. Paul was formed as a result of the merger in 1992 of the Farm Credit Bank of St. Louis with the Farm Credit Bank of St. Paul. In 1994, AgriBank's territory expanded to include the Farm Credit Bank of Louisville. Edward G. Quamme (1879-1941) was the organizer and president (1916-1925) of the Federal Farm Loan Board, St. Paul. George S. Gordhamer ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Patricia N. Reidell and Robert J. Reidell III, who reside in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.
1918 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1782 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that James P. Cannon resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Grace Cannon, the widow of James Cannon, resided at this address. Grace C. Cannon (1880-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of O'Boyle, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $152,000. The current owners of record are Bruce D. Nelson and Barbara L. Watts.
1919 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 1443 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Peter C. Clausen, a tailor employed by the Golden Rule department store, and his wife, Mollie Clausen, resided at this address. Peter C. Clausen (1880-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Mollie E. Clausen (1883-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kittson, and died in Rice County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is the trustee for Mary Suzanne Reinartz.
1920 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a one story, 1123 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Carl H. Ellingson, manager of the New Business Department of the Minnesota Building & Loan Association, and his wife, Clara Ellingson, resided at this address. The current owner of record is Margaret A. Bregel.
1923 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a one story, 1790 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph W. McKnight and his wife, Cordia McKnight, resided at this address. Joseph W. McKnight ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Marguerite E. Zastrow and Thomas S. Zastrow. Thomas S. Zastrow was a partner, in 1949, of Fred Remmele ( -1981,) a 1926 immigrant from Germany, in founding a tool and die business, the Fred L. Remmele Company, which later became Remmele Engineering, Inc..
1926 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a one story, 1545 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ernest A. Titus, a civil engineer, and his wife, Margaret Titus, resided at this address. Margaret L. Titus ( -1938) and Ernest A. Titus ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Carol C. Florin. Carol Florin is the treasurer for the St. Paul Blackhawks Youth Soccer Club.
1927 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2125 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. O. L. Dorr, her daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Anderson all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Peter E. Anderson, a bookkeeper employed by the St. Paul Gas Light Company, and Elise B. Dorr, the widow of Oscar L. Dorr, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Anderson and Mrs. O. L. Dorr all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Clayton V. Hamilton, an insurance agent, and his wife, Fleurange B. Hamilton, resided at this address. Oscar L. Dorr ( -1911) died in Lyon County, Minnesota. Peter Elias Anderson ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Clayton V. Hamilton (1896-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of O'Loughlin, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 for $329,900. The current owners of record are Constance M. Sheehan and Jeffrey B. Sheehan. [See note on the St. Paul Gas Light Company for 761 West Linwood Avenue.]
1930 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 1467 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that T. G. Keough and Mrs. J. L. Williams and her daughter all resided at this address. Edward J. Williams and Frank R. Williams were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Williams and Mrs. Jane Williams all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Jane L. Williams, the widow of Frank Williams, resided at this address. Jane L. Williams (1872-1960) was born in Minnesota and died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Edward J. Williams (1890-1950) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stafford, and died in Ramsey County. Edward J. Williams (1891-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McLead, and died in Ramsey County. Frank P. Williams ( -1908) and Frank Williams ( -1917) both died in Ramsey County. Frank M. Williams (1866-1907) was born in the United States and died in Ramsey County. Frank Rockwell Williams (1900-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schenk, and died in Ramsey County. Lemuel A. Williams ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 for $355,000. The current owner of record is Madelaine Frederickson.
1931 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1580 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dailey resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. F. A. Dailey resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Olive Dailey resided at this address. Olive S. Dailey (1879-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Whitiker, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2005 for $440,000. The current owners of record are Christina Carlson and Faith M. Carlson.
1934 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a one story, 1683 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles D. Egley, the manager of the Farmers Union Live Stock Commission Company, and his wife, Irene Egley, resided at this address. Charles D. Egley ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. Irene Anna Marie Egley (1894-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zuegan, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Michael S. Jwanouskos and Patricia M. Jwanouskos. Mike Jwanouskos is a two time National Rifle Association-Beeman competitive pistol shooting award winner who only has the use of one eye and one arm.
1935 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2369 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Eisenmenger resided at this address. Edward F. Eisenmenger was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward F. Eisenmenger, a chauffeur, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Eisenmenger resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward A. Eisenmenger, a proprietor of a meat market located at 1943 Grand Avenue, and his wife, Mary E. Eisenmenger, resided at this address. Louis Eisenmenger (1838-1901) was born in Wittenberg, Germany, emigrated to the United States in 1852, resided in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, moved to Minnesota in 1858, served in the Sixth Minnesota Regiment during the 1862 Dakota Conflict and the American Civil War, moved to St. Paul, married Anne Marie "Mary" Hoffman in St. Paul, was a member of the St. Paul volunteer firefighter, operated a meat market in St. Paul after 1869, which became the largest meat supply company in St. Paul, and died in St. Paul. Louis Eisenmenger and Mary Hoffman Eisenmenger had six children, C. W. Eisenmenger, Louis Eisenmenger, Lucy Eisenmenger (Mrs. F.) Schuldt, Emily Eisenmenger (Mrs. Charles) Trudeau, Anna Eisenmenger, and Ottilia "Tillie" Eisenmenger. C. W. Eisenmenger was born in St. Paul and took over the meat market business from his father. Edward A. Eisenmenger ( -1937) and Mary Eisenmenger ( -1946) both died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Michael F. Cromett and Veronica E. Cromett.
