Lawrence A. Martin
In General.
When Minnesota became a state in 1858, the area covered by much of the hike, including the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood, was part of the Fort Snelling military reserve. This area, known as Reserve Township, was annexed by the City of Saint Paul in 1887. The Macalester-Groveland neighborhood is home to several post-secondary institutions, many of which date back to before a majority of the area was settled. In 1884, Macalester College moved to its present site at Grand and Snelling Avenues. A majority of homes in the Macalester-Groveland area date back to the era between 1915 and the late 1920's, when streetcar use was in its prime.
Map of the former Reserve Township
Specific Structures.
The following presents available information on the housing styles of specific structures located along the hike:
332 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1887. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1302 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house. The 1920 federal census indicates that William H. Hemmingson (1885- ,) a launderer employed by a laundry and the head of household, who was born in Michigan to parents who were born in Denmark, his wife, Ella E. Hemmingson (1891- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Germany, and his daughter, Lucille B. Hemmingson (1911- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and that Catherine Hurting (1874- ,) a self-employed dressmaker and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Germany, her son, Peter J. Hurting (1899- ,) a clerk employed by a railroad office who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Minnesota, and her son, Albert F. Hurting (1912- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold Gaugh, Harry H. Rogers, a laborer employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Marie Rogers, all resided at this address. According to the 1930 federal census, Harry H. Rogers (1903- ) was born in Pennsylvania to parents also born in Pennsylvania, was employed as a helper in the shops of a railroad, and had a household that included his wife, Marie Rogers (1907- ,) born in Czechoslovakia to parents also born in Czechoslovakia, and a daughter, Corrine M. Rogers (1929- ,) who was born in Minnesota. Although homesteaded residential property according to Ramsey County property tax records, the house was on the city vacant house list in 2004, in 2005, and in 2007. In 2007, there was litigation in the matter of Aurelia (Rita) Tessmer vs. the City of Saint Paul related to this address. In 2008, Aurelia Tessmer appealed a 2004 condemnation of this property by the City of St. Paul before the Minnesota Court of Appeals in Case #A07-2349. William H. Hemmingson ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. Ella E. Hemmingson (1890-1978) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Harold Gough (1880-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stein, and died in Ramsey County. Harry Harris Rogers (1902-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Green, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is Aurelia L. Tessmer. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#24175) indicate that Eddie E. Johnson (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private First Class in the Supply Company of the 333rd Quartermaster Corps, who was born in Waterville, Wisconsin, had blue eyes, light hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 8" tall, was a clerk at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was issued a bronze Victory button, was a wholesale grocer employed by the Twin City Grocery Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Christine Johnson, at the nearby former 323 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Houston H. Vroman/Vrooman, a brakeman employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, and his wife, Nellie Vroman, resided at the former nearby 333 St. Clair Avenue. According to the 1910 federal census, Houston Vrooman (1889- ,) an operator at a factory, was born in Minnesota and was a member of a household in Minneapolis that included his father, William Vrooman (1854- ,) a retired farmer who was born in Wisconsin to parents born in Pennsylvania, his mother, Josephine Vrooman (1875- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents born in France and in French Canada, a brother, Carl Vrooman (1887- ,) a brakeman employed by a railroad who was born in Minnesota, a sister-in-law, Martha Vrooman (1892- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Scotland and in Minnesota, and a brother, Oraa Vrooman (1893- ,) an operator in a factory who was born in Minnesota. According to the 1930 federal census, Houston Vrooman was born in Minnesota, lived in St. Paul, was employed as trainman for a steam railroad, and had a household that included his wife, Nellie Vrooman (1860- ,) who was born in Iowa to parents born in Wisconsin and in Norway. Houston H. Vrooman ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad.]
334 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1885. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1245 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Oscar Swanson resided at this address in 1893. The 1920 federal census indicates that Otto J. Grossman (1891- ,) a car repairer employed by a railroad and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Wisconsin, and his wife, Agnes Grossman (1896- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Scotland and a mother who was born in Canada, and Chris Rassmussen (1893- ,) an iceman employed by an ice company and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Denmark, his wife, Josephine Rassmussen (1896- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Norway and a mother who was born in Norway, his daughter, Lorrain Rassmussen (1915- ,) who was born in Wisconsin, and his daughter, Lois Rassmussen (1918- ,) who was born in Wisconsin, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry J. Ferodowill, a body builder employed by the Ford Motor Company, and his wife, Lillian Ferodowill, Christ Rasmussen, a laborer, and his wife, Josephine Rasmussen, all resided at this address. The Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford (1863-1947,) the son of William Ford, of County Cork, Ireland, and Mary Litogot O'Hern Ford, of Michigan, who was born in Greenfield Township, Detroit, Michigan, and who was the father of the modern manufacturing assembly line. Ford declined to pursue farming and left home in 1879 for the nearby city of Detroit, Michigan, to work as an apprentice machinist with James F. Flower & Bros., and then with the Detroit Dry Dock Company. In 1882, he returned to the family farm, became adept at operating the Westinghouse portable steam engine, and was later hired by Westinghouse company to service their steam engines. Ford married Clara Ala Bryant (1865-1950) in 1888 and supported his wife and two children, Edsel Bryant Ford (1893-1943) and a Chinese adoptee, by farming and running a sawmill. In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company, became its Chief Engineer in 1893, invented a self-propelled vehicle named the Quadricycle in 1896 and completed a second gasoline powered vehicle with Thomas Edison's blessing in 1898. Backed by Detroit lumber baron William H. Murphy, Ford founded the Detroit Automobile Company in 1899, but the company failed in 1901. Teaming with C. Harold Wills, Ford designed, built, and successfully raced a 26HP automobile in 1901, prompting Murphy and the other Detroit Automobile Company stockholders to form the Henry Ford Company in late 1901, with Ford serving as chief engineer, but left the company in 1902 when Henry M. Leland became a consultant and it was renamed the Cadillac Automobile Company. Ford and Alexander Y. Malcomson, a Detroit area coal dealer, formed "Ford & Malcomson, Ltd." to manufacture automobiles after Ford supplied Barney Oldfield a winning race car in 1902. After slow initial sales and a dispute with suppliers, the Dodge Brothers, Ford & Malcomson was reincorporated as the Ford Motor Company in 1903. The Model T was introduced in 1908. Ford's network of local independent dealers made the car avaialable in virtually every city in North America and, by 1918, half of all cars in America were Model T's. In 1918, Henry Ford turned the presidency of Ford Motor Company over to his son Edsel Ford and the pair began buying back all of the company's stock. Between World War I and World War II, Ford emerged as a spokesman for right-wing extremism and religious prejudice, including anti-Semetism. The Ford Model A was introduced in 1927 and was produced through 1931. Although he historically had paid a premium wage and attracted the best available mechanical talent, Ford was adamantly against labor unions in his plants and to forestall union activity, promoted Harry Bennett, a former Navy boxer, to run an internal security unit that employed various intimidation tactics to squash union organizing. Ford was the last Detroit automaker to recognize the United Auto Workers union, doing so in 1941. Oscar Swanson ( -1908) died in Ramsey County. Christ Rasmussen ( -1948) and Joseph Henry Ferodowill ( -1952) both died in Ramsey County. Joseph H. Ferodowill operated a bicycle repair shop at 86 West Seventh Street in 1899. The current owner of record of the property is Loren O. Wiseth.
336 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1885 (1886 according to Donald Empson;) John Krantz, builder. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1134 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built for Louis Berenbach. The 1920 city directory indicates that Louis Berenback, a machine operator for the O'Donnel Shoe Company, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Louis Berenbach (1863- ,) a stitcher employed by a shoe company and the head of household, who was born in Strausburg, Germany, to parents who were born in Strausburg, Germany, who emigrated to the United States in 1884, and was naturalized in 1892, and his wife, Emelia Berenbach (1863- ,) who was born in Ohio to a father who was born in Saxony and a mother who was born in Hamburg, Germany, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant, that Louis J. Berenbach was a chief clerk of the Great Northern RailRoad, that Louis J. Berenbach and his wife, Irmgard E. Berenbach, resided in 1251 Niles Street, and that Amelia Berenbach, the widow of Louis Berenbach, resided at 1251 Edgecumbe Road. Louis Berenbach ( -1927) died in Ramsey County. Louis J. Berenbach (1890-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Schmell, and died in Ramsey County. John A. Krantz ( -1933,) Emelia Berenbach ( -1945,) and John A. Krantz ( -1945) all died in Ramsey County. John J. Krantz (1876-1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Catherine Olmstead. [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad.]
338 St. Clair Avenue: Julius Boedecker House; Built around 1885 (1880 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Victorian Cottage in style. The house is a 848 square foot, three bay, 1 1/2 story (one story according to Ramsey County property tax records,) six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick bungalow with an intersecting gable roof. It has one chimney. The house once was 339 Emma Street, but was renumbered and renamed in a prior revision in the city street name and numbering system. The house was the first house built on the block and was located on the edge of the bluff. It was constructed by Julius Boedecker, who was a brick mason. The 1895 city directory indicates that Julius Boedecker, a bricklayer, resided at the rear of this address. The property was subsequently owned by Charlie Howe, who was the operator of the Bell Express Company, a two horse and one wagon freight express company that operated primarily to shuttle baggage trunks to or from the railroad station. The 1915 city directory indicates that Charles H. Howe was proprietor of The Bell Express, a business located at 224 Walnut, and resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles C. Howe resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Charlie H. Howe (1881- ,) a self-employed expressman and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ohio, his wife, Anna Howe (1891- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in France and a mother who was born in Italy, his daughter, Rose M. Howe ( 1911- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Charles H. Howe (1913- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles H. Howe and his wife, Anna Howe, resided at this address. In 1981, the house was owned by the Callan family. Charles Harold Howe ( -1952) died in Kanabec County, Minnesota. Charles H. Howe ( -1954) died in Washington County, Minnesota. Charles H. Howe (1900-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Colburn, and died in Hennepin County. Anna Howe (1885-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Simile, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1993 with a sale price of $49,900. The current owner of record of the property is Daniel C. Guerrero. Daniel C. Guerrero (1962- ) is a lawyer and is a member of the law firm of Meshbesher & Spence who was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduated from the University of Minnesota (B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989,) was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1989, is a member of the Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association, and is a member of the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
342 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1904 (1905 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1739 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Joseph Slipka for his larger family. The 1910 city directory indicates that Albert J. Slipka, a bookbinder employed by Brown, Treacy & Sperry Company, and Frank Slipka, a clerk employed by Brown, Treacy & Sperry Company, both boarded at this address. World War I veterans Frank E. Slepka, Alb. J. Slipka, and Frank E. Slipka (1893- ,) a Private, resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#11653) indicate that Frank E. Slipka (1893- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Musician First Class in the 125th Field Artillery, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a dark complexion, was 5' 4" tall, was a musician at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a musician employed by Oscar R. Ericksen at the Arcadia Hall after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mrs. Joseph Slipka, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anna Bernatsky the widow of Alb Bernatsky, boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Joseph H. Slipka (1857- ,) a cabinet maker employed by a box company and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1860, and who was naturalized in 1887, his wife, Rosa A. Slipka (1864- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1870, and who was naturalized in 1887, his son, Frank E. Slipka (1894- ,) a musician who was employed in a theatre and who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, May E. Slipka (1897- ,) a seamstress who was employed by a furrier and who was born in Minnesota, his son, Fred G. Slipka (1902- ,) a motorman who was employed by a street railroad and who was born in Minnesota, and his mother-in-law, Anna Bernatsky (1832- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Rose Slipka, the widow of Joseph H. Slipka, Frederick W. Slipka, an operator employed by the Minnesota Macaroni Company, his wife, Rose Slipka, Albert J. Slipka, a bookbinder, and his wife, Katherine Slipka, all resided at this address. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slipka resided at 342 Blair Street in 1917. Albert J. Slipka (1890-1971,) the son of Joseph Herman Slipka and Rose Bernatsky Slipka, was born in St. Paul, married Kate Fierst and the couple had three children, Ray Slipka, Robert Slipka, and Lenore Slipka. Joseph Herman Slipka (1857-1930,) the son of Franz/Fredrick/Frank Slipka (1828- ) and Mary Buresh Slipka (1833-1919,) was born in Bohemia, married Rose Bernatsky, and the couple had six children, Joseph G. Slipka, Rose Slipka, Albert J. Slipka, Frank G. Slipka, May E. Slipka, and Fred Slipka. Rose Bernatsky (1863-1953,) the daughter of Albert A. Bernatsky and Anna Bernatsky, was born in Bohemia and died in St. Paul. Joseph G. Slipka (1885-1966) was born in St. Paul, married Adeline Karkosch, and the couple had three children, Joseph A. Slipka (1919- ,) George A. Slipka ( - ,) and Marie Slipka (1930-1930.) Rose Slipka (1886-1980) was born in St. Paul, married Leo Nagel (1887-1982,) and the couple had one child, Lawrence Nagel. Frank G. Slipka (1894-1978) was born in St. Paul, married Rose Fierst ( -1976,) and the couple had one child, Edward Slipka. May E. Slipka (1897-1981) was born in St. Paul, married Joseph Scharfbillig, and the couple had one child, Richard Scharfbillig. Fred Slipka (1901-1975) was born in St. Paul, fathered three children, Thomas Slipka, Richard Slipka, and Ruth Ann Slipka, and died in St. Paul. Joseph H. Slipka ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. Albert J. Slipka (1890-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernosky, and died in Ramsey County. Frank E. Slipka (1894-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Ramsey County. Rose A. Slipka (1896-1976) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fried, and died in Ramsey County. Rose Slipka (1904-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Burger, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Rose Slipka ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. Fred W. Slipka (1901-1975) had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky and died in Ramsey County. Brown, Treacy & Sperry Company was a St. Paul publisher during the 1890's and the early Twentieth century. Brown, Treacy & Sperry published Company C, First Infantry, Minnesota National Guard, Its History and Development, Compiled for the Company by the Editorial Board of the Souvenir Book Committee in St. Paul in 1905. Brown, Treacy & Sperry also published corporate stock certificates, including certificates for the Idaho Continental Mining Company in 1903. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $62,000. The current owner of record of the property is Sylvia G. Bernal. [See note for the Slipka family for 349 Emma Street.] [See the note for the Minnesota Macaroni Company for 334 Robie Street West.]
346 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 1637 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, brick house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by Joseph Slipka, a Czech-born builder, and was the original house for the Slipka family. The 1920 city directory indicates that George J. Carey, an engineer, resided at this address. The 1930 reverse city directory indicates that Albert J. Slipka resided at this address while the 1930 alphabetical city directory indicates that Albert J. Slipka resided at 342 St. Clair Avenue. Joseph H. Slipka ( -1930) died in Ramsey County. Albert J. Slipka (1890-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernosky, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Diane M. Sommers and Ronald L. Sommers. [See note for the Slipka family for 349 Emma Street.]
347 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1913. The structure is a one story, 1087 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The house was built by Lumier J. Klima. In 1919, Joseph J. Scharfbillig was a Corporal in Company F of the 346th Infantry and resided at 186 McBoal Street. The 1920 federal census indicates that Henry C. McLean (1889- ,) a conductor employed by a railroad and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Wisconsin, and his wife, Jane McLean (1891- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Ireland and a mother who was born in Wisconsin, both resided at this address. The property was purchased in 1922 by Joseph Scharfbillig and Mary Slipka Scharfbillig. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph J. Scharfbillig, a switchman, and his wife, Mae E. Scharfbillig, resided at this address. Lumier J. Klima (1889-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ceska, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Joseph J. Scharfbillig (1888-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Orth, and died in Ramsey County. Mary E. "May" Scharfbillig (1896-1991) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bernatsky, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $172,000 and that sale occurred in 2004. The previous owner of record of the property was Tad Kastman and the current owner of record of the property is Candace J. Eck. Candace Eck (1977- ) was a participant in the 2007 Grand Old Days 8K Women's race. Candace Eck, who runs re:nu at 1216 Selby Avenue, is reputed to be the best massage therapist in town. [See notes for the Scharfbillig family for 349 Emma Street and for 186 McBoal Street.]
350 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1886 (1887 according to Empson.) The structure is a one story, 1260 square foot, six room, two bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built for Charles Bazel, who was a tailor. The Slama family purchased the property in 1903, the same year that the second story and the porch were added to the house. The 1910 city directory indicates that Frank R. Slama was an operator at the C. Gotzian Company and resided at this address. The federal census indicates that Frank R. Slama (1870- ,) a policeman employed by the St. Paul Police Department and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1875 and was naturalized in 1877, his wife, Anna Slama (1876- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, his son, Clarence F. Slama (1902- ,) an auto mechanic who was employed in a garage and who was born in Minnesota, his son, Edwin J. Slama (1904- ,) a grinder who was employed in an optician's shop and who was born in Minnesota, and his sister-in-law, Barbara Kasal (1882- ,) a stitcher who was employed in a shoe factory and who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank R. Slama, a clerk employed by the First National Bank, and his wife, Alma Slama, resided at this address. Frank R. Slama ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $66,885 and that sale occurred in 1997. The current owner of record of the property is Valerie A. Bump. Valerie A. Bump is the author of inspirational poetry and short stories, is a lyricist, is the president of the Mississippi Valley Poets, is the corresponding secretary of the League of Minnesota Poets, is the former secretary of the Minnesota Music Academy, and was inducted into Cambridge Who's Who Executive, Professional and Entrepreneurial Registry in 2008. [See note on Conrad Gotzian and the Conrad Gotzian Shoe Company for 505 Summit Avenue.]
351 St. Clair Avenue: Ayd/Aydt House; Built in 1896. The structure is a two story, 1252 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, three bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The structure was moved to this address in 1905 from the Anker Hospital site. Previously, it was the Ayd/Aydt family residence. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank J. Doyle, a driver employed by Bucka Brothers, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank J. Doyle (1882- ,) a driver employed by a grocery store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, his wife, Sophia Doyle (1878- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Bohemia, and his son, Bernard J. Fleckenstein (1905- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph Basta, a watchman employed by J. T. McMillan Company, and his wife, Mary Basta, and James Basta, a stenographer employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company, resided at this address. The Ayd/Aydt family once operated a grist mill on Jefferson Avenue. John Ayd built the only grist mill in Reserve Township in 1860. John Kaydon Ayd (1799-1867) was a German immigrant and his grist mill could grind up to 22 sacks of corn a day. John Ayd purchased the quarter-section bounded by Lexington Avenue, Victoria Avenue, St. Clair Avenue, and Randolph Avenue in 1858. In 1887, the St. Paul Board of Park Commissioners began making plans to turn the mill site into a park, but the 1893 depression made financing of the transformation nearly impossible. The mill building still stood in 1889. In 1998, a citizen task force recommended converting the 40-acre Ayd Mill Road corridor, originally the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad (subsequently the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad or "Milwaukee Road") corridor and subsequently the Short Line RailRoad corridor, into a linear park, but, in 2002, the City of St. Paul instead opened the connection to I-35E. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad was a Wisconsin corporation, was originally organized as the Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad in 1863, was renamed in 1874, purchased the Milwaukee & Northern RailRoad in 1890, purchased the Des Moines, Northern & Western RailRoad in 1898, and purchased the Milwaukee & Superior RailRoad in 1900. In 1906, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad operated 7,268 miles of track, issued $132.8 million in stock, had funded date of $121.8 million, had 1,016 locomotives, 1,034 passenger cars, 39,429 freight cars, and 784 service cars in 1906, and had its head office at in Chicago. The officers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad in 1906 were Roswell Miller, chairman of the board of directors, Albert J. Earling, president, E. W. McKenna, second vice president, J. H. Hiland, third vice president, E. W. Adams, secretary, J. M. McKinlay, assistant secretary, C. B. Ferry, assistant secretary, W. J. Geddes, assistant secretary, Frederic G. Ranney, treasurer, John McNab, assistant treasurer, W. N. D. Winne, general auditor, and J. Ogden Armour, Frank S. Bond, Albert J. Earling, Peter Geddes, Charles W. Harkness, Frederick Layton, Herman S. Le Roy, Joseph Milbank, Roswell Miller, Percey A. Rockefeller, William Rockefeller, Henry H. Rogers, and John A. Stewart, members of the board of directors. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest United States from 1847 until its acquisition by the Soo Line railway in 1986. The original 1847 Milwaukee & Waukesha Railroad changed its name to the Milwaukee & Mississippi RailRoad in 1848, then became the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul RailRoad in 1872, with lines running through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, extends its line to the Pacific Coast in the 1890's, electrified its far West lines just before World War I, re-organized as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad Company in 1927, dieselized in the mid 1950's, unsuccessfully attempted to merge with the Chicago & North Western Railway in the late 1960's, unsuccessfully attempted in 1970 to be included in the Union Pacific merger with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailRoad to counter the merger of the James J. Hill railroads into the Burlington Northern, failed to implement a Pacific expansion, de-electrified its line just before the 1974 petroleum crisis, was restrucutered between 1980 and 1985, and was sold to the Soo Line Railroad in 1985. Joseph Basta (1884-1968) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Marie Basta (1884-1968) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jelinik, and died in Ramsey County. James Joseph Basta (1912-1994) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vojta, and died in Ramsey County. John K. Ayd, sometimes called John "Cajetan" Ayd, moved to Ramsey County in 1854 as the leader of a group of German immigrants from Hamilton County, Illinois. In 1858, John Ayd (1799-1867) was an early landowner in this part of St. Paul and purchased the quarter-section bounded by Lexington Avenue, Victoria Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Randolph Avenue, and later built a mill. John Ayd's daughter was Catherine Ayd, who married Fred Weber of St. Paul, and the two families operated Weber & Ayd's store in St. Paul from the mid to late 1800's. John "Cajetan" Ayd and his group reportedly founded the town of Aydtstown, in Wright County, Minnesota, which is now St. Michael, Minnesota. John K. Ayd appears in A History of Wright County Minnesota published by Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge in 1915. Fred Weber ( -1909,) Fred R. Weber ( -1917,) and Fred Weber ( -1953) died in Ramsey County. Fred W. Weber (1869-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Snyder, and died in Hennepin County. Fred W. Weber (1904-1975) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. The Short Line RailRoad was laid along the eastern edge in 1880, serving commuters to Minneapolis and St. Paul. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad completed its "Short Line", a commuter line linking Minneapolis and St. Paul that traveled through the north part of the Merriam Park section of St. Paul, roughly along the path of the old oxcart trail. Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge was a compiler or editor-in-chief of county histories in Minnesota and Wisconsin, including History of Goodhue County, Minnesota, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company, 1909, History of Dakota and Goodhue Counties, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1910, History of Rice and Steele Counties, Minnesota, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., 1910, History of Freeborn County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1911, The History of Mower County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Company, 1911, History of Fillmore County, Minnesota, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., 1912, The History of Winona County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, 1913, History of Wright County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1915, The History of Renville County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper Jr., 1916, The History of Redwood County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper Jr. & Company, 1916, History of Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, 1917, History of McLeod County, Minnesota, Chicago, H. C. Cooper, 1917, History of Clark County, Wisconsin, Chicago and Winona, Minnesota, H. C. Cooper Jr., & Company, 1918, History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties, Wisconsin , H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, Winona, Minnesota, 1919, History of Houston County, Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota, H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1919, History of Wabasha County, Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Company, 1920, History of Barron County Wisconsin, Minneapolis, Minnesota, H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Company, 1922, History of Dunn County, Minneapolis-Winona, H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1925, and Wabasha County, Minneapolis, Minnesota Federal Writers Project, 1938, and other works, such as Biographical Sketch of the Right Reverend Henry B. Whipple, D.D., Bishop of Minnesota, Chicago, H.C. Cooper, Jr., & Company, 1910. Picture of the Ayd Mill and a picture of the Ayd house. The property was last sold in 1991 with a sale price of $39,900. The current owners of record of the property are H. F. Cochrane, Jr., and Joan R. Cochrane, who reside in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. [See note on James T. McMillan for 900 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad.] [See note for the Chicago, Milwaukee,& St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad.] [See note for the Milwaukee & St. Paul RailRoad.] [See note for the Chicago & North Western RailRoad.] [See note for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailRoad.] [See note for the Soo Line RailRoad.] [See note on James T. McMillan for 900 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note for the American Hoist and Derrick Company for 2010 Summit Avenue.]
