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ST. JOHN CANTIUS NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT STUDY
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA
PREPARED FOR
ST. CLOUD HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND CITY OF ST. CLOUD
400 SECOND STREET SOUTH
ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA 56301
PREPARED BY
MARJORIE PEARSON, PH.D.
ELIZABETH A. GALES
HESS, ROISE AND COMPANY
THE FOSTER HOUSE
100 NORTH FIRST STREET
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55401
612-338-1987
JULY 2004
St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Prepared for
St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission and City of St. Cloud
Prepared by
Hess, Roise and Company
Marjorie Pearson, Ph.D.
Elizabeth A. Gales
July 2004
This project has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of
Interior. However, the contents or opinions contained in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or
policies of the Department of the Interior. Nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute
endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior.
This program receives Federal funds from the National Park Service. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the
Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental Federally assisted programs on the basis of race,
color, national origin, age, or disability. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any
program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to: Director, Equal
Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C.
20013-7127.
Cover photograph:
308 Seventeenth Avenue North
Photo by Elizabeth Gales, 2003
Table of Contents
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................3
Methodology....................................................................................................................................................3
Background................................................................................................................................................3
Current Project...........................................................................................................................................4
The Historic District and the Heritage Preservation Plan ................................................................................5
Boundary Map
City of St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission
Local Historic District Nomination Form........................................................................................................7
Description ......................................................................................................................................................7
Individual Building Descriptions.....................................................................................................................9
Eleventh Avenue North ..............................................................................................................................9
Twelfth Avenue North..............................................................................................................................11
Thirteenth Avenue North..........................................................................................................................19
Fourteenth Avenue North .........................................................................................................................29
Fifteenth Avenue North ............................................................................................................................40
Sixteenth Avenue North ...........................................................................................................................55
Seventeenth Avenue North .......................................................................................................................73
First Street North ......................................................................................................................................74
Second Street North..................................................................................................................................77
Third Street North.....................................................................................................................................82
Fourth Street North...................................................................................................................................90
Fifth Street North......................................................................................................................................93
Breckenridge Avenue ...............................................................................................................................95
Statement of Significance ............................................................................................................................100
Appendix
Property Addresses
Eleventh Avenue North ..........................................................................................................................106
Twelfth Avenue North............................................................................................................................106
Thirteenth Avenue North........................................................................................................................107
Fourteenth Avenue North .......................................................................................................................108
Fifteenth Avenue North ..........................................................................................................................109
Sixteenth Avenue North .........................................................................................................................110
Seventeenth Avenue North .....................................................................................................................112
First Street North ....................................................................................................................................112
Second Street North................................................................................................................................112
Third Street North...................................................................................................................................113
Fourth Street North.................................................................................................................................114
Fifth Street North ...................................................................................................................................114
Breckenridge Avenue .............................................................................................................................114
Bibliography
Historic Photographs
Current Photographs
Eleventh Avenue North ..........................................................................................................................136
Twelfth Avenue North............................................................................................................................138
Thirteenth Avenue North........................................................................................................................143
Fourteenth Avenue North .......................................................................................................................151
Fifteenth Avenue North ..........................................................................................................................160
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Sixteenth Avenue North .........................................................................................................................172
Seventeenth Avenue North .....................................................................................................................187
First Street North ....................................................................................................................................188
Second Street North................................................................................................................................192
Third Street North...................................................................................................................................197
Fourth Street North.................................................................................................................................207
Fifth Street North....................................................................................................................................211
Breckenridge Avenue .............................................................................................................................215
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Introduction and Project Administration
This project, commissioned by the City of St. Cloud through its Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), was
initiated by a contract between the City of St. Cloud and Hess, Roise and Company. St. Cloud Planning Technician
Tammy Campion served as the Project Director. The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the Minnesota
Historical Society, acting as an agent of the National Park Service and its Certified Local Government (CLG) Grants
Project, administered the project. Participating SHPO staff included Michael Koop, CLG Coordinator, Mandy
Skypala, Grants Administrator, and Tom Cinadr, Inventory and Information Management Coordinator. In
accordance with the terms of the CLG Grants Program, the City of St. Cloud matched federal funding for the project
with a cash appropriation.
Hess, Roise and Company is a Minneapolis-based historical consulting firm specializing in cultural resources
surveys, National Register nominations, HABS/HAER documentation, preservation planning, archival research, and
historical publications and exhibits. Marjorie Pearson, Ph.D., principal and vice president of the firm, acted as the
Principal Investigator for the project. She was assisted by architectural historian Elizabeth Gales and research and
survey historian Penny Petersen. Ms. Gales and Ms. Petersen did the preliminary documentary research. Dr. Pearson
and Ms. Gales participated in field survey. Ms. Gales and Ms. Petersen did the site research. Dr. Pearson was
responsible for site and boundary evaluation. She and Ms. Gales co-authored this report.
Methodology
Background
The St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) was established in 1990 by the St. Cloud City Council. In
1992, it completed “St. Cloud’s Historic Contexts,” which identified eleven themes associated with the development
of the city between 1850 and 1970.1 Each theme, or context, included an overview discussion, identified property
types, and listed National Register properties and potential National Register properties.
Beginning in 1992, the HPC authorized a three-phase historic sites survey of architecturally and historically
significant areas of the city. The area of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood is included in the Phase III survey.
Within this neighborhood, sites were inventoried that related to several historic contexts. Transportation and
Shipping is associated with homes of people who worked in the transportation industries. Commerce includes both
commercial buildings and houses of those associated with this context. The Religion context is represented by St.