1939 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1630 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sommers resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sommers and C. P. Sommers all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Fred Sommers, treasurer of Butler Brothers, and his wife, Mildred Sommers, resided at this address. Fred J. Sommers (1882-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Voss, and died in Hennepin County. Mildred M. Sommers (1894-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moloney, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $385,000. The current owners of record are Kathryn A. Santelmann Richtman and William C. Richtman.
1940 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 1748 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. D. McCarthy and John McCarthy all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Martin P. Kelly, a publicity director, and his wife, Bonnie Kelly, resided at this address. Francis D. McCarthy ( -1949) died in Hennepin County. Frederic D. McCarthy ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Martin Kelly (1893-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Considine, and died in Ramsey County. Bonnie J. Kelly ( -1980) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Dianne E. McMurray and Douglas R. McMurray.
1944 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, 1830 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitsch resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William G. Mitsch, a ticket agent employed by the Great Northern RailRoad, and his wife, Mary Mitsch, resided at this address. William G. Mitsch ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $374,900. The current owners of record are Marlys I. Aukee and Matthew C. O'Toole. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad for 280 Maple Street.]
1945 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a one story, 1472 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Van Hoven resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry D. Van Hoven, proprietor of Van Hoven & Son, a real estate firm, and his wife, Florence Van Hoven, resided at this address. Henry Van Hoven ( -1909) and Florence Van Hoven ( -1951) both died in Ramsey County. Henry D. Van Hoven (1915-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ginter, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Deanna S. Abrahamson and Kirk D. Abrahamson.
1946 Portland Avenue: Built in 1919. The structure is a two story, square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Anderson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John E. Gorka, a landscape gardener, and his wife, Cecelia Gorka, resided at this address. Adolph Frederich Anderson ( -1925,) Adolph Anderson ( -1927,) Adolph P. Anderson ( -1930,) Adolph Anderson ( -1930,) Adolph M. Anderson ( -1944,) Adolph Conrad Anderson ( -1947,) and Adolph Anderson ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Adolph M. Anderson (1888-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Peterson, and died in Ramsey County. Adolph John Anderson (1886-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Granat, and died in Ramsey County. Adolph Anderson (1884-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kranz, and died in Ramsey County. Adolph C. Anderson (1889-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norlander, and died in Ramsey County. Adolph Gustav Anderson (1880-1971) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Adolph A. Anderson (1891-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lofgren, and died in Ramsey County. John E. Gorka (1894-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dubinski, and died in Ramsey County. Ceceilia Ann Gorka (1901-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Yourek, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $250,000. The current owner of record is Vicki Hoeppner and William C. Hoeppner.
1947 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1822 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gibbons resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. William J. Gibbons ( -1940) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are John P. Walski and Martha A. Walski. John Walski, C.P.A., who received a bachelors degree from Winona State University, is the Assistant Controller in the Business Office at the College of St. Catherine.
1952 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 2209 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Gruber resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert A. Gruber, a bookkeeper employed by the Joseph A. Rogers Agency Inc., and his wife, Eva M. Gruber, resided at this address. Albert A. Gruber (1888-1961) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Eva M. Gruber (1883-1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gayou, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $547,400. The current owners of record are Nick Widmar and Susan Widmar.
1955 Portland Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 1646 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hames resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward G. Hames, a manager, and his wife, Josephine Hames, resided at this address. Edward G. Hames (1882-1958) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Josephine M. Hames ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Regina A. Walsh.
1956 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 2204 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Fallon resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Max Z. Kaplan, a salesman, and his wife, Della Kaplan, resided at this address. Patrick Fallon ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Max Z. Kaplan (1886-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Segal, and died in Hennepin County. Della Kaplan (1889-1955) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $515,000. The current owners of record are Kevin P. Henseler and Mary A. Henseler. Kevin Henseler, M.D., is a surgeon who performs uterine fibroid embolizations.
1957 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a one story, 1868 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Jens L. Peterson/Petersen, a tailor employed by Barney Braverman, and his wife, Ovida Peterson, resided at this address. Jens L. Petersen ( -1946) died in Hennepin County. Barney Braverman ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Ovedia Marie Peterson (1906-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hatlestad, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are Cathy O. Stanislaw and James O. Stanislaw.
