Lawrence A. Martin
737 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1889. The structure is a 2813 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick rowhouse, with a detached garage. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Betty S. Perin (1835-1897,) who died of apoplexy, resided at this address in 1897. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. David Van Alstine resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Garrett von Oblenis House resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moak and their daughters all resided at this address. George C. Cannon was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that K. H. Ballis, W. W. Case, Mrs. Florence Crippen, J. P. Dennis, Miss Agnes Hagen, J. C. Hull, and W. D. R. McLeod, all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Florence A. Crippen, the widow of Herbert S. Crippen, and Marcia F. Crippen, a stenographer, both resided at this address. David Van Alstine was a master mechanic of the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway at Cloverport, Kentucky, before 1891, was a division master mechanic of the Chicago Great Western RailRoad at St. Paul after 1890, was the master mechanic of the Chicago Great Western RailRoad at St. Paul after 1899, was the superintendent of motive power for the Chicago Great Western RailRoad in 1902, and was the president of the North Western Railway Club in 1902. The 1902 Residence Directory of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company of Chicago, indicated that David Van Alstine, an engineer with the Chicago Great Western RailRoad, was an 1886 graduate of the University of Minnesota and resided in St. Paul. Garrett von Oblenis House (1870- ,) the son of William S. House and Nellie Robinson House, was born in Haverstraw, New York, was educated in the common schools and the high school of Haverstraw, New York, was educated at Phillips-Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, moved to Poughkeepsie, New York, and was employed as a civil engineer during construction of the Poughkeepsie, New York, bridge in 1888, was in private practice as a civil engineer at Poughkeepsie, New York, from 1889 until 1891, was a topographer employed by the Adirondack & St. Lawrence RailRoad from 1891 until 1892, was an engineer employed by the New York State Canals in charge of canal improvement and highway construction from 1892 until 1899, married Florence Peaslee in 1895, was employed as a constructing engineer by the American District Steam Company at Lockport, New York, from 1899 until 1904, was the secretary, general manager, and member of the board of directors of the Northern Heating & Electric Company after 1904, was a member of the Ramsey County Good Roads Association, was a member of the St. Paul Engineers Club, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a member of the St. Paul Businessman's League, was a Mason, and officed at 76 West Third Street. Herbert Schuyler Crippen ( -1920,) John A. Moak ( -1930,) Florence Crippen ( -1934,) and Marcia F. Crippen ( -1935) all died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Joann Fernandez. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Z. H. Thomas and P. C. Thomas all resided at the former nearby 739 Lincoln Avenue. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. Sarah Borland, the Misses Gay, Mrs. E. J. Meier, their daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mitchell all resided at the former nearby 739 Lincoln Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Luli B. Mitchell resided at the former nearby 739 Lincoln Avenue. In 1879, Edward J. Meier, a clerk employed by Prince & Shandrew, resided at 24 Fort Road. Sara Borland ( -1928) and Zenas H. Thomas ( -1945) both died in Ramsey County. Paul C. Thomas (1892-1981) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Chase, and died in Ramsey County. Luli B. Mitchell (1884-1956) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. [See note on the Chicago Great Western Railway for 882 West Linwood Avenue.]
744 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1898; Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2880 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1930 city directory indicates that Edward K. Brennan, a merchandise broker representing the American Loose Leaf Manufacturing Company, who officed at the Merchants Bank Building, and his wife, Charlotte K. Brennan, resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Edward K. Brennan, who attended the school from 1907 until 1908 and a captain in the Quartermaster Corps during World War I, resided at this address. The 1950 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Edward K. Brennan, who attended the school from 1907 until 1908, who a captain in the Quartermaster Corps during World War I, and who was married, resided at this address. The American Loose Leaf Manufacturing Company initially was located in Chicago, was renamed the American Loose Leaf Corporation by 1956, and relocated to St. Louis, Missouri. U.S. Office Products Company acquired American Loose Leaf Business Products of St. Louis, Missouri, long owned by the Mendelson family, in 1996 and subsequently spun the business off as American Loose Leaf/Business Products in 2000, before declaring bankruptcy in 2001. Edward K. Brennan ( -1957) had a mother with a maiden name of Kelly, served in World War I, and died in Hennepin County. Charlotte K. Brennan (1889-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Zimmerman, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Anita M. Ophoven and Thomas A. Ophoven. Anita Ophoven had her drawings on exhibit at the Gage Family Art Gallery of Augsburg College in February, 2003, had her drawings on exhibit at the Reif Center Art Gallery in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, in October, 2003, and her art work on exhibit at the Inez Greenberg Gallery of the Bloomington Art Center in April, 2004. Thomas A. Ophoven is a physician in the area of geriatric medicine.
745 Lincoln Avenue: James Doran House; Built in 1893 (1906 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Colonial Revival in style; Charles Bassford, architect. The structure is a two story, 5249 square foot, 15 room, six bedroom, four bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that James Doran resided at this address from 1905 to 1911. The book of Minnesotans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of Minnesota, edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, indicates that James Doran resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. C. C. Hammond and H. J. Hammond both resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank J. Anderson, the president of Foley Brothers Grocery Company and the treasurer of Foley Brothers Inc., resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Frank J. Anderson, a vice president of Foley Brothers Inc., and his wife, Rachel Anderson, resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that John J. Anderson, a member of the Class of 1929 and a field supervisor employed by the Midwest Royalties Company of Houston, Texas, resided at this address. The 1950 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Frank M. Brown, Jr. (1918- ,) who attended the school from 1932 until 1938, who attended Dartmouth College, was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Navy during World War II, and was employed by the National Battery Company, resided at this address. James Doran (1856- ,) the son of Michael Doran and Ellen Brady Doran, was born in Ohio, moved to Minnesota with his family as a child, was educated at St. John's College in Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, moved to Minnesota with his parents as a child, was the cashier of the Bank of Le Sueur, Minnesota, for four years, moved to St. Paul in 1877, was associated with the brokerage business, M. Doran & Company, from 1879 until 1900, was a broker, was the president of James Doran & Company, dealing in stock, bonds, grain and provisions, after 1901, married Rose Kolb in New York City in 1901, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, was a member of the Minnesota Club, and officed at 335-337 Robert Street in 1907. Michael Doran (1829-1915,) the son of James Doran and Bridget McGuire Doran, was born in County Meath, Ireland, emigrated to America in 1850, moved to Norwalk, Ohio, in 1851, married Ellen Brady ( -1862) in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1855, located on a tract of government land in Kilkenny, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, in 1856, was the county treasurer of Le Sueur County, Minnesota, from 1862 until 1870, engaged in the banking and grain business in Le Sueur, Minnesota, first as Snow & Doran in 1870 and then as Doran & Smith until 1891, married Catharine J. O'Grady in Le Sueur, Minnesota, moved to St. Paul in 1877, entered the banking and brokerage business, officed at the Germania Life Insurance Building, resided at 528 Dayton Avenue, was a Democrat, was a member of the Minnesota State Senate representing Le Sueur County (Districts 22 and 19) from 1871 until 1872 and from 1875 until 1887, was a delegate to all but one national Democratic Convention from 1864 until 1896, was the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, was the chairman of the National Democratic Committee from 1888 to 1896, and died in St. Paul. Frank M. Brown, Jr., married Patricia Anne Rogers in St. Paul in 1941 and the couple had four children, Thomasine Brown (1942- ,) Christine Brown (1944- ,) Michael Brown (1945- ,) and Peter Brown (1947- .) Cassius Clay Hammond, Sr. (1860-1916,) the son of James Hammond (1824- ) and Sarah Bond Hammond (1837-1900,) was born in Dublin, Wayne County, Indiana, was a leather store clerk in 1880 in Indiana, was a banker and resided in Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, by 1910, died in St. Paul, and is buried in Roselawn Cemetery. Cassius Clay Hammond, Sr., married Carie/Carrie Eliza Loder (1867-1926,) the daughter of __?__ Loder and Francis/Frances H. Loder (1842-1896,) in 1889 in Indiana and the couple had five children, Francis Loder Hammond (1892-1974,) Harold J. Hammond (1895- ,) Murray M. Hammond (1898-1955,) Cassius Clay Hammond, Jr. (1902-1972,) and Helen Hammond (1906- .) James Doran was a partner with Michael Doran in M. Doran & Company, bankers and brokers located at 311 Jackson Street in 1896. Cassius Clay Hammond, Sr., was educated in the public schools of Indiana, attended Purdue University, moved to McIntosh County, North Dakota, in 1884, was employed as the cashier of the McIntosh County Bank, served as McIntosh County Clerk of Court from 1886 until 1907, also served as secretary of the North Dakota State Railroad Commission, and retired in St. Paul. Francis Loder Hammond was an accountant and served in the U. S. Navy in World War I. Harold J. Hammond was a real estate agent and served in the U. S. Army in World War I. Murray M. Hammond served in the U. S. Navy in World War I. Harold J. Hammond, the president-treasurer of the Hammond Investment Company, and his wife, Hazel P. Hammond, the secretary of the Hammond Investment Company resided at Apartment #2 of 1855 Portland Avenue in 1930. Charles Bassford, the son of architect Edward Payson Bassford (1837-1912,) was an architect at age 20, became the St. Paul city architect, and designed the Zoological Building at St. Paul's Como Park in 1936, with the building constructed by the Works Projects Administration (W.P.A.) Charles A. Bassford resided at 707 Iglehart in 1910 and resided at 1070 1/2 Ashland in 1930. Charles A. Bassford, Sr. (1879-1945,) married Helen I./Faye Lamoreux Bassford (1886-1974) in 1906 and the couple had two children, Katherine Isabelle Bassford (1908- ) and Charles A. Bassford, Jr. (1914- .) Katherine Isabelle Bassford was a cleaning woman at a retail store in 1930. Minerva C. Uhler (1895- ) was a lodger in the Bassford household in 1910. Charles A. Bassford, Sr., had six siblings, Maria D. Bassford (1867- ,) Adelia/Adel Bassford (Mrs. Stephen) Cereday (1872- ,) Hannah Marion Bassford (1876-1962,) Edward P. Bassford (1872- ,) a bookkeeper and a broker, Raymond Bassford (1882- ,) and Mark J. Bassford (1885- ,) a railroad steam engineer. C. W. "Cap" Wigington, the first registered African-American architect in the country, was the assistant to Charles A. Bassford when Bassford was employed by the City of St. Paul. Cassins Clay Hammond, Sr. ( -1916,) Carrie Loder Hammond ( -1926,) James Doran ( -1927,) Charles Asher Bassford ( -1945,) and Harold J. Hammond ( -1948) all died in Ramsey County. Frank J. Anderson ( -1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Whalen, and died in Ramsey County. Raymond R. Bassford (1882-1963) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Murphy, and died in Ramsey County. Marion Hannah Bassford (1875-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Bixbey, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 with a sale price of $275,000. The current owners of record of the property are Marlene C. Killa and Michael D. Killa. Michael D. Killa is president and owner of Authentic Construction Company, Inc. and is an active member of the Grand Avenue Business Association. [See note for Foley Brothers Construction Company.]
750-752 Lincoln Avenue: J. P. Knowles House; Built in 1890 (1889 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) H. R. P. Hamilton, architect. The structure is a two story, 2458 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. James Knowles and their daughters resided at 752 Lincoln Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that John P. Knowles and his wife, Edna W. Knowles, resided at this address. John Power Knowles, the son of John P. Knowles and Mary Howland Everett Knowles and the grandson of Amherst Everett and Penelope Howland Everett, was a member of the Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by virtue of great grandfather John Howland, a Private in the Rhode Island State Regiment during the Revolutionary War. John Power Knowles ( -1943) and Edna W. Knowles ( -1946) both died in Ramsey County. James Knowles (1893-1959) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Henry Robert Hamilton ( -1920) died in Becker County, Minnesota. The current owner of record of the property is Paul L. Termin. Paul Termin & Associates, Inc., is a pathological analysis company. [See note for H. R. P. Hamilton for 745 East Margaret Street.]
753 Lincoln Avenue: John H. Hensel House; Built in 1882 (1890 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Queen Anne in style; S. T. Bennett, architect. The structure is a two story, 3132 square foot, ten room, three bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that John H. Hensel resided at this address from 1891 to 1959. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hensel, their daughter, and Mrs. M. E. Norton all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hensel, their daughter, and K. N. Hensel all resided at this address. World War I veteran Leroy Hensel (1885- ,) a First Lieutenant, resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hensel, their daughter, and Kenneth Hensel all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Kenneth M. Hensel resided at this address in 1927. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Anna Cecelia Norton Hensel (1858- ,) the widow of John H. Hensel, resided at this address. Leroy Hensel was the son of John Henry Hensel and Anna Cecelia Norton Hensel and was born in Sims, North Dakota. J. Henry Hensel (1855-1927), a son of Henry W. Hensel and Mary Elizabeth Hory Hensel, in early adulthood, was engaged in the wholesale dry goods business in Philadelphia with Hood Bright & Company, which was then the leading house of its kind in the city, then later, moved to Saint Paul, where he ran a retail dry goods store after declining to accept an employment position with the Northern Pacific RailRoad. John Henry Hensel ultimately worked for the Northern Pacific RailRoad and was eventually the Pay Master. The Norton family made several fortunes in the coal business in Philadelphia. Leroy Hensel (1885-1921) had seven siblings, Elizabeth Hensel (1880- ,) Margaret Norton Hensel (1881- ,) Charles Norton Hensel (1882- ,) Edith Hensel (1884- ,) Elliott Chapman Hensel (1887- ,) Percy Norton Hensel (1887-1889,) and Kenneth Norton Hensel (1889- .) Charles Norton Hensel attended medical school in Vienna, Austria, was a physician in St. Paul, specialised in diseases of the heart, and resided at 955 St. Clair Avenue in 1916, 1918 and 1920. Leroy Hensel married Claudia deHaven Moak, the couple had one child, Mary Elizabeth Hensel (1918- ,) and he died in Tacoma, Washington. John H. Hensel ( -1927,) Mabel Eliz Norton ( -1932,) and Anna C. Hensel ( -1938) all died in Ramsey County. Silas Thomas Bennett ( -1941) died in Morrison County. Kenneth N. Hensel (1889-1957) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norton, and died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Hensel (1880-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norton, and died in Ramsey County. Charles Norton Hensel (1882-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norton, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Jeffrey S. Young. [See note on Charles Norton Hensel for 955 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note on the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
758 Lincoln Avenue: H. B. Fuller House; Built in 1901 (1904 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect. The structure is a two story, 3506 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, one bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Harvey B. Fuller resided at this address from 1903 to 1921. The book of Minnesotans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of Minnesota, edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, indicates that Harvey B. Fuller resided at this address in 1907. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Gertrude Fuller Russell (1874-1909,) the wife of Clarence W. Russell, who was born in Illinois to parents born in the United States and who died of pulmonary tuberculosis, resided at this address in 1909. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Susan Ellen Kirk Fuller (1850-1912,) the wife of Harvey B. Fuller, who was born in Ohio to parents born in the United States and who died of apoplexy, resided at this address in 1912. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fuller, Jr., and H. B. Fuller all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Louise M. Fuller (1842-1920,) the unmarried sister of Harvey B. Fuller, who was born in Ohio to parents born in Ireland and who died of senility, resided at this address in 1920. The 1920 city directory indicates that Florence M. Chase, the widow of George M. Chase and a stenographer employed by W. P. Davidson, roomed at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Harvey B. Fuller, Sr. (1845-1921,) the widower father of Harvey B. Fuller, Jr., who was born in Ohio to parents born in Ireland and in the United States and who died of carcinoma of the prostate, resided at this address in 1921. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Hensel and Mrs. L. C. Goodenow all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. Charles Norton Hensel married Rea Lillian Goodenaw and the couple had two children, Lillian Goodenaw Hensel (1913- ) and Charles "Carl" Norton Hensel, Jr. (1916- .) Harvey Benjamin Fuller (1845-1921,) the son of Harvey C. Fuller and Susanna Grierson Fuller, was born at Youngstown, Ohio, moved with his family to Jacksonville, Illinois, was educated in the public schools of Jacksonville, Illinois, was educated at Illinois College, began his business career in the employ of a firm connected with the iron industry in Chicago, Illinois, married S. Ellen Kirk at Chicago, Illinois, in 1871, was engaged in the carriage supply business for himself in Chicago, Illinois, from 1880 until 1887, came to St. Paul, was a manufacturer, has engaged in manufacture of wet and dry paste and wall cleaners as the Fuller Manufacturing Company after 1887, was a Unitarian, officed at 186 West Third Street in 1907. Harvey B. Fuller, Sr., was the president of the H. B. Fuller Company, a manufacturer that provides specialty chemical products and services to a variety of markets, including construction, packaging and personal care, from 1887 until 1921. Harvey B. Fuller, Jr., was the president of the H. B. Fuller Company from 1921 until 1941, when he was succeeded by Elmer Lee Anderson (1909-2004.) Gertrude Fuller Russell ( -1909,) Susan Ellen Kirk Fuller ( -1912,) Louise M. Fuller ( -1920,) Harvey B. Fuller, Sr. ( -1921,) and Florence M. Chase ( -1953) all died in Ramsey County. Florence M. Chase (1904-1986) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Charles Norton Hensel (1882-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Norton, and died in Ramsey County. Lillian C. Goodenow ( -1941) died in Hennepin County. George M. Chase ( -1920) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Elizabeth J. Brine and Alistair S. McVey. Liz Brine is an American Veterinary Dental College diplomate. Alistair S. McVey, D.V.M., is a Clinical Specialist and Instructor at the Veterinary School at the University of Minnesota. Alistair McVey and Liz Brine have a son, Eion Angus Brine McVey. Liz Brine and Al McVey are the parents of Aidan McVey and Sam McVey, French immersion school students in Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul. [See note on Charles Norton Hensel for 955 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note on Lockwood for 1118 Summit Avenue.]