354 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1905 (1904 according to Empson). The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1201 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The house was built by Rudolph Schneider, who resided at 359 Michigan Street. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry J. Dolan, a foreman for the St. Paul Department of Public Works, and his wife, Katherine Dolan, resided at this address. Rudolph J. Schneider ( -1917) died in Ramsey County. Henry J. Dolan ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Katherine M. Dolan (1897-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Snell, and died in Hennepin County. The last sale of this property was in 2003 and the sale price was $120,652. The current owner of record of the property is John B. Edgerton III.
355 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1875. The structure is a two story, 1660 square foot, nine room, two bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The house was moved to this location from the Ancker Hospital site in 1906 and was owned by the Smolik-O'Mansky families from 1906 to 1980. Edward Smolik (1895- ), a Private, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that August Smolik, a tailor, resided at this address and that Cecil Smith, a seamstress, and Edward Smith, a tinner, both boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that August Smolik (1850- ,) a tailor employed by a tailor shop and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1880, and who was naturalized in 1888, his wife, Catherine Smolik (1857- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia, who emigrated to the United States in 1880, and who was naturalized in 1888, his daughter, Francis Smolik (1894- ,) a seamstress who was employed in a tailor shop and who was born in Minnesota, his son, Edward Smolik (1896- ,) a sheet metal worker who was employed in a tin shop and who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Cecelia Smolik (1898- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Kath Smolik, Marcus M. Omanski, a carman, and his wife, Cecelia Omanski, all resided at this address. August Smolik ( -1921) and Cecil Troy Smith ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. Katherine Smolik ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $82,000. The previous owner of record of the nonhomesteaded property was Christopher W. Lahaie and the current owner of record of the nonhomesteaded property is Inter Savings Bank FSB.
356 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1150 square foot, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Clark resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thornton resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William F. Micka, a clerk employed by the U. S. Customs Service, and his wife, Elizabeth Micka, resided at this address. The house was owned by the Micka family in 1980. Rachel Kaul, a member of the St. Paul Central High School Class of 1987, resided at this address in 1997. William F. Micka (1892-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dvahos, and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth J. Micka (1899-1987 ) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Chalupa, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2003 and the sale price was $185,000. The current owners of record of the property are Colleen M. Arons and David F. Arons.
360 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1928. The structure is a one story, 994 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was moved from 561 Harrison Avenue in 1965. The property was last sold for $144,900 and that sale occurred in 2003. The current owners of record of the property are Debera J. Treaner and Edith A. Treaner.
366 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1870 (1888 according to Empson.) The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1168 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The house was built for Abel Middents. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bloeser resided at this address in 1918. World War I veteran Arnold C. Blaeser resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#12106) indicate that Arnold C. Bloeser (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Private in Company A of the Sixth Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, blonde hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 6 1/2" tall, was a clerk at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including Champagne, St. Mihiel, and the Argonne Forest, was disabled in France with a wound to the left leg, was unemployed after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Mary C. Bloeser, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Arnold C. Bloeser, a student at the Nichols School, and Charlotte Bloeser, a clerk employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, both boarded at this address and that Charles Bloeser, a painter, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph J. Thorne, a rackman, and his wife, Emily E. Thorne, resided at this address. Maria "Mary" Middents (1868-1962,) was born in Germany, married Charles Bloeser (1867-1934,) also born in Germany, and was an interior decorator in 1910, and the couple had two children, Charlotte A. Bloeser (Mrs. Frederick A.) Strauel (1893- ,) and Arnold Bloeser (1896- .) Arnold Bloeser was the president of the Minnesota Department of the Military Order of the Purple Heart from 1939 until 1940. Frederick A. Strauel (1887-1974) was the chief draftsman for the architectural firm of Purcell & Elmslie, operated the Minneapolis office for Purcell & Elmslie, then moved to Oregon with Purcell during 1922, was fully credited as associate architect with Purcell in a series of nine houses designed from 1928 to 1929 for Minneapolis developer H. M. Peterson, maintained a small office in the Architects and Engineers Building in Minneapolis until 1935, continued to do drafting work for both Purcell and for Elmslie after their partnership ended, worked in the same WPA office as John Jager from 1933 to 1943, held a brief wartime job with a chemical company, and then took a staff position with the Minneapolis City Planning Commission from which he retired in 1952. Joseph J. Thorne (1893-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Peters, and died in Ramsey County. The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire western front. It was the biggest operation and victory of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I, while France, Britain and its Dominion/Commonwealth armies (mainly Canada, Australia and New Zealand,) and Belgium contributed to major battles in other sectors across the whole front. The Meuse-Argonne was "probably the bloodiest single battle in U.S. history," in the sense that it had the largest number of U.S. dead in a single battle. The current owner of record of the rental property is Donald H. Howland, who resides in Oakdale, Minnesota. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
369 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1906 (1900 according to Ramsey County property tax records.) The property is one story, 2800 square foot, industrial building. The structure was built by the Lauer Brothers Construction Company as a storage building. The property was last sold in 1992 with a sale price of $35,000. The current owner of record of the property is Timothy J. Patterson. Timothy Patterson directs Associated Organbuilders, which provides complete service and maintenance of pipe organs in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Timothy Patterson obtained a B.S. degree in computer science and industrial technology from the University of Wisconsin. In 2007, Associated Organbuilders restored the solid state control system at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, in a system that was damaged by lightning storm, restored the chimes and action at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in St. Paul, restored the computer control system and releathered regulator in Choir division at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Paul, and restored the lightning damaged computer control system at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Minneapolis. [See the notes on Henry Lauer and the Lauer family for 376 West St. Clair Avenue and 431 West St. Clair Avenue.]
372 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1890 (1888 according to Empson); Gingerbread in style. The structure is a one story, 1137 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The house was built for Louis Steffanous, who was a driver for the Lauer Brothers Construction Company, and is located back-to-back with his brother's house on Emma Street. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#10152) indicate that Clarence E. Hall (1895- ,) a 1918 draftee and a Sergeant in Company B of the 216th Engineers, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7 1/2" tall, was a salesman at induction, was unemployed after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary Steffanus resided at this address. Clarence E. Hall (1895- ,) a Sergeant, resided at 1472 St. Anthony Avenue. Mary Steffanus ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. Clarence E. Hall (1895-1983) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Roxy L. McCouch. [See the notes on Henry Lauer and the Lauer family for 376 West St. Clair Avenue and 431 West St. Clair Avenue.]
376 St. Clair Avenue: Henry Lauer House; Built in 1883 (1882 according to Laurel Severson.) The structure is a two story, 2028 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. Construction cost for the house was $3,000. The house was built by the Lauer Brothers Construction Company for Henry Lauer. In 1887, the home was moved by its owner and builder two blocks to its present site to make it closer to the construction site of Henry Lauer's monumental "Lauer Flats." The house is currently a showcase of salvaged old stained and beveled glass windows, a boulevard garden with a tree carving of an early Voyageur, and a salvaged tin ceiling in the kitchen. Henry Lauer ( -1911) died in Ramsey County. The Lauer Brothers construction business, of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, in 1876, built the locally quarried stone house that was the replacement building for William Steffanus' initial log cabin in Portage County, Wisconsin. After marriage, Rosalie Lauer and Henri Lauer moved the construction business to St. Paul. The Lauer brothers were both stone cutters in the 1880's. Henry Lauer ( -1911) died in Ramsey County. Henry A. Lauer (1876-1921) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stephamus, and died in Ramsey County. Henry F. Lauer (1891-1978) had a mother with a maiden name of Steffanus and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Laurel J. Severson. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mrs. Rosa Lauer and H. F. Lauer both resided at the former nearby 378 St. Clair Street. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. R. M. Lauer and H. F. Lauer resided at the former nearby 378 St. Clair Street. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lauer resided at the former nearby 378 St. Clair Street. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Jeanette M. Severs resided at the former nearby 423 St. Clair Avenue in 1928. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Rose M. Lauer, the widow of Henry Lauer, resided at the former nearby 378 St. Clair Avenue, that Frank Hrachovina, a painter, and his wife, Katherine Hrachovina, resided at the former nearby 408 St. Clair Avenue, and that Rudolph J. Huspek, a carman employed by the Omaha Shops, and his wife, Bessie Huspek, resided at the former nearby 425 St. Clair Avenue. Frank Hrachovina ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Rosalie Steffanus, a daughter of William Steffanus and Melanie Paupun Steffanus, married Henri Lauer. William Steffanus was born in Etting, France, where his forefathers are traced to 1670, served seven years as a horseman in the French Army, came to New York in 1850, married Melanie Paupun in Buffalo, New York, moved with the Paupun family to Eden, New York, and in 1855, moved to Portage County, Wisconsin. Rudolph J. Huspek (1900-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County.
427 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1960. The structure is a two story, 2652 square foot, 11 room, six bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame double house. The 1893 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bourgeault resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alois Loss, a laborer at the Federal building, his wife, Frances Loss, Alois V. Loss, a proofreader employed by the Capitol Press, Ladislaw J. Loss, a clerk employed by the St. Paul Casket Company, James J. Miscera, a car washer employed by Standard Brands, Inc., and his wife, Molly Miscera, all resided at this address. The St. Paul Casket Company was located at 1222 West University Avenue, in a mildly Art Deco industrial building that was designed by Allen H. Stem and was built in 1922. The St. Paul Casket Company in its time reportedly was considered to be the finest casket factory in America. The St. Paul Casket Company also had a manufacturing plant in North St. Paul, Minnesota, in the early 1890's. Alois L. Loss (1883-1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hytieh, and died in Ramsey County. Alois V. Loss (1912-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smetka, and died in Ramsey County. Frances A. Loss (1886-1977) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. James J. Miscera (1904-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Florian, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was the Energy Resource Center and the current owners of record of the property are Donald A. Edrington and William C. Edrington, who reside at 1891 Grand Avenue.
431 St. Clair Avenue: Lauer House; Built in 1907; Mildly Colonial Revival/Prairie Style in style; Mark Fitzgerald, architect, and Lauer Brothers, builders. The house was built for $4,000. The house is a three bay, 2 1/2 story, 2129 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, brick structure with an intersecting hip and gable roof, which has one hipped dormer. It also has a two story bay window on the east side of the house and a small second floor porch. It has a one car detached garage. The house was built by Margaret Lauer, the widow of Charles Lauer. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lauer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry A. Lauer, the president of Lauer Brothers Inc., his wife, Bertha Lauer, Fidelis Lauer, a beauty operator employed by M. Kmetty Inc., Helen Lauer, a cashier employed by Maurice L. Rothschild & Company, and Katherine Lauer, a bookkeeper employed by Lauer Brothers Inc., all resided at this address. Charles Lauer ran the Lauer Brothers Contracting Company with his brother, Henry A. Lauer. The firm was founded in 1884. The 1910 city directory indicates that Nicholas B. Lauer was a vice president of Lauer Brothers and resided at 245 Western Avenue and that Henry A. Lauer was the secretary of Lauer Brothers. Henry A. Lauer lived in the house from 1908 until 1961, when he was 85. Margaret Lauer apparently never lived in the house. The 1910 city directory indicates that Margaret Lauer resided at 212 Colbourne. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lauer resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Henry A. Lauer, president of Lauer Brothers General & Stone Contractors, resided at this address. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Henry F. Lauer, treasurer of the Lauer Brothers General & Stone Contractors, and Rose Lauer, widow of Henry Lauer, Sr., resided at 378 West St. Clair Avenue. Lauer Brothers General & Stone Contractors was located at 185 Chestnut in 1920. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lauer resided at this address. Mark Fitzgerald ( -1917) and Margaret Lauer ( -1927) both died in Ramsey County. Henry A. Lauer (1876-1921) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stephamus, and died in Ramsey County. Henry F. Lauer (1891-1978) had a mother with a maiden name of Steffanus and died in Ramsey County. Rose Jeanette Lauer (1884-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Brown, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record of the property is the EMK Holding Company LLC, which is located at 500 Grand Hill. [See note on Fitzgerald for 599 Summit Avenue.]
439 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1896. The structure is a two story, 1800 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rev. Paul E. Rick, the pastor of St. Marks German Evangelical Lutheran Church, and his wife, Louise Rick, resided at this address. Paul E. Rick ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 with a sale price of $41,900. The current owner of record of the property is Patrick Michael Fearing.
447 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1880. The structure is a two story, 1686 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that James Bakula resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Bakula resided at this address. James Bakula ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Brian M. Pierce and Susanne L. Pierce.
452 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1910. The structure is a two story, 1840 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1916 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchmeier resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank Buchmeier, a real estate agent, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchmeier resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank Buchmeier, a notary public, his wife, Frances Buchmeier, Cecelia Buchmeier, a stenographer employed by F. Buchmeier, Francis Buchmeier, and Mary Buchmeier, a secretary employed by Frank Buchmeier, all resided at this address. The 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul First Ward, directory indicates that John T. Jansen, Jr., Yvonne Jansen, Susan Jansen, Mary Jansen, Joseph Jansen, and Gerilyn Jansen all resided at this address. The 1983 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul Second Ward, directory indicates that John T. Jansen, Jr., Yvonne Jansen, and Gerilyn Jansen (1965- ) all resided at this address. Frank Buchmeier ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Cecelia Mary Buchmeier (1909-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Borovansky, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Frances Buchmeier (1874-1961) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Francis X. Buchmeier (1907-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Borovansky, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. Mary E. Buchmeier (1896-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Borovansky, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The previous owners of record of the property were John T. Jansen, Jr., and Yvonne M. Jansen and the current owner of record of the property is Lou Huckbody.
453 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1880. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1248 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John G. Jelinek, a tailor, and his wife, Marie Jelinek, resided at this address. John G. Jelinek (1886-1979) had a mother with a maiden name of Hovorka and died in Ramsey County. Marie B. Jelinek (1892-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tojsic, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owners of record of the property were Kathleen M. Honerbrink and Robert M. Honerbrink and the current owner of record of the property is the Mortgage Electronic Registry Systems Inc., located in San Diego, California.
458 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1941. The structure is a one story, 1231 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold for $227,000 and that sale occurred in 2005. The previous owner of record of the property was Dana Rae Jablinske and the current owners of record of the property are Bruce A. Sundberg and Eileen P. Sundberg.
466 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1907. The structure is a one story, 941 square foot, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Haas, a clerk employed by the First National Bank, and his wife, Ethel Haas, resided at this address. Frank J. Haas (1902-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hadar, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 and the sale price was $194,900. The previous owner of record of the property was Lois B. Jensen and the current owners of record of the property are John R. Meyer and Veronica Meyer. [See note on the First National Bank of St. Paul for 331 Maple Street.]
469 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1885. The structure is a two story, 2872 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1906 Jubilee Manual of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church indicates that Caroline E. Matteson, a widow and a member of the church since 1863, resided at this address. The current owner of record of the property is Evelyn D. Hrachovina. Evelyn Hrachovina was a financial supporter of the Minnesota Communication Center for the Blind in 2003 and 2004.
475 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1959. The structure is a one story, 4800 square foot, multi-family apartment building. The property was last sold in 1999 with a sale price of $210,000. The current owners of record of the property are Maureen E. S. Fisher and Peter A. Fisher, who reside in Shoreview, Minnesota.
480 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1962. The structure is a 1152 square foot, four room, two bedroom, one bathroom, stucco rambler, with a detached garage. The current owner of record of the property is Lucille C. Smith.
487 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900; Victorian in style. The house is a two story (one story according to Ramsey County property tax records,) six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 895 square foot, wood frame and clapboard (aluminum/vinyl-sided according to Ramsey County property tax records) bungalow with one chimney, a glass entry door transom, and a detached garage. The property was last sold in 1993 with a sale price of $56,500. The previous owner of record of the property was Michael H. Daufelt and the current owner of record of the property is the Federal National Mortgage Association, located in Chicago. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alb J. Buzicky, a tailor, resided at the former nearby 489 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert J. Buzicky, a tailor, and his wife, Josephine Buzicky, resided at the former nearby 489 St. Clair Avenue and that Albert F. Salaba, a watchman employed by Owens Motor Sales, and his wife, Josephine Salaba, resided at the former nearby 491 St. Clair Avenue. Albert J. Buzicky (1891-1967) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Albert F. Salaba ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Josephine A. Buzicky (1894-1982) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zich, and died in Ramsey County.
493 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1885 (1880 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Victorian in style. The house is a one room (three room according to Ramsey County property tax records,) one bedroom, one bathroom, one story, 588 square foot, wood frame and clapboard, worker house, with gabled roof and one chimney. It also has a bullseye window on the gabled end of the house and has plain corner boards. The 1930 city directory indicates that Genevieve Murphy, a fitter, resided at this address. Genevieve M. Murphy (1902-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Cahill, and died in Hennepin County. Genevieve C. Murphy (1905-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wickham, and died in Hennepin County. Genevieve M. Murphy (1900-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McNamara, and died in Hennepin County. Genevieve Murphy (1897-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hurd, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The last sale of this property was in 2001 and the sale price was $68,000. The current owner of record of the property is Jeffery A. Kearns.
495 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1892. The structure is a 588 square foot, three room, one bedroom, one half-bathroom, frame rambler. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Vandras, his wife, Mary Vandras, and Anna Vandras, a helper, all resided at this address. The house was on the city vacant house list in 2002 and in 2003. The current owner of record of the property is Jeff Kearns, who resides at 493 West St. Clair Avenue.
499 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1890. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1238 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Albert H. Jelinek, a salesman, resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Noeut Khoeum and Thoeut Phan.
503 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1902. The structure is a one story, 1394 square foot, eight room, two bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Victor J. Bradley, a salesman for the Palace Cloth House, resided at this address and Gertrude E. Bradley, a clerk, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Smythe resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Daniel C. O'Donnell, a laborer employed by Swift & Company, his wife, Anne M. O'Donnell, Leland Lyons, an automobile mechanic employed by Burch-Wilson Inc., and his wife, Hazel Lyons, all resided at this address. John Smythe ( -1930,) Daniel O'Donnell ( -1951,) and Victor J. Bradley ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. Hazel Victoria Lyons (1994-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bloomquist, and died in Hennepin County. Leland Leslie Lyon (1901-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Moak, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The property was last sold for $134,900 and that sale occurred in 2000. The current owners of record of the property are Abby Farr Peterson and Kent R. Peterson. [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.]
511 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1907. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1610 square foot, three bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Thomas First, a helper employed by the Flour State Baking Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward P. Shindler, a painter, his wife, Annie Shindler, Florence Shindler, a book binder, Frank Kroll, an optician employed by E. B. Meyrowitz, and his wife, Mae Kroll, all resided at this address. Frank P. Kroll (1896-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lukowic, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Neil T. Nierowiecz, who resided at 1328 Sargent Avenue and the current owners of record of the property are Jill S. Nickleski and Todd B. Nickleski, who reside in Tucson, Arizona. [See note on the Flower State Baking Company for 938 Wakefield Avenue.]
523 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1603 square foot, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Lydia Daily, an operator employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Nettie Hayek, the widow of John Hayek, John Hayek, a chauffeur employed by J. P. Upham, his wife, Annie Hayek, Anna Hayek, an operator employed by the Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Company, and Raymond Daily all resided at this address. John P. Upham ( -1934) and Antoinette M. "Nettie" Hayek ( -1954) both died in Ramsey County. John Hayek (1873-1958) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fytal, and died in Ramsey County. John W. Hayek (1906-1980) had a mother with a maiden name of Rudolph and died in Ramsey County. Anna Hayek (1894-1960) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Anna Hayek (1880-1957) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1996 with a sale price of $61,000. The current owners of record of the property are April D. Rasmussen and David R. Rasmussen. [See note for Tri-State Telegraph & Telephone Company for 596 Portland Avenue.]
533 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1905. The structure is a one story, 4700 square foot, commercial building. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The current owner of record of the property is Minnesota Grocers Council, Inc. The Minnesota Grocers Association was founded in 1897 and is a non-profit trade association founded to advance the common interests of all those involved in the food retail industry-supermarkets, superstores, convenience stores, food wholesalers, and food manufacturers and brokers.