1961 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 1590 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Otto S. Baier, the district manager of G. H. P. Cigar Company, and his wife, Laura M. Baier, resided at this address. The G. H. P. Cigar Company produced the El Producto brand of cigar. An enterprising Russian immigrant, Sam Grabosky ( -1953,) a grain broker in Philadelphia turned savvy tobacco buyer, purchased the previously defunct El Producto brand in 1905 and revived it, forming the GHP Cigar Company with his brother, Ben Grabosky, and two other investors. The El Producto cigars (Escepcionales, panatelas, blunts, and coronas) used a mixture of Cuban and Puerto Rican tobaccos that were wrapped in Connecticut broadleaf binders and shade wrappers and had a uniform consistent, nutty taste from the blended tobaccos. By 1914, the company had 36 factories in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and, by 1915, its nutty-tasting uniqueness made El Producto a Philadelphia phenomenon. Around 1920, El Producto produced radio jingles, billboards and newspaper ads to promote its cigars and the ad campaign made El Producto the top seller in the major markets of Chicago, Boston, and New York and was battling Dutch Masters for supremacy. By 1926, El Producto had dominance over Dutch Masters in key Northeastern and Midwestern markets, inducing Dutch Masters' parent company, Consolidated Cigar, to offer to buy GHP for $11 million and Grabosky accepted the offer with an agreement that allowed GHP to function as an independent subsidiary with its own salesmen and its own production facilities. Dutch Masters and El Producto engaged in a bitter in-house marketing war, with salesmen using various tricks and strategies to snare retail shelf space, even though both cigars had the same taste, had the same blend of tobaccos, and were simply packed in different bands and boxes. In 1968, Gulf & Western purchased Consolidated and merged the El Producto and Dutch Masters sales forces. In the 1970's, Gulf & Western totally gave up on promoting El Producto and emphasized Dutch Masters as its true national brand. In 1982, Gulf & Western divested Consolidated to five senior managers. El Producto is still found in undistinguished drugstores like Walgreens and Thrifty and Consolidated Cigar attempted in 1997 to use a commemorative "George Burns Collection" of four shapes of cigars to restore some of the brand's former luster. Consolidated Cigar was started in 1918, when Julius Lichtenstein merged six autonomous cigar-manufacturing companies, and is now Atladis U. S. A. Otto S. Baier (1888-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Yunker, and died in Hennepin County. Laura M. Baier (1893-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Slavicek, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record is Georgia Platte.
1962 Portland Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 1715 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rudolph J. Steiner, the president of the Twin City Granitine Company, and his wife, Sadie Steiner, resided at this address. Rudolph J. Steiner (1892-1972) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Sadie M. Steiner (1897-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sterba, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Elaine J. Pilon.
1965 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 1488 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John S. Rose, an x-ray technician employed by the Diagnostic X-ray Laboratory, and his wife, Evelyn Rose, resided at this address. John Stafford Rose ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. Evelyn T. Rose (1897-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kroutch, and died in County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Barbara C. Larrive.
1966 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1930 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry Silver, the proprietor of Hollyhocks Inc., and his wife, Doris Silver, resided at this address. Harry L. Silver ( -1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Altman, and died in Hennepin County. Dora Silver ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Kathleen D. Heiderich and Ronald S. Heiderich.
1970 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a two story, 1842 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. C. H. Ansorge and Mrs. L. A. Gunther all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. Lydia Aurora Gunther (1896-1987) was born in Minnesota and died in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1993 for $130,000. The current owner of record is Peter J. Schumacher, who resides at 1039 Ashland Avenue.
1971 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1534 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Sarah M. O'Gorman and Jessie O'Gorman, the widow of William O'Gorman, resided at this address. Sarah "Sadie" O'Gorman (1885-1964) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Milner, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. In 1879, William O'Gorman, the proprietor of a cigar, tobacco, and confectionery store located at 86 Wabasha Street, also resided at 86 Wabasha Street. William H. O'Gorman ( -1913,) William O'Gorman ( -1921,) and Jessie O'Gorman ( -1934) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $329,900. The current owners of record are Janet L. Krueger and P. Gilmer Young. Janet L. Krueger was a financial supporter of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing in 2004. P. Gilmer Young was a financial supporter of Second Harvest Heartland in 2000. P. Gilmer Young was an author, with Steven C. Woods, of Water Use in Minnesota Agriculture, St. Paul, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, 1987. Gilmer Young, a research manager employed by Thrivent Financial For Lutherans, was a financial supporter of the Joh Kerry Presidential Campaign and of the Democratic National Committee in 2004.
1975 Portland Avenue: Built in 1927. The structure is a two story, 1608 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ivara A. Glemming, a musician, and his wife, Mae Glemming, resided at this address. Ivar Glemming (1898-1971) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Mae G. Glemming (1892-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goodrich, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1992 for $147,000. The current owner of record is Marsha L. Arndt. Marsha L. Arndt was a party in the Minnesota Court of Appeals litigation In Re the Paternity of N.S.D.A. and B.D.A.: Marsha L. Arndt vs. Thomas M. Dailey, C5-02-1752 (2002). Richard G. Nelson, a lobbyist for Allina Health System, the Center for Energy & Environment, Fresh Energy (fka Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy,) Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, the Minnesota Grocers Association, and the Minnesota Vikings Football Club, lists this address as his business address.