761 Lincoln Avenue: George D. Taylor House; Built in 1904 (1896 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style; J. H. Nickel, architect. The structure is a two story, 4127 square foot, 11 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that George D. Taylor resided at this address from 1897 to 1903. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Taylor and F. M. Taylor all resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Ernest Bolles Putnam resided at this address in 1907. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Cleveland Putnam (1909-1909,) the son of Ernest B. Putnam, who was born in St. Paul to parents born in the United States and who died of capillary bronchitis, resided at this address in 1909. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Slocum and their daughter all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. George Slocum and Miss Winifred Slocum all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Henry C. Drake, the president of the Drake Marble Company, located at 58 Plato Street, and his wife, Jennie T. Drake, resided at this address. George Slocum (1856-1943) married Mary Caroline Reeves (1863- ,) the daughter of Horace E. Reeves (1827-1905) and Harriet Newell Sill Reeves (1828-1918.) Ernest Bolles Putnam (1860-1917,) the son of Henry Cleveland Putnam (1832-1912,) a philanthropist and a lumber baron in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin, and Jane Eliza Balcom (1832- ,) was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was educated in the common and high schools of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, was educated in Heidelberg Germany, was employed by H. C. Putnam & Company, bankers located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1881, was one of the incorporators of the Chippewa Valley Bank, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1885, came to Minnesota in 1889, settled in St. Paul, married Helen Louise Proctor/Helen L. Van Auken in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1895, was a lumberman, organized the Brennan Lumber Company in 1899, with mills at Hinckley, Minnesota, and offices in St. Paul, was the secretary/treasurer of the Brennan Lumber Company, was the treasurer of the Putnam Lumber Company, was the secretary and treasurer of the Central Florida Lumber Company, was the secretary and treasurer of the Bahamas Timber Company, Ltd., was the treasurer of the Minnesota Log & Timber Company, was the treasurer of the Pembina Farm Company, was a dealer in timber lands in the South, in California, and in British Columbia, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Town & Country Club, was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was a member of the Knights of Pythias, officed at the Pioneer Press Building in 1907, and died at Sea Breeze, Florida. Ernest Bolles Putnam and Helen Louise Proctor were the parents of Henry Hamilton Putnam ( -1928) and Cleveland Putnam. John Cleveland Putnam ( -1909,) John H. Nickel ( -1917,) Henry C. Drake ( -1934,) George R. Slocum ( -1943,) and George D. Taylor ( -1944) all died in Ramsey County. Franklin M. Taylor (1884-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mackey, and died in Hennepin County. Winifred M. Slocum (1885-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Reeves, and died in Ramsey County. Jennie Drake ( -1947) died in Clay County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Marilyn K. Hein Peltier and Steven W. Peltier. [See note on the Drake Marble Company for 1384 Portland Avenue.] [See note on Harry T. Drake and Harry T. Drake, Jr., for 874 Fairmount Avenue.] [See note on Town & Country Club for 952 Wakefield Avenue.] [See note on Knights of Pythias for 2225 East Lake of the Isles Parkway.] [See note on the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks for 334 Cherokee Avenue.]
764 Lincoln Avenue: L. A. Hughes House; Built in 1907 (1902 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 3562 square foot, 12 room, seven bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Rosa Hughes resided at this address in 1908. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Lillian Hughes Keiter (1883-1908,) the wife of Walter B. Keiter, who was born in St. Paul to parents born in the United States and who died of heart failure, resided at this address in 1908. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Horace Thompson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Horace Thompson, the vice president/treasurer of the Freeman-Thompson Shoe Company, and his wife, Geraldine Thompson, resided at this address. In 1934, Horace Thompson, Geraldine Ingersoll Thompson, Geraldine Thompson, Mary Thompson, Deborah Thompson, and Monroe Thompson all resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Horace Thompson, who attended the school from 1900 until 1901 and from 1905 until 1906, attended Yale University, and served as a Private in the Field Artillery at Camp Taylor, resided at this address. The Thompson family summered at Gem Lake, near White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Geraldine Ingersoll (1888- ,) the daughter of Frederick Gerald Ingersoll (1855-1941) and Mary Katinka Phelps Ingersoll (1859- ,) married Horace Thompson, Jr., (1886- ,) son of Horace Thompson, Sr., and Ida Schurmier Thompson in 1912 in St. Paul, and the couple had daughters Mary Geraldine Thompson (1913- ) and Deborah Monroe Thompson (1915- .) Horace Thompson, Jr., of the Gokey Company, was the president of the Lamphrey Rod & Gun Club in Anoka County, Minnesota, in 1949. Horace Thompson, Sr., was a founder of the First National Bank of St. Paul, a part of U. S. Bankcorp currently, and, in 1879, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company. William Noah Gokey founded the Gokey Company of Jamestown, New York, in 1850, combined European hard soles with a Native American leather design in manufacturing boots, and initially sold the boots through Abercrombie & Fitch in New York. Gokey relocated to St. Paul in 1920 and became the oldest mail-order company in America. President Dwight D. Eisenhower owned a pair of custom Gokey boots. In 1971, Gokey employed nine master shoemakers and had both a store and a mail order company in St. Paul. In 1990, when most of the nine master shoemakers were retiring, the Gokey company was bought by Orvis, incorporated in 1856 by Charles Frederick Orvis and then the second-oldest mail-order company in America. Orvis shut down the St. Paul Gokey factory in 1992 and moved the Gokey operation to Tipton, Missouri. From at least 1925 until at least 1930, the Freeman-Thompson Shoe Company marketed Gokey boots and other products. Lillian Hughes Keiter ( -1908) and Rosa Hughes ( -1935) died in Ramsey County. Lloyd A. Hughes ( -1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Mc Cann, and died in Ramsey County. Horace A. Thompson (1905-1977) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Castle, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Beatrice B. Magee and Paul T. Magee. [See note on Frederick G. Ingersoll for 542 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company for 297 Bates Avenue.]
768 Lincoln Avenue: F. W. Eva House; Built in 1908 (1907 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2709 square foot, 11 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Frederick W. Eva resided at this address from 1906 to 1940. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Matteson resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Frank J. Dolezal, an accountant employed by Bishop Bressman & Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Matteson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Ada E. Eva, the widow of Frederick W. Eva, and Elsie Erickson, a nurse, both resided at this address. Charles Dickerman Matteson (1869-1936,) the son of Sumner Warren Matteson (1836-1895,) secretary and treasurer of the Security Trust Company of St. Paul, and Louise Dickerman Matteson (1845-1928,) was born at Decorah, Iowa, graduated from the Decorah, Iowa, High School in 1887, entered the University of Minnesota in 1887, graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan in 1893, studied law at the University of Minnesota, was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi college fraternity, was a member of the Phi Delta Phi college fraternity, was employed by the Security Trust Company as runner in 1893, married Adelaide Hickcox (1879-1936,) was a banker, was the secretary, treasurer and member of the board of directors of the Security Trust Company, engaged in banking, trusts, and investments, was associated with J. Quincy Haas & Company, a general insurance agency, was associated with R. M. Lawton & Company, a real estate and rental firm, was associated with the St. Paul Park Realty Company, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a member of the White Bear Yacht Club, was a member of the St. Paul Town & Country Club, was a member of the Roosevelt Republican Club, was a member of the Amateur Athletic Association of St. Paul, was a member of the St. Paul Curling Club, resided at 530 Holly Avenue in 1907, officed at the New York Life Building in 1907, and died in Decorah, Iowa. Adelaide G. Hickcox (1879-1936) married Charles Matteson (1869-1936.) Charles Matteson was the son of Sumner Matteson (1836-1895) and Louise Dickerman Matteson (1845-1928) and had a brother, Sumner Warren Matteson, Jr. (1867-1918/1920,) who died in Mexico City. Charles Dickerman Matteson (1869- ,) the son of Sumner W. Matteson (1833-1895) and Louise Dickerman Matteson and the grandson of Austin Matteson, was born in Decorah, Iowa, graduated from the Decorah, Iowa, high school in 1887, studied at the University of Minnesota in science for two years and in law for one year, joined the Dillon chapter of the Phi Delta Phi Society, graduated from the University of Michigan in 1892 or 1893, became a member of the Peninsular Chapter of the Alpha Delta Phi, moved to St. Paul in 1892, was a banker, was elected a member of the St. Paul Investment & Savings Society in 1894, became a director of the Duluth Union Land Company in 1896, became the treasurer of the Children's Home Society in 1896, was a director of the S. W. Matteson estate, and was the secretary and treasurer of the Security Trust Company of St. Paul. A dispute over the Sumner Matteson estate was resolved in Louise M. Matteson and Charles D. Matteson, Plffs. in Err., v. William H. Dent, as Receiver of the First National Bank of Decorah, Iowa 176 U.S. 521 (1900.) Charles Dickerman Matteson and Adelaide Hickcox Matteson were the parents of one child, Robert E. Matteson (1914- .) Charles Dickerman Matteson and Adelaide Matteson both died in an automobile accident in 1936. Sumner W. Matteson (1836-1895) was born in Jefferson County, New York, moved to Iowa in 1857, was clerk of courts for Winnesheik County, Iowa, from 1860 until 1864, came to St. Paul in 1891, was the secretary and treasurer of the Security Trust Company, and died in St. Paul. Frederick W. Eva ( -1915) and Ada E./Elizabeth Eva ( -1941) both died in Ramsey County. Charles D. Matteson ( -1932) died in Rice County, Minnesota. Frank Jacob Dolezal (1895-1993) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kodet, and died in Renville County, Minnesota. Elsie Marie Erickson (1913-1992) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Palya, and died in Ramsey County. Elsie Irene Erickson (1887-1960) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Ramsey County. Elsie Alta Erickson (1895-1988) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1998 and the sale price was $355,000. The current owners of record of the property are Douglas L. Elsass and Susan B. Elsass. Douglas L. Elsass is an attorney with the law firm of Fruth, Jamison & Elsass, P.A., and is the vice president for membership of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Susan Elsass is an early childhood teacher of Independent School District No. 196 at Rahncliff Learning Center. Douglas and Susan Elsass were financial supporters of the Humane Society for Companion Animals, of Cretin Derham Hall High School in 2006, and of the Summit Hill Association in 2006. [See note on the White Bear Yacht Club for 18 Kenwood Parkway.] [See note on Town & Country Club for 952 Wakefield Avenue.] [See note on the St. Paul Curling Club for 343 Maple Street.] [See note on Charles Dickerman Matteson for 791 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note on Robert Eliot Matteson for 825 Fairmount Avenue.] [See note on Frederick W. Eva for 1414 Summit Avenue.]
769 Lincoln Avenue: William Funk House; Built in 1886 (1896 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2762 square foot, nine room, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that William Funk resided at this address from 1897 to 1913. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that William Funk resided at this address in 1899. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John Henry Mermann (1828-1899,) of German extraction and a widower who died of erysipelas, resided at this address in 1899. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. William Funk and their daughter all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bradford resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Cyrus C. DeCoster, Jr., resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. C. De Coster resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John L. Mitchell, the president of Home City Oil & Gas Company, and his wife, Marion Mitchell, resided at this address. Wilkin Frank was the son-in-law of John Henry Mermann. Cyrus Cole DeCoster (1846- ) was a partner with Kenneth Clark (1847- ) in DeCoster & Clark Company, a mercantile firm. Cyrus Cole DeCoster III (1915-1999) was born in Leesburg, Virginia, spent most of his childhood in St. Paul, attended Harvard University from 1933 to 1937, spent a year of study at the Sorbonne in France, earned a master's degree in French from the the University of Chicago in 1940, served in the U. S. Navy from 1941 to 1946 in Panama and on the U.S.S. Abercrombie, was an Instructor of Romance Languages at Carleton College in 1946, earned a doctorate in Spanish from the University of Chicago in 1950, authored Correspondencia de Juan Valera, became Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Kansas in 1957, became a Professor of Spanish at Northwestern University in 1969, authored 11 books, and retired in 1985. Cyrus DeCoster III died of cancer in Evanston, Illinois. The U.S.S. Abercrombie (DE-343) was a John C. Butler-class United States Navy destroyer escort, was named after Ensign William Abercrombie, was laid down in 1943 at Orange, Texas, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, was launched in 1944, served in the Caribbean, the Panama Canal Zone, and the Pacific, earned four battle stars during World War II, was placed on the inactive list after World War II, docked at San Pedro, California, San Diego, California, and Bremerton, Washington, and was sunk in U. S. Navy target practice near San Diego, California, in 1968. The Funk burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of William Funk (1851-1924,) Augusta Funk (1855-1921,) Eleanor S. Tubbesing (1876-1962,) Louis H. Tubbesing (1889-1938,) and J. H. Merman (1827-1899.) William Funk ( -1924) and Benjamin C. Bradford ( -1954) died in Ramsey County. Cyrus Cole DeCoster, Jr. ( -1948,) died in Dakota County, Minnesota. John L. Mitchell ( -1952) died in Hennepin County. Marion Mitchell (1911-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Garrity, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Carole Otte Pesek and William B. Pesek.