John Cantius Church and its associated buildings. Houses of those who worked in the granite industry are assigned
to the Granite context. 2
The context most associated with the neighborhood is Residential Development. It identifies a number of
architectural types and styles, including late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century yellow brick houses. It
recommends these houses be evaluated as part of a larger group for inclusion in a potential National Register
multiple property listing.3
In addition, it cites the following properties as being potentially eligible for the National Register or meriting further
research and evaluation to determine eligibility:4
House, 1215 First Street North
Wischnewski House, 1505 Second Street North
Kotowski House, 1423 Third Street North
1
Susan Granger, Patricia Murphy, and Scott Kelly, “St. Cloud’s Historic Contexts: Final Report of an Historic
Preservation Planning Project,” prepared by Gemini Research for the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission
and the City of St. Cloud, 1992.
2
Susan Granger and Scott Kelly, “Historic Sites Survey of St. Cloud: Final Report of Phase III,” prepared by
Gemini Research for the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission and the City of St. Cloud, 1995. See pages
13-16 for a discussion of examples.
3
Ibid., 17-24.
4
Ibid., 25-29.
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Janochosky Grocery, 1514 Third Street North
St. John Cantius Church and Rectory, 1515 and 1523 Third Street North
West End Provision Company, 1516 Third Street North
Lahr House, 103 Twelfth Avenue North
Scott House, 315 Twelfth Avenue North
Schroeder House, 211 Thirteenth Avenue North
Koshiol House, 212 Thirteenth Avenue North
Dueber House, 223 Thirteenth Avenue North
Materna House, 317 Sixteenth Avenue North
New West Hotel, 530 Sixteenth Avenue North
Hebol House, 1224 Breckenridge Avenue North
In 1998, the HPC completed the “St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Plan,” which establishes Commission goals and
actions for identification and protection of resources, education, finance and investment, planning integration, and
partnerships and connections. The plan also contains historic design review guidelines. The St. Cloud Historic
Design Review Guidelines are “the basis for the Heritage Preservation Commission’s alteration permit review for
properties within historic districts.”5
Current Project
Since 1990, the City of St. Cloud has established four local historic districts; these are the St. Cloud Commercial
Historic District, the Southside Neighborhood Historic District, the Pantown Neighborhood Historic District, and the
Barden Park Historic District. In January 2003, the HPC hosted a neighborhood information meeting with property
owners and residents in the St. John Cantius Neighborhood to determine interest in pursuing a local historic district
in the area. Based on the positive response received, the City applied for and received a Certified Local Government
historic preservation grant to pursue the project. In September 2003, Hess, Roise and Company received a contract
to complete a historic sites survey and draft a local historic district nomination form for the designation of a St. John
Cantius Neighborhood Historic District. The identified study area contains about 300 properties. The City sent
letters to all property owners in the study area informing them of the project.
To carry out this project, Hess, Roise and Company has undertaken the following major tasks:
Preliminary Research
Each region of Minnesota has an architectural history that reflects the time of its settlement and development, its
ethnic background, and its exposure to national architectural trends. Prior to undertaking a designation study of an
area, it is important to become familiar with the history of the area, especially the settlement and development
patterns that might influence the nature of construction.
Hess Roise consulted “St. Cloud’s Historic Contexts” and many of the sources cited in that report, as well as the
Phase III Historic Sites Survey report. Copies of 122 inventory forms from properties surveyed in 1994 were
obtained, as well as property identification maps provided by the City.
Field Survey
Field work, accompanied by digital and black and white photography, was undertaken between October and
December 2003, with some additional fieldwork in March 2004. All properties within the study area were
photographed to provide a record of current conditions, even if they had been photographed during the 1994 survey.
In-depth Research
Concurrently with the fieldwork, Ms. Gales and Ms. Petersen undertook historical research at the Minnesota
Historical Society in St. Paul and the Stearns County History Museum in St. Cloud. Much of the individual building
information has been compiled through a systematic review of local newspapers, historic maps and plats, city
directories, and census records. Some historic building permit records are available at the Stearns County History
Museum. Tammy Campion assisted in obtaining copies of building permit records for more recent changes.
5
Saint Cloud Design Review Guidelines, Section 100.000 (01).
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Determination of District Boundaries and Contributing and Noncontributing Properties
Although the study area contains approximately 300 properties, the Commission initially suggested that the district
contain no more than 175 properties. To meet the desired number target, two alternatives, based on field survey
work and research, were presented to the HPC for consideration. One proposed a two-part district that eliminated
properties on Breckenridge Avenue, St. Germain Street West, Eleventh Avenue North, part of Twelfth Avenue
North, part of Fifteenth Avenue North, and part of Seventeenth Avenue North. The other alternative split the
surveyed area into two contiguous sections and then proposed designating the district in two phases. Marjorie
Pearson presented these alternatives to the HPC at its meeting on May 25, 2004. The HPC discussed these
alternatives and the limitations of either approach. Following the discussion, the HPC voted to proceed with a single
district that would encompass most of the study area. Further information was presented and a revised boundary
map approved by the HPC at its meeting on June 22, 2004. The Historic District Nomination Form reflects this
boundary.
Fieldwork and research were the basis for identifying contributing and noncontributing buildings and sites and
establishing a period of significance. Both are discussed in the nomination form. A list of properties with
contributing and noncontributing status is appended to the nomination form.
Inventory Forms
New inventory forms were created for properties that were not surveyed in 1994. The new forms generally follow
the format and contain the same types of information as the earlier forms. The forms also contain SHPO-assigned
inventory numbers and UTM coordinates to assist with input into the statewide data base. Amendment sheets were
created for the 1994 inventory forms that record changes to the properties during the past ten years and contain
current owner information and current photographs.
Preparation of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Nomination Form
The following nomination form describes the general characteristics of the historic district by building types and
styles and also discusses the district boundaries. Individual building descriptions are followed by a statement of
significance that discusses the history of the area, relates the district to various historic contexts, and contains the
basis for the designation of the district.