1978 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a two story, 1744 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Dieber, the sales manager for G. Sommers & Company, and his wife, Emma Dieber, resided at this address. John Dieber ( -1936) died in Hennepin County. Emma Dieber ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Theresa M. Sullivan.
1979 Portland Avenue: Built in 1900. The structure is a two story, 2288 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Isaac N. Booth (1846-1918,) the husband of Ottie Booth, who was born in Ohio to parents born in the United States and who died of paralysis, resided at this address in 1918. Neal A. Beaton was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Ottie Booth, the widow of Isaac A. Booth, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick McGraw, a warehouseman employed by G. Sommers & Company, and his wife, Josephine McGraw, Leonard Fosberg, a laborer, his wife, Lily Fosberg, Lewis M. Clark, a salesman employed by the Pure Oil Company, and his wife, Mathilda Clark, all resided at this address. Isaal N. Booth ( -1918,) Patrick McGraw ( -1933,) Josephine McGraw ( -1933,) and Lewis Mills Clark ( -1940) all died in Ramsey County. Neal A. Beaton ( -1946) died in Hennepin County. Leonard A. Fosberg (1902-1983) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Lily A. Fosberg (1910-1980) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fredrickson, and died in Hennepin County. Mathilda C. Clark (1889-1974) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 for $227,000. The current owners of record are Angela H. Gilligan and Kevin M. Gilligan. [See note on the G. Sommers & Company for 9 South St. Albans Street] [See note on Pure Oil Company for 170 Summit Avenue.]
1982 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1696 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. Catherine Stevens resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Q. Haas, a vice-president of the Matteson Company, and his wife, Emma Haas, resided at this address. Catherine Stevens ( -1952) died in Hennepin County. Catherine Stevens (1904-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Andrusko, and died in Hennepin County. Emma Markert Haas ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Timothy J. Jordan, who resides in Shoreview, Minnesota. The 1930 city directory indicates that John H. Wilde resided at the former nearby 1984 Portland Avenue.
1985 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 8,355 square foot, multifamily apartment building. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Andrew Schrensen resided at this address in 1913. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Walter Peltz and C. W. Connell all resided at this address. Harold A. Wunderlich was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Jesse B. Calmenson, a lawyer who officed at the Pioneer Building, and William J. Carney, a switchman, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Burt and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Calmenson all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were William D. Bric, a salesman, and his wife, Marjorie Bric (Apartment #1,) Elton Kallin, a painter, and his wife, Marcella Kallin (Apartment #2,) John W. Nicholson (Apartment #3,) Elijah W. Ewing and his wife, Agnes Ewing (Apartment #4,) Knute N. Sebelon, a cement worker, and his wife, Jean Sebelon (Apartment #5,) and Mrs. Frances Winston, the widow of Marvin Winston (Apartment #6,) with Apartment #7 and Apartment #8 vacant. In 1972-1973, Scott Albertson, a Junior at Macalester College, resided at this address. Scott D. Albertson, with a bachelors degree from Macalester College in 1974 and a law degree from the University of Denver, is a lawyer in Golden, Colorado, involved in Construction Law. William D. Bric ( -1929,) Walter Peltz ( -1939,) Andrew Schrensen ( -1945,) and Jesse B. Calmenson ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Harold A. Wunderlich (1895-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McKeaver, and died in Ramsey County. Elton W. Kallin (1903-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Melander, and died in Ramsey County. C. H. Burt (1901-1989) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Leonard, and died in Hennepin County. Frances Winston (1880-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bondey, and died in Ramsey County. John W. Nicholson (1904-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Coffey, and died in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Roland Johnson, who resides at 1823 Portland Avenue.
1990 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 1836 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Clark resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William E. Clark, a salesman employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, and his wife, Wilsie Clark, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Michael J. Greeman and Jane C. Hix. Michael Greeman, MSW, was a social worker at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis in the 1980's and the 1990's and is the coauthor of "The Impact of a More Stringent Commitment Code in Minnesota" in Hospital Community Psychiatry in 1985, "Management of HIV-positive psychiatric patients who fail to reduce high-risk behaviors" in Hospital Community Psychiatry in 1989, ""Negative effects of a smoking ban on an inpatient psychiatry service" in Hospital Community Psychiatry in 1991, "Social work practitioners as researchers: is it possible?" in Social Work Health Care in 1993, and "Smoking in nursing homes: conflicts and challenges" in Social Work Health Care in 1997.
1994 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a two story, 2310 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Riedell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The property was last sold in 1991 for $109,900. The current owners of record are Mary P. Nadeau and Richard D. Nadeau. Richard Nadeau is a general practice dentist in St. Paul who graduated from the University of Minnesota Dental School in 1989. Richard D. Nadeau is an Associate Clinical Specialist in Primary Dental Care at the University of Minnesota.