539 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1895. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1335 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Mathias Kolar and Anna Kolar resided at this address in 1917. The 1917-1918 World War I draft registration card for Theodore F. Kolar indicates that he was born in 1896 in St. Paul, that his father, Matthew Kolar, was born in Austria, was never naturalized and resided at this address, and that he was employed by the Neyland Engraving Company of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mathew Kolar and his wife, Anna Kolar, resided at this address in 1918 according to the records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#12978.) World War I veterans Frank T. Kolar (1894- ), a Sergeant, and Theodore F. Kolar (1896- ), a Private, resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#2052) indicate that Frank T. Kolar (1894- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Sergeant in Battery B of the 151st Field Artillery, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, brown hair, and a medium complexion, was 5' 10" tall, was an express messenger at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including Champagne, St. Mihiel, and the Marne, was an automobile mechanic employed by the Detroit Electric Car Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, Mathais Kolar, at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#12978) indicate that Theodore F. Kolar (1896- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Private in the Headquarters Company, First Cas., Ordinance Battalion, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a steel engraver at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a steel and copper engraver employed by the National Engraving Company after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, Mathen Kolar, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anna B. Kolar, an operator for the Western Union Telegraph Company, Frank T. Kolar, a foreman for Warren-Given Inc., Marie C. Kolar, stenographer for the Scheffer & Company, and Theodore F. Kolar, an engineer, all boarded at this address and Mathias Kolar, a machine operator, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Matt Kolar (1870- ,) a machine operator employed by a shoe factory and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia and who emigrated in 1891, his wife, Anna Kolar (1870- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia and who emigrated in 1892, his daughter, Celestina Peterson (1893- ,) a bookkeeper employed by a taxi company who was born in Minnesota, his son, Frank Kolar (1895- ,) a bookkeeper employed by a garage who was born in Minnesota, his son, Theodore (1897- ,) an engraver employed by an engraving company who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Marie Kolar (1899- ,) a stenographer employed by a harness factory who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Anna Kolar (1902- ,) a telegrapher employed by a telegraphy company who was born in Minnesota, his son, George Kolar, who was born in Minnesota, his granddaughter, Dorothy Peterson (1913- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his grandson, Lawrence Peterson (1914- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Matthew Kolar, a shoe representative employed by A. J. De Forge, his wife, Anna Kolar, and George T. Kolar, a driver employed by Warren-Given Inc., all resided at this address. The Detroit Electric Car (1907-1939) was an automobile brand produced in Detroit, Michigan, by the Anderson Electric Car Company, which previously was the Anderson Carriage Company of Port Huron, Michigan, producing carriages and buggies from 1884 until 1911, when it became the Anderson Electric Car Company. The electric automobile was powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, with an Edison nickel-iron battery alternatively available from 1911 to 1916. The Detroit Electric was marketed where a dependable and immediate start without hand cranking of the engine was important, to women drivers and to physicians. Notable people who owned Detroit Electric cars included Thomas Edison, Charles Proteus Steinmetz and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Clara Ford, the wife of Henry Ford. The Detroit Electric Car Company, renamed such in 1920, went virtually defunct after the 1929 stock market crash, was purchased by A. O. Dunk, an acquirer of defunct companies, who continued it in a rudimentary form until 1936 and it was liquidated in 1939. The California based ZAP Electric car company and China's Youngman Auto announced plans in 2008 to revive the "Detroit Electric" for a range of new models to be built in China. The ZAP Alias is planned to be a $30,000 electric three-wheeler that can do 0-60mph in 5.7 seconds and drive 150 miles on a single charge. Frank T. Kolar ( -1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kadlec, and died in Hennepin County. Theodore F. Kolar (1896-1984) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kadlec, and died in Hennepin County. Marie Kolar ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Mathew Kolar ( -1949) died in Ramsey County. Anna K. Kolar (1869-1962) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Warren Given Inc. was an auto garage & sales room doing business in 1931 at two locations, Grand Avenue at Milton (the auto garage) and at 198 West Fifth Street (used car sales.) Warren Given Inc. sold American Austin automobiles and Buick automobiles. American Austin cars were produced in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the old Standard Steel Car Company factory. In England, in 1921, vehicles were taxed according to horsepower and the price of gasoline was extremely high and these factors led Sir Herbert Austin (1866-1941) to design a tiny automobile. Austin realized that America also needed a small economy car instead of the big fuel burning cars that were prevalent and, in 1929, talked some American businessmen into starting a company to build the American Austin. The engine was apparently the same design as that of the English Austin 7, a 46 cubic inch L-head 4 cylinder with only two main bearings and produced between 13 and 14 horsepower at 3200 RPM. The Austin was the lightest car in production in America, weighing between 1100 and 1200 pounds, had a wheelbase of 75 inches, or 16 inches shorter than a VW Beetle and more than two feet shorter than the Ford Model T, had a very narrow 40-inch track, had a three-speed gearbox, and had four-wheel-brakes. The English body was re-designed by Russian Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky. The Great Depression shut down the Austin factory in 1932, but the factory was acquired, with a $250 million loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, by entrepreneur, Roy S. Evans, who, at age 30, was the largest automobile dealer in the South. Approximately 20,000 American Austins were produced before the company was liquidated in 1935 and was reorganized in 1936 as the American Bantam Car Company. The American Bantam Car Company faltered as World War II began, but the company created the Bantam Reconnaissance Car, the vehicle that evolved into the "Jeep." Ultimately, the American Bantam Car Company, Ford, and Willys-Overland built jeeps based on the Bantam design. The name "Jeep" apparently was derived from the Ford version of the vehicle, the "GP," with the "G" for Government and the "P" for an 80" wheelbase. After World War II, Evans sold the company and the Butler, Pennsylvania, factory began producing trailers until 1956, when the plant was sold to American Rolling Mills. Sir Herbert Austin, Baron of Longbridge, worked for Frederick York Wolseley from 1885, rising from foreman to chairman of the board of directors in 1911, designed and made the first Wolseley motor car in 1895, and, in 1905, started the Austin Motor Company. The Buick Motor Division of the General Motors Corporation was founded in 1902 by David Dunbar Buick (1854-1929,) a plumbing materials manufacturer who developed a process for annealing porcelain to steel for bathtubs, and his engineer, Walter L. Marr, and was incorporated in 1903, when Buick's initial financial backer, Benjamin Briscoe, Jr., sold his interest in Buick to a group of wagon makers in Flint, Michigan. The company recovered from near-bankruptcy in 1904 to become the greatest producer of automobiles in 1908. David Buick left the firm in 1906 and General Motors was created around the Buick Motor Company as a holding company for Buick, the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, the Cadillac Automobile Company, and the Oakland Motor Car Company, by former horse-drawn carriage manufacturer William Crapo "Billy" Durant in 1908. Olds Motor Vehicle Company, Inc., was the oldest unit of General Motors Corporation, organized by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. The Cadillac Automobile Company was organized by Henry M. Leland in 1902. The Oakland Motor Car Company, predecessor to Pontiac Motors, was founded by Edward M. Murphy in 1907. The property was last sold for $173,000 and that sale occurred in 2004. The current owners of record of the property are Kelsey Redwine and Peter J. Redwine. [See note on the Battle of Saint-Mihiel for 614 Portland Avenue.]
547 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1908. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1444 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank Nayman (1881- ,) a stockman employed by a shoe factory and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his wife, Antoinette Nayman (1882- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his daughter, Cecelia Nayman (1908- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Marcella Nayman (1912- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Nayman, a stockman employed by O'Donnell Shoe Corporation, his wife, Antoinette Nayman, and Cecil Nayman, a computer operator employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, all resided at this address. Frank J. Nayman ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. Antoinette Marie Nayman (1881-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Houska, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Virginia Nayman Tonn. [See note for the O'Donnell Shoe Company for 185 Richmond Street.] [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad for 472 Ohio Street.]
550 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900. The structure is a one story, 861 square foot, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Anton Kosik, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Department of Parks, and his wife, Katherine Kosik, resided at this address. Anton Kosik ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 and the purchase price was $145,750. The previous owners of record of the property were Michelle L. Puariea and Edward L. Puariea and the current owners of record of the property are Jenine Mitcheltree and Richard D. Mitcheltree.
551 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1890. The structure is a one story, 1020 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The address also includes a vacant lot. The 1910 city directory indicates that Frank A. Slavik was a police officer assigned to the Central Station and resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John J. Kodada, a stockman employed by the Crane Company, and his wife, Anna Kodada, resided at this address. Frank A. Slavik ( -1945) and John J. Kodada ( -1948) both died in Ramsey County. Anna M. Kodada (1888-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hruska, and died in Ramsey County. John J. Kodada (1886-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kubica, and died in Ramsey County. The 1880 census indicates that John J. Kodada (1862- ) was born in Bohemia, was a laborer, was unmarried, and resided in the household of Joseph Hajek, not a close relative, in St. Paul. The 1880 census indicates that Jacob Kodada (1855- ) was born in Bohemia, was a stone mason, was single, and also resided in the household of Joseph Hajek, not a close relative, in St. Paul. The 1880 census also indicates that Joseph Hajek (1835- ) was born in Bohemia, was a tailor, was married, and resided in St. Paul. The Hajek household, in 1880, included Annie Hajek (1878- ,) born in Minnesota, a daughter, Joseph Hajek (1870- ,) born in Bohemia, a son who was a student, Lizzie Hajek (1868- ,) born in Bohemia, a daughter who was employed at home, Mary Hajek (1866- ,) born in Bohemia, a daughter who was employed at home, John Hajek (1863- ,) born in Bohemia, a son who was employed as a tailor, and Mary Hajek (1844- ,) born in Bohemia, the wife of Joseph Hajek. In 1879, Joseph Hajek, a tailor, resided on Michigan Street between Richmond Street and Western Avenue. The current owner of record of the property is Carl L. Bentson. The 1920 federal census indicates that John Kodada (1887- ,) a cutter employed by a shoe factory and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his wife, Anna Kodada (1888- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his daughter, Marie Kodada (1914- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Dorothy Kodada (1916- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and his son, John Kodada (1918- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. Earl R. Sandquist (1904-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Erickson, and died in Ramsey County. Benjamin Lust ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Patrick Cook (1889-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mahueas, and died in Ramsey County. Julia B. Cook (1894-1983) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Holum, and died in Hennepin County.
557 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1925. The structure is a one story, 1010 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank A. Slavik resided at this address and that Frank A. Slavik & Sons, contractors, was located at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Frank Slavik (1887- ,) a carpenter employed in the construction trades and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, his wife, Catherine Slavik (1888- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, his son, Sarmer Slavik (1911- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his son, Francis Slavik (1917- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Deloris Slavik (1923- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1994 and the sale price was $55,000. The current owner of record is Emil F. Fah III. The 1920 federal census indicates that John W. Lust (1876- ,) an engineer employed by a hoist company and the head of household, who was born in Iowa to a father who was born in Iowa and a mother who was born in Bohemia, his wife, Anna Lust (1876- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Bohemia, his son, Frank J. Lust (1895- ,) a cabinetmaker employed by a refrigerator company who was born in North Dakota, his son, John N. Lust (1899- ,) a musician employed by an orchestra who was born in North Dakota, his son, Benjamin J. Lust (1901- ,) an electrician employed by an electric company who was born in North Dakota, his daughter, Emily F. Lust (1904- ,) who was born in , and North Dakota, his son, Theodore E. Lust (1909- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Otto R. Lust (1913- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at the former nearby 559 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that John W. Lust, an engineer, Benjamin Lust, an electrician, John W. Lust, an engineer, Otto Lust, a laborer, and Theo Lust, a helper employed by Oriental & Kerr Laundries, Inc., all resided at the former nearby 559 St. Clair Avenue. John W. Lust (1873-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stropnik, and died in Ramsey County. John N. Lust (1898-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bazal, and died in Ramsey County. Social Security records indicate that John Lust (1891-1978) resided in Minnesota after 1930 and died in North Dakota. Theodore Lust ( -1943) died in Washington County, Minnesota.
565 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1975. The structure is a one story, 2120 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 Beverly J. Hamilton. The 1916 and 1918 city directories indicate that Rev. and Mrs. F. J. Zavodsky resided at the former nearby 567 St. Clair Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that Patrick Cook resided at the former nearby 567 St. Clair Avenue. The 1920 federal census indicates that Patrick Cook (1891- ,) an engineer employed by a railroad and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Italy, his wife, Julia Cook (1896- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his daughter, Helen Cook (1914- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Patrick Cook (1918- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at the former nearby 567 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Patrick Cook, an engineer employed by the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, his wife, Julia Cook, and Frank Hansen all resided at the former nearby 567 St. Clair Avenue. [See note on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad/Milwaukee Road.]
569 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1069 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank Lavacek (1893- ,) a policeman employed by the City of St. Paul and the head of household, who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia and who emigrated in 1902, his wife, Marie Lavacek (1893- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, and his son, Raymond Lavacek (1915- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Earl Sandquist resided at this address. Earl R. Sandquist (1904-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Erickson, and died in Ramsey County. The 1930 federal census indicates that Earl Sandquist (1903- ,) a composer employed by a publishing company and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Sweden, his wife, Rose Sandquist (1903- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, and his daughter, Mary Ann Sandquist (1930- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The property was last sold in 1999 and the sale price was $94,500. The current owner of record is Bryan A. Kulenkamp.
573 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1915. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1181 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that John W. Hazuka (1884- ,) a bookbinder employed by a publishing house and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his wife, Josefa Hazuka (1887- ,) who was born in Bohemia to parents who were born in Bohemia and who emigrated to the United States in 1904, his daughter, Lillian Hazuka (1912- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Emma Hazuka (1914- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and his son, John Hazuka (1917- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John W. Hazuka, a bindery worker employed by Webb Publishing Company, his wife, Josephine Hazuka, Emily Hazuka, a typist, and Lillian Hazuka, a stenographer employed by the Louis F. Dow Company, all resided at this address. John W. Hazuka (1883-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kotlieba, and died in Ramsey County. In 1879, John Hazuka, a laborer, and John Hazuka, Jr., a laborer, both resided on the Upper Levee (River Flats.) In 1920, John Hazuka was a porter for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company and resided at 386 Duke Street with Frank J. Hazuka, a bookbinder at Brown & Bigelow, Inc. Josephine A. Hazuka (1887-1965) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1998 and the sale price was $61,600. The current owners of record are Alexis L. Vigliotti and Frederick J. Ramage. Alexis L. Vigliotti was a member of the St. Paul Central High School Class of 1987. [See the note for Webb Publishing for 291 Goodrich Avenue.]
577 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1909. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1498 square foot, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Edward Hobza (1870- ,) a meat cutter employed by a meat market and the head of household, who was born in Moravia to parents who were born in Moravia, who emigrated to the United States in 1907, and who was naturalized in 1915, his wife, Marie Hobza (1870- ,) who was born in Moravia to parents who were born in Moravia, who emigrated to the United States in 1907, and who was naturalized in 1915, his daughter, Anna Hobza (1897- ,) a stenographer employed by a wholesale hardware company who was born in Austria and who emigrated to the United States in 1906, and who was naturalized in 1915, his son, Frank Hobza (1900- ,) a repair man employed by an automobile dealer who was born in Austria and who emigrated to the United States in 1907, and who was naturalized in 1915, and his daughter, Marie Hobza (1902- ,) a stenographer employed by a wholesale hardware company who was born in Austria and who emigrated to the United States in 1906, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward Hobza, a cutter employed by C. J. Masek, and his wife, Marie R. Hobza, a typist employed by the Northern States Power Company, resided at this address. Edward Hobza ( -1952) and Marie Hobza ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2000 and the sale price was $126,500. The current owner of record is Lynn Waters, who resides in Bloomington, Minnesota. [See note on the Northern States Power Company for 21-27 South St. Albans Street.]
581 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1911. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1292 square foot, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Nicholas Bredemus, a helper employed by the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. The federal census indicates that Nicholas Bredemus (1886- ,) a janitor employed by a private family and the head of household, who was born in Luxembourg to parents who were born in Luxembourg, and who emigrated to the United States in 1903, his wife, Sophie Bredemus (1889- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Austria and a mother who was born in Luxembourg, his son, Frank Bredemus (1912- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Theresa Bredemus (1913- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, his son, Louis Bredemus (1915- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Leonard Bredemus (1918- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and a boarder, Olex Philles (1894- ,) a laborer employed by a coal yard who was born in Greece to parents who were born in Greece and who emigrated to the United Sates in 1911, and a boarder, the wife of Olex Philles, Catherine Philles (1898- ,) who was born in Luxembourg to parents who were born in Luxembourg and who emigrated to the United States in 1919, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Nicholas Bredemus, a janitor, and his wife, Sophie Bredemus, resided at this address. Nicholas M. Bredemus (1891-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ludwine, and died in Hennepin County. The 1930 federal census indicates that Nick Bradmus (1885- ,) a public building janitor and the head of household, who was born in Luxembourg to parents who were born in Luxembourg, his wife, Sophie Bradmus (1889- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Germany, his son, Frank Bradmus (1911- ,) a car repairer employed by an electric railroad shop who was born in Minnesota, his son, Lewis Bradmus (1916- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Theresa Bradmus (1913- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his son, Leonard Bradmus (1919- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his daughter, Margaret Bradmus (1922- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. Sophie M. Bredemus (1887-1970) had a mother with a maiden name of Hemel and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner was Margaret S. Hanson and the current owners of record are Margaret Hanson and Kessie Wheelock. Kessie Wheelock was a graduate student at the Art department of the University of Minnesota in 2008 with an emphasis in time and interactivity.
585 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1788 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Rose Sigmundik and Carl J. Grindy, a station operator employed by the Standard Oil Company, and his wife, Emma C. Grindy, resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Rose Sugmundik (1884- ,) an independent home laundress, who was born in Czechoslovakia to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, her daughter, Rose Sugmundik, Jr. (1913- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, her daughter, Josephine Sugmundik (1916- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, and her son, Frank Sugmundik (1919- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, resided at this address and that Carl Grindy (1901- ,) an oil station manager employed by petroleum company and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Norway, his wife, Emma Grindy (1901- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, his sister, Clara Grindy (1902- ,) a shipping clerk employed by a wholesale dry goods merchant who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Norway, and his mother, Caroline Grindy (1863- ,) who was born in Norway to parents who were born in Norway, all resided at 587 St. Clair Avenue. Rose Sigmundik (1884-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vojta, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 and the sale price was $48,900. The previous owner was Paul H. Johanson and the current owners of record are John M. Dorow and Julie A. Dorow, who reside at 809 Pleasant Avenue. [See note on the Standard Oil Company for 679 Lincoln Avenue.]
593 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 1193 square foot, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Steven Kododo, a boilermaker employed by the Omaha Shops, his wife, Lillian Kododo, and Albert Kododo, a boilermaker employed by the Omaha Shops, resided at this address. The 1917-1918 draft registration card for Stephen Kododo indicates that he was born in 1894, was a boilermaker employed by the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad, resided at 491 Michigan Street, was short, stout had dark brown eyes, and had light brown hair. Stephen Kododo (1894-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Foital, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian Kododo (1892-1981) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1991 and the sale price was $48,900. The current owners of record are Adam E. Dorow and Jessica R. Dagen. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad.]
599 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1900. The building is a two story, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, 1839 square foot, asbestos-sided house. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Wilczek and John Prybelick, an agent employed by Met Life Insurance Company, and his wife, Clara Prybelick, all resided at this address. Clara Prybelick ( -1954) and William J. Wilczek (1896-1974) both died in Ramsey County. John Gregory Prybelick (1900-1993) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $155,000 and that sale occurred in 2002. The current owners of record of the property are Andrew N. Nelson and Kelly R. Nelson.
603 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1927. The building is a two story, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1344 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Michael Fratto, a laborer employed by the St. Paul City Department of Public Works, his wife, Louise Fratto, Ann Fratto, a biller employed by E. Albrecht & Son, Anthony L. Fratto, a houseman employed by the Railway Express Agency, John Fratto, a window trimmer, and Mary D. Fratto, a stenographer employed by Shea-Adamson Plumbing & Heating Company, all resided at this address. Louise Fratto ( -1932) and Michael Fratto ( -1937) both died in Ramsey County. Anthony L. Fratto (1905-1988) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fino, and died in Ramsey County. John George Fratto (1906-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fino, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $196,690. The current owners of record of the property are Gregory Dean Baker and Karen Kotz Baker. [See note for the Railway Express Agency for 248 Banfil Street.]
607 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1923. The building is a one story, six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, 1305 square foot, stucco bungalow, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Holatz resided at this address in 1920. The 1930 city directory indicates that William E. Busta, a foreman with the Purity Baking Company, and his wife, Mary Busta, resided at this address. John Holatz (1852-1940) was born in Bohemia, married Anna __?__ in 1881 in Czechoslovakia, and died in Minnesota. William E. Busta (1896-1972) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Mary Busta (1896-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Novotny, and died in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. Mary Busta (1900-2000) was born in Luxembourg, had a mother with a maiden name of Schuster, and died in Scott County, Minnesota. The last sale of this property was in 2002 and the sale price was $150,000. The current owner of record of the property is Charles J. Michel III. The 1895 city directory indicates that Frank M. Honsa, a binder at Wright Barrett & Stilwell Company, resided at the nearby former 637 West St. Clair Avenue, which was razed to build Interstate 35E. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board indicate that John Green (1890- ,) an enlistee and a Private in the Minnesota National Guard, who was born in O'Tak, New Zealand, moved to Minnesota in 1909, was a laborer at induction, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a light complexion, was 5' 6" tall, and served with the American Expeditionary Force in France at Baccaret, at the Marne, and at St. Mihiel, resided at the former nearby 641 St. Clair Avenue in 1919. Mrs. C. H. Green, the mother of John Green, also resided at the former nearby 641 St. Clair Avenue in 1919. The 1919 History of the Field Artillery Central Officers Training School indicates that Paul A. Dwyer resided at the nearby former 681 St. Clair Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anna Balmer, the widow of George Balmer and a seamstress, resided at the former nearby 637 St. Clair Avenue, that Ernest Brandt, a messenger employed by the Mannheimer Brothers, boarded at the nearby former 629 St. Clair Avenue, that Arthur Camplin, an instructor employed by the Twin City Rapid Transit Company, resided at the nearby former 649 St. Clair Avenue, and that Joseph Felger, a baker employed by Frank Drkula, resided at the nearby former 625 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Pavlicek and his wife, Mary Pavlicek, resided at the former nearby 609 St. Clair Avenue, that Edward Tavernier resided at the former nearby 625 St. Clair Avenue, that George I. Hein, a police detective employed by the St. Paul Police Department at the Central Station, and his wife, Mae Hein, resided at the former nearby 629 St. Clair Avenue, that William J. Ludwig, his wife, Kristina Ludwig, and Ronald Thurston resided at the former nearby 633 St. Clair Avenue, that John Holatz, Annabelle Holatz, a helper, and Mildred Holatz, a clerk, all resided at the former nearby 637 St. Clair Avenue, that Theo A. Lundberg, a foreman, and his wife, Anna Lundberg, resided at the former nearby 639 St. Clair Avenue, that the former nearby 641 St. Clair Avenue was vacant, that Mrs. Della Leonard, a furrier, resided at the former nearby 649 St. Clair Avenue, and that the former nearby 651 St. Clair Avenue was vacant. The Holatz cemetery plot includes the graves of John Holatz (1851-1940,) Anna Holatz (1840-1922,) and Mildred Holatz (1886-1962.) John Holatz and Anna Holatz were the parents of Mildred Holatz. James Pavlicek (1868-1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ludsik, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. William J. Ludwig ( -1937,) Edward F. Tavernier ( -1938,) John Holatz ( -1940,) May Pavlicek ( -1944,) and Ronald Thurston ( -1944) all died in Ramsey County. George I. Hein (1921-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pakenham, and died in Ramsey County. Mae E. Hein (1898-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zellie, and died in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Theodore Lundberg (1875-1959) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The Wright, Barrett & Stilwell Company published photographs of St. Paul attractions and other photographs in 1907. The Wright, Barrett & Stilwell Company also published the catalog Illustrated catalogue and price list of staple stationery, tablets and blank books in St. Paul in 1898, the roofing catalog Facts concerning Iron brand prepared roofing in St. Paul in 1899, and the roofing catalog The truth about Monarch brand prepared roofing: toughens with age, will not harden nor crack, made from pure Lake Trinidad asphalt in St. Paul in 1902. [See note on the Purity Baking Company for 938 Wakefield Avenue.] [See note for the Mannheimer Brothers for 270 West Seventh Street.] [See note on the Battle of Saint-Mihiel for 614 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the Twin City Rapid Transit Company.]