The Historic District and the Heritage Preservation Plan
One of the primary goals of the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Plan, adopted in 1998, is to identify and protect
buildings, districts, sites, and structures with historic, architectural, or cultural significance. The nomination of the
St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District furthers that goal.
The St. Cloud 2003 Comprehensive Plan contains a land use goal that recognizes St. Cloud’s uniqueness, character,
and history, and an urban design goal that identifies and protects historic community resources. These goals are
supported by the nomination of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District.
In 2002 and 2003, the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the City of St. Cloud conducted a transportation
study of the Trunk Highway 23 corridor. In the category of long-term improvements, the study recommended that
the Third Street/Second Street North corridor from Thirty-third Avenue North to Tenth Avenue North be upgraded
to a four-lane divided arterial road. If implemented, this improvement would impact the St. John Cantius
Neighborhood Historic District.6
St. Cloud Historic Design Review Guidelines
The St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Plan contains design review guidelines that are “the basis for the Commission’s
alteration permit review for properties and parcels within historic districts or individually designated buildings. The
general objective is to maintain the architectural and visual qualities of existing historic buildings and streetscapes
and to encourage architecturally compatible new design. The guidelines are based on the Secretary of Interior’s
6
“Trunk Highway 23 – St. Cloud Area Transportation Study,” prepared for the Minnesota Department of
Transportation and the City of St. Cloud, 2003, 36 and Fig. 15.
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Standards for Rehabilitation, as well as on an analysis of the specific characteristics of the City’s historic
buildings.”7
The guidelines discuss restoration and rehabilitation in the following categories: masonry walls and foundations;
wood-sided walls; roofs and chimneys; windows; entries; porches and steps; exterior trim and architectural features;
rehabilitation and restoration of commercial and religious buildings. The guidelines also address new construction
and additions to principal buildings, as well as such accessory buildings as garages.
The buildings in the St. John Cantius Neighborhood have seen many changes over time, although for the most part,
such changes have not been sufficiently deleterious to impact the overall architectural character. Among the more
common changes are replacement of original exterior wall materials with other materials (sometimes more than
once); removal or enclosure of exterior trim, especially at the roof; window replacements; door replacements; and
enclosure or removal of porches and changes to steps. Many houses inventoried in 1994 have had vinyl siding and
new windows and doors installed during the past ten years. These changes are recorded on addendum sheets to the
inventory forms.
The HPC’s Alteration Permit Subcommittee will apply the design review guidelines to requests for alteration
permits submitted by property owners within the historic district. Regulation of the district according to the
guidelines over the long term can enhance and improve the architectural character of the buildings within the
boundaries.
7
Sect. 101.101 (01).
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CITY OF ST. CLOUD
Heritage Preservation Commission
Local Historic District Nomination Form
Description
District Name:
St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District
Location:
The historic district is bounded by Eleventh Avenue North and Twelfth Avenue North on the east; First Street North
and midblock sections north of St. Germain Street West on the south; a portion of Seventeenth Avenue North and
Sixteenth Avenue North on the west, and Breckenridge Avenue on the north. The area contains sections of nine
plats, with Edelbrock’s Addition covering the largest land area. Other plats are Plattes’ Addition and Plattes’ Second
Addition; Zapp and Moosbrugger’s Subdivision; West and Hoyt’s Subdivision; Bromenschenkel’s Second Addition;
Rosenberger’s Addition; Stearns’ Addition; and Cram’s Addition.
Total Number of Properties:
The historic district includes 275 properties.
Property types in historic district
Residences: 257 houses, 2 apartment buildings, 190 garages, and 5 outbuildings
Religious: 3
Commercial: 5
Industrial: 2
Vacant lot/parking lot: 7
Noncontributing properties:
These include buildings constructed after the period of significance, a few buildings of types that do not reflect the
character of the district, and vacant/parking lots. Residential properties are generally considered to contribute to the
district, even though they reflect various degrees of alteration, if the basic form of the building is still discernable
and the door and window openings respect their historic patterns. A few houses cited for poor integrity are
questionable in their contribution to the district and have been identified as noncontributing on the Property Address
list in the Appendix. Garages constructed during the period of significance are considered contributing. Most
detached garages constructed after the period of significance are still architecturally compatible with the character of
the district, even if they are classified as noncontributing.
Description
The St. John Cantius Neighborhood is a residential area located northwest of downtown St. Cloud and the St. Cloud
Commercial Historic District (NRHP, 1999). The proposed historic district contains all or parts of approximately
twenty-five blocks. Blocks are generally regular in form, and most are platted with an orientation paralleling the
Mississippi River rather than north-south compass directions. Exceptions are Breckenridge Avenue at the north,
which extends true east-west, and a section of Third Street North at the western section of the area. The proposed
historic district is bounded by Eleventh Avenue North and Twelfth Avenue North on the east; First Street North and
mid-block sections north of St. Germain Street West on the south; a portion of Seventeenth Avenue North and
Sixteenth Avenue North on the west, and Breckenridge Avenue on the north. Seventeen of the twenty-five blocks
are part of Edelbrock’s Addition. Each block in the addition was originally comprised of ten lots. Five of the blocks
are bisected by alleys. The two subdivisions at the northwest corner, which were split off from Edelbrock’s
Addition, have sixteen lots per block and center alleys. Other additions near the southwest section of the study area
have twenty to twenty-two lots per block, and also have alleys. Many of the residences have garages, or garages
converted from barns or stables, at the rear of the lots.