1995 Portland Avenue: Built in 1920. The structure is a one story, 862 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Catherine Sullivan, the widow of Daniel Sullivan, resided at this address. Catherine D. Sullivan ( -1931) and Catherine A. Sullivan ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Catherine W. Sullivan (1882-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Labelle, and died in Ramsey County. Catherine E. Sullivan (1882-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McDonough, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $168,000. The current owner of record is Mary B. Schmidt.
2000 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 1552 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mark L. Norman, a dentist, and his wife, Abigail Norman, resided at this address. Mark L. Norman (1889-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Holton, and died in Ramsey County. Abigail C. Norman (1895-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Conlin, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1995 for $182,000. The current owners of record are Kristine E. Kulm and Scott V. Swenson. Scott V. Swenson was a financial supporter of The Raptor Center in 2003 and 2005.
2001 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 3334 square foot, 14 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that J. Earl Swalley, the manager of L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc., his wife, Magnolia Swalley, and Mary Swalley, a student, Edward J. Henry, a buyer, and his wife, Ida Henry, all resided at this address. Mary Swalley ( -1953) died in Morrison County, Minnesota. Edward J. Henry (1874-1963) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Ida J. Henry ( -1935) and Ida Quinvold Henry ( -1953) both died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is John D. Jacobs, who resides at 2148 Ann Arbor Street.
2004 Portland Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a two story, 2116 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hagarty and their daughter all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John B. Hagarty, Sr., his wife, Mary Hagarty, and John B. Hagarty, Jr., a clerk, resided at this address. John Byron Hagarty (1905-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gorman, and died in Hennepin County. Mary Hagarty (1871-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dwyer, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 for $227,000. The current owners of record are Kenneth C. Barghini and Laureen C. Barghini. K. C. Barghini is a tournament player in the American Contract Bridge League. St. Paul Firefighter Ken Barghini, assigned to Engine 1, C-Shift, started in 1997 and retired in 2005. Lori/Laurie Barghini and her friend, sister-in-law, and partner, Julia Cobbs, host the drive time "Lori and Julia" radio show on FM 107 (WFMP) and own BodyPerks, which sells enhanced silicone nipples. Lori Barghini graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a degree in communications in 1982 and has worked in sales for several Minneapolis companies, handling public relations, copywriting and marketing.
2007 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 3760 square foot, 15 room, eight bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Marie G. Brabeck, George H. Washburn, a salesman employed by Griggs Cooper & Company, his wife, May Washburn, and Mrs. Louise A. Whitney, the widow of Lloyd E. Whitney and a nurse, all resided at this address. Marie G. Brabeck (1883-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Loskiel, and died in Hennepin County. George Horton Washburn ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Lillie Ann Whitney ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2004 for $457,500. The current owners of record are Barbara J. Toussaint Fowlds and Daniel R. Fowlds, who reside at 1503 Laurel Avenue. Daniel R. Fowlds is a realtor with the New Home Network, Inc.
2008 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 2064 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Quinn resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Brooks resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Keevie Brooks, a salesman employed by the General Outdoor Advertising Company, and his wife, Kate Brooks, resided at this address. William J. Quinn ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Keeve Brooks (1888-1983) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Katherine I. Brooks (1898-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of O'Connell, and died in Ramsey County. Katherine Brooks (1893-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lande, and died in Ramsey County. In 1884, B. W. Robbins started the American Billposting Company, the forerunner of the General Outdoor Advertising Company. In 1925, the Fulton Group and the Cusack Company combined to become the General Outdoor Advertising Company, with nearly two dozen poster advertising companies involved in the merger and with Kerwin Fulton its president. General Outdoor had disproportionate voting power in the Poster Advertising Association. Also in 1925, the Poster Advertising Association, Inc. merged with Painted Outdoor Advertising Association to form the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc. (OAAA.) In 1928, that situation gave rise to a "Mack Decree" was handed down in U.S. vs. General Outdoor Advertising Company et al., because the OAAA operated to eliminate General Outdoor's potential competitors. The suit was later dismissed when the OAAA agreed to voluntarily correct its membership policies and to institute a one member-one vote policy. In 1950, the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against the General Outdoor Advertising Company on anti-trust charges, claiming that General operated a monopoly in 1500 cities. In 1963, the Minneapolis, Minnesota–based Naegele Advertising Companies purchased the General Outdoor Advertising Company. In 1985, Augusta, Georgia–based Morris Communications Corporation purchased Naegele Advertising Companies. The property was last sold in 2001 for $352,000. The current owners of record are Jeanine K. Joseph and Gerald M. Stenger.
2010 Portland Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a two story, 1652 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Guy S. Wilson, a purchasing agent employed by the First National Bank of St. Paul, and his wife, Elizabeth Wilson, resided at this address. Guy S. Wilson ( -1948) died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth D. Wilson ( -1945) died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth C. Wilson (1884-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Baldwin, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record are Darwin R. Holmgren and Yvonne Holmgren. Darwin Holmgren is the son of Opal Holmgren Nelson (1925-2004) of New Ulm, Minnesota, and is an employee of Ecolab. Yvonne Holmgren is the manager of donor records for Macalester College.