772 Lincoln Avenue: ; H. W. Woodman House; Built in 1889; Colonial Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 3053 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Woodman, their daughters, and H. H. Woodman all resided at this address. The 1902 University of Minnesota Alumni Record indicates that Helen Celestia Woodman, an 1897 graduate and a teacher at the Mechanic Arts High School, and Howard H. Woodman, an 1897 graduate, a civil engineer and an assistant engineer employed by the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley RailRoad, both resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Edwin Ellis Woodman resided at this address in 1907. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Phebe A. Barden (1834-1916,) the widowed mother of Clara B. Johnston, who was born in New York to parents born in the United States and who died of senile gangrene, resided at this address in 1916. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. John B. Johnston resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that John A. Johnston (1857-1919,) the husband of Clara B. Johnston, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in the United States and who died of angina, resided at this address in 1919. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. G. B. Johnston resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bismark/Bismarck A. Schifferes, a salesman employed by the B. W. Harris Manufacturing Company, his wife, Amelia Schifferes, Charlotte Schifferes, a stenographer, and Justus Schifferes, a student, all resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Samuel Gilbert Brown, who attended the school from 1930 until 1935, and a graduate of Yale University, resided at this address. Edwin Ellis Woodman (1838- ,) the son of David Woodman and Caroline Warner Woodman, was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was educated in the St. Louis, Missouri, public schools, graduated from the Janesville, Wisconsin, High School, attended the University of Wisconsin, was a Captain of the 13th Wisconsin Vol Infantry during the American Civil War, was the principal of public schools at Monroe, Wisconsin, in 1868, married Elizabeth K. Churchill in 1871, was the editor of the Baraboo (Wisconsin) Republican from 1874 until 1881, was a Wisconsin state senator from 1879 until 1881, was a colonel and was a chief engineer on the staff of Gov. Jeremiah Rusk in Wisconsin, was a railroad official and a civil engineer, was the secretary of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Company in St. Paul after 1884, was a member of the St. Paul Society of Civil Engineers, was a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Minnesota Commandery, and officed at the Omaha RailRoad General Offices in 1907. E. E. Woodman, a resident of Baraboo, Wisconsin, was an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin and was the author of "The Pipestone of Devil's Lake" in the Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences in 1877. E. E. Woodman, a civil engineer, was a veteran of the 13th Wisconsin Regiment during the American Civil War, was the secretary of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad in 1901, and was the right of way commissioner of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad in 1907. Woodman, Grant County, Wisconsin, was named to honor Captain E. E. Woodman of St. Paul. The Barden cemetery plot at Oakland Cemetery includes the graves of Phebe A. Gardner Barden (1834-1916,) her husband, Rowland Barden (1827-1886,) John B. Johnston (1857-1919,) his wife, Clara E. Barden Johnston (1862-1923,) Eva Barden (1854-1859,) Minnie Barden (1858-1863,) Effie Barden (1860-1871,) Edith Barden (1865-1871,) and Josie Barden (1867-1872.) Bismark/Bismarck Arthur Schifferes filed naturalization papers with the federal district court in Minnesota in 1908 and 1911. Bismarck Schifferes was a correspondent with Dr. C. W. Mayo in 1954 and with Minnesota Governor Orville L. Freeman in the late 1950's. Justus J. Schifferes (1915-1997) was born in St. Paul, attended Yale University, received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota, received a doctorate in health education from Columbia University, was an editor, with Dr. Forest Ray Moulton, of an anthology of discoveries, The Autobiography of Science, Doubleday (1945,) authored How to Live Longer, E. P. Dutton (1949,) a popularization of his doctoral thesis, authored The Family Medical Encyclopedia,Little Brown (1959,) created and edited for ten years a magazine for doctors, Modern Medicine, was medical editor at the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and died of pneumonia in Livingston, New Jersey. Justus J. Schifferes and his wife, Cecile Schifferes, had two children, Charlotte A. Schifferes of Washington and Stephen A. Schifferes of London. Justus Schifferes was employed by the Health Education Council/New York Academy of Medicine in 1954 and was a director of the Health Education Council in 1961. Justus Schifferes, with Dr. Van V. Alderman and Henry Cody, adapted Goethe's Faust in Speak of the Devil, which played briefly in 1939 in New York at the Nora Bayes Theatre. Phebe A. Barden ( -1916,) John B. Johnston ( -1919,) and Clara Barden Johnston ( -1923) all died in Ramsey County. Amelia Hirschman Schifferes ( -1954) died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold for $475,000 and that sale occurred in 1999. The current owners of record of the property are John D. Kolander and Clark B. Travis. John Kolander was associated with Lund Food Holding of Minneapolis and was a member of the Minnesota Retaurant Association in 2006. [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad.]
773 Lincoln Avenue: Lucius A. Hughes House; Built in 1902 (1889 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) S. T. Bennett, builder. The structure is a two story, 2277 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached one car garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Lute A. Hughes and their daughter all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lum resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles A. Lum and his wife, Anna E. Lum, resided at this address. The 1915 city directory indicates that Lucius A. Hughes was engaged in the real estate business and resided at 764 Lincoln Avenue. Lucius A. Hughes was a telegraph operator in St. Paul in 1890, was involved in litigation over the ownership of property in Minneapolis, including Board of Education of the City of Minneapolis v. Lucius A. Hughes, 118 Minn. 404 (1912,) where the Minnesota Supreme Court found that Mr. Hughes was the property owner and reversed the Hennepin County District Court verdict, and resided at 806 Linwood Avenue in 1918. Lucius A. Hughes (1859- ,) the son of James Hughes and Elizabeth Mather Hughes, was born in Hudson, Wisconsin, married Rosina Braley (1863- ) in Faribault, Minnesota, and the couple had one child, Lillian Braley Hughes (Mrs. Walter B.) Keiter (1882- .) Charles A. Lum ( -1931) and Lucuis "Lucien" "L. A. A." Hughes ( -1941) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1994 with a sale price of $115,000. The current owners of record of the property are Michael K. O'Toole and Meredith M. O'Toole.
776 Lincoln Avenue: J. H. Bryant House; Built in 1885 (1892 according to Ramsey County property tax records.) The structure is a two story, 3306 square foot, 13 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that John H. Bryant resided at this address from 1880 to 1889. The 1885 and 1887 city directories indicate that Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Bryant resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles E. Gooch resided at this address in 1888. The 1902 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sweeney resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mitchell resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Roscoe H. Finch, a buyer employed by Finch, Van Slyck & McConnville, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Finch resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Roscoe H. Finch, the third vice president of Finch, Van Slyck & McConville, and his wife, Marjory Finch, resided at this address. In 1934, Roscoe H. Finch, Marjorie Newcomb Finch, Roscoe H. Finch, Jr., Jane Finch, Marjorie Finch, and Elizabeth Finch resided at this address. The 1978 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul First Ward, directory indicates that Dean Duvander and Sandra Duvander resided at this address. The 1983 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Saint Paul Second Ward, directory indicates that Dean Duvander and Sandra Duvander resided at this address. Charles E. Gooch married __?__ Rowlands, was an agent of Armour & Company, was arrested for selling oleomargarine in violation of a Minnesota law in 1890, and, represented by John B. Sanborn and W. H. Sanborn, in In Re Gooch/State of Minnesota v. Gooch, successfully overturned his arrest, conviction, and imprisonment as an unconstitutional interference with sole federal power for the regulation of interstate commerce, and resided in Burlington Heights section of St. Paul in 1896. In 1918, Charles E. Gooch resided at 661 Lincoln Avenue. 725 Goodrich Avenue is known as the C. E. Gooch House. Roscoe H. Finch, Jr., was a member of the St. Paul Academy Class of 1932. In 1906, Dr. Arthur Sweeney, a St. Paul physician, and Charles W. Ames, the future president of West Publishing Company, arranged for a small group of men to meet for lunch to discuss the idea of holding a series of lectures in St. Paul on hygiene and sanitation, which led to the founding of the Saint Paul Institute of Science and Letters. The Saint Paul Institute of Science and Letters was incorporated in 1907, was subsequently reorganized and reincorporated in 1908 as the Saint Paul Institute of Arts and Sciences, became known as The Science Museum of the St. Paul Institute in 1935, and became the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1970. Arthur Sweeney (1858-1928) was the author of "The Professional Malingerer" in the journal The Lancet in 1921. Arthur A. Sweeney was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was an 1886 graduate of the Harvard Medical School, was a clinical professor and lecturer in medical jurisprudence at the University of Minnesota from 1898 until 1928, and was interested in forensic medicine. Sweeney's course in medical jurisprudence consisted of the principles of law, rules of evidence, and duties of physicians in medico-legal cases. The Finch family were members of the Somerset Club, the White Bear Yacht Club, and the Womens Club of St. Paul in 1934. Roscoe H. Finch, Sr., was a graduate of Yale University. Roscoe H. Finch was a World War I veteran who resided at 288 Laurel Avenue in 1919. Roscoe H. Finch, Jr., (1913- ,) the son of Roscoe Finch and Margorie Finch, is reputed to have eloped with Charlotte Vinck around the first part of 1931, but the marriage reportedly was immediately annulled by his family. Roscoe H. Finch, Jr., a 1932 graduate of St. Paul Academy, was the subject of The legendary Roscoe Finch, Jr.: not the model St. Paul Academy student; and, Johnnie Kline’s Resort at Lindstrom, authored by Robert E. Matteson (1914-1994.) Robert E. Matteson was a government specialist in disarmament and intelligence from 1953 to 1972, serving with the Foreign Operations Administration, the National Security Council and the Agency of International Development, and died in St. Paul of complications from Parkinson's disease. James H. Bryant ( -1927) died in Carver County. Arthur A. Sweeney ( -1928) and Charles Edward Gooch ( -1935) both died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Roger D. Duvander and Sandra L. Duvander. Sandra DuVander, MSM, was a health planner employed by Hennepin County Community Health and Welfare in 1974, worked with Indochinese refugees settling in Minnesota as an employee of the Refugee Program Office of the Minnesota Deparment of Public Welfare in 1981, and was employed by the Community Health and Environmental Services Department of Anoka County, Minnesota, in 2000. [See note for Robert E. Matteson for 791 Lincoln Avenue.] [See the note for the St. Paul Academy.]
777 Lincoln Avenue: G. F. Thomas House; Built in 1896 (1901 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Queen Anne in style. The structure is a two story, 2426 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, one bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Thomas and Miss Elizabeth Reed all resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Louis Miles Keiter resided at this address in 1907. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Keiter resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Burton F. Dickey, the vice president of Kalman & Company, a brokerage firm, his wife, Emily R. Dickey, and Ellen L. Dickey, the widow of Joseph S. Dickey, all resided at this address. Louis Miles Keiter (1855- ,) the son of George Keiter and Emma Miles Keiter, was born at Mount Carroll, Illinois, was educated at the Mount Carroll, Illinois, high school, attended Bayless College in Dubuque, Iowa, was a druggist in Illinois and Iowa from 1876 until 1890, was an accountant with the Chicago Great Western Railway Company from 1890 until 1892, was an insurance agent, was the general agent of the North Western Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the St. Paul district, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a Mason, and officed at the Manhattan Building. Kalman & Company was incorporated in 1909 by Charles Oscar Kalman, absorbed the Wells Dickey Company, became Kalman, Matteson & Wood, before 1920, became Kalman, Wood & Company in 1920, and eventually became the investment firm Dain Rauscher. The Wells Dickey Company originally was a land company and eventually was an investment firm. The the Wells & Dickey Land Company was founded in 1879 in Jamestown, Dakota Territory, by Edward Payson Wells (1847-1936,) the son of Reverend Milton Wells (1814-1880) and Melissa S. Smith Wells (1817-1891,) and Alfred M. Dickey and subsequently became the Wells-Dickey Company. The main office of the Wells-Dickey Company moved to Minneapolis in 1899. In 1904, Harold B. Wood (1864- ) became associated with the Wells Dickey Company as a director of the company and the manager of the municipal bond department. From 1911 until 1923, Lyman E. Wakefield (1880-1945) was the treasurer and later a vice president of the Wells-Dickey Company. The Wells-Dickey Company organized the Wells-Dickey Trust Company in 1916. Private Act Chapter 46 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan of 1917 incorporated the Wells-Dickey Company, Limited, in Canada. In 1917, the Wells-Dickey Company invested the Mayo Foundation on behalf of the University of Minnesota. In 1921, O. M. Corwin, a vice president of the Farm Mortgage Bankers' Association of America in 1916, was vice president of the Wells-Dickey Company. H. G. Hodapp was associated with the Wells and Dickey Company in 1921. In 1922, Edward A. Purdy (1877- ,) a former special assistant to the U. S. Postmaster, a former Minneapolis postmaster, and the original treasurer of the Minnesota Taxpayers Association in 1926, became vice president of the Wells-Dickey Company, an investment and trust company and a private bank. In 1928, Stuart Wilder Wells (1876- ,) a son of Edward P. Wells, was the president of the Wells-Dickey Company. In 1931, J. Humphrey Wilkinson, a 1917 member of the American Field Service in France, was a salesman for the Wells-Dickey Company and resided at 682 Goodrich Avenue. In 1931, a sales office of the Wells-Dickey Company was located at 136 Endicott Arcade in St. Paul. In 1934, the Wells-Dickey Company was an underwriter for a bond issue by the University of Minnesota for the construction of an indoor sports building. Alfred Dickey was the first Lieutenant-Governor of North Dakota in 1889. In 1928, Edward P. Wells and Nellie M. Johnson Wells ( -1930,) the daughter of Joseph S. Johnson and Ann Jewett Johnson of Minneapolis, resided at 325 Groveland Avenue in Minneapolis. George Francis Thomas (1859- ,) the son of James S. Thomas and Ellen Foot Thomas, was born in Brockport, New York, was educated in the public schools of Rome, New York, attended St. John's Boarding School at Manlius, New York, was a railway official, was a clerk employed by the Union Depot at St. Louis, Missouri, in 1878, was a clerk employed by the Wabash RailRoad in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1880, married Harriet Reed in 1881,was a clerk employed by the Wabasha RailRoad in Chicago, Illinois, in 1887, was the traveling auditor employed by the Great Northern RailRoad in St. Paul in 1890, was the commercial agent employed by the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City RailRoad in St. Paul in 1891, was the general agent employed by the Chicago Great Western RailRoad in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1903, was the assistant general freight agent employed by the Chicago Great Western RailRoad in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1904, was the assistant to the general freight agent of the Chicago Great Western RailRoad in St. Paul in 1904, resided at 1930 Marshall Avenue in 1907, and officed at the Metropolitan Opera House Building in 1907. George F. Thomas ( -1926) and Ellen L. Dickey ( -1936) both died in Ramsey County. Elizabeth Melvina Reed ( -1938) died in Hennepin County. Burton Fuller Dickey ( -1951) died in Rice County, Minnesota. Emily Dickey (1885-1973) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Sundin, and died in Hennepin County. The current owner of record of the property is Wanda L. Blaha. [See note on the Wells-Dickey Company for 777 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note on Kalman & Company and Dain Rauscher for 194 Summit Avenue.} [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.] [See note for the Great Northern RailRoad.] [See note for the Chicago Great Western RailRoad.] [See note for the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City RailRoad.]
781 Lincoln Avenue: J. T. Reynoldson House; Built in 1892 (1901 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2306 square foot, seven room, three bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Reynoldson resided at this address. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Polly Caroline Bullard, a 1906 graduate of the University of Minnesota, resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that W. H. Bullard and his daughters all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Foster resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Carl F. Foster, a vice president of the St. Paul Hydraulic Hoist Company, and his wife, Bell W. Foster, resided at this address. Polly Caroline Bullard (1881-1949,) the daughter of William Hawks Bullard (1852- ) and Clara Failing Bullard (1853- ,) was born in Elgin, Illinois, resided in St. Paul, graduated from the St. Paul Central High School, and became a teacher in Eveleth, Minnesota, from 1908 until 1910. Clara Failing was the daughter of Walter Failing and Chloe Caroline Holmes Failing, was born in Watertown, New York, and married William Hawks Bullard in 1880. William Hawks Bullard, the son of Charles Hammond Bullard and Polly Jewett Pratt Bullard, was born in Swanton, Vermont, and was a jeweler with a shop in St. Paul. William Hawks Bullard and Clara Failing Bullard were the parents of three children, Polly Caroline Bullard, Marjorie Louise Bullard (1883- ,) and Elizabeth Merrick Bullard (1888- .) William H. Bullard ( -1920,) John Reynoldson ( -1941,) and Carl Francis Foster ( -1950) all died in Ramsey County. Bell Wood Foster (1879-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Fay M. DeBellis and Robert C. DeBellis. [See note on the St. Paul Hydraulic Hoist Company, Gar Wood Industries, and Garfield Arthur Wood.]
784 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1901 (1926 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 1320 square foot, three bedroom, one bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1930 city directory indicates that Donald P. Gaver, a treasurer, and his wife, Dorothea Gaver, resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that John R. Teasdale, Jr., a member of the Class of 1962, resided at this address. Donald P. Gaver (1901-1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Klein, and died in Ramsey County. The previous owner of record of the property was Gregory Paul Gordenier and the current owners of record of the property are Gregory Paul Gordenier and Mary E. Gordenier.