The houses in the proposed historic district cover a wide spectrum of dates, from the early 1880s to 2003. However,
the majority of buildings were constructed between 1900 and 1920, reflecting development trends in this section of
St. Cloud. The houses reflect a range of types found in Minnesota communities from the late nineteenth century to
the mid-twentieth century. They are the products of local builders and contractors who often used pattern books or
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carpenters’ manuals for guidance, usually with modest ornamental detail that hints of stylistic sources. They range in
size from modest one-story workers’ cottages to substantial two-story houses for more affluent families. Many of the
nineteenth-century houses display a characteristic vernacular form, based on an L or T-shaped plan, that is often
associated with traditional German architecture. In this form, the wing of the house is fronted by a porch and the
entrance is through the kitchen, while the more formal rooms of the house are in the main block. In the 1994 survey
of the area, these houses are called “Folk Victorian.” Some of the late nineteenth-century and early twentiethcentury houses display characteristics of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Other styles found in the
twentieth-century examples are Arts and Crafts (often called Craftsman), Prairie School, English Cottage, and
Tudoresque. The Cape Cod style and its variants are found in some of the mid-twentieth-century houses.
The use of yellow brick is one of the defining characteristics of St. Cloud residential architecture. Forty-five brickfaced residences survive in the proposed historic district with various degrees of integrity. Some are quite large like
the Mathew Hall house at 30 Thirteenth Avenue North; most are more modest one- and one-and-one-half-story
workers’ houses. Examination of Sanborn Insurance Maps indicates that all of the houses, with two exceptions, were
originally constructed with brick veneers over wood-frame construction. Some of these have now been covered with
stucco, asbestos-cement shingles, or vinyl or metal siding. The exceptions are the Marsolek House at 223 Eleventh
Avenue North and the St. John Cantius Rectory at 1515 Third Street North, both of which have solid masonry
construction.
Wood-frame residences are the most prevalent type. Originally, these houses were clad in wood clapboard or
shingles. Today, 142 houses are clad in asbestos-cement shingles or metal or vinyl siding. The effects of such work
is varied, depending on how much architectural detail has been retained. In some cases, stucco replaced wood
siding. Other house types, like some of the Arts and Crafts dwellings, English cottages, and Tudoresque houses
would have been clad in stucco when built.
Houses have been modified over the years to meet changing needs and tastes. A typical alteration has been the
enclosure of a porch that was originally open. Some porches have been removed completely with major impact on
the historic character of the houses. Some houses have also been enlarged with extensions, generally at the rear.
Houses have also been altered internally to accommodate two or more dwelling units. In most cases, such interior
alterations have had minimal impact on the building exteriors.
Garages began to be constructed in the neighborhood in the early twentieth century as private automobiles became
more prevalent. In a few cases, pre-existing barns or carriage houses were converted to garages. In most cases,
garages have been constructed at the rear of the lots, adjacent to alleys, if the blocks have alleys. While many early
garages survive, others have been replaced or new garages have been constructed. Most are compatible with the
overall architectural character of the neighborhood.
St. John Cantius Church at Third Street North and Sixteenth Avenue North is the most notable nonresidential
building in the district. This large red brick Romanesque Revival church dominates the neighborhood with its tower.
The modest commercial buildings across the street from the church are typical early twentieth-century types.
The boundaries are largely defined by planning decisions and development trends in St. Cloud that have set the
neighborhood apart from the larger area. St. Germain Street at the south is the extension of the major downtown
commercial street. The railroad yards paralleling Breckenridge Avenue form a boundary at the north. The grid
pattern shifts west of Seventeenth Avenue North at the west. At the east, Tenth Avenue North has been converted
into a divided roadway. Second Street North at Eleventh Avenue North, leading out of downtown St. Cloud, is a
gateway to the proposed historic district. Several of the blocks fronting St. Germain and Tenth Avenue North
adjacent to the study area are now largely devoted to surface parking.
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Individual Building Descriptions
The following are individual building descriptions of the properties in the proposed historic district. Corresponding
inventory forms for the properties are on file in the St. Cloud Planning Office located in City Hall and in the
Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office. Most building dates are approximate and derived from the sources
cited in the footnote below. 8 In some cases, future research may reveal more precise dates.
ELEVENTH AVENUE NORTH
Between Second Street North and Third Street North
West Side
211
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-080
This two-story Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement shingles that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation. The house is cross-shaped in plan
with asymmetric intersecting gabled roofs. The one-over-one double-hung windows are set behind modern storm
windows. The south wing takes the form of a polygonal bay at the first story, accented by a band of windows. A
full-width front porch has a hipped roof and pediment above the concrete entrance steps. The overhanging roof
eaves have returns at the corners. A tall gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot may be the iron-clad wood-frame
automobile house depicted on the 1928 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
The house was built for Louis Lehmeier, a quarry worker, in the 1910s. The house remained in the family into the
mid-1940s when it was sold to John Kasner. The property changed hands by 1950 and again by 1956 when it was
owned by Victor Boehm. He lived in the house until the late 1970s and rented part of it as an apartment.
215
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1501
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete-block foundation. The house is rectangular in plan, with a
projecting wing on the south side, and has intersecting hipped and gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The oneover-one double-hung windows are set in their original wood surrounds behind modern storm windows. Some
windows are replacements. A large picture window set below a transom is placed to the south of the front entrance.
This entrance is sheltered by an overhanging gabled roof carried on oversized brackets. This feature replaced the
original porch which extended across the front and wrapped around the south side. The house retains a tall yellow
brick chimney centered on the roof. The wood-frame garage with gabled roof and horizontal lapboard siding appears
to predate 1955.
The house was built for P. J. Winter in the first decade of the 1900s. Herman Steffans, a blacksmith for the Great
Northern railroad, and his family were the longest occupants from the early 1910s into the 1960s.