2011 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 2944 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, three bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Jacob S. Melamed, a clerk, his wife, Fannie Melamed, and Mrs. Anna M. Nicolin, the widow of Henry Nicolin, all resided at this address. Jacob Simon Melamed ( -1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Fannie A. Melamed ( -1936) and Anna M. Nicolin ( -1942) both died in Ramsey County. John Henry Nicolin ( -1936) died in Stearns County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1997 for $234,900. The current owner of record is Petra Dieperink. Petra Dieperink is an Assistant Hennepin County Public Defender.
<;p> 2017 Portland Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a two story, 3052 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Milton L. Spater, a jeweler, Richard P. Spater, a wood carver, Mrs. Lucie Spater, the widow of Morris Spater, Jay S. Shaw, the director of sales employed by Brown & Bigelow, and his wife, Cornelia Shaw, all resided at this address. Milton L. Spater (1897-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Plechner, and died in Ramsey County. Lucie P. Spater ( -1949) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The current owner of record is Mary Kay Hokanson. Mary Kay Hokanson is CMP for Allianz Life. Mary Kay Hokanson was associated with The Management Center at the University of Saint Thomas in 2003. Mary Kay Hokanson was the CMP Co-Chair of the Minnesota Chapter of Meeting Professionals International and was the development director for Special Olympics Minnesota in 2003.
2018 Portland Avenue: Built in 1932. The structure is a two story, 2008 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1998 for $245,000. The current owner of record is Elizabeth Davies.
2020 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a two story, 2112 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Moriarty resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael J. Moriarty, an inspector employed by the State Department of Agriculture, and his wife, Katherine Moriarity, resided at this address. Michael Joseph Moriarty (1868-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lynch, and died in Hennepin County. Katherine R. Moriarity (1888-1963) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record are J. F. Bannigan, Jr., and Margaret Mary Bannigan. John F. Bannigan, Jr., was a 1954 graduate of Cretin High School, is an eminent domain lawyer, is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association District 2 Association, and reigned as King Winter XLV in the St. Paul Winter Carnival. Margaret Bannigan was Queen of the Northlands in 1999. [See note on Cretin-Durham Hall High School for 1371 Osceola Avenue.]
2023 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 2094 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. K. B. Le Boeuf resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Jean A. Chaix, the secretary and treasurer of the Chaix Company, a clothier and men's furnishings merchant, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Chaix resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Chaix and his wife, Mabel Chaix, resided at this address. In 1969, John A. Chaix was the proprietor of a retail clothing store in Minneapolis. John A. "Jean" Chaix (1887-1969) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Supery, and died in Hennepin County. Mable A. Chaix ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2003 for $445,000. The current owner of record is the trustee for Jane K. Gates.
2027 Portland Avenue: Hatley Residence; Built in 1925. The structure is a two story, 1641 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Walter E. Hatley resided at this address from 1926 to 1971. The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter E. Hatley and his wife, Jane Hatley, resided at this address. A 1943 obituary in the St. Paul Dispatch indicates that Walter E. Hatley ( -1943) and his wife, Marie G. Hatley, resided at this address. Jane Hatley ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Walter Hatley ( -1943) died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Marie G. Hatley (1891-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Euggan, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2001 for $330,000. The current owners of record are Steven Hughes and Deborah Saul. Deborah Saul is a realtor with the St. Paul-Grand Avenue office of Edina Realty and was a 2005 financial supporter of Women’s Advocates, Inc. Steven Hughes, Ph.D., L.P., is an assistant professor in neuropsychology at the Medical School at the University of Minnesota.
2028 Portland Avenue: Built in 1918. The structure is a two story, 1698 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hushen resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John T. Hushen, a bookkeeper employed by Brown-Blodgett Company, his wife, Harriet Hushen, Harriet H. Hushen, a clerk employed by the First National Bank, and Mary A. Hushen, a stenographer employed by the American National Bank, all resided at this address. The Brown-Blodgett Company was based in the Twin Cities, started as a home-construction service, and eventually expanded into house plans. The Brown-Blodgett Company published 100 Small Houses of the Thirties, Homebuilders' Book of Low-Cost 1941 Homes, Selected Small Homes, 1942, and The Book of 100 Homes: Containing the Designs and Floor Plans of One Hundred Homes--Bungalows, Cottages, and Two Story Homes, Brown-Blodgett, St. Paul, 1942. Mildred "Millie" Grunau (1909-1992) was an architectural drafter who worked for many years with Brown-Blodgett, produced hundreds of house plans, including some used by the Federal Housing Administration as models to spur the building of affordable housing across the country, and had an estimated 3,000 residences built from her plans. House plan books are strongly associated with Anglo-American culture. They were produced in especially large numbers during times when, for various socio-economic reasons, the marketing of construction services intensified either to generate or meet increased demand. They evolved in the late 19th century out of the older "pattern book" genre of books that presented model designs and promoted the practices of particular architects, but typically did not offer stock plans for sale. In addition to the Brown-Blodgett Company of Minnesota, large producers of house plan books included C. Lane Bowes and National Plan Service of Illinois, the L. F. Garlinghouse Company of Kansas (later Connecticut), Home Building Plan Service of Oregon, Standard Homes Plan Service of DC (later North Carolina), Lane Publishing of California, and Home Planners Inc. of Michigan (later Arizona). John Hushen ( -1935) and Harriet Hushen ( -1948) both died in Ramsey County. Harriet Helen Hushen (1911-2000) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rapue, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $355,000. The current owners of record are Elizabeth W. Kershaw and Jhon T. Wlaschin. Jhon T. Wlaschin is a Teaching Assistant in Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and was an author, with Alexander J. Rothman, Roger D. Bartels, and Peter Salovey, of "The Strategic Use of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages to Promote Healthy Behavior: How Theory Can Inform Practice" in the August, 2006, issue of the Journal of Communication.