807 St. Clair Avenue: St. Clair Apartments/Clairwood Condominiums; Built in 1915; Prairie School in style; B. F. Bjornstad, builder. The construction cost for the building was $12,000. The structure is a five bay, two story, stucco building with an intersecting hipped red ceramic tile roof. It has three chimneys and wide eaves. The building is located opposite to Linwood Park. It has been converted from an apartment house to condominiums. Unit A is a 600 square foot, three room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit, which was last sold in 2000 for $62,500, and which is currently owned by Julie A. Bunn, who resides in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. Unit 1 is 1310 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit with a detached one car garage, which is currently owned by Mary L. Kemp. Unit 2 is 1310 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit, which was last sold for $245,000 in a sale that occurred in 2005, which was previously owned by Steffanie J. Ogg, and which is currently owned by Patrick J. Seeb, who resides at 911 Osceola Avenue. Unit 3 is 1310 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit, which was last sold for $287,000 in a sale that occurred in 2004, which was previously owned by Kari L. Amundson, and which is currently owned by Miriam E. Stone, who resides at 421 Holly Avenue. Unit 4 is 650 square foot, three room, one bedroom, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit, which was last sold for $160,000 in a sale that occurred in 2005, which was previously owned by Mark A. Nowak, and which is currently owned by Jennifer Peterson Cramer and Michael Cramer, who reside in Breezy Point, Minnesota. Unit 5 is 650 square foot, three room, one bathroom, stucco condominium unit, which was last sold for $144,000 in a sale that occurred in 2005, which was previously owned by Peter J. Schmitz, and which is currently owned by Elizabeth A. Anderson, who resides in Cary, Illinois. Garage unit #3 is owned by Valerie R. Stoker, who resides at 806 Linwood Avenue #3, and garage unit #4 is owned by Judith L. Durfey, who resides at 806 Linwood Avenue #4. The 1910 city directory indicates that Bernard F. Bjornstad was the treasurer for the St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company and boarded at 756 Goodrich, that Julius Bjornstad was the president of the St. Paul Sash, Door & Lumber Company and resided at 756 Goodrich, and that Egbert S. Oakley was an Assistant U. S. District Attorney and resided at 1233 Hague. The 1915 city directory indicates that Bernard F. Bjornstad was an agent for Julius Bjornstad, a real estate business, and resided at 89 North Oxford. Additionally, the 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bjornstad, Mr. and Mrs. John Everett, Mr. and Mrs. Gust Luellwitz, and Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Oakley also all resided at this address. B. J. Bjornstad was a real estate dealer who lived at this address in 1918. Gust Luellwitz was the president and treasurer of the North American Labor Center in 1920 and the 1920 city directory indicates that he resided at 616 Lincoln Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that Julius Bjornstad had his business office at 281 Selby Avenue, resided at 45 North Lexington, and died in 1919 at the age of 78. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Bernard F. Bjornstad had his business office in the Hamm Building and resided at 1284 Portland and that Nathaniel S. Bangs, the treasurer of Bangs, Berry & Carson, livestock brokers, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Bangs, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wilder and their daughter, Mrs. Alice Flynt, and Mrs. W. F. Hanstein resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward Barr, a promotionman, and his wife, Jane Barr, resided at Apartment #1, that James M. Lennon, a milliner, his wife, Esther Lennon, and Catherine H. Lennon, a teacher employed at the Gaultier School, resided at Apartment #2, that John E. France, superintendent of the Crex Carpet Company, and his wife, Mary France, resided at Apartment #3, and that Alex W. Thomson resided at Apartment #4. Egbert S. Oakley, with Lyndon A. Smith, successfully represented the State of Minnesota in the U. S. Supreme Court case Pure Oil Company v. State of Minnesota, 248 U.S. 158 (1918,) against a constitutional challenge to a charge for the inspection of pertroleum products. Egbert S. Oakley represented the State of Minnesota in the U. S. Supreme Court cases of Oliver Iron Mining Company v. Lord, 262 U.S. 172 (1923,) upholding a Minnesota tax on iron ore, and State of North Dakota v. State of Minnesota, 263 U.S. 365 (1923), dismissing claims against the State of Minnesota for flooding damages following the straightening of the Mustinka river flowing into Lake Traverse. Egbert S. Oakley, with M. J. Brown, Charles R. Pierce, Charles E. Houston, Clifford L. Hilton, and John E. Palmer, successfully represented the State of Minnesota in the U. S. Supreme Court case State of North Dakota v. State of Minnesota, 263 U.S. 365 (1923,) in litigation over water course changes upriver from Lake Traverse that allegedly caused flooding and damage to North Dakota farmers. The 1880 federal census indicates that Julius Bjornstad (1848- ) was born in Norway, was a stair builder, was married to Sara Bjornstad (1856- ,) who also was born in Norway, had four children, Clara O. Bjornstad (1873- ,) Alfred W. Bjornstad (1875- ,) Gunhild Bjornstad (1877- ,) and Herman Bjornstad (1879- ,) and resided in St. Paul. Social Security records indicate that Julius Bjornstad (1891-1989) resided in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Julius Bjornstad (1842- ) was born in Norway. Julie A. Bunn (1957- ) was born in Pasadena, California, was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Macalester College from 1992 until 2000, was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Washington County (District 56A) from 2007 until 2011, and is a self-employed policy analyst, consultant, and writer. Miriam E. Storm, who is unmarried and took out a mortgage on Unit #3, had that mortgage foreclosed in 2008. Nathaniel Swift Bangs (1890-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Swift, and died in Ramsey County. Samuel Alden Wilder (1868-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sherwood, and died in Ramsey County. John Everett (1886-1961) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Esther Lennon ( -1931,) Amanda B. Hanstein ( -1934,) James Lennon ( -1935,) and James Lennon ( -1945) all died in Ramsey County. Egbert S. Oakley ( -1931) died in Hennepin County. John Edward France 1892-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Burhouse, and died in Ramsey County. Alexander W. Thomson ( -1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smith, and died in Ramsey County. Catherine Hoy Lennon (1905-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hoy, and died in Ramsey County. Mary Elizabeth France (1896-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Wakeman, and died in Ramsey County. Steffanie Ogg was a teacher at St. Paul's Arlington High School in 2005. [See the note for the Crex Carpet Company for 96 Bates Avenue.] [See note on Pure Oil Company for 170 Summit Avenue.]
819 St. Clair Avenue: John A. Stevenson House; Built in 1923. The building is a two story, 12 room, five bedroom, two bathroom, 2900 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John A. Stevenson (1846-1925,) the husband of Mary A. Stevenson, who was born in England to parents born in England and who died of chronic myocarditis and angina pectoris, resided at this address in 1925. The 1930 city directory indicates that Marcellus L. Countryman, Jr., assistant general counsel for the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Ruth Countryman, resided at this address. In 1934, Marcellus L. Countryman, Jr., and Ruth Murray Countryman resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Samuel H. Morgan, a member of the Class of 1929, and Henry D. Morgan, a member of the Class of 1959, both resided at this address. Marcellus L. Countryman, Jr. (1894- ,) with Walker Downer Hines (1870-1934,) represented the Great Northern RailRoad before the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1924 on the question of the consolidation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad, the Great Northern RailRoad and the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and their subsidiaries, and represented the Northern Pacific RailRoad in an arbitration proceeding before Mr. William T. Faricy in 1938 over a dispute between the Great Northern Railway Company, the Oregon-Washington RailRoad & Navigation Company, and Northern Pacific Railway Company over the division of revenues under the 1924 Seattle-Portland pool train contract. M. L. Countryman, with E. C. Lindley and Thomas R. Benton, unsuccessfully represented the railroad in Great Northern Railway Company v. State Of Minnesota ex rel the Village Of Clara, 246 U.S. 434 (1918,) which challenged a Minnesota statute that required railroads to build sidewalks where the right of way of the railroad crosses the street as an exercise of State police power. M. L. Countryman, with C. W. Bunn and D. F. Lyons, successfully represented the Director General of Railroads in Davis v. Wallace, 257 U.S. 478 (1922,) enjoining the collection of a special excise tax assessed against each of five railroad companies for the years 1918 and 1919 under a North Dakota statute. Marcellus L. Countryman, Jr., with Anthony Kane, Louis E. Torinus, Jr., Charles A. Hart, Martin L. Cassell, Jordan J. Hillman and Richard Musenbrock, unsuccessfully represented the railroad in an appeal from an adverse Interstate Commerce Commission decision concerning through routes and joint rates for rail traffic moving in the Pacific Northwest in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company v. the United States 366 U.S. 745 (1961.) M. L. Countryman, Jr., of St. Paul, was the head of the Northern Pacific Railway's Legal Department, was appointed a Vice-President and Western Counsel of the Northern Pacific Railway, was associated with the Northern Pacific Railway since 1924, and was its general counsel since 1949. Marcellus L. Countryman, Jr., (1894-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Simmons, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. The 1880 federal census indicates that Marcellus Countryman (1863- ,) a farm laborer who was born in Minnesota, resided with his brother, Ambrose Countryman (1850- ,) a lawyer who was born in New York, in Appleton, Swift County, Minnesota. In 1880, the Ambrose Countryman household also included his wife and daughter, Jennie Countryman (1851- ,) who was born in England, and Helen L. Countryman (1877- ,) who was born In Minnesota, and his brother-in-laws and sister-in-law, Albert Beswick (1862- ,) a farm laborer who was born in Minnesota of English-born parents, Minnie Beswick (1866- ,) who was born in Minnesota of English-born parents, and Peter Beswick (1864- ,) a farm laborer who was born in Minnesota of English-born parents. Morman Church records indicate that Marcellus L. Countryman (1862-1944) was born at Nininger or Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, his parents were Peter Fort Countryman (1829-1905/1906) and Elizabeth E. Gleason Countryman (1828-1899/1900,) and he had 12 siblings, Ambrose Countryman (1850- ,) Levi Alasco Countryman (1851- ,) Florence Countryman (1854- ,) Emily J. Countryman (Mrs. Llewelleyn) Cobb (1856- ,) Harriette Lana "Hattie" Countryman (Mrs. Stephen Daley) Cecil (1858- ,) John Countryman, Mary Countryman, George E. Countryman (1865- ,) Daniel Melville Countryman (1867- ,) Minnie Lulu Countryman (1870/1972- ,) Luceba "Lulu" Countryman (Mrs. E. H.) Maskrey/Mascrae (1870 - ,) and James Harvey Countryman (1875- .) Ambrose Countryman married Jennie Beswick. Levi Alasco Countryman married Sarah Strathers. Henriette Countryman Cecil and Stephen Cecil (1855-1926) were married in 1878 and the couple had two children, Reuben Marcellus Cecil (1881-1919,) and Emily 'Enna' Louise Cecil (1885-1970.) Marcellus Countryman (1862-1944) married Cora Mae Simmons (1865-1947.) Peter Fort Countryman was a County supervisor in 1871 and a County clerk in 1872 and 1873. Social Security/Railroad Retirement System records include Marcellus L. Countryman (1895-1975.) Peter F. Countryman was the brother of Levi Nelson Countryman (1832-1924) and was involved in the business of Tozer & Countryman. Levi Countryman was born in LaFargeville, New York, and moved to Hartsville, Indiana (ca. 1848-1850) where he taught school and attended Hartsville College. In 1851, he married Alta Chamberlain, and in 1855 they moved to Hastings, Minnesota, for reasons relating to Levi Countryman's health. In Minnesota, he farmed in Dakota County, attended and graduated from Hamline University, Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1861, was mustered into Company D, Second Minnesota Regiment (February 7, 1865) and mustered out (May 2, 1865), and returned to farming in Nininger, Dakota County. Later, Levi Countryman was employed in the farm implement business, primarily with the Buffalo-Pitts Company, where he worked and headed the Fargo, North Dakota branch from 1883 to 1892 when he moved to the Minneapolis branch where he worked until his retirement in 1907. Levi N. Countryman (1832- ) was born in Orleans, New York, moved to Minnesota at 1855, settled in Hastings, Minnesota, graduated from Hamline University, Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1861, served during the American Civil War, was engaged in the slae of threshing machines, moved to Minneapolis, and died in Minneapolis. Marcellus L. Countryman (1862- ) was born in Hastings, Minnesota, studied law at Washington University, was admitted to the practice of law in 1885, settled in St. Paul in 1886, and was an attorney for the Great Northern RailRoad. Peter F. Countryman (1829-1906) was born in Jefferson County, New York, moved to Minnesota in 1855, settled in Hastings, Minnesota, initially was engaged in a mercantile business, served in the Second Minnesota Regiment during the American Civil War, subsequently was a farmer, and died in Hastings, Minnesota. Ambrose D. Countryman (1850- ,) the son of Peter F. Countryman and Elizabeth E. Gleason Countryman, was born in Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, moved to Minnesota in 1855, was reared in Dakota County, Minnesota, attended common schools in Dakota County, Minnesota, attended the University of Minnesota, graduated from the Washington University Law School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1874, married Jennie Beswick in 1874, taught school, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota, practiced law in Minneapolis from 1874 until 1878, moved to Appleton, Minnesota, in 1878, was a member of the Swift County, Minnesota, Board of Commissioners from 1879 until 1882, was a probate court judge from 1882 until 1889, was the assistant secretary of the Minnesota State Senate from 1897 until 1905, was the secretary of the Appleton, Minnesota, board of education, from 1883 until 1907, and was a grandmaster of the Masons of Minnesota from 1902 until 1903. Walker Downer Hines, of Louisville, Kentucky, was initially a railroad lawyer with the law firm Cravath, Henderson & de Gersdorff, was the chairman, general counsel, and director of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RailRoad before 1917, was appointed Assistant Director General of Railroads by President Wilson under William McAdoo, and was the Federal director general of railroads in 1920 and through the Hoover Administration, was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1926, and later became the Eastern counsel for the Great Northern Railway. Walker Downer Hines was the author of War History of American Railroads published in New Haven, Conn., by the Yale University Press in 1928. Walker D. Hines, with Jared How, J. F. McGee, Pierce Butler, William D. Mitchell, William A. Lancaster, Frank B. Kellogg, Cordenio A. Severance, Robert E. Olds, Stiles W. Burr, and Charles W. Bunn, successfully represented the Northern Pacific Railway Company in Ex Parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908,) a case overturning a Federal court demand that the Minnesota Attorney General show cause not to be held in contempt over a dispute with railroad shareholders over state rate regulation in 1908, where the railroad also was a defendant. Jared How (1857/1867- ,) the son of Phideas/Phineas Berkeley How and Abby Clark How, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, graduated in 1876 from the Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1876, was a special student attending the Phillips-Exeter Academy in 1877, was a graduate with a bachelors degree from Harvard University in 1881, was a special student at the Harvard Law School in 1882, moved to St. Paul in 1883, read the law in the office of Bigelow, Flandrau & Squires, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota, was a lawyer, joined the law firm of Clark, Eller & How in 1885, formed the law firm of Eller & How with Homer G. Eller in 1888 when Judge Greenleaf Clark left the prior law firm, was the secretary of the Merriam Company, previously the Price-McGill Company, publishers and jobbers in New York and St. Paul, in 1894, was a partner in the law firm of Eller, How & Butler with the addition of Pierce Butler in 1896, was a partner in the law firm of How & Butler from 1896 until 1899, was the attorney for the St. Paul Public Works Board in 1896, was the secretary of the Minnesota State Democratic Party Central Committee in 1896, was the centerfielder for the St. Paul Society's "Has Been" baseball team, comprised of lawyers, against the "Professionals" baseball team, comprised of doctors, in a charity game for the benefit of the St. Paul Boat Club 1896, formed the law firm of How & Taylor with Carl Taylor in 1899, formed the law firm of How, Taylor & Mitchell with William D. Mitchell in 1903, formed the law firm of How, Butler & Mitchell with Pierce Butler in 1905, was the president and treasurer of the Greenleaf-Clark Realty Company, was a member of the board of directors of the Pioneer Press Company, was a member of the board of directors of Gordon & Ferguson, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Town & Country Country Club, was a member of the Ogekahming Club, was a member of the University Club of New York, was a member of the Harvard Club of New York, was a bachelor with an extensive library, resided on Oakland Avenue in 1907, and officed at the Fire & Marine Building in 1907 and 1910. Jared How was a nephew of Greenleaf Clark ( -1904) and received his law library upon his uncle's death. Other notable lawyers playing for the "Has Beens" baseball team in 1896 were Pierce Butler, left fielder, Hiler H. Horton, right fielder, S. P. Crosby, catcher, M. D. Munn, second baseman, and Judge Charles E. Flandrau, third baseman. Samuel H. Morgan (1911-2000) was born in Duluth, Minnesota, graduated from the Harvard University Law School in 1936, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota Bar in 1936, was a partner at the law firm Briggs & Morgan, where he practiced law, focusing on conservation, served as the chairman of the Minnesota Council of State Parks from 1966 until 1970, helped organize the Minnesota Parks Foundation in 1967, formed the Afton Land Company, was instrumental in the establishment of Afton State Park, was instrumental in the formation of Lilydale Park, was instrumental in the formation of Fort Snelling State Park, was also influential in a major addition to William O'Brien State Park, was also influential in an addition to Lake Bemidji State Park, was also influential in the acquisition of the Fredrick Manfred house at Blue Mounds State Park, and died in St. Paul. Marcellus L. Countryman ( -1944) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1999 with a sale price of $285,000. The current owners of record of the property are Nathaniel P. Longley and Karen L. Phillips. Karen Phillips, a teacher with The Blake School, and Nathaniel P. Longley, a Colorado College physicist in 1999 and formerly a professor with Macalester College, have conducted programs for the Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers. Nathaniel Longley was the successful plaintiff in the litigation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, EEOC v. Macalester College, alleging that the college failed to renew a physics professor's annual contract because white males were subjected to discriminatory hiring practices and received $125,000 under a consent decree. Nathaniel Longley is involved in the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search, where subatomic particles are beamed from Illinois through Wisconsin and under Lake Superior to the Tower-Soudan deep shaft iron ore mine in northern Minnesota. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad.] [See note on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad.] [See the note for Charles Wilson Bunn for 549 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the Blake School for 1600 Emerson Avenue South.] [See note on Town & Country Club for 952 Wakefield Avenue.] [See note on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailRoad/Milwaukee Road.] [See 875 Summit Avenue for a note about William DeWitt Mitchell.] [See note on Pierce Butler for 1345-1347 Summit Avenue.] [See note on Richards Gordon and the Gordon-Ferguson Company for 378 Summit Avenue.]
825 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1921. The building is a two story, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, 2509 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John M. Geist, a manager employed by Emil Geist, a jeweler, and his wife, Susanne Geist, resided at this address. John M. Geist (1883-1965) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Erd, and died in Ramsey County. Emil Geist ( -1926) died in Ramsey County. Susanne Geist (1897-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Overall, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Douglas A. Rzeszutek and Carole J. Wiblishauser. Doug Rzeszutek is the president of the Linwood Park Boosters Club. Carol Wiblishauser was a 1966 graduate of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary school in Maplewood, Minnesota.
841 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1921. The building is a two story, 18 room, eight bedroom, four bathroom, 4002 square foot, stucco double house, with one attached garage and one detached garage. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Brown and Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Round all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. In 1934, Marcellus L. Countryman, Sr., and Cora Simmons Countryman resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Warren Stringer (1917- ,) who was born in St. Paul, who attended the school from 1929 until 1932, and who attended Yale University in 1939, resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Frederick E. B. Foley, a student during the period 1901-1915, resided at this address. Marcellus L. Countryman (1862-1944), the son of Peter Fort Countryman and Elizabeth E. Gleason Countryman, was born in Nininger, Dakota County, Minnesota, married Cora May Simmons Countryman, and died in St. Paul. Warren "Warnie" Stringer (1917-2009) was born in St. Paul, attended St. Paul Academy, graduated from Yale University in 1941, served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U. S. Navy during World War II, survived two enemy bombings of his ship, once in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Palermo, Italy, and the second during the Battle of Leyte Gulf off the Philippines when the U. S. S. Gambier Bay was sunk in 1944, moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened a new office of his family's mortgage brokerage firm, Dunn & Stringer, married Mary Cudahy Keogh, then engaged in real estate, developing the Orchard Highlands and Hickory Hollow subdivisions of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a founder of St. Simon the Fisherman Church in Port Washington, Wisconsin, moved to Sanibel Island, Florida, was an active member of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, was a volunteer for the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW,) was a volunteer for the Habitat For Humanity of Fort Myers, Florida, was a woodworker, and died at Sanibel Island, Florida. Warren Stringer and Mary Keogh-Stringer were the parents of Jim Stringer, Terry Stringer, Chip Stringer and Nancy Stringer Stimson. The current owners of record of the property are Gerry A. Lindner and Grace E. Lindner. Gerry Lindner is a member of the board of the Summit Hill Association. [See the note for the Countryman family for 819 West St. Clair Avenue.]