8
The following entries rely primarily on three sources: St. Cloud, Minnesota, City Directories, various publishers,
1888, 1892, 1904-1905, 1910, 1914, 1919-1920, 1925-1926, 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1943-1944, 1950, 1956, 1961,
1965, 1969-1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1995, located at the Minnesota Historical Society (hereafter referenced as
MHS), St. Paul; current tax information, available online through the Stearns County website,
http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/proptax/index.htm; and federal and state censuses from 1900 and 1905, available at
MHS. Additional sources are cited when used.
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223
1913
SN-SCC-081
This two-and-one-half story Queen Anne dwelling is constructed of local yellow brick with granite details and rests
on a granite foundation. The house is cross-shaped in plan with asymmetric intersecting gabled roofs. The one-overone double-hung windows have granite sills and lintels and are set behind modern storm windows. A picture
window on the first story and the center window of a triple-window group at the second story have decorative-glass
transoms. The front entrance is sheltered by a small gable-roof porch with turned wood posts. This feature replaced
the original porch which had extended across the front of the house. An enclosed wood porch is placed to the west
of the south wing. The overhanging roof eaves, now enclosed in aluminum or vinyl, have returns at the corners. A
tall yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot is a
recent addition.
The house was built by contractor Joseph Marsolek for $4,000 in 1913. By the time he built the house, Marsolek had
worked on residential, commercial, and religious buildings (including St. John Cantius Catholic Church, Rectory,
and School). After his death, his wife owned the building until the late 1940s when Albert Kruchten bought the
property. The Kruchten family lived there into the late 1980s.9
229
ca. 1913
SN-SCC-1502
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete-block foundation. The house is rectangular in plan with a onestory wing added to the south. It has a front gable roof with overhanging eaves that have been panned in aluminum.
The one-over-one double-hung windows have modern storm sash. Some are replacements. The front porch which
extends across the original front of the house has been enclosed. A pediment intersects the hipped porch roof and
marks the location of the entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the peak of the main roof. The large garage
located to the southwest of the house is a recent addition.
The house was built for Charles Hannig, an employee of the Great Northern railroad, in the early 1910s. Hannig
owned the building until the early 1950s when the property was sold to Ray Hick. He owned the building until the
late 1950s.
ELEVENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
307
1886
SN-SCC-1503
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stone foundation. The house is rectangular in plan with a one-story
kitchen wing at the rear. It has a front gable roof with eaves that have been enclosed with vinyl. All the windows are
modern replacements. The porch, which originally extended across the front of the house and wrapped around to the
north side, has been removed.
The house was constructed for $500 in 1886 by Henry Munsinger. Munsinger was a laborer and rented rooms to
three other men (two worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad; the other was a stonecutter).
9
“Building News of the Week,” St. Cloud Daily Times, April 16, 1913; “Jos. Marsolek Dies Early Today,” St.
Cloud Daily Times, January 15, 1925.
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Early maps show a long one-story wing on the rear of the house, which suggests that it was used for boarders who
worked at the nearby railroad yards. One of Henry’s grandsons, William H. Munsinger, a carpenter, occupied the
building by 1892. Various residents are listed at the address from 1900 to the late 1950s. These include J. W. Davis,
Charles Baldwin, O. A. Sharkey, Elizabeth Jonas, F. J. Urbanski, Henry Frie, M. H. Munsinger, Edward Weyer, Leo
Wojtanowicz, Kaia Gau, Christine Wahlquist, John Ferschweiler, Lorenzo Lindmeier, Louis Sullivan, Helen
Munsinger, and Elsie Gunn.10
313
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1504
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with replacement wood clapboard
siding. It rests on a stone foundation. The house is irregular in plan with a one-story kitchen wing at the rear and a
wing extending to the north. The front-gable roof is interrupted by dormers on the north and south roof slopes. The
one-over-one double-hung windows are replacements. The enclosed entrance porches on the front and south side are
modifications of the original that wrapped around these two sides.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were William H. Munsinger and his
family in 1904. They moved from 307 Eleventh Avenue North and lived in the house until the mid-1940s. Like
other owners in the neighborhood, the Munsingers took in boarders. In the late 1940s, the building was sold to John
Ferschweiler, whose family lived there into the early 1970s.
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
West Side
103
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-540
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with local yellow brick with stone
detail and wood trim. It rests on a stone foundation. The house has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs
have overhanging eaves. A gabled dormer punctuates the front roof slope. The one-over-one double-hung sash
windows have stone sills and lintels formed of header bricks. A rectangular bay window projects on the south side
of the house. An open shed-roof porch shelters a secondary entrance on the front of the house. The primary entrance
is flanked by sidelights and is recessed within the main block of the house. It is possible that when the house was
built, another porch sheltered this entrance, but it had been removed by the time the 1928 Sanborn Insurance Map
was published. The wood-frame gable-roofed garage was also attached to the northwest corner of the house by this
date.
The house was constructed in the late nineteenth century, although the current owner states that it was built in 1873
for Carl and Conrad Herberger. Carl Herberger was listed in the city directory in 1888. By 1892, Anna Lahr was
listed at the address (according to family history, she did not move into St. Cloud until 1899). Lahr was an early
Stearns County settler who lived most of her life on a farm in Le Sauk Township. After moving into the city, she
lived with her daughter, Susanna. The family owned the building until the early 1920s when it was sold. The
building was subdivided into two apartments. Various people lived in the building until the mid-1950s. At that time,
Otto Shafte moved in and rented out the other apartment. The house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud
Century Homes Recognition Program.11
10
Henry’s only child, Peter, served as the Fourth Ward’s alderman. Peter’s son, Joseph, was one of St. Cloud’s
parks superintendent. “1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud,” n.p., n.d., clipping
available at the Stearns History Museum (hereafter referenced as SHM), St. Cloud ; “Died Last Night,” St. Cloud
Daily Times, November 30, 1895; “Death Released Him,” St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, November 30, 1895.