2033 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 1443 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mary A. Meagher and Mae Meagher, a nurse, resided at this address. Mary A. Meagher ( -1929) died in Ramsey County. Mary Ann Meagher ( -1949) died in Stearns County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 2002 for $359,000. The current owners of record are Brian J. Bruess and Carol Bruess. Brian J. Bruess Ph.D. is the Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, College of St. Catherine, and was an official in the Minnesota College Personnel Association in 2000-2001.
2034 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1260 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame bungalow. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hatley resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold E. Peckham, an engineer employed by Northern States Power Company, and his wife, Evelyn Peckham, resided at this address. Walter Hatley ( -1943) died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Harold Edwards Peckham ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. Harold Peckham (1899-1975) was born in St. Paul, married Evelyn Caroline Eha (1901-1978,) the daughter of Frank George Eha (1872- ) and Ida Caroline Sachse Eha (1872- ,) and the couple had one son, David G. Peckham. Evelyn Caroline Eha Peckham was born in St. Paul and died in St. Paul. Harold Edwards Peckham (1899-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Edwards, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Robert L. Dickhausen, who is located on 1043 Grand Avenue. [See note on the Northern States Power Company and Henry M. Byllesby for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
2038 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 1332 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Samuel J. Abegg, the manager of the Pacific Press Publishing Association, and Edward J. Budewitz, a travel agent, both resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Budewitz resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward J. Budewitz, a salesman, and his wife, Mary Budewitz, resided at this address. The Pacific Press Publishing Association, founded as the Signs of the Times in 1874 by James White in Oakland, California, is a major Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in North America. The Association moved to Mountain View, California, in 1904, survived a 1906 earthquake and fire, and moved to Nampa, Idaho, in 1983, where it remains. It publishes theological works, Bible studies, books on vegetarianism, and home schooling materials and owns its own printing operation. The Seventh-day Adventist Church also owns another major publishing operation, the Review and Herald Publishing Association. Edward J. Budewitz (1884-1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Simon, and died in Hennepin County. Mary F. Budewitz (1884-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Terry, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2002 for $249,900. The current owners of record are David N. Foote and Gail N. Foote. David N. Foote received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, is an associate professor in the History Department at the University of St. Thomas, and specializes in medieval studies, particularly the role of the Catholic Church in medieval Italian city-states, and in world history to 1550.
2039 Portland Avenue: Built in 1914. The structure is a two story, 1756 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, masonry and frame house, with a detached garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Van Valkenburg resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis J. Aberwald, a proprietor of a drug store located at 1820 Grand Avenue, and his wife, Margaret E. Aberwald, resided at this address. Louis J. Aberwald ( -1934) and Frank M. Van Valkenburg ( -1940) both died in Ramsey County. Margaret Aberwald (1876-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Costelow, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Joseph M. Reid. In 2003, Joe Reid was a financial supporter of the Randy Kelly for St. Paul Mayor campaign and resided at this address. Joseph Reid was the acting Director of Labor Relations for the City of St. Paul in 1999 and was appointed by Mayor Randy Kelly to the RiverCentre Authority in 2004.
2042 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1760 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, three bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis E. Eikenberry, a gas engineer, and his wife, Sadie Eikenberry, resided at this address. The current owners of record are Carolyn J. Hodges and Stephan L. Hodges. Stephan L. Hodges was a financial supporter of the St. Paul Humane Society for Companion Animals in 2005.
2043 Portland Avenue: Built in 1921. The structure is a one story, 776 square foot, four room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. J. C. Bryant resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Maria/Marie Bryant's Academy was located at this address. Maria Bryant was the widow of Julian C. Bryant. Julian Clarence Bryant ( -1914) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is Frances M. Mountain.