786-788 Lincoln Avenue: J. W. Fillebrown House; Built in 1882. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 2278 square foot, ten room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that J. Walter Fillebrown resided at this address from 1883 to 1891. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fillebrown resided at 788 Lincoln Avenue. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fillebrown and Mrs. A. D. Coxe resided at this address. The 1910-1911 Directory of the University of Minnesota indicates that Arthur Kingsbury Fillebrown, a student, resided at 786 Lincoln Avenue. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Allen Briggs and P. J. Keough all resided at 786 Lincoln Avenue. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Dillon O'Brien resided at 786 Lincoln Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that 786 Lincoln Avenue was vacant and that Howard R. Carson, a salesman employed by the St. Paul Milk Company, and his wife, Jean G. Carson, resided at 788 Lincoln Avenue. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Gebhart C. Bohn, Jr., a member of the Class of 1922 or 1926, resided at this address. Jonas Walter "Walter" Fillebrown (1850-1937,) the son of Jonas Fillebrown (1804-1893,) a fire-engine-builder employed by Hunneman & Company, and Mary Williams Goddard Fillebrown (1809-1892,) was born in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, graduated from Roxbury High School in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, was employed at Kingsbury, Blasland & Company as a bookeeper in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, a wholesaler for boots & shoes, then established a produce business in St. Paul, retired from the produce business in 1930, died in St. Paul, and is buried at Oakland Cemetery. J. W. Fillebrown married Harriet Eleanor "Hallie" Coxe (1854-1935,) the daughter of Richard Coxe and Amelia D. Schwing Coxe, in 1881, and the couple had two children, Helen Kendrick Fillebrown (1884-1977) and Arthur Kingsbury Fillebrown (1892-1978.) Helen Kendrick Fillebrown operated a tea room in her Victorian cottage home at 4735 Lake Avenue, White Bear Lake, Minnesota, in the 1930's, accepted boarders in her home from the 1930's until the 1970's, hosted a Nursery School operated by Miss Amy Benson from 1946 until 1956, was employed at her home as a piano teacher, was apparently a Unitarian at one time and a Christian Scientist at another time, died in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and is interred at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Arthur Kingsbury "Art" Fillebrown received a bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1914, was an ambulance driver in Europe in World War I, resided with his sister in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and died in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Gebhart C. Bohn, Jr., married Elizabeth Irving in 1932. Jonas Walter Fillebrown ( -1937) died in Ramsey County. Anne Appleton Coxe (1879-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jones, and died in Ramsey County. Arthur K. Fillebrown (1892-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Coxe, and died in Ramsey County. Helen K. Fillebrown (1884-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Coxe, and died in Ramsey County. Anne Appleton Coxe (1879-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Jones, and died in Ramsey County. Patrick J. Keough ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. Howard R. Carson (1911-1983) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Ackerman, and died in Hennepin County. Jeanette Marie Carson (1912-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Welke, and died in Ramsey County. Jeanne L. Carson (1891-1972) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Dickson, and died in Ramsey County. Amy A. Benson (1890-1978) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Nelsen, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Donald J. McCall. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fillebrown resided at the former nearby 787 Lincoln Avenue. [For more information on Gebhard Bohn, see 761 Summit Avenue.] [See note for the St. Paul Milk Company for 234 Ryan Avenue.] [See note for Dillon O'Brien for 230 Banfil Street.] [See note on Allan Briggs for 597 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note for Dillon O'Brien for 633 Lincoln Avenue.]
789 Lincoln Avenue: F. H. Raudenbush House; Built in 1889 (1905 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 3408 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, three bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Raudenbush resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Samuel W. Raudenbush, president of Raudenbush & Sons Piano Company, and his wife, Alma H. Raudenbush, resided at this address. Samuel W. Raudenbush ( -1940) died in Ramsey County. Alma Hartman Raudenbush (1871-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stelzer, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2004 with a sale price of $852,000. The current owners of record of the property are Susan Silberhorn and Ty Silberhorn, formerly of Garden Prairie, Illinois. Ty Silberhorn was the founder of Chicago-based Selecterra, a material conversion company, and is the business unit manager for 3M Label Materials, the result of a 2002 combination of Emtech Emulsion Technologies, Inc. of Medina, Ohio, founded in 1986, and 3M. 3M, the former Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company, is a $16 billion diversified technology company with leading positions in health care, safety, electronics, telecommunications, industrial, consumer and office, and other markets that is headquartered in St. Paul. [See note on Samuel Wesley Raudenbush and the Raudenbush family for 1059 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note on the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company/3M for 682 Fairmount Avenue.]
791 Lincoln Avenue: A. W. Heyware House; Built in 1905 (1906 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style; E. P. Bassford, architect. The structure is a two story, 2957 square foot, ten room, six bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. A. W. Lyman and Miss L. A. Culver both resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Laura A. Colver, a clerk employed by U. S. Customs, boarded at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. A. W. Lyman resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Adelaide H. Matteson resided at this address in 1929. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles D. Matteson, the president of the Matteson Company, Inc., engaged in the mortgage loan business, and his wife, Adelaide H. Matteson, resided at this address. In 1934, Charles D. Matteson, Adelaide Hickcox Matteson, Robert E. Matteson, and Sumner W. Matteson all resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Robert E. Matteson (1914- ,) who attended the school from 1928 until 1933, who was a 1937 graduate of Carlton College, who did graduate work in a Rockefeller Internship with the National Institute of Public Affairs from 1937 until 1938, who attended the American University and the Rockefeller Public Service Fellowship at the Littauer School of Public Administration at the Harvard University Graduate School, and who was a member of the Cambridge Politics Club, the Nazi Refugee Committee, the Citizen's Union, and the Cambridge Students' Co-operative Committee, resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory also indicates that Sumner W. Matteson (1918- ,) who was born in 1918, who attended the school from 1931 until 1937 and who attended trinity College and the University of Virginia, resided at this address. Sumner Matteson, active during the late 19th Century, traveled the American West as a photojournalist and traveled and photographed in Cuba in 1904. Sumner Matteson was a bicycle salesman from Denver who became a photographer, largely of Indian subjects, and traveled around the West between 1899 and 1903. He sold his own photographs, wrote articles and provided illustrations for popular magazines, and provided photographs for several books on Southwestern Indians written by others. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Public Museum has a collection of Sumner Matteson's photographs. Louis B. Casagrande and Phillips Bourns were the authors of Side trips: the photography of Sumner W. Matteson, 1898-1908, published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Science Museum of Minnesota in 1983. There also was a Sumner W. Matteson photographic exhibit in Havana, Cuba, in 1985. Robert Eliot Matteson (1914-1994) was a son of Charles D. Matteson and Adelaide Matteson, became the foster child of Mrs. Theodore W. Griggs and Donald John Cowling (1880-1965,) the past president of Carlton College, upon his parent's death and moved to 432 Summit Avenue, the Burbank-Livingston-Griggs House. Robert E. Matteson graduated from the St. Paul Academy in 1933, from Carlton College (B.A.) in 1937, and from Harvard University (M.A.) in 1940, and married Jane Paetzold in 1940. Robert E. Matteson had a long and varied career as a government official (1953-1972,) college faculty member, intelligence agent, expert on arms control and on Russia, author, canoeist and explorer, including service in the 80th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II, where he earned the silver star for capturing Nazi Gestapo and intelligence chief Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903-1946) in the Austrian Alps, as research director for Harold Stassen's 1948 presidential campaign, as the director of the White House disarmament staff in the 1950's, as the chief of staff for the Foreign Operations Administration, as a member of the Board of National Intelligence Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency, and as the director of civilian operations in the II Corps sector in Vietnam. Matteson also climbed Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn in 1960, attended the National War College in 1964 and 1965, and founded the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin. Robert E. Matteson established a scholarship for Indian students who are members of the Fort Belknap Tribes in memory of Sumner W. Matteson, Jr., the photographer and writer who spent some time on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, during 1905-1906. Robert E. Matteson and Jane Paetzold Matteson had five children, Adelaide "Daidie" Matteson, Fredric Matteson, Robert Matteson, Sumner Matteson, and Elizabeth Matteson. The Adelaide H. Matteson Service Award at Carlton College, established in 1978 by Robert E. Matteson, Carleton College Class of 1937, is given annually to a junior or senior who has exhibited a high degree of academic achievement, motivation with respect to problem solving, and a desire to pursue an environmental career and is intended to support an internship or research opportunity that will provide the recipient with experience in environmental decision-making. F. L. Paetzold was the treasurer of the St. Paul Academy and Summit School from 1929 until 1942. Theodore W. Griggs ( -1934) died in Ramsey County. Agnes W. Lyman ( -1939) and Lucy Ann Culver ( -1944) both died in Hennepin County. Lena A. Culver (1879-1960) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Fuesthaver, and died in Hennepin County. Donald J. Cowling (1880-1965) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Kiltou, and died in Hennepin County. The last sale of this property was in 1992 and the sale price was $170,000. The current owner of record of the property is Arnold M. Steffes, Jr. In 1965, Arnold M. Steffes presented a paper on the engineering aspects of the Riverview Industrial Park Project to the Minnesota Geotechnical Society. Arnold M. Steffes was a financial supporter of the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library in 2006 and to the Summit Hill Association in 2007. The 1885 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Jaynes, Mrs. M. L. Lanphear, and Miss Florence M. Cole all resided at the former nearby 792 Lincoln Avenue. The 1887 city directory indicates that Mrs. K. Deacon, Mrs. M. Clinch, her daughter, William Deacon, and Frank Deacon all resided at the former nearby 792 Lincoln Avenue. Henry S. Jaynes (1848- ) was born in Wisconsin and married Elma L. Lamphear in 1877. Elma L. Lamphear (1851- ,) the daughter of Marie L. Lamphear (1830- ,) was born in New York. Henry S. Jaynes and Elma L. Lamphear Jaynes had three children, Herberta Jaynes (Mrs. William Brace) Fonda (1879- ,) who was born in Wisconsin, Arthur W. Jaynes (1882- ,) who was born in Minnesota, and Irene E. Jaynes (1889- ,) who was born in Nebraska. Herberta Jaynes Fonda was the mother of the actor Henry Jaynes Fonda (1905-1982) and the grandmother of the actors Jane Seymour Fonda (1937- ) and Peter Fonda (1939- .) Henry S. Jaynes served in Company G of the Third Nebraska Regiment during the Spanish American War. Mrs. Henry S. Jaynes was a regent of the Omaha, Nebraska, chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in 1896. William Gordon Deacon ( -1915,) Henry S. Jaynes ( -1921,) and Florence M. Cole ( -1929) all died in Hennepin County. Katherine Deacon ( -1922) died in Ramsey County. Margaret H. Clinch ( -1925) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. [For more information on Theodore Hunt Griggs, see 1082 Summit Avenue.] [See note on Edward Bassford for 35 Irvine Park.] [See the note for the St. Paul Academy.]
794 Lincoln Avenue: Warren W. Hurd House; Built in 1891 (1906 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Colonial Revival in style; Carl P. Waldon, builder. The structure is a two story, 4596 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Warren W. Hurd resided at this address in 1904. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Warren W. Hurd resided at this address from 1907 to 1916. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Mattie L. Gardner resided at this address in 1907. Harry W. Cadwell was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The records of the 1919-1920 Minnesota World War I Soldier's Bonus Board (#8309) indicate that Harry W. Cadwell (1896- ,) a 1917 enlistee and a Corporal in the Headquarters Company of the 151st Field Artillery, who was born in Stillwater, Minnesota, had blue eyes, brown hair, and a medium complexion, was 5' 4" tall, was a student at induction, served in the American Expeditionary Force in France, including the Champagne-Marne offensive, the Aisne-Marne offensive, the St. Mihiel offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne offensive, was wounded, was unemployed after the completion of service, and was unmarried, resided with his father, W. H. Cadwell, at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Allen W. Cadwell, a student, and Harry W. Cadwell, a salesman employed by C. Gotzian & Company, both boarded at this address and that William H. Cadwell, president of C. Gotzian & Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mrs. W. H. Cadwell and Allen Cadwell resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Bertha Cadwell, the widow of William H. Cadwell, resided at this address. Warren W. Hurd (1865- ,) the son of David E. Hurd and Anna D. Fay Hurd, and the grandson of Rev. Randall R. Fay, was born in Hamilton, Fillmore County, Minnesota, moved to Hamilton County, Iowa, was educated in the common schools of Hamilton County, Iowa, was educated at the Webster City, Iowa, Academy, was a partner with his father as a hay dealer in Northeastern Iowa, expanded his business interests into lumber, fuel, real estate, and livestock, then started a private bank in Dickinson County, Iowa, married Amy Gardner, the daughter of Wilbur S. Gardner and Jennie Zerfass Gardner, in Superior, Dickinson County, Iowa, in 1887, was engaged in the general merchandise business and banking in Superior, Iowa, from 1887 until 1894, sold the bank, moved to Iowa Falls, Iowa, and engaged in land sales and loans from 1894 until 1898, moved to St. Paul in 1901 and organized the Great Northern Land & Stock Company, incorporated the company with Edward G. Simpson, William E. Simpson, and Glenwood A. Hurd, as the Hurd & Simpson Company in 1912, was a member of the board of directors of the Federal National Bank of Chicago, was a stockholder of the Capitol National Bank of St. Paul, was a Republican, was a member of the Summit Lodge, No. 163, A. F. & F. M., York Rite, was a member of the Palladin Commandery, was a member of the St. Paul Consistory, No. 1, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a member of the St. Paul Automobile Club, was a member of the Minnesota Automobile Club, was a member of the National Automobile Club, and officed at the Germania Life Building. Warren W. Hurd and Amy Gardner Hurd had two children, Glenwood A. Hurd (1888- ) and Hazel J. Hurd (1894- .) Mrs. Warren W. Hurd was the sister of Mattie L. Gardner. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cadwell and H. W. Cadwell all resided at 775 Summit Avenue. The Minnesota 151st Field Artillery, organized in 1864 as the First Regiment of Minnesota Heavy Artillery, was commanded in 1918 by Colonel George E. Leach, a future mayor of Minneapolis, was part of the Rainbow Division during World War I, served in France from October 18, 1917, until November 11, 1918, saw combat in Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau-Thierry, and Meuse-Argonne, on Armistice Day was stationed near Sedan, and was demobilized on May 10, 1919. Warren W. Hurd ( -1933) died in Ramsey County. Carl P. Waldon ( -1910) died in Hennepin County. W. H. Cadwell ( -1953) died in Wright County, Minnesota. The current owners of record of the property are Robert J. Casselman and Sharon L. Casselman. Robert Casselman, who resides at 670 Pelham Avenue, also owns 838-840 Goodrich Avenue. [See note on George Emerson Leach and the 151st Field Artillery for Peavey Fountain/151st Field Artillery Horse Monument.]
797 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1925; Bungalow in style. The structure is a two story, 1660 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, one bathroom, one half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1879 city directory indicates that Nathaniel Kingsbury, a canvasser, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William C. Sloan, the general manager of the Northern Pacific RailRoad, and Dorothy Sloan, a stenographer, resided at this address. The current owners of record of the property are Susan Gillette and Richard L. Laffin. Richard Laffin is a St. Paul registered residential architect, is a member of the board of directors of the American Institute of Architects-St. Paul Chapter, worked on the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and is a parishioner at St. Clements Episcopal Church, a Heritage Preservation award winner, where he has worked on numerous projects. Susan Gillette and Richard L. Laffin were donors to the Children's Defense Fund in 1999. [See note for the Northern Pacific RailRoad.]
803 Lincoln Avenue: W. A. Miller House/William A. Miller Residence; Built in 1895 (1901 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Georgian Revival in style; Thomas Brady, architect. The structure is a two story, 2587 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that William A. Miller resided at this address from 1901 to 1946. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller, Addison Miller, and A. T. Miller all resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Miller resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Sarah J. Miller, the widow of William Miller, resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Allan T. Miller, who attended the school from 1908 until 1909 and who served as a First Lieutenant in the Infantry at Camp Pike during World War I, resided at this address. William A. Miller ( -1930) and Addison Miller ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. Sarah J. Miller ( -1933) and Sarah J. Miller ( -1945) both died in Hennepin County. The current owners of record of the property are Michael A. Carroll and Kay L. Willshire.