11
“Pneumonia Takes Mrs. Anna Lahr,” St. Cloud Daily Times, April 18, 1912; “Old Settler Died at Home,” St.
Cloud Daily Journal-Press, April 18, 1912.
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107
ca. 1941
SN-SCC-1505
This two-story Cottage style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl clapboard siding. It
rests on a concrete foundation. The house has a square plan. The steep broached-gable roof is punctuated by
broached-gable roof dormers on the north and south roof slopes. All of the windows, either one-over-one doublehung or casement sash, are replacements for the original windows. Projecting hoods shelter the front and side
entrances, which have rebuilt steps. A red brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The
large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot is a recent addition.
The house was built in the late 1930s or early 1940s for John McKersie. The McKersies owned the building until the
mid-1950s when it was sold to James DeMase.
115
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-541
This two-story Prairie School dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with smooth stucco and rises
from a brick water table. The house has a square plan with a one-story dining-room wing extending to the south.
Both the hipped roof over the main block of the house and the gabled roof of the wing have broad overhanging
eaves. The original double-hung windows with multi-paned upper sash are protected by modern storm windows.
Gabled hoods carried on angular brackets shelter the front and side entrances. A shed-roof hood protects a band of
windows at the first story. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The large gable-roof garage at the
rear of the lot is a recent replacement for an earlier garage.
This house replaced an earlier building constructed by Peter Limperich in the 1880s. Limperich taught at the
Franklin School (originally known as the Independent (Catholic) School), owned a grocery store, and served as clerk
for the county probate judge. The Limperichs occupied the building until the early 1910s when it was sold to Joseph
Friedrichs. Nicholas Cordie is listed at the address in 1919, but by 1925 the building sat vacant. Joseph Gnifkowski
built the current house by 1928, and his family lived in it until the early 1950s. Harry McGuire owned and occupied
the building from the 1950s into the early 1960s.12
121
ca. 1931
SN-SCC-542
This two-and-one-half-story English Cottage style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with smooth
stucco and brick trim and rises from a brick water table. The house has an irregular plan with side gable roof over
the main block of the house, a broached gable projection on the front, and a one-story wing on the south side. The
window openings with brick surrounds have double-hung multi-pane sash set behind modern storm windows. The
front entrance is set in its own projecting bay with broached gable roof and keyed brick surround. An exterior brick
chimney rises along side the front projection. The partial enclosure of the side entrance appears to be a later
modification. The large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot dates back to 1970.
The house was built in the early 1930s for Erwin Hall. He was one of Mathew Hall’s children and worked at his
father’s lumberyard in St. Cloud. The Halls occupied the house until the early 1970s.
Limperich was 99 years old when he died. One of his sons, Henry J. Limperich, was St. Cloud’s mayor in the late
1910s. “P. Limperich, 99, Pioneer of City Dies Here Today,” St. Cloud Daily Times, January 26, 1932.
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127
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1506
This two-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation. The house has a square plan. The
front gable roof with asymmetric slopes has wide overhanging eaves that are now encased in vinyl. The windows are
double-hung replacement sash. The front entrance is sheltered by a gabled roof that rests on an over-scaled wood
arch set on brackets. The south roof slope originally sheltered an open porch which is now enclosed. A shed-roof
vestibule leads to a secondary entrance on the north side of the house. A brick chimney rises from the center of the
roof.
The house was built in the 1910s for John Gans, a music instructor. His family sold the building in the early 1950s
to Donald Grafft.
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
208
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-1507
This one-story Arts and Crafts cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation. The front-gable house has a
rectangular plan with a small gabled projection on the south side. Most of the one-over-one double-hung windows
are set behind modern storm windows. The window opening in the front gable appears to have been enlarged and
the windows are recent replacements. The full-width hipped roof porch extending across the front of the house has
been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A historic gable-roof garage is set behind
the house. A wood picket fence encloses the front of the yard.
The house was built in the early 1920s for Elizabeth Schaefer. By 1935, her son, Rupert, was the owner. Rupert was
a guard at the State Reformatory for Men. The building was sold in the late 1970s.
214
1974
SN-SCC-1510
This site, once occupied by a house, has been landscaped with grass and trees.
A house was built on the lot in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John Betzold, a car
repairer for the Great Northern railroad, in 1900. William Feddenia and his family briefly lived in the house in 1905
before Nicholas Gross bought the building. His family owned the house until the 1950s. The building was
demolished in 1974.13
222
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-085
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is now faced with aluminum
siding that covered or replaced the original brick veneer. It rests on a stone foundation. The front gable house has a
rectangular plan. The one-over-one double-hung window sash are set behind modern storm windows. The hippedroof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. The porch windows have three-over-one sash.
13
St. Cloud Building Permit, 85222, March 28, 1974.
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A small gable rises above the front entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A garage dating
from ca. 1945 is located behind the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was William Finnegan, a
conductor for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, Samuel Marshall, a car repairer for the
Great Northern, was the owner. Josephine Schmitt became the owner around 1910 and the house stayed in the
family into the late 1920s. Various people occupied the building until the 1950s. These included Joseph Thyen,
Adam Nikle, Howard Wiers, and Genevieve Kamrowski.
224
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-086
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted) in the main section of the house. The kitchen extension at the rear is faced with brick. The front-gable
house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The windows have two-over-two double-hung sash
above stone sills. A lunette window with brick arches lights the front gable. The front door is set below a transom. A
porch, now removed, originally extended across the front of the house. The roof eaves have been encased in vinyl. A
red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Walter Scott, an
engineer for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, James McGovern, a carpenter, was the
owner. George Tierk, a stone mason, moved into the house by 1905, and lived there into the early 1910s. Various
people occupied the building until the 1940s when Gertrude Thelen bought the house. She owned it until the 1950s.