855 St. Clair Avenue: Hans H. Freng Apartment Building/Freng Apartments; Built in 1916. The building is a four unit, two story, stucco apartment/condominium building. Each unit has seven rooms, three bedrooms, has one bathroom, and is 1750 square feet in area. Unit 2 was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $220,000. Unit 104 was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $117,000. Unit 203 was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $237,200. Unit 204 was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $139,900. The 1910 city directory indicates that Hans H. Freng was a travel agent and resided at 1153 Portland and that Alfred C. Dent was a salesman for Edwin White & Company and resided in Minneapolis. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dent, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Freng, their daughter, Dr. A. H. Goodrich, and his daughter all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that M. Gerson, a salesman, resided at this address and that Clara O. Freng, the widow of Hans H. Freng (1868-1920,) resided at 1153 Portland Avenue. Alfred C. Dent, according to the 1920 city directory, was the deputy manager of the Merchants Trust & Savings Bank and resided at 707 Fairmont Avenue. Alfred C. Dent was a student at the University of Notre Dame during the 1904-1905 and 1905-1906 school years. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Gerson M. Altman, a salesman, and Isadore Cohen, general manager employed by Guiterman Brothers, both resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Altman, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Belden, Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Cohen, and E. E. Connor all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry N. Klein, a physician located at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Josephine Klein, resided at Apartment #1 at this address, that Charles A. Klaus and his wife, Anna B. Klaus, resided at Apartment #2 at this address, that John A. Maher, the manager of the Maher Coal Bureau, and his wife, Florence Maher, resided at Apartment #3 at this address, and that William F. Enright, a salesman, and his wife, Frances L. Enright, resided at Apartment #4 at this address. LDS Church records derived from Ramsey County marriage records indicate that Hans H. Freng married Clara O. Bjornstad in St. Paul in 1893. Hans H. Freng ( -1920) died in Ramsey County. Clara O. Freng (1873-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tressig, and died in Hennepin County. Charles A. Klaus ( -1937,) Anna B. Klaus ( -1941,) Frances L. Enright ( -1944,) William F. Enright ( -1953,) and Henry H. Klein ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. John A. Maher (1887-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smith, and died in Ramsey County. Florence M. Maher (1886-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McDonald, and died in Ramsey County. Unit 2 is currently owned by Juleene M. Carroll. Unit 104 is currently owned by Mary H. Adkins and Roger S. Adkins. Unit 203 is currently owned by Frances E. Baillon. Unit 204 is currently owned by Joann M. Stover, who resides in Duluth, Minnesota. Roger S. Adkins, a retiree, was a contributor to the Democratic National Committee in 2004. [See note for Guiterman Brothers for 315 Ryan Avenue.]
860 St. Clair Avenue: Linwood Park Center; Built in 1991. The building is a two story, 18305 square foot, tax-exempt municipal building. The current owner of record of the property is the City of St. Paul.
865 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1904. The building is a two story, seven room, four bedroom, one bathroom, 2034 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1910 city directory indicates that Coleman J. Conroy was a plumber with a business at 149 West Sixth Street and resided at this address. The 1914, 1916, and 1923 city directories indicate that C. J. Conroy resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Conroy resided at this address. Anthony J. Conroy (1896- ), a Second Lieutenant, John F. Conroy (1898- ), a Seaman, and Raymond T. Conroy (1894- ), a Private, 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 (#2185) indicate that Anthony J. Conroy (1895- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Private First Class in the Flying Cadets, Army Air Service Flying School, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 7" tall, was a plumber at induction, was a clerk employed by C. J. Conroy after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his parents, Coleman Conroy and Ellen Conroy, at this address. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#13127) indicate that John Francis Conroy (1898- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Seaman Second Class in the U. S. Navy, who was born in St. Paul, had blue eyes, dark brown hair, and a ruddy complexion, was 5' 5" tall, was a shipping clerk employed by the Minnesota News after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his mother, Ellen Conroy, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Anthony J. Conroy, a clerk, George A. Conroy, John F. Conroy, a guide, M. Catherine Conroy, a student, Mary Donovan, a clerk employed by the Golden Rule, and Raymond T. Conroy, a helper employed by C. J. Conroy, all boarded at this address and that Coleman J. Conroy, a plumber, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Coleman J. Conroy (1868- ,) a master plumber and the head of household, who was born in Ireland to parents who were born in Ireland, who immigrated to the United States in 1881, and was naturalized in 1897, his wife, Ellen G. Conroy (1869- ,) who was born in Ohio to parents who were born in Ireland, his son, Raymond G. Conroy (1895- ,) a house plumber who was born in Minnesota, his son, Anthony J. Conroy (1896- ,) a bookkeeper employed by a plumbing business, his son, John F. Conroy (1898- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his son, George A. Conroy (1902- ,) his daughter, Catherine M. Conroy (1903- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his sister-in-law, Mary A. Donovan (1871- ,) a saleslady employed in a clothing store who was born in Ohio to parents who were born in Ireland, all resided at this address. In 1920, the United States Adjutant-General's Office U. S. Army Register, Volume VIII, indicates that Anthony Joseph Conroy (1895- ,) a Second Lieutenant in the Aviation Section of the Signal Reserve Corps, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Coleman J. Conroy, a plumber, and his wife, Ellen Conroy, resided at this address. Ellen T. Donovan Conroy, wife of C. J. Conroy, was born in 1869 in Bellevue, Ohio, was the daughter of John Donovan and Catherine Donovan, came to St. Paul in 1888, and was affiliated with the Ladies Auxilliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Mr. and Mrs. Conroy had three sons and one daughter. Anthony Conroy played hockey for Mechanics Arts High School in 1915 and was the St. Paul City Conference boys scoring leader that year. Anthony Conroy was a forward on the 1920 U. S. Olympic hockey team that won the Silver medal at Antwerp, Belgium, when hockey was first introduced and was part of the Summer Olympic games. Five of the 11 1920 U. S. Olympic team members, Raymond Bonney, Anthony Conroy, Edward Fitzgerald, Frank Goheen, and Cyril Weidenborner, were from St. Paul. The 1920 U. S. Olympic hockey team scored 52 goals and gave up only two goals in four games, defeating Switzerland 29-0 (with Conroy scoring a team high 8 goals,) losing to Canada 0-2, defeating Sweden 7-0, and defeating Czechoslovakia 16-0. Anthony Conroy played for the St. Paul Athletic Club during the 1919-1920 season, for the St. Paul Hockey Club of the United States Amateur Hockey Association during the 1924-1925 season, the St. Paul Saints of the Central Hockey League during the 1925-1926 season, and the St. Paul Saints of the American Hockey Association during the 1926-1927 season, and was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975. Coleman J. Conroy ( -1935) and Ellen Conroy ( -1938) both died in Ramsey County. Anthony J. Conroy (1895-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donovan, and died in Ramsey County. John F. Conroy (1897-1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donovan, and died in Ramsey County. Raymond T. Conroy ( -1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donovan, and died in Hennepin County. Coleman Conroy (1830- ) was born in Ireland and was employed as a farmer in Spring Lake, Scott County, Minnesota. The Conroy household included Mary Geary Conroy (1843- ,) his wife who was born in Ireland, Ellen Conroy (1864- ,) his daughter who was born in Ireland, John Conroy (1865- ,) his son who was born in Ireland and worked on the farm, Michael Conroy (1872- ,) another son who was born in Minnesota, Martin Conroy (1874- ,) another son who was born in Minnesota, Thomas Conroy (1876- ,) another son who was born in Minnesota, Coleman Conroy (1877- ,) another son who was born in Minnesota, Mary Conroy (1879- ,) another daughter who was born in Minnesota, and Michael Geary (1803- ,) his father-in-law who was born in Ireland and was a retired farmer. Coleman Conroy ( -1913) was the son of John Conroy and Ellen Allen Conroy of Galway, Ireland, had eight brothers and five sisters, and married Mary Geary, who was the daughter of Michael Geary and Mary McDonough Geary, in Ireland in 1858. The couple had nine children, who were Michael Thomas Conroy (1871-1954,) Coleman J. Conroy (1877-1953,) Mary Conroy McCann (1880-1953,) Patrick Conroy, who lived in California in 1913, John Coleman Conroy (1864- ,) who lived in California in 1913, Ellen Conroy Holden (1869- ,) who lived in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1913, Thomas Conroy (1875- ,) who lived in Malta, Montana, in 1913, Matthias Conroy (1881-1924,) who lived in St. Paul in 1913, and Martin Conroy (1873- ,) who lived in Clyde, North Dakota, in 1913. Matthias Conroy and Michael Conroy (1859-1924,) brothers of Coleman Conroy, moved to St Paul. Michael Conroy was born in Galway, Ireland, and died in St. Paul, married Anna Cullen, and the couple had one daughter, Margaret Conroy. Anna Cullen Conroy was born in Minnesota. In the 1910 census, Michael Conroy's household included a nephew, Patrick Conroy, who married Anna __?__ and was a St. Paul police officer. Mary Conroy ( -1918) died in Ramsey County. Matthias Conroy ( -1924,) Michael Conroy ( -1924,) Ellen Conroy ( -1938,) and Ellen Conroy ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Michael C. Arfsten. Michael C. Arfsten is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) and is associated with the Neighborhood Healthcare Network. Michael Arfsten has an MBA from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and an M.A. and B.A. in Psychology from California State University-Fresno, and is Chief Information Officer for Southside Community Health Services, INC. Michael Arfsten was a financial supporter of the Lex-Ham Community Theater in 2003 and 2004.
871 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1910. The building is a two story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1868 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The house has had various residents, as disclosed by the city directories, including G. W. McMurchy in 1910, W. G. McMurchy in 1912 and 1914, J. T. McMillan in 1916, and Mr. and Mrs. Alb Sandall in 1918. The 1910 city directory indicates that Wilton G. McMurchy was the political editor of the St. Paul Daily News Printing Company and resided at this address and that Alb Sandell was associated with the Sandell Brothers Wholesale Liquors and resided at 1206 Ashland. The 1915 city directory indicates that Albert (Alb) Sandell was the secretary/treasurer of Sandell Brothers, a wholesale liqour dealer located at 275 East Seventh Street, and resided at 1213 Laurel. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alb Sandell moved to Forest Lake and that Sandell Brothers became a soft drinks and restaurant dealer. The 1920 federal census indicates that William H. Sweeney (1894- ,) the president of a painting company and the head of household, who was born in Missouri to a father who was born in Minnesota and a mother who was born in Missouri, his wife, Phoebe Sweeney (1894- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Maine and a mother who was born in New York, his son, William H. Sweeney (1917- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and a servant, Alma A. Lambrecht ( - ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Colberg, Germany, all resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sweeney resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that W. Ray Shannon resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Herbert M. White (1918- ,) who attended the school from 1931 until 1932, resided at this address. The St. Paul Daily News was founded by Burridge D. Butler (1868-1948,) a Freemason, in 1900, was sold by him in 1909, and was published until 1938. A prior St. Paul Daily News was published from 1879 to 1880 and a subsequent prior St. Paul Daily News was published from 1887 to 1894, when it merged with the Daily Record and the St. Paul News Record. The St. Paul Daily News eventually became the St. Paul Pioneer Press. James W. Witham (1856- ) became well-known for his advice columns in the St. Paul Daily News, signed as "The Cornfield Philosopher." Howard Kahn was the editor of the St. Paul Daily News, Wilton G. McMurchy was the political editor of the St. Paul Daily News, and Thomas Alexander Boyd was a columnist and literary reporter with St. Paul Daily News. Burridge D. Butler (1868- ,) the son of Thomas D. Butler and Marie Radcliffe Butler, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, was educated in the Kentucky common schools, was a reporter for the Louisville, Kentucky, Times in 1884, was a reporter for the Cincinnati, Ohio, Enquirer in 1885, was the city editor of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Democrat from 1887 until 1889, was the managing editor of the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Democrat from 1889 until 1894, was the advertising manager of the Majestic Range Company of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1895, was employed by the Scripps-McRae League from 1896 until 1899, was associated with F. W. Kellogg and L. V. Ashbaugh and founded the Omaha, Nebraska, Daily News in 1899, founded the St. Paul Daily News in 1900, founded the Minneapolis Daily News in 1903, was vice president of the Omaha, Nebraska, Daily News, was a member of the board of directors of the Des Moines, Iowa, Daily News, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Daily News, was president of the Minneapolis Daily News, was a Mason, was a member of the Minneapolis Club, was a member of the Minikahda Club, was a member of the Minneapolis Commercial Club, and resided at 1904 Park Avenue in Minneapolis in 1907. W. G. McMurchy was a vestryman of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in 1905. James T. McMillan (1839-1906) was born in Ireland and died in Ramsey County. William Ray Shannon (1893-1974) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gray, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold for $150,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owner of record of the rental property is Brad J. Leventhal. [See note for the Minikahda Club for 702 Fairmount Avenue.]
874 St. Clair Avenue: The parcel is tax-exempt vacant property. The current owner of record of the property is the City of St. Paul.
875 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a four unit brick apartment/condominium house. Each unit has two bedrooms, has one bathroom, and is 1200 square feet in area. The building has a single one car attached garage and a single one car detached garage. The 1915 city directory indicates that Lyman A. Moore of L. A. Moore & Company, a paint supplier, lived at Charles Street and Hampden Street. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moore, their daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Webb all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Stanley E. Bingham, a partner with Clyde W. Norton in the Bingham & Norton Reo & Stearns Motor Car Garage, located at 857 Grand Avenue, Robert T. Condon, a salesman employed by the Capitol Cattle Company, and Harry C. Dinmore, a salesman, all resided at this address and that Harry C. Dinmore, Jr., a student, boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Lyman A. Moore (1853- ,) a paint and drugs broker and the head of household, who was born in Vermont to a father who was born in Vermont and a mother who was born in Massachusetts, his wife, Carie A. Moore (1855- ,) who was born in New York to parents who were born in New York, and his daughter, Edna Moore (1887- ,) an elementary teacher who was born in Minnesota, and Mary B. Harvey (1866- ,) the head of household, who was born in Texas to a father who was born in Virginia and a mother who was born in Kentucky, her son, Hubert M. Harvey (1888- ,) a legal editor employed by a law book publisher who was born in Missouri to a father who was born in Virginia and a mother who was born in Texas, and Harry C. Dinmore (1877- ,) a senior salesman employed by a wholesale piano dealer and the head of household, who was born in Pennsylvania to parents who were born in Pennsylvania, his wife, Marion Dinmore (1880- ,) who was born in Pennsylvania to parents who were born in Pennsylvania, and his son, Harry C. Dinmore (1904- ,) who was born in New Jersey, and Helen F. Condon (1867- ,) a head of household, who was born in Illinois to parents who were born in Ireland, her son, Robert T. Condon (1897- ,) a livestock broker who was born in Missouri to a father who was born in Massachusetts and a mother who was born in Illinois, and her son, Charles Condon ( - ,) who was born in Texas to a father who was born in Massachusetts and a mother who was born in Illinois, all resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Bingham, Mrs. C. L. Long, Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Martineau, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moore, their daughter, G. C. Mott, and his daughter all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Louise M. Greer resided at Apartment #1, that J. James Luening resided at Apartment #2, that Spencer O. Greer and Edward F. Thompson resided at Apartment #3, and that Walter B. Palmer, a salesman, and his wife, Edith C. Palmer, resided at Apartment #4. The 1950 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Benson C. Brainard (1922- ,) who attended the school from 1936 until 1941, who attended the University of Minnesota, and who married Jean Cockraft in 1948, and John B. Brainard (1925- ,) who attended the school from 1936 until 1942, who attended Purdue University, who attended Northwestern University, who graduated from the University of Minnesota, who was a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II, who married Andrea Ueland in 1948, and who was employed with the Lavoptik Company, both resided at this address. Lyman A. Moore (1852- ,) the son of Samuel Moore and Abigail Wyman Moore, was born in Barnet, Vermont, was educated in the common schools of Vermont, graduated from the high school of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, was employed by James McCord in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, from 1871 until 1879, married in 1879, was a member of the firm of Moore, Piper & Company in Mankato, Minnesota, from 1879 until 1889, was a department manager employed by the Standard Oil Company of St. Paul from 1889 until 1894, was a broker, was associated with L. A. Moore & Company, brokers in paints and chemicals after 1894, resided at 701 Marshall Avenue in 1907, and officed at the corner of Hampden Street and Charles Street in 1907. Originally named the L. A. Moore & Company, George C. Brandt, Inc. was founded in St. Paul by Lyman A. Moore in 1894 and was renamed in 1924. The company was engaged in the business of brokering pigments and oils used in the paint products of that time. George C. Brandt, Sr., joined Mr. Moore, who was his father-in-law, as a warehouse man and eventually took over the business upon the premature death of Lyman Moore in 1923. George C. Brandt, Sr., incorporated the company in the State of Minnesota in 1924 under its present day name. George C. Brandt, Inc. was appointed a sales agent for Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. in 1930. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., was the first producer of synthetic resins in the United States which replaced slow drying natural oils in the paint and coatings industry. This association with Reichhold fueled the growth of the Brandt Company for several decades. It allowed George Brandt, Sr., to bring his four sons into the business and expand into the Chicago, Illinois, Kansas City, Missouri, and Denver, Colorado, areas. The Reo Motor Car Company of Lansing, Michigan, was founded in 1904 by Ransom Eli Olds, who had been affiliated with the Olds Motor Car Company, which he also founded, from 1897 to 1904. He was precluded by contract from using the name "Olds", so he utilized his initials as the name for his company. Reo produced cars and trucks as a separate company until 1936. The name survived through mergers in various forms until the 1990's. In 1898, Frank Ballou Stearns, of Cleveland, Ohio, and partners Ralph Owens and Raymond Owens, established F. B. Stearns & Company. James Gilman "Pete" Sterling was hired as chief engineer in 1903, and remained with the company until 1920. The four-cylinder Stearns was the first motor car to reach the top of Pike's Peak in Colorado, covering the 12-mile road with seven passengers aboard. In 1911, the firm began installing the Knight engine, which used sleeve valve technology, and the cars were marketed under the Stearns-Knight brand name. The Knight engine was an internal combustion engine, designed in 1903 by Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940,) that used sleeve valves instead of the more common poppet valve construction and that provided greater power and was quieter than standard engines. During World War I, the company produced Rolls-Royce airplane engines. In 1917 or 1918, Stearns left the company after a nearly fatal case of pneumonia. George Booker and some anonymous financial interests took over the F.B. Stearns Company in 1918 and "milked" the profits from the company. John North Willys took over the F. B. Stearns Company in 1925, with Stearns-Knight operating as a non-integrated affiliate of Willys Overland, but Willys accepted a position to be ambassador to Poland and sold his interest in 1929, just before the stock market crash caused the F. B. Stearns Company to cease business. Charles Levand Long ( -1918), Lyman A. Moore ( -1923), and George Clark Mott ( -1928) all died in Ramsey County. Stanley Eugene Bingham (1887-1974) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Louise F. Greer ( -1930) and Spencer O. Greer ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Edward F. Thompson (1884-1957) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Walter B. Palmer (1891-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Brodrick, and died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Unit #1 was last sold in 1999 with a sale price of $130,000 and is currently owned by Sonja A. Johnson. Unit #2 was last sold in 1998 with a sale price of $119,000 and is currently owned by Karen E. Perusse. Unit #3 is currently owned by Sandra R. Giese. Unit #4 was last sold in 2003 with a sale price of $198,900 and is currently owned by Mary G. Hardy, who resides at 686 Fairmount Avenue.
881 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a two story, 8760 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Korsmo, Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Meara, and W. H. Sweeney all resided at this address. World War I veterans Paul A. Dwyer (1891- ,) a First Lieutenant, and John Joseph Dwyer, Jr. (1893- ,) a Second Lieutenant, resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward O. Korsmo, who worked for the Gauger Korsmo Construction Company, Herbert L. Briggs, a partner in F. J. Briggs & Company, and Paul A. Dwyer, a salesman, resided at this address and that Doris G. Dwyer, a clerk employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and John J. Dwyer, a salesman, boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Herbert Brings (1892- ,) a retail hay dealer employed by a feed store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Minnesota and a mother who was born in Maryland, his wife, Geraldine Brings (1897- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, and Henry Curtis (1981- ,) a manager employed by a wholesale stationery store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Illinois and a mother who was born in Ohio, his wife, Buford B. Curtis (1894- ,) who was born in Washington, D. C., to parents who were born in South Carolina, his son, Harry Curtis (1919- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and a lodger, Edna Schweinforth (1903- ,) a who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Germany and a mother who was born in Illinois, and Frances C. E. Smith (1860- ,) a head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, her nephew, Paul A. Dwyer (1892- ,) a salesman in a heating business who was born in Washington, D. C. to a father who was born in New York and a mother who was born in Minnesota, her nephew, John J. Dwyer (1894- ,) a salesman in a heating business who was born in Washington, D. C. to to a father who was born in New York and a mother who was born in Minnesota, and her neice, Doris G. Dwyer (1897- ,) a who was born in Minnesota to to a father who was born in New York and a mother who was born in Minnesota, and Charles L. Hayes (1890- ,) an attorney in general practice and the head of household, who was born in Iowa to parents who were born in New York, his sister, Margaret A. Hayes (1881- ,) who was born in Iowa to parents who were born in New York, his sister, Laura A. Hayes (1884- ,) who was born in Iowa to parents who were born in New York, and William Lewark ( - ,) a janitor who was born in Indiana to parents who were born in Virginia, all resided at this address. In 1920, the United States Adjutant-General's Office U. S. Army Register, Volume VIII, indicates that John Joseph Dwyer, Jr. (1893- ,) a First Lieutenant in the Infantry Section, resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Allen, Mrs. Lilla C. Carney, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Joll, and Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Platt all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Theodore W. Koch, a manager employed by Lee Higginson & Company, and his wife, Florence B. Koch, resided at Apartment #1 at this address, that Mrs. Margaret Oehler, the widow of William Oehler, resided at Apartment #2 at this address, that Jane Kennedy, a teacher employed at the Gordon School, resided at Apartment #3 at this address, and that Agnes Larson, a nutrition specialist employed by the St. Paul Department of Education, and Mrs. Emily Larson, the widow of Magnus Larson, resided at Apartment #4 at this address. Esther O. Korsmo (1894-1985) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Amundsen, and died in Hennepin County. died in Ramsey County. Franklyn J. Briggs ( -1921,) Frank O'Meara ( -1934,) Herbert Leroy Briggs ( -1943,) and John Joseph Dwyer ( -1946) all died in Hennepin County. Lilla Carney ( -1936) died in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Louis J. Platt (1902-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lepinski, and died in Ramsey County. Theodore W. Koch (1891-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hoeborn, and died in Ramsey County. Magnus Larson ( -1918,) Magnus Larson ( -1921,) William Oehler ( -1923,) Paul A. Dwyer ( -1932,) Edward M. Joll ( -1933,) Jane Catherine Kennedy ( -1942,) Margaret Oehler ( -1944,) and Emily G. Larson ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Agnes Pauline Larson (1902-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Ramsey County. Florence B. Koch (1886-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zehner, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record of the rental property are Colleen B. Grieder and Glenn R. Grieder, who reside in Henderson, Nevada. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
887 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1910. The building is a two story, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1470 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house. The 1916 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Daugherty resided at this address. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Edwin B. Daugherty resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Daugherty resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edwin B. Daugherty was a physician and surgeon who officed in the Lowry Medical Building and who resided at 687 Portland Avenue. The 1920 city directory also indicates that Gertrude Smith boarded at this address and Robert L. Smith, a bookkeeper with Finch, Van Slyke & McConville, resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Smith resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Robert L. Smith resided at this address. Robert Lee Smith ( -1932) and Robert Leslie Smith ( -1947) both died in Ramsey County. In 1904, Edwin B. Daugherty was a senior at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Delta Kappa Episolon fraternity, a member of the same class and the same fraternity as Egil Boeckmann, who became a son-in-law of James J. Hill. Edwin B. Daugherty was a 1904 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, was a physician, was the superintendent of the Pokegama Sanitorium at Pine City, Minnesota, from 1910 until 1914, was a member of the medical staff of the Ramsey County Sanitorium in 1916, was a Captain in the U. S. Army Medical Corps in Denver, Colorado, during World War I, was a Mason, became a member of the Minnesota Historical Society from Ramsey County in 1934, and officed at the Lowry Building in 1916. The Finch, Van Slyck & McConville Dry Goods Company opened its doors as a small retail operation in 1856 and grew into a wholesale firm by 1863. Finch, Van Slyck & McConville, with a building at 366 Wacouta Street, chose Lowertown St. Paul as a strategic location because it depended on the nearby concentration of railroads for delivery of goods and materials. In 1929, the United Dry Goods Corporation was founded to unite a group of wholesale dry goods concerns, including Finch, Van Slyke & McConville of St. Paul, Watts, Ritter of Huntington, West Virginia, Walton N. Moore of San Francisco, Arbuthnot, Stephenson of Pittsburgh, and A. Krolik of Detroit, Michigan, and to combat chain stores and others buying directly from the manufacturer by forming a chain of middlemen. The last sale of this property was in 1991 and the sale price was $82,816. The current owners of record of the property are Elizabeth A. Furlong and Richard M. Furlong. [See note on Finch, Van Slyck & McConnville for 969 West Osceola Avenue.]