804 Lincoln Avenue: Oliver Crosby House; Built in 1890 (1894 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; Clarence H. Johnston, Sr., architect. The structure is a two story, 5804 square foot, 13 room, seven bedroom, four bathroom, one half-bathroom, stone house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Oliver Crosby resided at this address from 1901 to 1915. The book of Minnesotans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of Minnesota, edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, indicates that Oliver Crosby resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Kenney resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Howard S. Johnson, a vice president of the American Hoist & Derrick Company, and his wife, Yodee Johnson, resided at this address. In 1934, Howard S. Johnson, Helen Yoder Johnson, Peggy Johnson, and Frank Johnson resided at this address. The Johnson family were members of the Minikahda Club and the Womens Club of St. Paul in 1934. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Frederic Crosby (1887- ,) who attended the school from 1901 until 1906, who attended the University of Minnesota, who graduated from Cornell University in 1910, and who is the president of the American Hoist & Derrick Company, resided at this address. The 1950 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Frederic Crosby (1887- ,) who attended the school from 1901 until 1906, who attended the University of Minnesota, who graduated from Cornell University in 1910, and who was the president of the American Hoist & Derrick Company, resided at this address. Frederic Crosby married Edith Schlick of St. Paul in 1910 and the couple had two children, Oliver Crosby (1913- ,) and Edith Crosby (1917- .) Oliver Crosby (1856- ,) the son of Josiah Crosby and Mary Bradbury Foss Crosby, was born in Dexter, Maine, educated in Maine public schools, graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1876, married Elizabeth I. Wood in 1878, opened a small machine shop at 459 Robert Street in St. Paul in 1882, incorporated the business as American Hoist & Derrick Company in 1885, had a blacksmith shop, foundry and machine shop in 1886, moved the shops to West. St. Paul and built the Crosby Block, on S. Robert Street, in 1886, built a large locomotive crane for Mare Island Navy Yard in 1895, contracted, in 1897, for U. S. mortar carriages for Ordnance Department, and increased size of plant, was the inventor and patentee of the American Log Loader, was the inventor and patentee of the American Railroad Ditcher, was the inventor and patentee of the American locomotive crane, was the inventor and patentee of many minor devices connected with engine and derrick business, was the president of the West Side Power, Heat & Light Company, was the president of the American Hoist and Derrick Company, was the president of the Los Angeles Land and Water Company, was a Mason, was a Knight Templar, was a Shriner, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a member of the St. Paul Town & Country Club, was a member of the Engineers Club of St. Paul, pursued the hobbies of gardening, Automobiling and working with tools, and officed at 63 S. Robert Street. Oliver T. Crosby was the co-founder and president of the American Hoist & Derrick Company. The Crosby family was active in St. Paul society and Elizabeth Crosby, Oliver Crosby's wife, was a leader in women's organizations, especially at St. Clement's Episcopal Church where she was president of the Women's Guild. In 1916, Oliver T. Crosby and Elizabeth Crosby moved to the former Stonebridge mansion and estate that was located on Mississippi River Boulevard. In 1886, Oliver T. Crosby (1855-1922) invented the Crosby Clip, a device used for fastening wire rope, and used a portion of the proceeds of the invention to fund the Crosby Laboratory at the University of Maine in 1922. Oliver Crosby was the inventor or co-inventor of 36 patents issued between 1887 and 1925, primarily hoisting devices and cable enhancements, which included the first traveling cranes mounted on railcar type wheels, a flatcar-mounted ditcher crane, a boom derrick for the sugar cane industry, and the first crawler cranes. Oliver Crosby was an inductee in the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame. Oliver Crosby (1913- ) was born in St. Paul, attended the St. Paul Academy from 1925 until 1928, was a member of the Class of 1937 of the University of Minnesota, was an assistant superintendent employed by the American Hoist & Derrick Company in 1939, and resided at 1315 Hillcrest Avenue according to the 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory. Oliver Crosby (1913- ) married Dorothy Engemoen of St. Paul in 1936 and the couple had one child, Frederic Crosby II (1937- .) Oliver Crosby ( -1922) and Elizabeth Isabel Crosby ( -1928) both died in Ramsey County. Mary Crosby served with the American Field Service in France during World War I and Oliver Crosby donated an ambulance in her honor. Jay Pfaender, manager of the St. Paul Drake Bank branch, was the author of an article about Oliver Crosby, "Stonebridge: the story of a lost estate and Oliver Crosby, the inventive genius who created it," in Ramsey County History, Volume 40, No. 3, Fall 2005. The current owners of record of the property are Jeffrey H. Aldridge and Elizabeth H. Perry. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that George H. Walker (1859-1916,) the husband of Maud E. Walker, who was born in Massachusetts to parents who were born in the United States and who died of a hemorrhage, resided at the nearby former 806 Lincoln Avenue in 1916. George H. Walker (1858- ,) the son of S. H. Walker and Sarah H. Piper Walker, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, was educated in the Boston, Massachusetts, public schools, was initially an errand boy in the hat business in Boston, Massachusetts, for four years, was a member of the Massachusetts National Guard from 1875 until 1881, married Maude Edgar in 1888, was employed by George A. Fenno, a clothing merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, for five years, was employed by R. H. Waite & Company, a dry goods merchant in Boston, Massachusetts, for six years, was associated with the Plymouth Clothing House of Minneapolis and St. Paul for 18 years, was associated with Mannheimer Brothers in St. Paul for four years, then was the president of the Plymouth Clothing House, was the president of the Nicollet Clothing House of Minneapolis, then was the general manager of the Plymouth Clothing House of St. Paul, resided at the Marlborough Flats in 1907, and officed at the corner of Seventh Street and Robert Street in 1907. [See note on Clarence Howard Johnston, Sr.] [See note on American Hoist & Derrick Company for 2010 Summit Avenue.] [See note for the Mannheimer Brothers for 270 West Seventh Street.] [See the note for the St. Paul Academy.]
809 Lincoln Avenue: Allan Black Residence; Built in 1896. The structure is a two story, 3350 square foot, ten room, six bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Allan Black resided at this address from 1899 to 1900. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Patterson and W. O. Patterson all resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Henry Chancellor Hope resided at this address in 1907. The book of Minnesotans: a biographical dictionary of leading living men of Minnesota, edited by Albert Nelson Marquis, indicates that Henry Chancellor Hope resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Budd resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Thaddeus C. Field, the president and treasurer of the Joseph A. Rogers Agency, Inc., resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Field resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Thaddeus C. Field, the president-treasurer of Joseph A. Rogers Agency, Inc., and his wife, Florence Field, resided at this address. In 1934, Thaddeus C. Field, Florence Shields Field, Thaddeus C. Field III, and Litton Field all resided at this address. The 1939 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that Thaddeus C. Field (1894- ,) who was born in St. Paul, who attended the school from 1905 until 1909, attended the University of Pennsylvania, married Florence Shields of St. Paul in 1916, and who was in the insurance business, resided at this address. The Field family were members of the Somerset Club, the Minikahda Country Club, the White Bear Yacht Club, and the Women's Club of St. Paul in 1934. Thaddeus C. Field and Florence Shields Field had two children, Thaddeus C. Field III and Lytton E. S. Field. Thaddeus C. Field III (1918- ,) who was born in St. Paul, who attended the St. Paul Academy from 1929 until 1937, and who attended Carlton College as a member of the Class of 1941, also resided at this address. Henry Chancellor Hope (1850- ,) the son of William Henry Hope and Ellen Jane Blaine Hope, was born in Rockford, Illinois, was educated in the public schools of Rockford, Illinois, attended high school in Wisconsin, was engaged in telegraphy in 1869 in Freeport, Illinois, was a manager, was an operator employed by the Chicago Board of Trade, was an operator employed by the Milwaukee Board of Trade, was an operator employed by the Minneapolis Board of Trade, was employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Omaha Railway at St. Paul as an operator and chief clerk in the superintendent's office, was a train dispatcher, was a railway official, was appointed the superintendent of telegraph by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Omaha Railway in 1880, was appointed the superintendent of telegraph and signals by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Omaha Railway in 1898, was the president and a member of the board of directors American District Telegraph Company of Minnesota from 1889 until 1899, was a representative of St. Paul at the 11th meeting of the National Telephone Exchange Association in 1898, was the president of the Railway Telegraph Superintendents' Association of the United States, was the president of the Railway Signal Association of the United States of America in 1903, was the president of the Old Time Telegraphers & Historical Association, was a member of the National Telephone Exchange in 1889, was a Republican, was a member of the Osman Temple Shrine in 1900, was a 32rd degree Mason, was a Knight Templar, was a Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine, was a member of the Minnesota Club, was a widower in 1907, and officed at the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Omaha Railway building in 1907. Ralph Budd (1879-1962,) the son of Charles Wesley Budd (1839-) and Mary Ann Warner Budd (1849- ,) was born in Washburn, Iowa, graduated from Highland Park College in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1899, was a draftsman/rodman for the Des Moines, Iowa, office of the Chicago Great Western Railroad in 1899, joined the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RailRoad in 1902, was named the engineer of the Panama RailRoad in 1906, became the chief engineer of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle RailRoad in 1909, joined the Great Northern RailRoad in 1913, became the president of the Great Northern RailRoad in 1919 following the death of James J. Hill, was the president of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad from 1932 until 1949, when the railroad was aided by million-dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans during the 1930's, authorized the speedy Burlington Zephyr/Pioneer Zephyr passenger train and implemented the dome car, was chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority from 1949 until 1954, and died in Santa Barbara, California. Ralph Budd married Georgiana Marshall of Des Moines, Iowa, in 1901, and the couple had two sons and a daughter. Ralph Budd's son, John Marston Budd (1907-1979,) became the Great Northern RailRoad president and became the Burlington Northern's first chairman after the merger in 1970. The S.S. Ralph Budd was a commercial steamship on the Great Lakes in the 1920's and 1930's. In the 1920's, Ralph Budd resided at the Commodore Hotel, 79 Western Avenue North. T. C. Field & Company, insurance and bonds, was founded in 1912 by Thaddeus C. Field to provide contractor surety and insurance services. The company still exists and its representatives are licensed in 46 states. Litton Field, Jr., a resident of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, is the current president of the company, was a member of the St. Paul Planning Commission in 2000, and became a member of the Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Planning Commission in 2007. Litton Field, Jr., was a member of the board of directors of the Saint Croix Sailing Club in 1986. Litton Field, Sr., ( -1997) was a director of Mairs & Power Growth Fund, Inc. Litton E. S. Field, Jr., is the president of T.C. Field & Company of St. Paul, a surety bond company. Mrs. Litton Field and Litton Field, Jr., were both financial supporters of the Minnesota historical Society in 2006 and 2007. Allan Wright Black ( -1928) died in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Myron F. Patterson ( -1943) died in Ramsey County. Thaddeus C. Field (1837-1906) was born in the United States and died in Ramsey County. Thaddeus C. Field (1918-1971) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shields, and died in Ramsey County. Florence S. Field (1892-1977) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Caugren, and died in Ramsey County. Litton Edward Shields Field (1922-1997) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shields, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Margaret A. Gadient and Stephen E. Gadient. Stephen E. Gadient is a dentist and was an unrated member of the U. S. Squash organization in 1999. [See note on Ralph Budd for 475 Portland Avenue.] [See note on the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha RailRoad.] [See note on the Great Northern RailRoad.] [See the note for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailRoad.] [See note on the Burlington Northern RailRoad.]
815 Lincoln Avenue: H. J. Richardson House; Built in 1911 (1906 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect. The structure is a two story, 3848 square foot, 15 room, nine bedroom, three bathroom, two half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Harold J. Richardson resided at this address from 1913 to 1923. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Harold James Richardson resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Richardson resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Karl Dedolph, a physician who officed at the Liberty Bank Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Richardson resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Harold E. Engemoen, associated with the Minnesota Pig & Cattle Company and with the National Serum Company, and his wife, Ruth Engemoen, resided at this address. Harold James Richardson (1872-1952,) the son of Henry M. Richardson and Sarah J. McCrillis Richardson, was born on a farm in Haverhill Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, received his primary education in the public schools of Rochester, Minnesota, graduated from the Rochester, Minnesota, High School in 1899, was the freshman class president at the University of Minnesota, was a member of the academic class of 1899 at the University of Minnesota, left the University due to ill health for one year, was a 1901 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, was the president of the Board of Athletic Control, was the "Gopher" from the Law Department, was a member of the University of Minnesota Glee Club, was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, was a member of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota, was a lawyer, was engaged in practice in Rochester with his brother, William B. Richardson, married Anna C. Reimers, the daughter of John J. Reimers and Mary Dinkeman Reimers, of Rock Island, Illinois, in 1903, was the county attorney for Olmsted County, Minnesota, at Rochester, Minnesota, for three terms, was a member of the Ramsey County Bar Association, was a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, was a member of the American Bar Association, was a member of the American Bar Association Committee of Jurisprudence and Law Reform, was a member of the St. Paul Town & Country Club, was a member of the Minnesota Club, moved to St. Paul, was a partner of Judge C. M. Start, was a member of the Knights of Pythias, was a Mason, was the past commander of the Sons of Veterans, and officed at the Merchant's National Bank Building in 1916. There is a Harold J. Richardson scholarship at the University of Minnesota Law School. Harold James Richardson and Anna C. Reimers Richardson were the parents of two children, Mary Catherine Richardson and Susanne Edith Richardson. Harold Engemoen married Ruth __?__ and the couple were the parents of Roger Engemoen (1915-2007) and three other children. Harold E. Engemoen ( -1932) and Harold J. Richardson ( -1952) both died in Ramsey County. Karl Dedolph (1919-1986) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Carter, and died in Ramsey County. Harold E. Engemoen (1900-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Evanson, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Mary Ellen Loney as personal representative for the Margaret Mary Loney estate, located at 1636 Engelwood Avenue. Mary Ellen Loney was an employee of Hennepin County Human Services in 2007 and was a member of the Employment Action Committee of A Window of Hope. [See note on Louis Lockwood.]
820 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1892. The structure is a two story, 2368 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. John McCloud, Charles H. McCloud, Miss Virginia Harbert, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swartz all resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Laura P. Harbert McCloud (1825-1907,) the wife of John McCloud, who was born in the United States to parents also born in the United States and who died of old age, resided at this address in 1907. The 1909 University of Minnesota Bulletin indicates that James T. Christison resided at this address. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that James S. Gilfillan resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Gilfillan resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Shanahan and E. B. Perrine all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Merritt H. Evans, a real estate agent who officed at the Pioneer Building, and his wife, Harriet Evans, resided at this address. Dr. J. S. Gilfillan was James J. Hill's physician. Merritt H. Evans (1858- ,) the son of Henry B. Evans and Sarah J. Henderson Evans, was born in Bradford, Illinois, was educated in the common schools of Toleda, Iowa, graduated from the Toleda, Iowa, High School, attended the Toleda, Iowa, Business College, married Hattie Gifford in 1885, organized the Jackson County State Bank, Lakefield, Minnesota, was the president of the Jackson County State Bank, Lakefield, Minnesota, from 1890 until 1902, moved to St. Paul in 1902, engaged in the real estate business after 1902, made extensive investments in Chicago, Illinois, real estate and Minnesota farm lands, was a stockholder in the Citizens State Bank of Canon City, Colorado, was a Mason, was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters, was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, resided at 611 Dayton Avenue in 1907, and officed at the Pioneer Press Building in 1907. A successor to the Royal Foresters of Britain from the 18th Century and the Ancient Order of Foresters, founded in 1834 in Britain, the Independent Order of Foresters, founded by Colonel A.B. Caldwell, was organized in Newark, New Jersey, as a fraternal benefit society in 1874, was introduced into Canada by Dr. Oronhyatekha/Peter Martin ( -1907) in 1875, obtained its first Government Charter from the Province of Ontario in 1876, incorporated in Ontario in 1881 and in Canada by act of Parliament in 1889, started a branch in England in 1891, had a membership of 257,000 in 1906, amalgamated with the Ancient Order of United Workmen, extended insurance benefits to the average working family as a membership organization, and remains headquartered in Canada. John McCloud (1842-1905) was born in Canada and died in Hennepin County. Emmett B. Perrine (1885-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shaw, and died in Hennepin County. Merritt H. Evans ( -1938) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Harriet G. Evans died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are C. Elaine Dunbar and Frank A. Hester. Frank A. Hester, attorney-at-law, is located at this address. [See note for James Treat Christison for 839 Fairmount Avenue.] [See note for Dr. J. S. Gilfillan for 647 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note on Dr. James S. Gilfillan for 708 Goodrich Avenue.]