228
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-087
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted) in the main section of the house. The kitchen extension at the rear is faced with wood clapboard siding. The
front-gable house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The windows have modern replacement
sash that are smaller than the window openings. A lunette window with brick arches lights the front gable. An
enclosed gable-roof porch, faced with vinyl siding, extends across the front of the house. The roof eaves have been
encased in vinyl. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The small gable-roof wood-frame garage at
the rear of the lot appears to date from the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was J. M. Biggerstaff in 1888.
Biggerstaff worked for Stiles, Keeler and Company, a manufacturer of artificial stone and tile. By 1900, John
Jacquiniart, a bookkeeper, was the owner. Katherine Schomer bought the building by 1904 and lived there into the
late 1910s. Anna Wegner moved into the building in the mid-1910s. The house changed hands by 1935 and a
business, Henrickson Signs and Show Cards, briefly operated out of the building. Charles Mitchell owned the
property from the late 1930s into the 1940s when Raymond Leither became the owner.
230
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-088
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer in the
main section of the house. The kitchen extension at the rear is faced with wood clapboard siding. The front-gable
house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The windows have two-over-two double-hung sash
above stone sills. A lunette window with brick arches lights the front gable. A hipped-roof porch, now enclosed with
wood clapboard siding, extends across the front of the house. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the
roof.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was B. Sumerville, a
brakeman for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, Gottlieb Gehrenbeck, a car repairer for the
Great Northern, was the owner. The Gehrenbecks stayed in the house until the early 1910s when W. C. Young
bought the property. August Orth owned the building from the early 1920s to the late 1940s. The Sluss family
purchased the house in the late 1940s and lived there into the 1960s.
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
West Side
211
1909
SN-SCC-1508
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement
shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a stuccoed concrete
foundation and has a rectangular plan. The windows have one-over-one double-hung sash set in wood surrounds. A
hipped-roof porch, which is screened, extends across the front of the house. A yellow brick chimney with corbelled
top rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in 1909 for Joseph Steffes. He sold the building to M. S. Koenig by 1914. The Koenigs owned
the property until the early 1920s when Valentine Dahlheimer bought it. By 1935, Elizabeth Pelowski had become
the owner and she occupied the house until the 1970s.14
213
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1509
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan with a gable-roof kitchen extension at the rear. The windows have three-over-one double-hung sash
set in wood surrounds. An enclosed gable-roof porch with eave returns extends across the front of the house. A large
shed-roof dormer has been added to the south roof slope. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot
appears to be the automobile house shown on the 1928 Sanborn Insurance Map. It is accessible from the alley that
runs through the block. A wood picket fence extends across the front of the property.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for John Steffes. By 1910, Charles Hirt was living in
the house, but August Wicklund had moved in by 1914. Peter Steffes owned the building from the late 1910s into
the 1960s.
215
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-543
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer. It has an
L-shaped plan with a one-story rear extension and intersecting gabled roofs and rests on a stone foundation. The
south roof slope of the front section extends to shelter an enclosed entrance porch. The one-over-one double-hung
sash windows have brick arches and wood sills. A picture window with a transom below the arch is visible on the
front. A garage dating from the 1930s is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was constructed in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Susan Schmitt in 1888.
By 1900, her son, Christian, was the owner. Schmitt, a manager of St. Cloud Marble and Granite, a monuments
14
“The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident,” St. Cloud Daily Times, September 15, 1909.
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business, lived in the building until the late 1910s when Peter Bruner moved in. Various people occupied the house
until the late 1940s when Martin Roden became the owner.
217
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-544
This one-and-one-half story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer, now
painted. The front-gable house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story shed-roof
kitchen extension at the rear. The brick-arched window openings have two-over-two double-hung sash above stone
sills. A screened hipped-roof porch extends across most of the front of the house. A yellow brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. A garage dating back to circa 1960 is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was W. Smith, a night
policeman. Mary Siscely was the owner by 1904, but by 1910 the house belonged to John Reinert. Andrew Schuler
and his family owned the building from the early 1920s into the 1950s.
223
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-545
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer, now
painted, and rests on a granite foundation. The asymmetric plan has a front section, a wing extending to the north,
and another section extending to the rear. Each section has a gabled roof with overhanging eaves. The roof slopes of
the front section are punctuated by gabled dormers. The window openings have brick arches and stone sills and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. A hipped-roof screened porch wraps
around the front section on the east and the north. A yellow brick chimney rises from the roof in the rear section of
the house. The garage located at the rear of the lot dates from ca. 1970.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Nicholas Heinen, coowner of Heinen Brothers General Merchandise. The Heinen family owned the property until the 1970s.
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
308
ca. 1941
SN-SCC-1512
This one-and-one-half-story Cape Cod style house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding,
which replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The side-gable house rests on a concrete-block foundation and
has a rectangular plan. The projecting front entryway has an asymmetric gabled roof. The windows are one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. The large gable-roof wood-frame garage appears to be of recent date.
The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling that had an address of 310 Twelfth Avenue North. The
earliest-known residents, in 1888, were J. H. Lundenback and Frank Paries, both laborers. The next resident was
Kilian Ziegler in 1904, followed by H. C. Campbell in 1910. Henry Schreiner owned the house from the early 1910s
into the late 1920s when the building was demolished. Paul Kometz built the current house in the early 1940s and
members of the Kometz family still own the building.