2044 Portland Avenue: Built in 1917. The structure is a one story, 1024 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. James Jordan and Katherine Jordan resided at this address in 1918. Thomas Carroll Jordan (1892- ,) a Private, 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 (#15380) indicate that Thomas C. Jordan (1899- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in the Headquarters Company of the 318th Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 5 1/2" tall, was a blue printer at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Gerandmer Sector and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, was a blue printer employed by James W. Jordan after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his parents, James and Katherine Jordan, at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that James W. Jordan, an engineer employed by the St. Paul Department of Public Works, and his wife, Katherine Jordan, resided at this address. James W. Jordan ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Katherine Jordan (1888-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mengelkoch, and died in Hennepin County. Thomas C. Jordan ( -1948) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1997 for $106,000. The current owner of record is Sara L. Whitehead. Sara L. Whitehead was a financial supporter of the Merriam Park Community Council in 2007. Sara Whitehead was a financial supporter of the James J. Hill Reference Library in 2003.
2048 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a 1 1/2 story, 2475 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louis F. Orenstein, a merchandise manager employed by The Golden Rule Department Store, and his wife, Rose N. Orenstein, resided at this address. Rose N. Orenstein ( -1932) and Louis F. Orenstein ( -1935) both died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 for $117,700. The current owner of record is Paul D. Cassidy. In 2003, Paul Cassidy, Tara Cassidy, and Sarah Ellen Youngerman, contributors to the Randy Kelly for Mayor campaign, resided at this address. Paul D. Cassidy is the Director of Government Relations for Leonard, Street & Deinard, is a legislative and regulatory representative in a broad range of areas including energy, telecommunications, insurance, banking, transportation, healthcare and general business climate issues, and previously served from 1989 to 1991 as the Executive Assistant to the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce in the administration of Governor Rudy Perpich.
2051 Portland Avenue: Built in 1923. The structure is a two story, 2340 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John E. Martin, a real estate agent, his wife, Lena B. Martin, Robert L. McDonald, the general agent employed by the Great Lakes Transit Corporation, and his wife, Irene McDonald, resided at this address. The Great Lakes Transit Corporation, of Buffalo, New York, initially capitalized at $20 million, was founded in 1916 by William James "Fingy" Conners (1857-1929,) a self-made multimillionaire and tycoon in the shipping business who was previously associated with many of the railroads involved in the former package freight fleets, operated three passenger liners, the Juniata, the Octorara, and the Tionesta, previously owned by the Anchor Line, and 21 freight ships on the Great Lakes from Buffalo, New York, to Duluth, Minnesota, by way of Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinac Island, Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Houghton, Michigan, after World War I until the 1930's. Conners controlled about 85 percent of the package freighters on the Great Lakes. The 1912 Panama Canal Act, anti-monopoly legislation, prohibited railroad companies after 1915 from owning, controlling or operating water transportation lines, which prompted other entrepreneurs like Conners to run shipping companies like the Great Lakes Transit Corporation. Insurance claims arising out of a collision that occurred in the St. Clair River between the vessel George D. Dixon, owned by the Great Lakes Transit Corporation, and the vessel Willis L. King, owned by the Interstate Steamship Company, prompted the U. S. Supreme Court case Great Lakes Transit Corporation v. Interstate Steamship Company, 301 U.S. 646 (1937.) Conners moved from his first business, freight handling, to other fields, and, in 1889, became president of the Vulcanite Asphalt Paving Company, in 1890, became president of Magnus Beck Brewing, acquired extensive land holdings in South Buffalo and built whole neighborhoods of residences, in 1895, purchased a controlling interest in the Buffalo Enquirer newspaper, launched the Morning Record, and in 1897, bought the Buffalo Courier and merged it with the Record under the name of the Courier-Record. Sometime after 1919, Conners turned operation of the Great Lakes Transit Corporation over to William J. Conners, Jr. (1895- .) In 1936, new federal regulations for fire safety, required in the wake of the Morro Castle disaster, caused the passenger ships to be laid up. The fortunes of the Great Lakes Transit Corporation declined during the 1930's and disappeared during World War II, when its ships were requistioned by the War Shipping Administration. The S.S. Morro Castle, named for the Morro Castle fortress that guards the entrance to Havana Bay, Cuba, was a luxury cruise ship of the 1930's that was built for the Ward Line for runs between New York City and Havana, Cuba. In 1934, while en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York, the ship caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members before eventually beaching herself near Asbury Park, New Jersey. John E. Martin ( -1944) died in Hennepin County. Lena Martin (1884-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Lena Mary Martin (1890-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bouley, and died in Hennepin County. Robert L. McDonald (1892-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Murphy, and died in Ramsey County. Irene M. McDonald (1894-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shukan, and died in Ramsey County. Irene Catherine McDonald (1893-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Welch, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 for $225,000. The current owner of record is Jay Lindsay, who resides in Edina, Minnesota.
2057 Portland Avenue: Built in 1924. The structure is a two story, 2490 square foot, ten room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house. The 1930 city directory indicates that William L. Meagher, his wife, Elizabeth Meagher, and Catherine Meagher, a music teacher, all resided at this address. William Meagher was the captain of the 1917-1918 basketball team for the College of St. Thomas. Catherine Meagher ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record is the College of St. Thomas, located at 2115 Summit Avenue.
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