821 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1898; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2520 square foot, 11 room, four bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Joseph C. Wood resided at this address in 1907. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Chase resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Kelsey S. Chase, the Ramsey County Treasurer, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Chase resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Kelsey S. Chase, the sales manager employed by Rex Oil Company and associated with the Chase Engineering Company, Helen R. Chase, a stenographer employed by the Eliason Agency, Kelsey S. Chase, associated with Chase Engineering Company, a distributor of the Johnson Oil Burner and the Quiet May Oil Burner, and his wife, Ruth C. Chase, all resided at this address. Joseph C. Wood (1864- ,) the son of Clayton Wood and
Katherine K. Bailey Wood, was born in Mount Calm County, Michigan, was educated in the public schools of Michigan, moved to Minnesota in 1873, graduated from the law dept of the University of Michigan in 1890, practiced law in Breckenridge, Minnesota, from 1890 until 1900, married Mary Dacey in 1892, was in land business from 1900 until 1906, was a Republican, was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Becker County, Clay County, and Wilkin County, Minnesota (Districts 50 and 60,) from 1897 until 1901, was the treasurer of the Northwest Colonization Company, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, and officed at the Endicott Building in 1907. Kelsey S. Chase was a member of the Cadet Class of 1898 at the Pennsylvania Military College, Chester, Pennsylvania, was a member of the Minnesota Republican Central State Committee in 1908, was a major in the Minnesota National Guard, and was a member of the Minnesota Club, of the Town & Country Club, and of the St. Paul Athletic Club. In 1890, Kelsey Chase was a major investor with Lon Merritt and Alfred Merritt in the Biwabik Mountain Iron Company. In 1911 and 1913, Kelsey S. Chase was the superintendent of banks for the State of Minnesota. Kelsey Chase was an organizer of the Peoples's Bank of St. Paul in 1915. Kelsey Chase ( -1928) died in Rice County. Ruth Cole Chase ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. Helen Bayard Chase (1885-1969) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Pilling, and died in Ramsey County. Helen A. Chase (1900-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Warren, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2005 with a sale price of $635,000. The previous owner of record of the property was Mark C. Stevens and the current owners of record of the property are Nicole Palumbo and Victor Palumbo III. [See note for the Northwest Colonization Company for 328 Harrison Street.]
824 Lincoln Avenue: L. A. Fullgraff House/Ludolph A. Fullgraff Residence/Former Household Training Center; Built in 1888 (1890 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; O'Meyer & Thori, architects. The structure is a two story, 2677 square foot, ten room, five bedroom, two bathroom, two half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Ludolph A. Fullgraff resided at this address from 1890 to 1921. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Fullgraff and Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Dadmun all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Dadmun and Mrs. L. A. Fullgroff all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Walter E. Dadmun, a dentist located at the Lowry Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. H. N. Klein resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that James Gray, a critic employed by the St. Paul Dispatch, and his wife, Sophie Gray, resided at this address. Minnesota Historical Society records also indicate that the Works Progress Administration Household Training Center was located at this address in 1938. In 1887, Ludolph A. Fullgraff, an ex-New York City alderman, resigned from the Columbian Club following an unsuccessful attempt by his opponents to expel him from the club on the grounds of self-confessed perjury related to alleged Board of Alderman bribery by the Broadway Surface Railway Company. In 1892, a New York City indictment against Ludolph A. Fullgraff, a former "boodle" alderman who had moved to St. Paul, invested in the St. Paul Iron Company, and was a clerk employed by the Minnesota Iron Company, was dismissed when Alderman Arthur J. McQuade was acquitted and there was no one left under indictment for Fullgraff to testify against. The 1884 Board of Aldermen became nicknamed the "boodle board" when it was discovered that several aldermen took bribes so that Jake Sharp could acquire a Broadway railroad franchise at a greatly reduced cost. "Boodle" is a Dutch word meaning "bribe money" and was popularly used in New York City in the 19th century. Frances Minetta (Mrs. Franklin) Conklin ( -1937) was the daughter of the Ludolph Fullgraff. James Gray (1899-1984,) the son of James Gray (1862-1916,) a newspaper man and a former Democratic mayor of Minneapolis from 1899 until 1901,) was born in Minneapolis, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism in 1920, joined the staff of the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch in 1920, resigned in 1946 to accept the position of literary editor with the Chicago Daily News and to teach creative writing and English at the University of Chicago, returned to the University of Minnesota in 1948 as a professor of English and was commissioned to write a history of the University, The University of Minnesota, 1851-1951, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1951, left the University in 1954, and died in Stamford, Connecticut. Gray also wrote Business without Boundary, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1954]), a history of General Mills, Education for Nursing, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1960, a history of the school of nursing, Open Wide the Door, New York, Putnam, 1958, a condensed history of the University of Minnesota, On Second Thought, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1946, and Pine, Steam, and Prairie: Wisconsin and Minnesota in Profile, New York, Knopf, 1945. In 1935, with the country still in the throes of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt fundamentally altered the way in which relief monies were allocated by signing Executive Order No. 7034, creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to give employment on locally sponsored work projects to employable persons in need of assistance. St. Paul was the WPA regional office for Region VII. The WPA Division of Women's and Professional Projects created jobs in areas traditionally thought of as "women's work" such as sewing, preparing and serving school lunches, and toiling as housekeeping aids. Frank G. Fullgraff and Charles N. Fullgraff were sons of and Stella A. Fullgraff (Mrs. George E.) Faile and Ida N. Fullgraff were daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ludolph A. Fullgraff. Lud Fullgraff (1832-1907) was born in Germany and died in Ramsey County. Anna Fullgraff ( -1921) and Dr. Walter E. Dadmun ( -1944) both died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1996 and the sale price was $273,500. The current owners of record of the property are Joanne M. Weber and Steven A. Weber.
828 Lincoln Avenue: Benjamin F. Paxton Residence; Built in 1890. The structure is a two story, 2574 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Benjamin F. Paxton resided at this address from 1891 to 1892. The 1900 federal census indicated that George B. Edgerton, Josephine Edgerton, Margaret Edgerton, Lillian Edgerton, Josephine G. Edgerton, and George G. Edgerton all resided at this address. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Edgerton resided at this address. In 1907, George B. Edgerton resided at this address. The 1917 Catalogue of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, published by James T. Brown of New York, indicated that Louis Arthur Hauser, a member of the class of 1919 at the University of Minnesota, resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mrs. Paul Hauser resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Roy H. Craig, an agent employed by the Galena Signal Oil Company, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Eliza M. May, the widow of Louis May, resided at this address. In 1934, Elizabeth Lovell May, the widow of Lewis L. May, and Grace L. May both resided at this address. George Becker Edgerton (1857- ,) the son of Alonzo Jay Edgerton, the United States district judge for the district of South Dakota, and Sarah C. Curtis Edgerton, was born in Mantorville, Minnesota, attended Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, from 1872 until 1875, entered his father’s law office and studied with him two years, attended the Columbia College Law School in New York, New York, in 1879 and 1880, moved to Kasson, Minnesota, was admitted to the practice of law in 1880, was a lawyer, practiced law in Kasson, Minnesota, for ten years, married Alice Josephine "Josie" Goodwin (1856- ) of Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1883, was the Dodge County, Minnesota, county attorney from 1885 until 1886, was a delegate to the Republican national convention in 1888 from the First Congressional district, moved to St. Paul in 1890, was a partner with David G. McClay in the law firm of Edgerton & McClay in 1890, was an assistant U. S. Attorney General from 1893 until 1899, was an Assistant Attorney General of Minnesota for six years, was a partner with Henry W. Childs and with Arthur Manley Wickwire in the law firm of Childs, Edgerton & Wickwire in 1898, was a partner in the law firm of Edgerton & Wickwire in 1894, was a partner in the law firm of Childs & Edgerton in 1905, was a sole practitioner in 1906, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, was a Republican, was an Episcopalian, was a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association, was a member of the St. Paul Bar Association, was a Mason, was a member of the Church Club of the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota, was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and officed at the German American Bank Building in 1907. George Becker Edgerton and Alice Josephine "Josie" Goodwin Edgerton were the parents of five children, Margaret Godwin Edgerton (1884- ,) Lillian Clark Edgerton (1886- ,) Katharine Godwin Edgerton (1889- ,) Josephine Godwin Edgerton (1892- ,) and George Godwin Edgerton (1894- .) Benjamin Fowler Paxton (1862- ,) the son of Jonathan Houston Paxton and Olive E. Fowler Paxton, was born in Du Page County, Illinois, in 1862, attended public school in Aurora, Illinois, graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1887, was a physician, was licensed to practice medicine in Illinois, practiced medicine as a regular physician and surgeon after 1887, was a member of the board of directors of the St. Paul Mining & Milling Company, was a physician for the St. Paul Mining & Milling Company, wintered in Hot Springs, Arkansas in 1896, was granted a U. S. patent (#703,680) for a stump burner in 1912, resided at 279 Selby Avenue in 1907, officed at 209 Washburn Building in 1903, and officed at 364 Robert Street in 1907. In 1903, Cynthia Jane Paxton (Mrs. William M.) Jackson (1859- ,) the physician's widow, resided with her brother, Benjamin Fowler Paxton. The Galena Oil Company was founded in 1865. The Galena Signal Oil Company was formed in 1901 by a merging of Galena Oil and of Signal Oil. The Galena Signal Oil Company was headquartered in Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, from 1901 until 1931, monopolized the manufacture of high-grade railroad lubricants under the leadership of Charles Miller and Pennsylvania Representative Joseph C. Sibley, and was purchased in 1878 by John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, which used Galena-Signal products to gain dominance over area railroads and a virtual monopoly of the U.S. oil industry. The Galena-Signal Oil Company merged with Valvoline in 1931 or 1932. The Galena Oil Company, a lubricant manufacturer, was broken off from the Standard Oil Company after 1911. The company was acquired by the Ashland Oil Company in the late 1950's. Lewis L. May ( -1917,) Eliza Mary May ( -1937,) and George B. Edgerton ( -1938) all died in Ramsey County. Grace Jane L. May (1882-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lovell, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is the trustee for Judith H. Miller. [See note for George Becker Edgerton for 955 St. Clair Avenue.] [See note for Alonzo Jay Edgerton for 311 Walnut Street.] [See note on Henry Warren Childs for 682-684 Lincoln Avenue.] [See note on the St. Paul Commercial Club for 505 Summit Avenue.]
829 Lincoln Avenue: O. L. Perfect House; Built in 1897 (1900 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; Louis Lockwood, architect. The structure is a two story, 3667 square foot, 12 room, six bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Otis L. Perfect resided at this address from 1901 to 1909. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Charles D. Freeman resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Freeman resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Charles D. Freeman, associated with Cook & Freeman, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Dr. and Mrs. C. D. Freeman resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles D. Freeman, a physician who officed at 350 St. Peter Street, and his wife, Carolina Freeman, resided at this address. In 1934, Dr. Charles D. Freeman, Caroline Boeckmann Freeman, Marette Freeman, Charles D. Freeman, Jr., and Helga B. Freeman all resided at this address. The Freeman family were members of the Minikahda Country Club and the University Club in 1934. Charles D. Freeman, Sr., was a 1904 graduate of the University of Minnesota, was a graduate of the University of Berlin, Germany, was a member of the Nu Sigma Nu fraternity, was a memebr of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, was a physician, was an instructor in dermatology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, resigned from the position as a clinical assistant in dermatology and venereal diseases at the University of Minnesota Medical School to protest the affiliation of the school with the Mayo Foundation in 1915, was the author of the article "Pigmentation of Face" and the article "Erythema Induratum," both published in the Archives of Dermatology in 1930, was a member of the University Club, was a member of the Minnesota Club, and officed at the Lowry Building in 1916. This address currently serves as a drop off point for the North Creek Community Farm Farm Share program. Charles D. Freeman ( -1952) died in Ramsey County. Charles D. Freeman (1912-1987) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Boeckmann, and died in Ramsey County. Caroline B. Freeman (1878-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Gill, and died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Richard I. Cohn and Valda O. Cohn. [See note for the Minikahda Club for 702 Fairmount Avenue.] [See note on Louis Lockwood.]
830 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1929. The structure is a two story, 3120 square foot, 12 room, four bedroom, four bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Albert Paulson, an assistant employed by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and his wife, Mathilda Paulson (Apartment #1,) Charles E. Robertson (Apartment #2,) and John A. Timberg (Apartment #4,) with Apartment #3 vacant. Mathilda Paulson ( -1933,) Albert E. Paulson ( -1938,) Mathilda Paulson ( -1938,) and Albert R. Paulson ( -1940) died in Hennepin County. Albert Paulson (1878-1964) was born in Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Albert Paulson (1891-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Hennepin County. Mathilda Paulson (1880-1955) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Berg, and died in Hennepin County. Charles E. Robertson (1892-1955) was born outside of Minnesota and died in Hennepin County. Charles E. Robertson (1901-1970) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Shumpik, and died in Hennepin County. John A. Timberg ( -1936) died in Ramsey County. The current owners of record of the property are Pamela K. Newcome and Thomas W. Newcome III. Thomas W. Newcome III, B.A., Cum Laude, 1976, from the University of Minnesota and Juris Doctor Cum Laude, 1982, from the William Mitchell College of Law, is a lawyer in the law firm of Leonard, O'Brien, Spencer, Gale & Sayre, Ltd., located in Minneapolis.
833 Lincoln Avenue: G. W. F. Hancock House; Built in 1901; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2746 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dobner, their daughter, E. A. Dobner, and A. L. Dobner all resided at this address. Allen L. Dobner and Edwin A. Dobner were World War I veterans who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Helen Dobner, a stenographer, boarded at this address and that Leonard J. Dobner, a partner with Earl H. Miller in the law firm Dobner & Miller, located at the Globe Building, resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that John Brandtjen, the president of Brandtjen & Kluge, Inc., manufacturers of Kluge press feeders, printers, and supplies, resided at this address. Leonard J. Dobner (1862-1943,) the son of John Dobner (1837-1924,) a wagon maker, and Louisa Dobner (1844- ) and was the grandson of Wolfgang John Dobner (1803- ) and Josephine Baier Dobner (1815-1882,) was born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minnesota, lived in Wabasha, Minnesota, in 1880, graduated from the Lake City High School, graduated from Hamline University in St. Paul in 1884 as part of the first graduating class at that location, read the law at the law office of Williams & Goodenow, was admitted to the practice of law in 1886, practiced law in St. Paul with the firm of McDonald & Dobner, with W. H. McDonald, married Eunice Allen, the daughter of John H. Allen, a federal land agent, at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, in 1888, was special counsel for the Wisconsin Central Railway, for the American House Furnishing Company and for W . P. Davidson, was an active member of the St. Paul Board of Education from 1885 to 1890, was a Tenth Ward St. Paul City alderman from 1890 until 1892 and from 1900 until 1904, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, was a member of the Knights of Pythias, resided at 663 Simpson Street in 1907, officed at the Court Block in 1907, and died in Los Angeles, California. Leonard J. Dobner and Eunice Allen Dobner had three children, Edwin Dobner, Allen Dobner, and Helen Dobner. Edwin Allen Dobner (1889-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Allen, and died in Ramsey County. John Brandtjen ( -1950) died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $250,000 and that sale occurred in 1995. The current owners of record of the property are Thomas J. Doyle and Sharon L. Elmore. Sharon L. Elmore is a staff attorney with the Minnesota Legal Services Coalition and was a contributor to the John Kerry for President campaign in 2004. [See note for Brandtjen & Kluge for 426 McBoal Street.] [See note on Knights of Pythias for 2225 East Lake of the Isles Parkway.]