891 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1909. The building is a 1 3/4 story, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1572 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1910 city directory indicates that Wilfred E. Rumble was a clerk at the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and boarded at this address, that William E. Rumble was a pricer for Noyes Brothers & Cutler and resided at this address, and that Homer P. Clark was the treasurer for West Publishing Company and resided at the St. Paul Hotel. W. E. Rumble resided at this address from 1912 to 1916 according to the city directories. The 1916 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rumble, their daughter, and Wilfrid Rumble all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rumble, their daughter, and Wilfrid Rumble all resided at this address. Wilfrid E. Rumble (1891- ), a Captain, was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Wilfred E. Rumble, a partner of the law firm Butler, Mitchell & Doherty, located at the Merchant Bank Building, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that William E. Rumble (1865- ,) a pricer employed by a drug company and the head of household, who was born in England to parents who were born in England, who immigrated to the United States in 1888, and who was naturalized in 1895, his wife, Margaret B. Rumble (1870- ,) who was born in Scotland to parents who were born in Scotland, who immigrated to the United States in 1891, and who was naturalized in 1895, his son, Wilfred E. Rumble (1892- ,) an attorney in general practice who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Evelin M. Rumble (1894- ,) an elementary school teacher who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Dudley B. Rumble (1901- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Rumbel resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that D. Blair Rumble, a lawyer with the law firm of Doherty, Rumble, Bunn & Butler, William E. Rumble, and his wife, Margaret B. Rumble resided at this address. Wilfred E. Rumble (1891-1971) was a 1913 graduate of a law school that was a predecessor to the current William Mitchell School of Law, was a member of the St. Paul law firm of Doherty, Rumble & Butler, championed the farmers’ right to organize and operate cooperative businesses, was instrumental in the organization of such cooperatives as Land O’ Lakes and the Central Livestock Association in 1921, the Midland Cooperatives in 1926, the Farmers Union Central Exchange in 1931 and Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association in 1935, and was prominent obtaining amendments in 1962 to the federal Internal Revenue Code that protected the tax status of cooperatives. Rumble's law firm eventually became the former Doherty, Rumble & Butler. In 1999, the board of directors for St. Paul-based Doherty Rumble & Butler decided to close the law firm, citing changing industry economics and the loss of some of its top attorneys. Founded in 1859, it is the Twin Cities oldest law firm. The firm had 231 employees. Wilfred E. Rumble was a tireless champion of the farmers' right to organize and operate cooperative businesses, worked for years to obtain appropriate cooperative enabling legislation, and was instrumental in the organization of Land O' Lakes and the Central Livestock Association in 1921, Midland Cooperatives in 1926, the Farmers Union Central Exchange in 1931, and Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association in 1935. Rumble was an early member of The Saint Paul Foundation, joining other local luminaries in the early 1940's, such as attorneys William H. Oppenheimer and George Morgan; Louis S. Headley, First Trust Company; C. E. Johnson, Empire National Bank and Trust Company; H. B. Humason, American National Bank and Trust Company; Frederic Russell Bigelow (1870-1946), Saint Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company; Homer P. Clark, West Publishing Company; Rabbi H. S. Margolis, Mount Zion Temple; oilman I. A. O'Shaunessy; lumberman F. K. Weyerhaeuser; investment counselor Harold E. Wood; Professor W. S. Moscrip; Professor E. A. Roberts; Professor E. R. Reiff; and Dr. Henry E. Binger (1886-1961.) Frederick R. Bigelow was the son of Charles H. Bigelow and Alida W. Lyman Bigelow. Charles H. Bigelow (1835-1911) was born in Easton, New York, came to St. Paul in 1864, and was the Secretary of the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Mrs. Alida Bigelow ( -1923) was born in Ohio, in 1912, resided at 485 Portland Avenue, and died in Ramsey County. Harry B. Humason was the son of Charles J. Humason and Caroline A. Tatterall Humason, married Mary E. Coles Humason and they had a son, Sherman C. Humason, and resided in Merriam Park in 1912. Sherman Humason was a member of the St. Paul Vulcans (The Imperial Order of Fire and Brimstone, Ltd.,) which is the St. Paul Winter Carnival group that battles King Boreas annually. William E. Rumble ( -1935,) Margaret Blair Chrichton Rumble ( -1940,) and Dudley Blair Rumble ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. William H. Oppenheimer (1883-1975) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Newton, and died in Ramsey County. Louis S. Headley (1885-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sherman, and died in Ramsey County. Harry B. Humason ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Mary E. Humason (1878-1963) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Canfield, and died in Ramsey County. Homer Pierce Clark (1868-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Clark, and died in Ramsey County. Harry S. Margolis (1916-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zack, and died in Hennepin County. Harold Edmund Wood (1884-1974) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stevenson, and died in Hennepin County. William S. Moscrip (1878-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Smith, and died in Washington County, Minnesota. Ernest R. Reiff (1886-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Federson, and died in Ramsey County. Ernest R. Reiff was Vulcanus Rex VI, associated with the First Vulcan Krewe for the 1940 St. Paul Winter Carnival. The current owners of record of the property are Kerry L. Kelly and David E. Koenen. [See note on William H. Oppenheimer for 766 West Linwood Avenue.] [See note on George W. Morgan for 710 West Linwood Avenue.] [See the note for Frederick R. Bigelow for 493-495 Portland Avenue.] [See note on Homer Pierce Clark for 534 Summit Avenue] [See note on Frederick Weyerhaeuser for 266 Summit Avenue.] [See note on the West Publishing Company for 415 Summit Avenue.] [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.]
894 St. Clair Avenue: Linwood Court Apartments; Built in 1924. The building is a three story, 39432 square foot, multifamily apartment building. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur C. Fortney, a physician at the Miller Hospital Clinic, and his wife, Margaret Fortney, resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that James C. Otis, Jr. (1912- ,) who was born in St. Paul, who attended the school from 1923 until 1930, who graduated from Yale University in 1934, who graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1937, and who was a junior partner in the law firm of Otis, Faricy & Burger, which officed at the First National Bank Building,resided at this address. James C. Otis, Jr., married Louise Geist in Minneapolis in 1938. James Cornish Otis, Jr. (1912-1993,) the son of James C. Otis, Sr., and Winnifred Brill Otis, was born in St. Paul, graduated from the St. Paul Academy, graduated from Yale University, graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School, was a partner in the law firm of Otis, Faricy, Burger & Moore, was a civilian employee of the U. S. Corps of Engineers from 1942 until 1944, was elected a municipal court judge in 1948, was initially married to Louise Nichols, was appointed a Ramsey County district court judge in 1954, was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1961, subsequently married Constance Dillingham, was a Republican, retired from the Minnesota Supreme Court in 1982, was a member of the board of trustees of Hamline University, was a member of the board of directors of the Nature Conservancy, was a member of the board of directors of the YMCA, was a member of the American Law Institute, was the president of the St. Paul Exchange Club, was the president of the Minnesota Municipal Judges Association, was a member of the board of trustees of the Childrens Hospital of St. Paul, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Area Boy Scouts of America, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Urban League, was a member of the board of directors of the Wilder Foundation, suffered from brain cancer, and died of pneumonia in St. Paul. The Saint Paul Exchange Club was formed in 1920 by a group of Saint Paul businessmen and was organized in 1922 to encourage social interchange, civic activities, charitable expressions and to promote Saint Paul. The club was affiliated with the national Exchange Club. The club was active in the revival of the Winter Carnival in 1937 and the club's float was prominent in the Grande Parade. When King Boreas showed a preference toward the Midway Civic Club, the club became a supporter of the Vulcans. In 1954, the St. Paul club unsuccessfully attempted to change the charter of the National Exchange Club organization, which stipulated that membership was to be exclusively Caucasian, sending James C. Otis to the National Convention. When that effort failed, the Club resigned from the national organization in 1955. The Exchange Club meetings were held every Wednesday noon at the Saint Paul Hotel when Byron Calhoun was the manager of the hotel and a member of the Club. When Rol Sheadle succeeded Byron Calhoun and then resigned to manage the Minnesota Club, the Saint Paul Club to move with him in 1964. The club continued to meet at the Minnesota Club until 1997, when it moved to the Pool & Yacht Club. The current owner of record of the property is Amistad Realty Partners LP. Holly Biron, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, a lobbyist employed by Flaherty & Hood PA, and a member of the Summit Hill Association Board in 2006, resides at this address. [See the note for the St. Paul Academy.]
895 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1914. The building is a 1 3/4 story, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, 1377 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Elizabeth McCormick (1882- ,) the head of household, who was born in New York to parents who were born in Ireland, her son, John McCormick (1911- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Minnesota and a mother who was born in New York, her sister, Helen Gaffney (1884- ,) a legal stenographer who was born in New York to parents who were born in Ireland, and her nephew, Robert Gaffney (1908- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Minnesota and a mother who was born in New York, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Elizabeth McCormick, the widow of William E. McCormick, resided at this address. Elizabeth H. McCormick ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $155,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owners of record of the property are Dion K. OKeefe and Mari K. OKeefe.
903 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1950. The building is a three story, 7560 square foot, multifamily apartment building, with a detached garage building. The property was last sold in 2001 with a sale price of $548,000. The current owner of record of the rental property is Mark A. Osadchuk, who offices in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
906 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1906. The building is a two story, 11 room, three bedroom, three bathroom, 1692 square foot, asbestos-sided triplex house, with a one car detached garage. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Peters resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Peter, the secretary-treasurer of the Julius Peter Company, and his wife, Jessie Peter, resided at this address. Julius J. Peter ( -1937) and William J. Peters ( -1942) both died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $235,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Diane Wiese, who resided in Boulder Creek, California, and the current owner of record of the rental property is Lonio W. Chan, who resides at 2101 Como Avenue.
912 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1925. The building is a 1 3/4 story, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1106 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that William J. Davis, associated with the Davis Motor Car Company, and his wife, Jennie Davis, resided at this address. In 2006, Carole S. Evenchik appealed two variances to the St. Paul Board of Zoning Appeals in order to construct a new larger attached garage in the front yard of the residence at this address. The property was last sold for $249,900 and that sale occurred in 2004. The previous owners of record of the property were Arthur H. F. Baumeister III and Sharon Kay Baumeister and the current owners of record of the property are Carole S. Evenchik and Valerie J. Wolf.
915 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1922. The structure is a one story, 3178 square foot, commercial building. The 1930 city directory indicates that William G. Alwin, a druggist, had his store at this address and resided at 912 Linwood Place with his wife, Meta L. Alwin. William Gustave Alwin ( -1937) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Meta L. Alwin (1875-1961) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Erd, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1993 with a sale price of $55,000. The current owner of record of the property is Jane A. Feicht Wyrobek, who resides in Minneapolis.
916 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1888. The building is a two story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2775 square foot, stucco house, with a garage. The 1914 city directory indicates that N. J. Klohn resided at this address and the 1918 city directory indicates that the Misses Cardozo all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Nicholas J. Klohn, a salesman, resided at 1665 Marshall Avenue and that Fanny L. Bunn, the widow of George L. Bunn, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Leo Sauer (1892- ,) a bond buyer employed by a trust company and the head of household, who was born in Iowa to a father who was born in Germany and a mother who was born in Ohio, his wife, Kathryn Sauer (1896- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in New York, his sister-in-law, Frances Palmer (1890- ,) a trained nurse who was born in Minnesota, and his sister-in-law, Mary Palmer (1894- ,) a clerical worker employed by a railroad who was born in Minnesota, and Fanny L. Bunn (1870- ,) a head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in Bavaria, and her servant, Hilda Peterson (1894- ,) a who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Sweden, all resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Dusek resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold E. Sargent and Frank G. Telander both resided at this address. George L. Bunn was an Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1911 to 1918. George L. Bunn had resided at 794 West Linwood Avenue. Fanny Walton Losey (1867- ,) the daughter of Joseph Walton Losey and Florence Lehmann, married George Lincoln Bunn (1866-1918), son of Rosmanzo Bunn and Sarah Purdy, in 1908 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin. The marriage of George L. Bunn and Fanny Losey was his second (his first wife had previously died) and her first. In 1908, George L. Bunn was a St. Paul District Court judge. Joseph Walton Losey was a prominent lawyer in western Wisconsin for many years and was retained by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad. George L. Bunn (1866-1918) was a district judge for the Second District in 1897 and was an associate justice of Minnesota state supreme court from 1911 to 1913, having been appointed in 1911. George L. Bunn's widow, Fanny Walton Losey Bunn (1867- ,) the daughter of Joseph Walton Losey and Florence Lehmann, and George L. Bunn's second wife, resided at 794 West Linwood Avenue from 1912 to 1918. George L. Bunn, as a Ramsey County District Court judge, was involved in the aftermath of the botched hanging/strangulation of William Williams, the last person legally hanged in Minnesota, on February 13, 1906. In 1897, H. E. Sargent was the general manager of the Northern Pacific RailRoad, located at 43 Jackson Street. Nicholas J. Klohn (1878-1967) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Heiser, and died in Hennepin County. Harold Sargent ( -1936) died in Becker County, Minnesota. Frank Telander ( -1943) died in Hennepin County. Frank J. Telander ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $215,000 and that sale occurred in 2001. The current owner of record of the property is Dirk A. Stuurop, who resided in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 2006. [See note on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad.] [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
919 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1908. The building is a two story, 3770 square foot, commercial building with a detached garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Henry J. Wittman (1894- ,) a retail grocery merchant and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Alsace-Lorraine, his wife, Mary T. Wittman (1898- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in German Poland, and his brother-in-law, Laurence Granoski (1901- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in German Poland, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the Rapp & Wittman grocery, operated by John B. Rapp and Henry J. Wittman, was located at this address. John B. Rapp ( -1919) died in Ramsey County. Henry J. Wittman (1893-1971) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is John P. Miller, who resides at 891 James Avenue.
922 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1927. The building is a two story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2408 square foot, stucco house, with a frame garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles Pomeroy Hill (1863-1924,) the husband of Sadie P. Hill, who was born in Connecticut to parents born in the United States and who died of broncho pneumonia, resided at this address in 1924. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur D. Price, the vice president of Price Electric Company, and his wife, Bessie M. Price, resided at this address. Charles P. Hill ( -1924) died in Ramsey County. Bessie M. Price (1882-1961) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Taylor, and died in Steele County, Minnesota. Bessie Marie Price (1898-1976) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The previous owner of record of the property was Linda R. Dessens and the current owners of record of the property are Nina Morgan and Linda R. Dessens.
923 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1924. The building is a two story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2664 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Schott and Julius Schilling resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Julius Schilling (1885- ,) a commission merchant employed by a livestock company and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Switzerland, his wife, Alice Schilling (1888- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Ohio, his daughter, Marjorie Schilling (1909- ,) a high school teacher who was born in Wisconsin, and his sister-in-law, Dora Huber ( - ,) a high school teacher who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Ohio, and John Schott (1887- ,) the proprietor of a billiard hall and cigar store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, his wife, Anna Schott (1888- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Minnesota, and his son, Lawrence Schott (1911- ,) a salesman employed by a commercial business who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The current owner of record of the rental property is Margaret A. Giuliani, who resides at 1834 Mississippi River Boulevard. The 1930 city directory indicates that Earl D. Arundel, a travel accountant with the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Florence M. Arundel, resided at the former nearby 924 St. Clair Avenue. Earl D. Arundel (1890-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Watters, and died in Ramsey County. Florence Arundel ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
926 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1927. The building is a two story, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2424 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Roy W. Scharfbillig resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Willis A. Krumplemann (1912- ,) who attended the school from 1928 until 1930, resided at this address. The property was last sold for $400,000 and that sale occurred in 2003. The current owner of record of the property is Victoria J. Karr. The 1920 city directory indicates that Madge Duden, a teacher at the Ames School, boarded at the former nearby 927 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Elmer M. Eggers resided at the former nearby 928 St. Clair Avenue.
929 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1911. The building is a two story, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1248 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a one car detached garage. World War I veterans Frank T. Burns and Peter H. Burns resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank T. Burns, a salesman, Marcella Burns, a clerk with the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Pete P. Burns, a salesman with Cowden Manufacturing Company, and Jessie Butler, the widow of Frank Butler, all boarded at this address and that John Burns, the secretary-treasurer of the Twin City Carpenters District Council, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that John Burns (1866- ,) a secretary of a trade union and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Ireland, his wife, Christine Burns (1870- ,) who was born in Scottish Canada to parents who were born in Scottish Canada, who immigrated to the United States in 1890, and who was naturalized in 1894, his son, Frank Burns (1895- ,) a traveling salesman employed by a clothing merchant who was born in Wisconsin, his son, Peter Burns (1897- ,) a salesman employed by a clothing merchant who was born in Wisconsin, his daughter, Marcella Burns (1899- ,) a clerk employed by an insurance company who was born in Wisconsin, and his daughter, Mary Burns (1902- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Burns, a carpenter, and his wife, Christina Burns, resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that John Burns (1864- ,) a self-employed general/odd-jobs carpenter and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in Ireland, his wife, Christina Burns (1870- ,) who was born in English Canada to parents who were born in English Canada, his daughter, Marcella Burns (1899- ,) a clerk employed by an insurance company who was born in Wisconsin, and his daughter, Mary Burns (1902- ,) a clerk employed by an insurance company who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The Cowden Manufacturing Company was a Kentucky blue jeans manufacturer. Marcella May Burns ( -1934) died in Nobles County, Minnesota. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $269,900. The current owners of record of the property are Leah D. Rosso and Todd A. Rosso. [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.]
930 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1926. The building is a one story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1802 square foot, stucco duplex bungalow, with a basement garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Howard P. Leahy, a dentist with an office at 222 West Fourth Street, his wife, Verna Leahy, and Floyd M. Stock resided at this address. Verna E. Leahy (1907-1991) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bucht, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $339,900. The current owner of record of the property is Mike Brueggeman, who resides in Coral Springs, Florida.
935 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a 1 3/4 story, five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, 1236 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided bungalow, with a detached one car garage. The 1920 federal census indicates that Adolph E. Verana (1891- ,) an accountant employed by a flour mill and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Bohemia, his wife, Mary E. Verana (1892- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Missouri and a mother who was born in Bohemia, and his daughter, Fidelity Verana (1916- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Adolph E. Vrana resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Adolph E. Vrana (1891- ,) a salesman employed by a milling plant and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Czechoslovakia, his wife, Mary Vrana (1891- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Missouri and a mother who was born in Bohemia, his daughter, Fidelis Vrana (1917- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Francis Vrana (1922- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. Adolph E. Vrana ( -1951) died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Georgiana M. Gjertson and the current owners of record of the property are Nathan Carmack and Sarah Carmack.
936 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1926. The building is a one story, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1880 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John M. Lawler, a clerk employed by the Herzog Iron Works, his wife, Gene Lawler, and Kenneth C. Paulson, a division manager employed by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and his wife, Louise Paulson, resided at this address. Herzog Iron Works, located at Cypress Street and the Great Northern RailRoad tracks, was a grey iron and brass foundery producing all kinds of iron and steel works for buildings and doing all kinds of electro-plating from before 1900. Its 1895 catalogue indicates that the company manufactured all kinds of iron and steel work for buildings, including steel beams, jail work, elevator enclosures, wire work, fire escapes, iron columns, stair work, and bank fixtures. The Herzog Iron Works plant housed the Crex Carpet Company in 1912. The Herzog Iron Works presumably was related to or was an alternate name for two other businesses, the Gillette-Herzog Iron Works at Second Street and Seventh Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, and the Herzog Manufacturing Company at Third Avenue South and Second Street, Minneapolis. John M. Lawler (1878-1966) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Campion, and died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Kenneth E. Paulson (1911-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Boxrud, and died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record of the property are Ann Clark and Brian J. Clark.