834 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1894 (1913 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Bungalow in style. The structure is a 1 3/4 story, 1224 square foot, six room, three bedroom, one bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1916 University of Minnesota Alumni Directory indicates that Thomas P. McNamara resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Johnson resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harold S. Chamberlain, the president and secretary of Home Comfort Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Brookes resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William F. Rohland, the deputy manager of the Otto W. Rohland Company, and his wife, Margaret Rohland, resided at this address. Otto W. Rohland immigrated from Germany in 1867, was the proprietor of a grocery store and meat market, and built a
838 Lincoln Avenue: Kresko Apartments; Built in 1913. The structure is a two story, 7512 square foot, multifamily apartment building. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that the residents at this address were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bazille, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dixon, Mrs. G. R. Kibbe, and the Misses Gallagher. The 1920 city directory indicates that Helen F. Callahan, a teacher, boarded at this address and that Alf C. Dixon, a contractor at the Central Bank Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Max Devitt, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Frankel, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hill, and Mrs. Belle Gallagher all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents of the apartment building located at this address were Julius B. Egeland, a real estate agent who officed at the Pioneer Building, and his wife, Rose Egeland (Apartment #1,) Grace L. Nute (Apartment #2,) Edward S. Bursack, a department manager employed by the Federal Land Bank, and his wife, Florence Bursack (Apartment #3,) and Belle L. Gallagher, the private secretary employed by H. H. Brown (Apartment #4.) Harry H. Brown was the general traffic manager of the Great Northern RailRoad in 1930 and resided at 1548 Goodrich Avenue. The Minnesota Historical Society has a painting of John A. Bazille, pastel on paper mounted on cloth, painted in 1900 by an unknown artist, and donated in 1928 by Mrs. J. A. Bazille Bennor. Frankel & Allgauer, a tailor shop at 89 East Fourth Street owned by Jules Frankel and George Allgauer, was in business from 1910 until 1922. In 1917, St. Paul had 222 tailors. Julius Bjorn Egeland (1885-1948,) the son of Bertinius/Berthunius Halvorsen Egeland (1851-1898) and Martha/Marthe Syversdatter Hanson Egeland (1849-1935,) was born in Webster, Day County, South Dakota, was a city bookkeeper in South Dakota in 1910, was a real estate salesman in South Dakota in 1920, moved to Minnesota after 1920, married Rose __?__ (1891- ) in 1925, died in Ramsey County, and is buried at Acacia Park Cemetery, Dakota County, Minnesota. George Russell Kibbe ( -1916,) John Adolph Bazille ( -1919,) Jules Frankel ( -1921,) Harry H. Brown ( -1939,) George Urban Allgauer ( -1939,) Alfred C. Dixon ( -1946,) Julius Bjorn Egeland ( -1948,) and Belle L. Gallagher ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. Helen F. Callahan (1894-1989) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Blewitt, and died in Ramsey County. Robert A. Hill (1871-1955) was born in Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $207,500. The current owner of record of the property is Donovan L. McCain, Jr., who resides at 2156 Goodrich Avenue. [See note for George U. Allgauer for 1086 West Linwood Avenue.] [See note on the Federal Land Banks/Federal Intermediate Credit Banks for 1367 Portland Avenue.]
839 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1913; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 1814 square foot, ten room, six bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Osborn resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Osborn and their daughters all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Eugene Osborne, the president-treasurer and manager of the Twin City Granite Works, Inc., and his wife, Mary Osborne, resided at this address. Eugene Osborne ( -1940) and Mary Osborne ( -1946) both died in Ramsey County. Mae "Mary Alice" Osborne (1902-1966) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Humpal, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $226,400 and that sale occurred in 1996. The current owners of record of the property are Jamine M. Ewine and John J. Ewine. Jamine Ewine is a quality consultant with the Hennepin County Community Health Department. John Ewine is the president of Innovative Furniture Solutions Inc.
845 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1906; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2971 square foot, nine room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Wolfe resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Benjamin Wolfe and his wife, Eva Wolfe, resided at this address. Eva Gene Wolfe ( -1924,) Eva Marx Wolfe ( -1949,) and Benjamin Wolfe ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1995 with a sale price of $184,500. The current owners of record of the property are Jeffrey P. Johnson and Lucy H. Johnson.
846 Lincoln Avenue: C. A. Crofoot House/Ansco Apartments/Former Babies Home; Built in 1900 (1880 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Italianate in style. The structure is a two story, 3842 square foot, 14 room, five bedroom, four bathroom, stucco house, with a detached garage. In 1891, the Babies Home was located at this address. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that the Babies Home was located at this address from 1891 to 1900. The 1902 city directory indicates that Miss Florence Hynes resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles A. Stickney (1878-1928,) the father of a premature baby boy in 1905, who was born in the United States, resided at this address in 1905. Minnesota Historical Society records also indicate that the Ansco Apartments were located at this address from 1915. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Keogh resided at this address. Fred L. Tarbox was a World War I veteran who resided at this address in 1919. The 1920 city directory indicates that Geneva B. Dahl, a secretary employed by the Y. W. C. A., boarded at this address, that The Ansco was located at this address, and that Gerald Fitzgerald, a manager employed by the Marmon St. Paul Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Connell and Miss Marie Hansen all resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that the residents at this address were Hilda A. Thomsen (Apartment #B) and Stanley A. Swann, an auditor employed by the Royal Indemnity Company (Apartment #D,) with Apartments #A and #C vacant. In 1934, Brooks Henderson and Annabel Wheaton Henderson resided at this address. A Stickney burial plot at Oakland Cemetery includes Charles Alpheus Stickney (1876-1928,) Edith Pierpoint Stickney, Alpheus Beede Stickney (1840-1915,) Catherine Wilt Stickney (1841-1899,) Katherine Stickney Sneve (1866-1952,) Katharine Stickney Sneve (1887-1978,) Alpheus Jenness (1865-1865,) Frederick Jenness (1866-1866,) Edith Marie Stickney (1871-1872,) Alpheus John Stickney (1889-1889,) Mary Emma Jenness (1844-1887,) Ursula Maria Stickney (1813-1885,) and Abbie Maria Stickney (1846-1866.) Abbie Maria Stickney was the daughter of Mary Emily Stickney (1844-1878) and Benjamin F. Jenness of Minneapolis. Charles Alpheus Stickney was the son of Alpheus Beede Stickney (1840-1916) and Katherine "Kate" Wilt Hertzog Hall (1844-1899) of Collinsville, Illinois. Katherine Stickney Sneve was a 1906 graduate of Kemper Hall at Kenosha, Wisconsin, a school for girls founded in 1870 and ultimately operated by the Sisters of St. Mary. Charles A. Stickney was a manufacturer of large (engines with horsepower up to 20 horsepower at 225 rpm, 10-by-15 inch bore and stroke, 8,000 pounds, 70 inch 1,700 pound flywheel) gasoline engines in St. Paul before World War I, discontinuing manufacturing in 1913, but continuing to assemble engines from inventory until about 1920. Alpheus Beede Stickney (1840- ,) the son of Daniel Stickney and Ursula Maria Stickney, was born in Wilton, Maine, attended school and received an academic education in Maine and New Hampshire, taught school, practiced law from 1862 until 1869, was married twice, first in 1864 to Kate W. H. Hall and second to Mary Crosby, was a railway official, commenced building the North Wisconsin RailRoad, a predecessor of the Chicago, St. Paul & Omaha Railway in 1871, was the superintendent of construction of part of Great Northern RailRoad and the Canadian Pacific RailRoad from 1879 until 1881, organized and constructed the first sections of Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Railway in 1881, organized the Chicago Great Western RailRoad in 1883, was the president of the Chicago Great Western RailRoad, organized and built the St. Paul Union Stockyards in 1882. The Minnesota & Northwestern RailRoad was founded in 1885 by Alpheus Beede Stickney, a Stillwater lawyer who also was the vice president and manager of the St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylors Falls RailRoad Company, as a regional line between St. Paul and the Iowa state line and the line became the Chicago Great Western Railway after 1909. The Chicago Great Western Railway enjoyed relative economic prosperity during the post-World War II boom that funded badly needed modernization, but the economic situation had worsened by the 1960's and merged with the Chicago & North Western Railway in 1968. The Chicago & North Western Railway subsequently abandoned most of the trackage of the Chicago Great Western Railway. A. B. Stickney, who was born in Wilton, Maine, and was the first son of Reverend Daniel Stickney and his third wife, Ursula Maria Beede, also organized the St. Paul Union Stockyards in 1886 in what became the city of South St. Paul, Minnesota. A. B. Stickney also was involved in the acquisition of the former Kittson masion/boarding house as the location for the current Cathedral of St. Paul. Alpheus Beede Stickney and Katherine (Kate) Wilt Hertzog Hall had eight children, Samuel Crosby Stickney (1865-1918,) Katherine Stickney (1866-1952,) Lucy (Lucile) Stickney (1869-1924,) Edith Maria Stickney (1871-1872,) Ruth Stickney (1873-1941,) Charles Alpheus Stickney (1876-1928,) Emily Stickney (1878-1963,) and Jean Stickney (1883-1953.) Samuel Crosby Stickney was born in in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, and died in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Katherine Stickney was the wife of Haldor Sneve, M.D. Katherine Stickney was born in Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois, and died in La Jolla, San Diego County, California. Lucy Stickney was born in Stillwater, Washington County, Minnesota, and died in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Edith Maria Stickney was born in Saint Paul and died in Saint Paul. Ruth Stickney was born in Saint Paul and died in Saint Paul. Charles Alpheus Stickney was born in Saint Paul and died in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. Emily Stickney was born in Saint Paul and died in St. Luke's Vicara, Greenwich Village, New York City, New York. Jean Stickney was born in Saint Paul and died in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey. Haldor Sneve, M.D., was a graduate of the College of Medicine of the Ohio State University in 1887, was named clinical professor of nervous and mental disorders at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine in 1909, was the author of the article "A Contribution in the Study of the Etiology of Acute Poliomyelitis" in Minnesota Medicine in 1899, and was the author of the article "The Treatment of Burns and Skin Grafting" in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 1905. The Babies Home was an orphanage to care for destitute, abandoned, or orphaned children under two years of age that was established in 1890, hired a nurse to care for the children, had a local doctor who contributed services free of charge, helped the mothers of some of the babies to find jobs either outside or in the facility, moved to this location from Summit Avenue in 1891, and handled 291 orphans before it closed sometime between 1900 (Donald Empson and Minnesota Historical Society) and some date before 1932 (Ramsey County Historical Society.) In 1896, Mrs. S. H. Whitridge, Mrs. __?__ Cornish, and Mrs. Charles Schuneman were members of the board of the St. Paul Babies Home. In 1979, the Royal Indemnity Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware as a stock property and casualty insurance, with its corporate domicile transferred from the State of New York to the State of Delaware. In 1996, the Company’s ultimate parent, Royal Insurance Group PLC and SunAlliance Group PLC, a United Kingdom entity, merged and became known as Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group PLC. In 1999, the Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group PLC acquired Orion Capital Corporation, a specialty personal and commercial lines writer. In 2004, Phoenix Assurance Company of New York was merged into the Royal Insurance Company of America and the Royal Insurance Company of America and the American and Foreign Insurance Company and the Globe Indemnity Company were then merged into Royal Indemnity Company. In 2007, the Delaware Insurance Commissioner approved the application by Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group PLC to sever its relationship with its U. S. subsidiaries, Royal Indemnity Company, Security Insurance Company, Guaranty National Insurance Company, and Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Company. Catherine Ann Crofoot ( -1912) died in Ramsey County. Charles Abner Stickney ( -1938) died in Cook County, Minnesota. Otto William Connell ( -1951) died in Becker County, Minnesota. Alpheus B. Stickney ( -1916) Annabel W. Henderson ( -1946) died in Ramsey County. The last sale of this property was in 1995 and the sale price was $255,000. The previous owner of record of the property was William K. Cooper and the current owners of record of the property are Ross A. Long and Jeffrey H. Vorwald. [See note on Brooks Henderson for 941 Fairmount Avenue.] [See note on the Chicago Great Western Railway.] [See note on the Chicago & North Western Railway.] [See note on the St. Paul, Stillwater & Taylors Falls RailRoad Company.] [See note on the Minnesota & Northwestern RailRoad.]
847 Lincoln Avenue: Lott/Johnston House; Built in 1890; Queen Anne in style; Denslow W. Millard, architect. The structure is a two story, 2196 square foot, eight room, five bedroom, one bathroom, asbestos-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Temple resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Meier and their daughter resided at this address. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Edward J. Meier (1860-1922,) the husband of Grace Meier, who was born in Minnesota to parents born in Switzerland and who died of apoplexy, resided at this address in 1922. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Raymer resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Joseph R. Raymer, a vice president of the Raymer Hardware Company, and his wife, Jessie F. Raymer, resided at this address. Herbert Mortimer Temple, Sr. (1864- ,) the son of Samuel Willard Temple (1834-1912) and Emma Willard Crossman Temple (1841-1871,) was born in Tecumseh, Lenawee County, Michigan, was a partner in S. W. Temple & Sons lumber company in 1885, was secretary and treasurer of the Ohio & Michigan Coal & Manufacturing Company in Tecumseh, Michigan, in 1887, was a professional accountant in St. Paul in 1895, was the president of the Minnesota Society of Public Accountants in 1906, married Clara May Harkness (1866- ,) the daughter of David S. Harkness and Clara Eleanor Lohner Harkness, and the couple had three children, Bessie Willard Temple (Mrs. Charles) Betcher (1890- ,) Herbert Mortimer Temple, Jr. (1894-1966,) and Harry Samuel Temple. Herbert Mortimer Temple, Jr., was an Insurance appraiser in Minneapolis in 1920, was a carpentry manager in St. Paul in 1930, died in Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and is buried in Oakland Cemetery. Herbert Mortimer Temple III, the son of Herbert Mortimer Temple, Jr., and Katherine Stewart Temple, married Beverly Ann Malatestae. Edward J. Meier ( -1922,) Herbert Mortimer Temple ( -1941,) Joseph R. Raymer ( -1948,) and Jessie Franks Raymer ( -1952) all died in Ramsey County. Grace Amelia Meier (1908-1985) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of McWilliams, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 1992 with a sale price of $154,000. The current owner of record of the property is Eric Carlton Ernstene. Denslow W. Millard was a partner with Charles E. Joy in the architectural firm of Millard & Joy, located at the Lumber Exchange Building in 1891. Charles Joy ( -1905) died in Ramsey County. Charles Edward Joy ( -1928) died in Becker County, Minnesota. [See note on Herbert Mortimer Temple for 891 Fairmount Avenue.]
852 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1993. The structure is a two story, 2392 square foot, eight room, four bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. The last sale of this property was in 1997 and the sale price was $329,000. The current owners of record of the property are Catherine E. Resch and Frank E. Zink. Catherine E. Resch and John Trondson tied for third in the 2003 Aquatennial Plaza Invitational Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament. Frank E. Zink, M.D., is a radiologist. Frank Zink competed in the 1999 Seeley Classic 22K Ski Race. Catherine Resch was a contributor to the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign in 2004. Frank E. Zink, a self-employed medical physicist, was a contributor to the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign, to the Howard Dean for President campaign, and to the John Edwards for President campaign in 2004. Catherine Resch, a housewife, contributed to the Dennis Kucinich for President campaign in 2007-2008.