937 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a two story, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1620 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Beryle B. Butler, a reporter for the Union Credit Company, Jessie E. Butler, the widow of Frank Butler, and Ida M. Espeseth, a nurse employed by Riggs & Hummes, physicians located at the Lowry Building, all boarded at this address and Frank M. Butler, associated with Joyce, Butler & Slocum, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank M. Butler (1893- ,) an attorney emoployed by a department store and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Wisconsin and a mother who was born in Iowa, his mother, Jessie E. Butler (1870- ,) who was born in Iowa to parents who were born in New York, his sister, Beryle Butler (1898- ,) a reporter employed by a credit union who was born in Minnesota, and a lodger, Ida M. Esefeth (1894- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Norway, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John A. Strecker resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that John A. Strecker (1880- ,) a St. Paul police captain and the head of household, who was born in Germany to parents who were born in Germany and who immigrated in 1887, his wife, Caroline Strecker (1888- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Germany, his daughter, Mary Strecker (1911- ,) a stenographer employed in an accountant's office who was born in Minnesota, and his son, John A. Strecker, Jr. (1913- ,) who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. Frank M. Butler ( -1942) died in Ramsey County. John A. Strecker (1869-1960) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. John A. Strecker was a 1931 graduate of Cretin High School, a Roman Catholic high school in St. Paul. The current owner of record of the property is Mary J. Faltesek. Mary Faltesek, a Special Education Paraprofessional at the Kimberly Lane Elementary School, resigned from the Wayzata, Minnesota, Public Schools in 2005. Mary Faltesek was a financial supporter of Teens Alone of Hopkins, Minnesota, in 2004. Joseph and Mary Faltesek were financial supporters of Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners in 2006. The 1920 federal census indicates that Frank A. Regensdorf (1870- ,) a railroad employee and the head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Germany and a mother who was born in England, his wife, Carrie B. Regensdorf (1873- ,) who was born in Iowa to a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in Germany, his son, Karl Regensdorf (1901- ,) who was born in Minnesota and was a clerk employed by the probate court, and his daughter, Erlen Regensdorf (1904- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. [See note on Cretin-Durham Hall High School for 1371 Osceola Avenue.]
940 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1951. The building is a two story, eight room, five bedroom, two bathroom, 2516 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The previous owner of record of the property was Darlene Emily Miller, who resided in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and the current owner of record of the property is Darlene Emily Van-Drew, who resides in Brainerd, Minnesota.
945 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a two story, four bedroom, seven room, one bathroom, 1448 square foot, frame house, with a detached one car garage. The 1910 city directory indicates that Lyle Pettijohn was a student and boarded at 2314 Langford. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Pettyjohn resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Chris Neutson, Betty Neutson, a stenographer, and William Neutson, a stockman employed by Montgomery Ward & Company, all resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Christopher Neutson ( - ,) a real estate agent and the head of household, who was born in New Jersey to a father who was born in Denmark and a mother who was born in English Canada, his son, William Neutson (1902- ,) an adjuster employed in a department store who was born in Minnesota, his daughter, Betty Neutson (1912- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, and his sister-in-law, Lilly Witherspoon (1866- ,) who was born in English Canada to parents who was born in English Canada, all resided at this address. Lyle L. Pettijohn (1887-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hughes, and died in Hennepin County. Christopher S. Neutson ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Janice E. Cylkowski.
949 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1916. The building is a two story, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1348 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that G. F. Doran, secretary of the Doran Coal Company, and his wife, Emily B. Doran, resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that G. F. Doran (1891- ,) the secretary employed of a retail coal company and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Illinois, his wife, Emily Doran (1896- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Iowa and a mother who was born in England, his son, Robert Doran (1919- ,) who was born in North Dakota, his son, George Doran (1924- ,) a who was born in North Dakota, and a servant, Violet Peyer (1912- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Switzerland, all resided at this address. George A. Doran (1867-1938) was born in McHenry County, Illinois, was in the coal business after 1888, married Ella Louise Stevens (1869-1925) in 1889, was the president of the Doran Coal Company and was a partner with his brother, Charles B. Doran, in the F. B. Doran Company in 1920. George A. Doran and Ella Louise Stevens Doran were the parents of Gholdson F. Doran (1891-1956) and Lester S. Doran (1896- .) F. B. Doran ( -1914) started the F. B. Doran Coal Company in 1881. Franklin Beecher Doran (1839-1914,) the son of Samuel B. Doran and Mercy Wilson Doran, was born in Lisbon, Kendall County, Illinois, was educated in the Batavia, Illinois, public schools, attended Wheaton College in 1859, graduated from Clark Seminary, Aurora, Illinois, graduated from was a teacher in 1860, enlisted in Company I, of the 52nd Illinois Infantry Regiment in 1861, was a non-commissioned officer, was honorably discharged in 1862, was captured by the Rebels during a visit to Union forces in Mississippi in 1862, was successively lodged in 12 of the Southern prisons during two years, married Electa M. Gilbert ( -1909) in 1865, became a stock raiser and farmer on a large scale, came to St. Paul in 1881, entering into the fuel trade at the corner of at Fourth Street and Market Street, was a member of the St. Paul city council from the Sixth Ward in 1892 and 1893, was a Republican, received the Republican nomination for mayor in 1894, but was defeated by Robert A. Smith, but was elected St. Paul mayor in 1896, moved his fuel business to Wabasha Street near Fourth Street in 1909, was the president of the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce, was a member of the St. Paul city charter commission until 1911, moved to the West Side at the corner of Plato Street and Eaton Street in 1913, was a member and past commander of Acker Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, was president of the board of directors of the Old Soldiers' Home, resided at 201 East Congress Street in 1914, and died in St. Paul. George A. Doran was the president of the Doran Coal Company in 1931. Gholdson F. Doran graduated from Mechanic Arts High School, married Emily Lane Batchelder in 1916 in St. Paul, and sold the fuel business in 1952. Gholdson Franklin Doran ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Emily Batchelder Doran (1894-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lane, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Christine M. Swain and Thomas H. Swain.
950 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1896. The building is a two story, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, 3012 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. E. T. Slayton was a resident at this address according to the 1893, 1895, 1897, 1902, 1910, 1912, 1914, and 1918 city directories. The 1895 city directory indicates that Edward T. Slayton was in real estate and resided at this address. The 1910 city directory indicates that Edward T. Slayton was in real astate at the Globe Building and resided at this address. The 1915 city directory indicates that Edward T. Slayton was associated with E. T. Slayton & Company, a real estate firm that included Joseph W. Moore and that officed in the Globe Building, and resided at this address. The 1916 and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Slayton resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Edward T. Slayton (1850-1919) died. The 1920 federal census indicates that Lucy Slayton (1852- ,) unemployed and a head of household, who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in New York, Thomas R. Dumont (1845- ,) employed in the custom service and also a head of household, who was born in New York to a father born in New Jersey and to a mother born in Rhode Island, his wife, Margaret M. Dumont (1849- ,) who was born in Pennsylvania to parents who were born in Pennsylvania, his daughter, Alice L. Dumont (1878- ,) who was born in Missouri, and his daughter, Mary E. Dumont ( 1886- ,) who was born in Wisconsin, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George W. Flad, the assistant general manager employed by the Joy Brothers Motor Car Company, and his wife, Lillian Flad, resided at this address. Edward Thomas Slayton ( -1919) and Joseph W. Moore ( -1935) both died in Ramsey County. In 1915, George W. Flad was the superintendent of Joy Brothers Motor Car Company and resided at 1007 Linwood Avenue. In 1924, George W. Flad resided at 1007 Linwood Avenue. George William Flad (1882-1979) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Auhr, and died in Ramsey County. George William Flad (1948-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Flad, and died in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Lillian Hogeboom Flad (1890-1990) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Luchsinger, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are John A. Desteian and Judith Ann Savage. John A. Desteian, a self employed pychoanalytic consultant, was a contributor to the John Kerry for President campaign in 2004.
955 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1906. The building is a two story, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, 1747 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached one car garage. The property was last sold for $127,500 and that sale occurred in 1998. The 1910 city directory indicates that William H. Churchill was the credit manager for the Weisbach Company and boarded at this address. The 1912 city directory indicates that W. H. Churchill resided at this address, while the 1914 city directory indicates that Dr. C. U/N. Hensel resided at this address. The 1916 and 1918 city directories indicate that Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Hensel resided at this address. William H. Churchill was an accountant residing at 21 South St. Albans Street, according to the 1920 city directory. Charles U. Hensel, according to the 1920 city directory, was a physician residing at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George Godwin Edgerton, a lawyer associated with Edgerton, Dohs & Edgerton, and his wife, Mary Edgerton, resided at this address. Charles Norton Hensel (1882-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norton, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Norton Hensel (1882- ), a son of John Henry Hensel and Anna Cecelia Norton Hensel, was born in Fargo, North Dakota, went to the University of Minnesota to study engineering, but switched to medicine, married his first wife, Rea Lillian Goodenaw, in 1911, attended medical school in Vienna, Austria, was a physician in St. Paul, married his second wife, Florence Schmidt, and specialized in diseases of the heart. Charles Norton Hensel switched to medicine after his brother, Elliott Chapman Hensel (1887-1967), the future advertising editor of the Oakland, California, Tribune, was badly burned in a sewer gas explosion. Dr. Hensel was reputed to have been the only doctor in St. Paul who would treat the poor during a cholera outbreak. Charles Hensel reportedly would have preferred to have been a surgeon, but could not because he was missing the tip of one finger resulting from an accident as a child. Charles Norton Hensel, Sr., and Rea Lillian Goodenaw Hensel had two children, Lillian Goodenaw Hensel (1913- ) and Charles "Carl" Norton Hensel, Jr. (1916- .) Charles Norton Hensel, Jr., was married four times, first to Margery Franks and the couple had a son, Carl Hensel (1951- ,) then to Margaret Bliss Potter, then to Florence Schmidt, and then to Nancy Atwood. John Henry Hensel (1855-1927) was engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in Philadelphia with Hood Bright & Company, moved to Saint Paul where he conducted a retail dry goods store, and eventually was the paymaster with the Northern Pacific RailRoad. The Nortons made several fortunes in the coal business in Philadelphia. George Godwin Edgerton (1894-1971,) the son of George Becker Edgerton and Josephine Alice Godwin Edgerton, was born and died in St. Paul and was buried in Roselawn Cemetery in Ramsey County. George Godwin Edgerton married Mary Brodrick Palmer (1893-1983,) the daughter of Timothy Ruggles Palmer and Lucretia Colegrove Brodrick Palmer, and the couple had two children, George Palmer Edgerton (1925-1994) and Ward Godwin Edgerton (1934-2004.) George Godwin Edgerton (1894-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Godwin, and died in Ramsey County. George Palmer Edgerton married Jean Adair Roberts (1926-1988,) the daughter of Ellsworth Alan Roberts and Annie Douglas Adair McRaye Roberts, and the couple had two children, Timothy Roberts Edgerton and Margaret Josephine Edgerton. Ward Godwin Edgerton initially married Karen Marie Monson and the couple had two children, Trent Monson Edgerton and Burke Ward Edgerton, and subsequently married Marsha Edgerton. George Becker Edgerton (1857-1938,) the son of Alonzo Jay Edgerton and Sarah Hubbard Curtis Edgerton, married Josephine Alice Godwin (1856-1932,) and the couple had five children, Margaret Godwin Edgerton (Mrs. James Trent) Christison (1884-1982,) Lillian Clark Edgerton (Mrs. Louis) Mack (1886-1920,) Katherine Godwin Edgerton (1889-1891,) Josephine Godwin Edgerton (Mrs. Henry Nicholas) Klein (1892-1981,) and George Godwin Edgerton. George Becker Edgerton (1857- ) was born at Mantorville, Dodge County, Minnesota, attended Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, from 1872 till 1875, entered his father’s law office in 1877 and studied with him two years, attended the Columbia Law School in New York City in 1879-1880, was admitted to the bar in the Fifth judicial district of Minnesota, and formed a partnership with his father in 1880, was elected county attorney of Dodge County, Minnesota, in 1884, moved to St. Paul in 1890, was appointed assistant United States district attorney in 1890, was the assistant attorney general of Minnesota under H. W. Childs, was a member of the law firm of Edgerton & Wickwire of St. Paul, was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1888 from the First Congressional district, was a member of the Commercial Club of St. Paul, and was a member of the Masonic Order. George Becker Edgerton resided at 828 Lincoln Avenue in 1900. A. J. Edgerton was the United States district judge of the district of South Dakota, was appointed chief justice of the Territory of Dakota by President Arthur in 1881, although he had been a resident of Dodge County, Minnesota, since 1855, and when William Windom left the U. S. Senate to take a position in the cabinet of President Garfield, Governor Pillsbury appointed Judge Edgerton to fill Mr. Windom's unexpired term. In 1900, Sarah Curtis Edgerton ( -1918,) the widow of Alonzo J. Edgerton, resided at 437 Wheeler Avenue with her daughter Sarah Edgerton, a stenographer. Ward G. Edgerton was a graduate of White Bear Lake High School, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, and his law degree from William Mitchell Law School, was a member of the Army Reserves from 1955 until 1961, moved to Duluth in 1964 and went into practice at the Hoag & Edwards law firm, formed a new law firm, Reischel, Theobold & Edgerton in 1969, which served as legal counsel to the St. Louis County Federal Savings & Loan for 25 years, bought the Arrowhead Abstract Company with Ray Theobald, which then became the Arrowhead Abstract & Title Company, started Northern Recreation Travel, then bought the All World Travel Agency and merged the companies into Destination Travel, and then sold Destination Travel to his employees. George Godwin Edgerton (1894-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Godwin, and died in Ramsey County. Sarah Emma Edgerton (1864-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Curtis, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $353,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Gregory L. Koeller and Michelle D. Koeller and the current owners of record of the property are Christopher K. Haas and Monica M. Haas. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
956 St. Clair Avenue: Hiram H. Backus House; Built in 1890 (1893 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Victorian in style; John H. Coxhead, architect; Deeks & Whitbeck, builder. The house was built for $6,000. The house is a three bay, 2 1/2 story, stucco structure with an intersecting hip and gable roof, which has one hipped dormer and one eyelid dormer. It has an asymmetrical design, with an unusual 2 1/2 story round tower with a conical cap. It also has a wide porch with stout round columns. The porch was an addition. Over the entrance to the house, there is a transom. It has ten rooms, five bedrooms, has two bathrooms, has two half-bathrooms, and is 2784 square feet in area. Hiram H. Backus managed the Barteau Hotel in 1891-1892. The 1895 city directory indicates that Hiram Backus resided at this address. City directories indicate that residents at this address were E. J. Cannon (1897-1906,) R. S. Taylor (1908-1910,) S. L. Wood (1912,) G. B. Edgerton (1914-1918,) and J. P. Bassett (1918 and 1920.) The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Edgerton, their daughters, and G. G. Edgerton all resided at this address. George G. Edgerton was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. George B. Edgerton, according to the 1920 city directory, a lawyer and a partner with Charles N. Dohs and George G. Edgerton in the law firm of Edgerton & Dobs, resided at this address and George G. Edgerton, a lawyer and a partner with George B. Edgerton and Charles N. Dobs in the law firm of Edgerton & Dobs, boarded at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that George B. Edgerton (1858- ,) a lawyer engaged in general practice and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in New York and a mother who was born in Connecticut, his wife, Josephine Edgerton (1858- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to parents who were born in England, his son, George G. Edgerton (1895- ,) who was born in Minnesota and was a general practice lawyer by occupation, and a servant, Angeline Janiot (1901- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Poland, all resided at this address. In 1920, the United States Adjutant-General's Office U. S. Army Register, Volume VIII, indicates that George Godwin Edgerton (1894- ,) a First Lieutenant in the Infantry Section, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that George B. Edgerton, a lawyer associated with Edgerton, Dohs, & Edgerton, and his wife, Josephine G. Edgerton, resided at this address. Edward J. Cannon was born in Wisconsin, the son of James Cannon and Eliza Noonan Cannon, was the brother of Harry Cannon, M.D., was educated at the Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Iowa, came to Minnesota in 1887, read the law at the law firm of Thompson & Taylor in St. Paul, was admitted to practice in 1890, established with his brother, George J. Cannon, the law firm of Cannon & Cannon, was the treasurer of the Ramsey County Bar Association in 1900, was a member of the Commercial Club of St. Paul, of the Knights of Columbus, of the Royal Arcanum, and of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and, in 1912, was the division counsel for the Northern Pacific RailRoad in Spokane, Washington. Edward J. Cannon married Helen L. Appleton in 1890 in St. Paul and the couple had three children. George Becker Edgerton (1857-1938) was born in Mantorville, Minnesota, and was a son of Judge Alonzo J. Edgerton and Sarah H. Curtis Edgerton. Alonzo Jay Edgerton (1827-1896) was born in Rome, New York, was the son of Lorenzo and Margaret Palmer Edgerton. Sarah Hubbard Curtis (1830-1918) was born in Middletown, Connecticut, and was the daughter of Asahel Benham and Emily M. Hubbard Curtis. Alonzo J. Edgerton graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, in 1850, settled in Mantorville, Minnesota, in 1855, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1855, and commenced practice in Mantorville, Minnesota, was the prosecuting attorney of Dodge County, was a member of the State Senate in 1858-1859 and again in 1877-1879, served in the Tenth Minnesota Volunteer Regiment 1862-1867 and was brevetted a brigadier general, was a railroad commissioner 1871-1875, was a regent of the University of Minnesota, was appointed as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William Windom and served for ten months in 1881, and was appointed the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Dakota. George B. Edgerton was born in Mantorville, Minnesota, attended Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, read the law and was admitted to practice in 1880, became the county attorney for Dodge County in 1884, became an Assistant U. S. Attorney in 1890, and became an Assistant Minnesota Attorney General in 1893. George B. Edgerton married Josephine Alice Godwin Edgerton (1856-1932,) of Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1883 and the couple had five children, Margaret Godwin Edgerton (Mrs. James Trent) Christison (1884-1982,) Lillian Clark Edgerton (Mrs. Louis) Mack (1886-1920,) Katherine Godwin Edgerton (1889-1891,) Josephine Godwin Edgerton (Mrs. Henry Nicholas) Klein (1892-1981,) and George Godwin Edgerton (1894-1971; wife, Mary Brodrick Palmer.) The George B. Edgerton family resided at 828 Lincoln Avenue in 1900. The 1895 city directory indicates that Gilbert R. Whitbeck was a contractor and resided at 459 St. Anthony. The 1904 city directory indicates that George M. Deeks and George S. Deeks were contractors with Deeks & Deeks, general contractors and builders. George Godwin Edgerton (1894-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Godwin, and died in Ramsey County. Josephine Godwin Edgerton ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Harry Cannon ( -1938) died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record of the property are Madonna J. Riley and Mary B. Riley. [See note for the Northern Pacific RailRoad.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note on John H. Coxhead.]
959 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1905. The building is a two story, seven room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1400 square foot, frame house, with a detached one car garage. City directories indicate that residents at this address were Dr. R. C. Hutchins (1908-1910,) W. I. Bliss (1912,) and W. J. Regan (1914-1918.) The 1904 city directory indicates that Robert C. Hutchins was a dentist at the Moore Building who resided at 440 Iglehart. The 1910 city directory indicates that William J. Regan was a teller at the Merchants National Bank and resided at this address, that William Regan was a bundler for the Golden Rule Department Store and boarded at this address, and that Robert C. Hutchin was a dentist at the Moore Building and resided at this address. The 1910 city directory also indicates that William I. Bliss was a clerk at Schuneman & Evans Department Store and resided at 671 St. Peter Street. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bassett, their daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Regan all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that James P. Bassett resided at this address and that Blanche Bassett, a credit manager at the Dispatch & Pioneer Press, and Mary R. Bassett both boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. William J. Regan ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Gretchen A. Craig. [See note on the Schuneman & Evans Department Store for 275 Summit Avenue.] [See the note for the Golden Rule Department Store for 657 East Fourth Street.]
962 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1888 (1894 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Queen Anne in style; John Hopper Coxhead, architect. The building is a two story, 2410 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The house cost $3,000 to build. The house is a three bay, 2 1/2 story, wood, clapboard and shingle structure with an intersecting hipped jerkinhead roof. It has one chimney. The house uses an asymmetrical picturesque design with a complex roofline. It has a balconey and bay windows. It was renovated during the period from 1972 to 1982. The house was built by Frederick Swift, who lived at 972 West St. Clair Avenue and who was a salesman for the St. Paul Mantel & Desk Company. The 1930 city directory indicates that Carl W. Althans, an assistant credit manager with Hackett Gates Hurty Company, and his wife, Margaret Althans, resided at this address. Carl William Althans ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. The immediate prior owner of the property is Susan M. Brazel. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $544,900. The current owners of record of the property are Michael W. Stanley and Michelle J. Henry Stanley. [See note on John H. Coxhead.] [See note for the Hackett, Gates, Hurty Company for 454 North Smith Avenue.]
965 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1902. The building is a two story, 2254 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1910 through 1918 city directories indicate that Thomas O'Connell resided at this address. The 1910 city directory indicates that Thomas O'Connell was a department manager at Crane & Ordway and resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connell resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Thomas E. O'Connell, a clerk for Thomas O'Connell, boarded at this address and Thomas O'Connell, a manufacturing representative, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thomas O'Connell, a partner with Edward H. Meier in the firm O'Connell Supply Company, and his wife, Margaret O'Connell, resided at this address. The 1930 federal census indicates that Thomas O'Connell (1857- ,) a manufacturer's agent and the head of household, who was born in New York to parents who were born in Ireland, his wife, Margaret O'Connell (1870- ,) who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, his brother-in-law, Thomas H. Franey (1883- ,) a salesman for a grocery business who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, and his sister-in-law, (1880- ,) a saleslady employed by a department store who was born in Minnesota to parents who were born in Ireland, all resided at this address. Thomas E. O'Connell (1893-1986) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Donohue, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret O'Connell ( -1951,) Margaret B. O'Connell ( -1952,) and Margaret Loretta O'Connell ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $171,900. The current owner of record of the property is Mark A. Trehus, who resides in Minneapolis. Mark A. Trehus operates Treehouse Records and owns Oar Folkjokeopus, an independent Minneapolis record store that also bans cell phones. Mark Trehus also was the producer of the recent Dave Ray and Tony Glover record "Ashes in My Whiskey," which was the first studio record that Ray and Glover have made since 1965. [See note on the Crane Company for 936 Goodrich Avenue.]
966 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1924. The building is a two story, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1404 square foot, stucco house, with a detached one car garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry R. Herman, a salesman employed by the Stenson Company, and his wife, Viola Herman, resided at this address. Harry R. Herman (1894-1971) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Vanmeter, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $265,000 and that sale occurred in 2004. The current owners of record of the property are Marcus Milazzo and Sarah M. Milazzo.
969 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1926. The building is a two story, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2560 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Rudolph H. Wald and Lee/Leo J. Cramsie, and his wife, Helen Cramsie, resided at this address. Lee J. Cramsie ( -1968) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kennedy, and died in Hennepin County. Helen E. Cramsie (1893-1958) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Klein, and died in Itasca County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Melissa M. Haggerty and Robert M. Haggerty, who reside in Bloomington, Minnesota.
972 St. Clair Avenue: Frederick Swift House; Built in 1890. The building is a two story, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2280 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1891 and 1895 city directories indicate that Fred Swift resided at this address, while the 1902 through 1918 city directories indicate that C. W. Althaus or C. W. Althans resided at this address. Frederick Swift, a salesman for the St. Paul Mantel & Desk Company, also built the house at 962 West Saint Clair Avenue. The 1904 city directory indicates that Charles W. Althans was a cashier for Western Display Company who resided at this address. The 1910 city directory indicates that Carl W. Althaus was an assistant credit manager for the Hackett, Walther & Gates Hardware Company and resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Althans and Mrs. M. A. Fox all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Carl W. Althaus, an assistant credit manager for Hackett Gates Hurty Company, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Carl W. Althaus (1864- ,) a credit department employee of a hardware company and the head of household, who was born in Iowa to parents who were born in Germany, his wife, Margaret Althaus (1870- ,) who was born in Wisconsin to a father who was born in Switzerland and a mother who was born in Germany, and his mother-in-law, Mary A. Fox (1846- ,) who was born in Germany to parents who were born in Germany, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry D. Halvorson, a wireman employed by the Consolidated Electrical Company, and his wife, Bertha Halvorson, resided at this address. The Hackett Gates Hurty Company manufactured "elephant toenail" pocket knives in the late 1890's and early 1900's. The knife was originally designed to work with rope, having a broad blade that was ideal in driving through rope with the use of a mallet. The name was given to the knife because of it's resemblance to an elephant's toenail. Carl William Althans ( -1931) died in Ramsey County. Bertha E. Halvorson (1899-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Okeson, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $215,000 and that sale occurred in 2001. The current owner of record of the property is Paula K. Nelson. [See note for the Hackett, Gates, Hurty Company for 454 North Smith Avenue.]
975 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1901. The building is a two story, seven room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2212 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The book of Minnesotans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of Minnesota, edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, indicates that George H. Brown resided at this address in 1907. The 1908 and 1910 city directories indicate that G. H. Brown resided at this address, while the 1912 through 1918 city directories indicate that Dr. R. C. Hutchin resided at this address. The 1917 Hamline University Alumni Quarterly indicates that Luella Hoffman, a member of the Class of 1920, boarded at this address and resided in Owatonna, Minnesota. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Hutchin resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Harry Caldwell resided at this address. Robert C. Hutchins, according to the 1920 city directory, was a dentist who resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Ezra A. Russell, the assistant treasurer of the Hamm Brewing Company, and his wife, Ethel Russell, resided at this address. In 1910, Robert C. Hutchin resided at 959 St. Clair Avenue. George H. Brown (1855- ,) the son of Thomas H. Brown and Harriet Cook Brown, was born in Gloucestershire, England, was educated in England, emigrated to America in 1876, married Alma H. Reynolds at Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, in 1880, moved to St. Paul in 1881, was in the meat business for more than 30 years, was employed by Swift & Company, was employed by Armour & Company for 25 years, was the manager for Armour & Company at St. Paul after 1900, and officed at 339 East Fifth Street. Robert C. Hutchin graduated from the Dentistry School at the University of Minnesota in 1900, was a member of the Lambda Chapter of the Psi Omega fraternity, married in 1901, and officed at the Moore Block in 1901. Harry Caldwell, the son of Alfred Caldwell and Martha Baird Caldwell, grandson of James Caldwell and Anne Booker Caldwell, and grandson of George Baird and Jane Wilson Baird, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of great grandfathers James Caldwell, a defender of Fort Henry in 1777, and Absalom Baird, a Surgeon in Baldwin's Artillery Artificers during the Revolutionary War. George Henry Brown ( -1911,) Harry Caldwell ( -1942,) and Ethel Lucille Russell ( -1954) all died in Ramsey County. Ethel A. Russell (1885-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Washburn, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $179,900. The current owners of record of the property are Elizabeth H. Cobb and Peter V. Maye. Elizabeth Cobb, an attorney with St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company, was a contributor to the Democratic National Committee in 2004. [See the note for Swift & Company for 110 Robie Street West.] [See note on Philip Danforth Armour and Armour & Company for 3 Alice Court.] [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.]
976 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1926. The building is a two story, 12 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2576 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alfred W. Bailey, the vice president of Schunemans & Mannheimers, and his wife, Florence E. Bailey, and Karl V. Pieper, a merchandise manager employed by the Golden Rule Department Store, and his wife, Margaret B. Pieper, resided at this address. Alfred W. Bailey ( -1947) died in Ramsey County. Margaret Elizabeth Pieper (1899-1996) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Thompson, and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1996 and the sale price was $152,500. The current owners of record of the property are Lynda A. Clover and Timothy H. Donahue.
977 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1921. The building is a six room, three bedroom, two bathroom, 1845 square foot, stucco rambler, with a one car detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Alice Murname resided at this address. Charles E. Lee, Jr., (1898-1978) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dearborn, and died in Hennepin County. Clarence V. McCauley ( -1946) died in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The property was last sold for $138,500 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owner of record of the property is Lee M. Meilleur. Lee Meilleur is manager of the Geographic Information Services Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission, an agency of the Minnesota Legislature. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles H. Swift and William Swift resided at the former nearby 978 West St. Clair Avenue in 1902. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Swift, their daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schank all resided at the former nearby 978 St. Clair Avenue. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#2176) indicate that Karl F. Regensdorf (1900- ,) a 1918 enlistee and a Corporal at Base Hospital #111, who was born in St. Paul, had brown eyes, dark brown hair, and a fair complexion, was 5' 9" tall, attended the Irving School and Central High School, was a clerk employed by the Capital State Bank at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, was a clerk employed by the Ramsey County Probate Court after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided at the former nearby 978 St. Clair Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles E. Lee, Jr., a salesman employed by the Central Co-op Association, and his wife, Bertha F. Lee, resided at the former nearby 978 St. Clair Avenue and that Clarence V. McCauley resided at the former nearby 979 St. Clair Avenue. Frank A. Regensdorf and Carrie S. Regensdorf were the parents of Karl F. Regensdorf and resided at 634 Holly Avenue in 1918. Bertha F. Lee (1898-1981) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County.
980 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1920. The building is a two story, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, 1692 square foot, stucco house. The property was last sold in 2002 with a sale price of $244,900. The current owners of record of the property are Elizabeth M. Miller and Shelby G. Miller. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Margaret M. Dumont resided at 982 St. Clair Avenue in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Margaret M. Dumont, the widow of Thomas R. Dumont (1846-1929,) and Alice L. Dumont, a stenographer at the Federal Land Bank, resided at the former nearby 982 St. Clair Avenue. Margaret M. Dumont ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. Alice Louise Dumont (1879-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Hewitt, and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Federal Land Banks/Federal Intermediate Credit Banks for 1367 Portland Avenue.]
983 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1928. The building is a six room, two bedroom, two bathroom, 1124 square foot, stucco rambler, with a one car detached garage. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $87,500. The current owner of record of the property is Mark J. Absey.
984 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1919. The building is a two story, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1487 square foot, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Aaron J. Nyland, a tanner, resided at this address. Arend J. Nyland ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2004 and the sale price was $285,000. The previous owners of record of the property were James J. Peterfeso and Susan M. Peterfeso and the current owner of record of the property is Frederic E. Petters.
987 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1926. The building is a five room, two bedroom, one bathroom, 970 square foot, stucco rambler, with a one car detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that John H. McAllister, a collector employed by the Weyand Furniture Company, and his wife, Emma McAllister, resided at this address. The Weyand Furniture Company was located at the corner of West Seventh Street and Jackson Street in 1930. John Hanna McAllister (1877-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Streeter, and died in Ramsey County. Emma McAllister ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Emma C. McAllister (1876-1970) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $117,000 and that sale occurred in 1997. The current owner of record of the property is Carol A. Baldwin.
991 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1902. The building is a two story, eight room, three bedroom, one bathroom, 1728 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1904 through 1910 city directories indicate that Lee Hall resided at this address, while the 1912 through 1916 city directories indicate that E. N. Wolever resided at this address, and the 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Wolever and F. T. Case all resided at this address. The 1904 city directory indicates that Lee Hall was engaged in the real estate business, officed in the Pioneer Building, and resided at this address. The 1910 city directory indicates that Edwin N. Wolever was in real estate and resided at this address. The 1915 city directory indicates that Edwin N. Wolever operated City Real Estate & Farm Lands, officed at the Commerce Building, and resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Sarah A. Barnes (1842-1915,) the widowed cousin of Martha A. Cornwell, who was born in Ohio to parents born in the United States and who died of a rupture of the right ventricle, resided at this address in 1915. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bert J. Rice, a salesman, and his wife, Maude K. Rice, resided at this address. Lee Hall (1863- ,) the son of O. E. Hall and Emily Mudge Hall, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, attended public school in Louisiana, attended public school in Highland, Illinois, attended the Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault, Minnesota, from 1875 until 1876, attended public school in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1877 until 1878, was employed by the Samuel Cupples Wood and Willow Ware Company in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1878 until 1883, was a member of the Missouri National Guard in St. Louis, Missouri, moved to St. Paul in 1883, managed the stock department of Colbert, Hill & Company, the St. Paul branch of the Samuel Cupples Wood and Willow Ware Company from 1883 until 1886, married Alice St. Germain in St. Paul in 1884, was employed in charge of finances and office by Draper & Company of St. Paul from 1886 until 1891, then engaged in real estate, mortgage loans and investments, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was the secretary and director of the Real Estate Exchange of St. Paul, was a member of the St. Paul Real Estate Exchange, was an Episopalian, was a Scottish Rite Mason, was a Republican, was a member of the Royal Arcanum, and officed at the Pioneer Press Building in 1907. Sidney Johnstone Hall (1862-1880,) another son of O. E. Hall and Emily Mudge Hall, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, died in St. Louis, Missouri, and was buried at the family homestead in Illinois. Lee Roy Hall ( -1937) died in Hennepin County. Maud Rice ( -1937) died in Rice County, Minnesota. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $92,000. The current owner of record of the property is John M. Brandtjen.
992 St. Clair Avenue: Oscar A. Turner House; Built in 1891; Victorian in style; John H. Coxhead, architect, and Albert C. Merrill, builder. The house was built for $8,000. The house is a 2 1/2 story wood frame clapboard and shingle structure with an intersecting hipped and gable roof which has one gabled dormer. It has a chimney and a two story, three sided, bay window on the east side of the building. The house has 11 rooms, has five bedrooms, has one bathroom, is 2954 square feet in area, and has a detached garage. Albert C. Merrill was a carpenter who lived at 601 Burgess Avenue. City directories indicate that the residents at this address were Oscar A. Turner (1893,) C. E. Prince (1895 through 1908,) W. H. Churchill (1906 through 1914,) Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Price (1918,) and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Struchen and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. Turner (1923.) Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Harriet M. Prince (1821-1899,) who died of apoplexy, resided at this address in 1899. The 1904 city directory indicates that Charles E. Prince was a travel agent and resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Henry Struchen (1871- ,) a general contractor and the head of household, who was born in Indiana to a father who was born in Switzerland and a mother who was born in Indiana, his wife, Bertha Struchen (1875- ,) who was born in Indiana to parents who were born in Indiana, his daughter, Helen Struchen (1915- ,) who was born in Indiana, his daughter, Catherine Struchen (1916- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his son, John H. Struchen (1909- ,) who was born in Minnesota, his son, Richard Struchen (1914- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and a servant, Lucy Krughl (1879- ,) who was born in England to parents who were born in England and who immigrated in 1914, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry C. Struchen resided at this address. Henry Struchen built the Selby Streetcar Tunnel, the Saint Paul Hotel in 1909, the Triune Masonic Lodge in 1910, the Hamm Building in 1919, and the 96 foot dome of the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Albert Merrill ( -1930) and Henry Christian Struchen ( -1947) both died in Hennepin County. Oscar Turner ( -1911) and Charles Edwin Prince ( -1941) both died in Ramsey County. Charles E. Prince was the son of Harriet M. Prince. The current owners of record of the property are Kevin A. Geraghty and Marie E. Garaghty. [See note for Coxhead at 962 West St. Clair Avenue.]
995 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1911. The building is a two story, eight room, three bedroom, two bathroom, 1626 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1920 city directory indicates that Emma Blomberg, a clerk employed by Field Schlick & Company, boarded at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph J. Miller, a packer, and his wife, Ida Miller, resided at this address. Joseph J. Miller (1884-1959) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 2002 and the sale price was $340,000. The current owners of record of the property are Margaret A. Frank and Michael C. Thrasher. [See note on the Field-Schlick department store for 19 Kenwood Parkway.]
996 St. Clair Avenue: Leslie H. Chapman House; Built in 1906; Dutch Colonial/Colonial Revival in style; L. H. Chapman, builder. The house cost $4,000 to build. The house is a three bay, two story (1 1/2 story according to Ramsey County property tax records,) brick and shingle structure with an intersecting gambrel roof which has two gabled dormers. It has a pedimented portico with Ionic columns, an elliptical fanlight transom, simulated quoins, and delicate stained glass windows. The house has eight rooms, has four bedrooms, has one bathroom, is 1692 square feet in area, and has a one car detached garage. The 1904 city directory indicates that Leslie H. Chapman was a draughtsman for the Northern Pacific RailRoad and resided at 644 Dayton Avenue. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Leslie H. Chapman, an 1895 University of Minnesota graduate, resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that L. H. Chapman resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Leslie H. Chapman, a draftsman with the Northern Pacific RailRoad, resided at this address. The 1920 federal census indicates that Leslie H. Chapman (1874- ,) a bridge engineer and the head of household, who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in England and a mother who was born in Minnesota, his wife, Mary Chapman (1888- ,) who was born in Minnesota to a father who was born in Pennsylvania and a mother who was born in Wisconsin, his daughter, Leslie Chapman (1904- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and his son, Ralph Chapman (1908- ,) a who was born in Minnesota, all resided at this address. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Chapman resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Leslie H. Chapman, a draftsman with the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Mary Chapman, resided at this address. Leslie H. Chapman graduated from the University of Minnesota with a civil engineering degree in 1894. Leslie Chapman ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Lonn C. Haas. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
997 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1925. The building is a two story, 12 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, 3258 square foot, stucco house. The property was last sold for $407,500 and that sale occurred in 2002. The current owners of record of the property are Catherine E. Folland and Paul S. Folland. Paul S. Folland is a real estate agent who works out of the Eagle Appraisal Office in Saint Paul. Catherine Folland R.N. is associated with the American Epilepsy Society and the Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PAŽ, of United Hospital and Children's Hospitals and Clinics and was a co-author of the 2002 paper "Behavioral Side-Effects Of Levetiracetam," the 2002 paper "Clinical Experience Of Levetiracetam (LEV) In Refractory Adult Epilepsy Patients," and the 2003 paper "Clinical Experience With Felbamate In Adults With Medically Intractable Epilepsy." The 1930 city directory indicates that Harry H. Halper, his wife, Florence Halper, and Jacob M. Short resided at the former nearby 999 St. Clair Avenue. Harry H. Halper (1896-1960) had a mother with a maiden name of Halper and died in Hennepin County. Florence Halper (1897-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berman, and died in Hennepin County.
1003 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1919. The building is a one story, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1208 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles J. Ritchey, a professer at Macalester College, and his wife, Mary E. Ritchey, resided at this address. The property was last sold in 2004 and the purchase price was $284,900. The previous owners of record of the property were Donald P. Lacho and Mary A. Lacho and the current owners of record of the property is Michael P. Vance. [See note for the fifth entry after the entry for 1605 Summit Avenue for information on Macalester College.]
1005 St. Clair Avenue: Mrs. Ella L. Holterhoff House; Built in 1915. The building is a two story, ten room, three bedroom, three bathroom, 2788 square foot, stucco house, with a detached garage. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. E. L. Holterhoff resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Ella L. Holterhoff resided at 2013 Princeton Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frederick H. Strom resided at this address. Ella Holterhoff ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 and the sale price was $415,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Gerald E. Carlson and the current owner of record of the property is Janet K. Erickson. Gerald E. Carlson Associates, Inc., an architectural firm, was located at this address before 2006. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alf E. Nesom resided at the former nearby 1007 St. Clair Avenue. Alfred E. Nesom (1878-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ghent, and died in Ramsey County.
1011 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1921. The building is a one story, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 1713 square foot, aluminum/vinyl sided bungalow, with a one story detached garage. The 1923 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Given resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William C. Sargent resided at this address. In 1934, William C. Sargent and Antoinette Huot Sargent resided at this address. William Coffin Sargent ( -1943) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. William C. Sargent purchased from the State of Minnesota at auction a 40 acre parcel of land, with timber, adjoining the City of Duluth in 1890. William C. Sargent was the father of Howard Harrop Sargent (1880-1961.) Antoinette Huot Sargent (1907-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Romieux, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $230,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Benjamin E. Weil and the current owner of record of the property is Keith H. Peterson.
1015 St. Clair Avenue: Lee Hall House; Built in 1890. The building is a two story, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, 2061 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. City directories indicate that the residents at this address were Lee Hall (1891,) A. S. Dam (1893,) F. H. Gadd (1895,) L. H. L. Davis (1897,) E. T. Slayton (1904, 1906, and 1908,) W. E. Cross (1910,) F. D. Rogers (1912, 1914, 1916, and 1918,) and Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Dam (1923.) Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Edward E. Slayton resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Rogers resided at this address. Lee Hall lived at 991 West St. Clair Avenue from 1904 to 1910. E. T. Slayton also once resided at 950 St. Clair Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that F. Drake Rogers was a physician who officed at the Moore Building and who resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Fred D. Rogers resided at this address. Fred Drake Rogers, M.D. (1869- ) was born in St. Paul, was the son of Ezekiel G. Rogers and Arabella Rogers, was a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, began his medical practice in 1903, and resided at this address in 1912. Dr. Rogers married Mildred Fraser in 1904 and the couple had two children, Mildred Arabella Rogers and Drake E. Rogers. Ezekiel G. Rogers served in the Eighth Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War, settled on the shore of Rogers Lake in Mendota Heights, Dakota County, and is the person for whom the lake was named. Edward E. Slayton (1849- ,) the son of Thomas A. Slayton and Sophronia Hale Slayton, was born in St Lawrence County, New York, was educated in the public schools of Westfield, Wisconsin, married Lucy J. Terry in 1873, studied engineering from 1878 until 1879, was in charge of a factory in St. Paul in 1880, was engaged in real estate and loans after 1886, and officed at the National German American Bank. Edward Thomas Slayton ( -1919) died in Ramsey County. Will E. Cross ( -1925) died in Ramsey County. F. Drake Rogers (1869-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Rogers, and died in Ramsey County. Mildred F. Rogers (1869-1955) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Foote, and died in Hennepin County. The last sale of this property was in 2002 and the sale price was $260,000. The current owner of record of the property is Thomas J. Bartl II. [See note for Lee Hall for 991 St. Clair Avenue.]
1021 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1921. The building is a one story, six room, two bedroom, one bathroom, 1080 square foot, asbestos-sided bungalow, with a detached garage. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles D. Phelps, a valuation engineer employed by the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and his wife, Pearl Phelps, resided at this address. The property was last sold for $247,800 and that sale occurred in 2004. The previous owner of record of the property was Fred Wilson and the current owner of record of the property is Sherry J. Reagan. [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
1025 St. Clair Avenue: S. C. Arbuckle House; Built in 1891. The building is a two story (1 1/2 story according to Ramsey County property tax records,) eight room, two bedroom, one bathroom, 1515 square foot, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1891-1904 city directories indicate that S. C. Arbuckle, Sr. (1816-1892,) resided at this address and the 1906-1910 city directories indicate that Mrs. M. B. H. Arbuckle resided at this address. The 1893 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Arbuckle and Miss E. B. Huston all resided at this address. The 1904 city directory indicates that Martha B. H. Arbuckle was the widow of Samuel C. Arbuckle, Jr. (1839-1903,) and resided at this address. The 1907 Central Presbyterian Church directory indicates that Mrs. Martha Arbuckle resided at this address. The 1917 Hamline University Alumni Quarterly indicates that Julia M. McIntire, a member of the Class of 1917 and a teacher, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Arthur J. McIntire, a compositor employed by the Daily News Publishing Company, his wife, Jennie McIntire, and Julia McIntire, a teacher, all resided at this address. Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., of Ramsey County was appointed a member of the Birch Coulie battlefield monument commission by Laws of Minnesota 1893, Chapter 231. Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., was a member of the Acker Post No. 21 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., was born in Clarksville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was educated in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, was a bricklayer, then was a plasterer and carpenter, then was a kilnhand at Woodward & Blakely Company, then became a contractor and builder, moved to Minnesota in 1858, and operated a contracting business prior to his retirement. Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., married Sarah A. Hughes (1812-1878) and the couple were the parents of nine children, Samuel C. Arbuckle, Jr. (1838- ,) Thomas Arbuckle (1840- ,) Alford J. Arbuckle, Benjamin F. Arbuckle (1843- ,) Francis Marion Arbuckle (1844- ,) Alfred Jefferson Arbuckle (1853- ,) William Henry Arbuckle, Adolph Arbuckle, and George Arbuckle. Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., resided on Concord Street in 1883. Litigation to quiet title to property inherited from Samuel C. Arbuckle, Sr., Fannie Sabledowsky v. Marion Arbuckle, 50 Minn. 475 (1892,) became a case on the creation of future estates featured in Select cases on the law of property real and personal, edited by William F. Walsh and published by the New York University Bookstore in 1922. Jennie E. McIntire ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of the property was in 2006 and the sale price was $206,000. The previous owners of record of the property were Dorothy M. Ziegler and Robert E. Ziegler and the current owners of record of the property are Kathleen J. Smith and Preston J. Smith. [See the note for the battle of Birch Coulie for 294 Winifred Street East.]
1028 St. Clair Avenue: Built in 1925; Mission Revival/Bungalow in style; Harold W. James, builder. The house is a three bay, 1 1/2 story (one story accoding to Ramsey County property tax records,) stucco bungalow with a hipped roof. It has a chimney and a gable with a curvilinear parapet wall. It also has closed eaves. The house has five rooms, has two bedrooms, has one bathroom, is 1246 square feet in area, and has a detached garage. The 1978-1982 St. Paul/Ramsey County Architectural Survey fieldwork report indicates that Mission Revival style structures like this are rare in St. Paul. Harold W. James built the house on speculation. Harold W. James was a contractor who lived at 1494 Branston. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Mary A. Soukup resided at this address. Harold W. James ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2007 with a sale price of $332,500. The previous owner of record of the property was Leah C. Heltemes and the current owners of record of the property are Christina L. Boull and Michael D. Boull.
Links:
Back to the Thursday Night Hikes homepage
This page was last modified on August 2, 2011.
Information from the University of Minnesota, Northwest Architectural Archives, was used in this webpage.