853 Lincoln Avenue: E. J. Donohue; Built in 1902; Classical Revival in style; __?__ Donohue, architect. The structure is a two story, 4445 square foot, 13 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Angell resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Harold P. Bend, the president of the Bend Southall Sleepack Company, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bend resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Julia P. Donohue, the widow of Edward J. Donohue and also listed as residing at 516 Farrington Street, Elinor Donohue, a student, and Robert E. Donohue, a clerk employed by the Union Depot, all resided at this address. Edward J. Donohue ( -1915,) Frederick Robert Angell ( -1938,) and Julia P. Donohue ( -1951) all died in Ramsey County. Edward J. Donohue (1900-1956) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Phelan, and died in Ramsey County. Robert E. Donohue (1902-1959) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Phelan, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold in 2006 for a sale price of $640,000. The previous owners of record of the property were the trustees of Eleanor A. Aune and Ronald T. Aune and the current owners of record of the property are Frederick P. LaPlant and Mona M. LaPlant. Eleanor Aune was a member of the Mission and Benevolence Committee of the House of Hope Presbyterian Church. Ron Aune was involved with the Kitty Cat and Mini 120 Snowmobile racing circuit. [See note on Frederick Robert Angell for 737 Goodrich Avenue.] [See note on Harold P. Bend for 34 Kenwood Parkway.] [See note for the Union Depot Company for 165 Western Avenue North.]
854-856 Lincoln Avenue: Edward McKinney House; Built in 1899 (1884 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style; E. P. Bassford, architect. The structure is a two story, 3080 square foot, 13 room, four bedroom, four bathroom, aluminum/vinyl-sided house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Minnesota Historical Society records indicate that Edward McKinney resided at 854 West Lincoln Avenue from 1891 to 1917. The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Edward McKinney and Miss Kate Devaney all resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Miss Katherine Devaney resided at 854 Lincoln Avenue. The 1920 city directory indicates that Katherine Devaney resided at 854 Lincoln Avenue. The 1924 city directory indicates that Miss Katherine Devaney resided at 854 Lincoln Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Mrs. Margaret C. Grady, the widow of William J. Grady, and W. Herbert Prescott, the operator of a grocery store located at 865 Grand Avenue, and his wife, Grace Prescott, all resided at this address. In 1879, Edward McKinney, a livery, sale and boarding stable operator located at 52-56 Wabasha Street, resided at 46 St. Peter Street. Edward John McKinney ( -1943) died in Hennepin County. Katherine Devaney ( -1925) and William H. Prescott ( -1953) both died in Ramsey County. Katherine Devaney (1868-1956) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Tarpy, and died in Ramsey County. Margaret C. Grady (1883-1979) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Condon, and died in Ramsey County. The current owner of record of the property is Robert Bloomer, Jr. Robert Bloomer is associated with Golden Consulting Inc., which is located at this address. [See note on Edward Bassford for 35 Irvine Park.]
857 Lincoln Avenue: W. L. Perkins, Jr., House; Built in 1902; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2970 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, brick house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Perkins and their daughter resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Perkins and Miss Helen Ryan resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that William L. Perkins and his wife, Leocadia Perkins, resided at this address. William L. Perkins, Jr. (1868- ,) the son of W. L. Perkins, was born in San Francisco, California, moved to St. Paul with his parents in 1872, was educated at the Shattuck College and Faribault Military School, Faribault, Minnesota, was engaged in business with his father, became the vice president of the firm of W. L. Perkins & Company, wholesale liquors, in 1891, was a Mason, was a Shriner, was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, was a member of the St. Paul Commercial Club, and officed at 307 Robert Street. William L. Perkins ( -1932,) Helen C. Ryan ( -1935,) Helen Christian Ryan ( -1942,) Leocadia R. Perkins ( -1943,) and Helen Marie Ryan ( -1948) all died in Ramsey County. Helen Ryan (1891-1967) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Larson, and died in Ramsey County. Helen Margaret Ryan (1903-1970) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Goedert, and died in Ramsey County. Helen M. Ryan (1892-1975) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Naughton, and died in Ramsey County. Helen Anna Ryan (1898-1981) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Faulhaber, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $487,500 and that sale occurred in 2001. The previous owner of record of the property was Katherine D. Rice, located at 345 St. Peter Street, and the current owners of record of the property are Becky L. Erickson and Daniel J. Sullivan. Katherine D. Rice was a 1992 Carleton graduate, is the Communications Coordinator for the Good Shepherd Communities, and was the granddaughter of the late Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Andersen Hulings (1915-2000.) Betty Hulings was a 60 year Andersen Corporation board of directors member and a benefactor of Carleton College. The Andersen Corporation is the window manufacturing business founded in 1903 by Betty Hulings' grandfather, Hans Jacob Andersen. Betty Andersen was adopted by Fred C. Andersen, her uncle, after her parents died of tuberculosis, graduated from Ferry Hall high school in Lake Forest, Illinois, and from Carleton College (B.A. zoology) in 1936, joined the Andersen Corporation board in 1937, married Bill Hulings, an Andersen Corporation lumber unloader, in 1938, and was the author of Through the Window, published privately. Bill Hulings rose to become president of Andersen in 1968 and was the chief executive officer of Andersen from 1975 until 1993. The Hulings were founders of the Bayport Foundation and the MAHADH Foundation and supported Carlton College. Bill Hulings served as a trustee of Carlton College for 27 years and Betty Hulings served on the Carlton College Board from 1988 to 1990 and served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Carleton Alumni Association. Betty Hulings was an active supporter of the Girl Scouts, was the first president of the St. Croix Valley branch of the American Association of University Women, and was an honorary board member of the Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota. The Hulings Service Center for the Northern Star Council, Boy Scouts of America, located at 393 Marshall Avenue West was named for Betty and Bill Hulings. The Andersen Corporation was founded in 1903 by Danish immigrant Hans Andersen and his family in Hudson, Wisconsin, where logs arrived via the St. Croix River. Andersen originated the "two bundle" method which streamlined the window construction process in 1905, marketed the first completely assembled window unit in the industry in 1932, developed Welded Insulating Glass to provide protection against condensation and frost in 1952, introduced the Perma-Shield® Cladding System in 1966, developed Fibrex® material in 1991, and founded Renewal by Andersen in 1995. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that George Hallowell resided at the former nearby 862 West Lincoln Avenue in 1891. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Arthur C. Keith resided at the nearby former West 862 Lincoln Avenue in 1893. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Hubert C. Schurmeier and Bertha Leota Schurmeier, husband and wife, resided at the former nearby 862 West Lincoln Avenue in 1906. The 1920 city directory indicates that Zoe Cutler, an operator, boarded at the former nearby 876 Lincoln Avenue. The Keith burial plot contains the graves of Arthur C. Keithy (1856-1909,) Lizette B. Keith (1852-1922,) and Virginia C. Brnadt (1862-1938.) Cole Younger, a member of the Jesse James Gang during the 1876 Northfield, Minnesota, bank raid, after being pardoned and released from the Stillwater, Minnesota, prison and after working as a traveling salesman/drummer for the P. N. Peterson Granite Company, was employed in 1901 by Edward J. Schurmeier and Hubert C. Schurmeier, who had petitioned on his behalf for a pardon. Arthur Clarence Keith ( -1909) and Hubert Casper Schurmeier ( -1939) died in Ramsey County. Bertha Schurmeier (1864-1906) was born in the United States and died in Ramsey County. Zoe Cutler (1889-1976) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Chase, and died in Hennepin County. [See note for the P. N. Peterson Granite Company for 411 Banfil Street.]
873-875 Lincoln Avenue: Built in 1888. The structure is a two story, 2750 square foot, 14 room, five bedroom, three bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. In 1899, Oran S. Pine resided at this address. Little Sketches of Big Folks indicates that Oran S. Pine resided at this address in 1907. The 1910-1911 Directory of the University of Minnesota indicates that Fidelia A. Pine, a student, resided at this address. The 1918 city directory indicates that Dr. A. A. Pine, Dr. O. S. Pine, his daughter, and Mrs. M. J. Auten all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Mary J. Auten, the widow of Enoch Auten, and Rachael Auten both boarded at 873 Lincoln Avenue. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Engdahl resided at 873 Lincoln Avenue. The 1930 city directory indicates that Charles E. Engdahl, the president-treasurer of the Milton Hardware Company, and his wife, Agnes E. Engdahl, resided at this address. Oran Steadman Pine (1845/1846-1922,) a son of Joseph Pine (1820-1910) and Perline/Perlima/Perlina Dike Pine (1822-1900,) was born in Underhill, Vermont, was educated at Stowe, Vermont, and at Morrisville, Vermont, was employed by Dr. Perry E. Irish in New York, New York, served in Company K of the 14th Brooklyn Regiment and in the Fifth New York Infantry (Duryea's Zuoaves) during the American Civil War, was taken prisoner at the battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia, and escaped from Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia, while on the way to Andersonville, Georgia, Prison, was taken prisoner during the siege of Petersburg, Virginia, was paroled two days later, and rejoined his unit, graduated from the Bellevue Hospital Medical School in New York, New York, in 1870, practiced medicine in Brooklyn, New York, from 1870 until 1876, married Irene E. Duncan ( -1886) at Fayette, Iowa, in 1880, was a physician in Chicago, Illinois, from 1876 until 1880, practiced medicine in Aberdeen, Dakota Territory, from 1880 until 1888, took a post graduate medical course at the New York Polyclinic in 1887, married Alcinda J. Auten, also a physician, at Tipton/Cedar City, Iowa, in 1888, moved to St. Paul in 1888, was the assistant city physician of St. Paul, served as secretary and treasurer of the Ramsey County Medical Society, served as chief surgeon at the Minnesota Soldier's Home in Minneapolis, was the medical examiner employed by the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, was a member of the People's Church of St. Paul, was a Mason, originally was a Bryan Democrat, was a Republican, was a member of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, officed at 590 Endicott Building in 1907, and died of heart disease in St. Paul. Oran Steadman Pine and Irene E. Duncan Pine were the parents of two sons, who both died in infancy. Alcinda J. Auten-Pine was born in Tipton, Iowa, graduated in 1882 from the Women's Medical College of Chicago, practiced in Ottawa, Illinois, moved to St. Paul in 1884, was a consultant on the diseases of women at the the Minnesota Soldier's Home, was a member of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Minnesota State Medical Society, served as the treasurer of the Ramsey County Medical Society, and took over her husband's private medical practice upon his posting at the Minnesota Soldier's Home. Dr. Auten Pine was the secretary of of the Women's Committee of the Minnesota Division Council of National Defense during World War I. Oran Steadman Pine and Alcinda J. Auten-Pine adopted her two motherless nieces, Fidelia Auten Pine Taylor (1887- )and Esther Auten Pine (1891- .) Fidelia Auten Pine (Mrs. Ross Oren) Taylor was born at Huron, Dakota Territory, graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1911 with an art degree, was a registrar at the St. Paul Art Institute, resided at Table Grove, Illinois, in 1922, and resided at San Diego, California, in 1926. Esther Auten Pine was born at Tipton, Iowa, graduated from Macalester College, and was a concert violinist and violin teacher. In 1924, Esther Auten Pine, violin, appeared with Catherine Jackson, Harp, and Carrie Donaldson Kraft, Dramatic Soprano, as the Minstrelsy of Olden Time in Trio de Chanson at Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California. In 1901, Dr. O. S. Pine was a financial supporter of a trip by the First Regiment of the Minnesota National Guard to the dedication of the Minnesota Building at the Buffalo, New York, Pan American Exposition. The Ramsey County Medical Society was established in 1870. Thomas R. Potts, M.D., served as its first president. Martin Hagan was the president of the organization in 1880. Eduard Boeckmann, son-in-law of James J. Hill, was the president of the organization in 1899. The Ramsey County Medical Society established the St. Paul Medical Journal in 1898, with Burnside Foster as its first editor from 1898 until 1916. In 1907, the Ramsey County Medical Society lobbied the Minnesota Legislature to create a hospital and to provide medical treatment for inebriates. Dr. J. Meade was the Ramsey County Medical Society president in 1913. In 1916, the Ramsey County Medical Society refused to permit Margaret Sanger to address the organization on the topic of birth control, despite an invitation from several of its members. It was located at the Lowry Medical Arts Building in St. Paul in 1961. From 1970 to 1980, the membership in the Ramsey County Medical Society increased from 598 to 864. It became the Ramsey Medical Society, then the East Metro Medical Society, and, in 2010, with the merger of the East Metro Medical Society and the West Metro Medical Society, became the Twin Cities Medical Society. Arthur Clarence Keith ( -1909) and Mary Jane Auten ( -1922) both died in Ramsey County. Oran S. Pine ( -1922) died in Nicollet County, Minnesota. Charles Edward Engdahl (1886-1962) was born in Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Anderson, and died in Hennepin County. Agnes E. Engdahl (1889-1984) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Olson, and died in Hennepin County. The property was last sold in 1997 with a sale price of $277,500. The current owners of record of the property are Carole J. Yeung and Lai Tak Yeung, who reside in New Brighton, Minnesota. In 1995, Lai Tak Yeung was associated with the Grand Shanghai Restaurant & Express, 1328 Grand Avenue, which was granted a Wine On Sale and On Sale Malt (3.2) License by the City of St. Paul. Julie Hart and Colin Denis reside at 873 West Lincoln Avenue and are the parents of Evan Denis, a French immersion school student in Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul.
876 Lincoln Avenue: E. J. Zenzius House; Built in 1908; Classical Revival in style. The structure is a three story, 5731 square foot, multifamily apartment building, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Nels Sandell resided at this address in 1910. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Smith, Nels Sandell, his daughter, and W. W. Sandell all resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Stowe E. Elliott, a editor employed by the Farmers Dispatch resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. B. M. King resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that this address was vacant. The 1989 Arlington Hills Lutheran Church directory indicates that Florence J. Peterson resided at this address. The Farmers Dispatch was published in St. Paul in twice weekly editions (1913-1925) or weekly editions (1925-1926) by George Thompson and the St. Paul Dispatch and had agriculture and livestock as its subject. The Sandell burial plot includes the graves of Nels Sandell (1845-1929,) Carolina Sandell (1849-1910,) Hilda R. Sandell (1883-1974,) Arthur Herman (1887-1892,) Anna Mathilda Sandell (1875-1926,) and Marie Westberg (1826-1913.) Nels Sandell ( -1920) and Nels Sandell ( -1929) both died in Ramsey County. Stowe Eugene Elliott (1888-1959) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Stowe, and died in Ramsey County. The last two sales of this property were in 1991 and the sale price in each instance was $152,500. The current owner of record of the property is Russell D. Caparoon. < a href ="https://www.angelfire.com/mn/thursdaynighthikes/day2blffhike.html"> [See note on the St. Paul Pioneer Press/Dispatch for 343 Maple Street.]
877 Lincoln Avenue: Gerson Meyer House; Built in 1890 (1900 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Classical Revival in style. The structure is a two story, 2134 square foot, nine room, five bedroom, two bathroom, one half-bathroom, frame house, with a detached garage. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District. The 1918 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. Gerson Meyer resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that George M. Deeks, a partner with George S. Deeks and Clarence P. Smith in Deeks, Deeks & Smith, contractors located at the Exchange Bank Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. John Lagerman and their daughters resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Bruce J. Broady, a lawyer and partner in the law firm of Keller, Broady & Chapin, which officed at the Merchants Bank Building, and his wife, Beulah Broady, resided at this address. Henrietta (Mrs. Leopold) Epstein ( -1913) was the mother of Mrs. Gerson Meyer and died in St. Paul. Clarence P. Smith ( -1932) died in Ramsey County. John A. Lagerman (1872-1962) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Lindholm, and died in Ramsey County. Bruce John Broady (1887-1964) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Taylor, and died in Ramsey County. Beulah R. Broady (1889-1980) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Herrick, and died in Ramsey County. The property was last sold for $359,900 and that sale occurred in 2000. The current owners of record of the property are Joseph S. McKinley and Penelope J. Phillips. Penelope J. Phillips is an attorney with and shareholder of the law firm of Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A., exclusively representing employers in all areas of employment law, who graduated from St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1985, and from the William Mitchell College of Law in 1989.
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