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314
1976
SN-SCC-1514
This two-story house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood shingles and vertical wood siding. The
front-gable house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan with a large shed-roof extension to
the south. A screened shed-roof porch has been added at the front. The windows are recent replacements. A red
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house appears to be a remodeled late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident was Carolina
Pautter in 1888. The Kuslanchkik family briefly lived in the building around 1900. In the 1910s, the building was
subdivided into apartments. Various people lived in the house until the 1920s. It had been demolished by the time
the 1928 Sanborn Map was published. The front-gable portion of the current building appears on the 1961 Sanborn
Map and may have been moved to the site. The shed-roof extension was added in 1976 for John Burlack.15
320
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-547
This one-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation. It has a rectangular plan with the front
gable facing the street. The overhanging eaves extend to create a small covered side entrance on the south. The
windows have one-over-one double-hung sash. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
This building replaced an 1886 dwelling built for Peter Wolf, a plasterer and railroad section foreman. In the early
1910s, Herman Heinzel briefly lived in the building. George Hammerschmidt was the occupant by 1919. The house
was razed in the 1920s and the current building moved onto the lot. The 1928 Sanborn Insurance Map classifies this
building as a store. Presumably the goods would have been sold from the section of the building closest to the street
with a store room and an apartment in the rear section. Theodore Teske was the first resident listed. He owned the
building until the late 1940s when Henrietta Wicklund bought it.16
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
West Side
301
1986
SN-SCC-1511
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood siding and rests on a concreteblock foundation. It has a rectangular plan with a front gable facing the street. The windows are casements or sliding
sash placed under the overhanging eaves. The door is approached by a set of concrete steps. Much of the lot is
occupied by a very large three-vehicle garage that may postdate the construction of the house.
The current building replaced early warehouse structures that were constructed for $3,500 by the Hamm Brewing
Company in 1909. Hamm occupied the lot and used it as a distribution center into the 1940s. The property sat vacant
until St. Cloud Gas and Appliance Company, which bottled gas, took over the site in the late 1950s. The building
was demolished in 1986.17
15
St. Cloud Building Permit, 10247, July 13, 1976.
“1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud”.
17
“The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident.” St. Cloud Building Permit, 17513, February 19,
1986.
16
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309
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-1513
This one-story modified Arts and Crafts house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding and rests
on a stuccoed concrete foundation. It has a rectangular plan with a broad front-gabled roof with wide overhanging
eaves that are now encased in vinyl. The gable-roof front entrance porch has been enclosed. The window openings,
with wood surrounds, contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. A brick chimney
rises from the center of the roof. The small wood-frame gable-roof garage appears to be contemporary with the
house.
The house was built in the early 1920s for Frank Mathis. His family owned the building until the 1950s.
315
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-546
This two-story Queen Anne house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. It rests on a
granite foundation. It has a shallow cross-shaped plan marked by projections on the north and south sides and
intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings have granite sills and lintels and contain
one-over-one double-hung sash, except for the picture window with transom on the first story. The hipped-roof
porch which originally extended across the front of the house has been removed. (The markings are visible on the
brick.) A small wood porch now provides access to the front door. A tall yellow brick chimney rises from the center
of the roof. The garage appears to date from the 1920s.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for William Scott, an engineer with the Great
Northern railroad. By the mid-1910s, R. A. Hollingshead lived in the building. This began a period of frequent
resident changes into the 1930s when John DeMorett moved in. In the late 1940s, Edward Kalkman briefly occupied
the house, but by the early 1950s Leo Schneider was the owner.
323
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-548
This one-and-one-half-story American Foursquare house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stone foundation. The house has a square plan
and is surmounted by a hipped roof that is intersected by gables on the front and sides. The windows have one-overone double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. An enclosed hipped-roof porch extends across the front. A
platform has been constructed on top of the roof. The large wood-frame gable-roof garage is of recent date.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for John Fiala, Jr., who worked for the railroad. By
1914, P. J. Orth was the owner, but he sold the building to J. P. Czaika in the early 1920s. Jacob Nohner owned the
property from the late 1920s into the 1960s.18
327
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1515
This two-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding and rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation. The house has an asymmetric plan
with a projecting section to the north. The two sections of the house are surmounted by intersecting gabled roofs. It
appears that many changes were made to the wall surfaces, windows, and doorways when the house was converted
to a duplex. The existing windows have multi-pane double-hung sash. The original one-story porch that wrapped
18
“Services Held Saturday for John M. Fiala,” Cold Spring Record, June 14, 1962; Gloriann Ziebol, “Mathew Fiala
Descendents,” 1987, available in the Fiala file, SHM.
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around the front and south side has been removed. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The gableroof garage off Fourth Street North postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Frank Heinen, a laborer. In the early 1910s, the
building was sold to F. D. Cotton. This began a period of frequent resident changes into the 1930s when Anton
Schiller moved in. Elroy Erie briefly lived in the building in the early 1940s, but by 1950 Ahardt Schultz occupied
the house.
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
30
1900
SN-SCC-089
This two-story house with Queen Anne detail is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer.
It rests on a granite foundation. The house has a shallow cross-shaped plan with projections on the sides and a slight
projection on the front. The hipped roof is intersected by gables over the projections. The window openings have
brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The front gable has a brick-arch lunette at
attic level. Brick corbels outline the gables. A one-story open hipped-roof porch extends across the front and wraps
around to the south side. A smaller one-story enclosed porch provides access from the rear. Two yellow brick
chimneys project from the center of the roof. Yellow brick posts partially surround the lot. The garage dates from
the 1920s.
The house replaced a more modest late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents of that house were
Anna Baron and Mike Lieser in 1888. Mathew Hall moved into the building by 1892, after he married. Hall had
begun his lumberyard in 1889, with the help of local lawyer and lumberyard owner, Charles Gilman. While Hall’s
business prospered, his family grew. In 1900, he built a larger house to accommodate his family and reflect his
financial success. The nineteenth-century house was moved to 215 Thirteenth Avenue North. Hall occupied the
building until his death in the late 1950s.19
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
114
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-1516
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco, which
probably replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation. The front-gable
house is rectangular in plan with a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The window openings appear to have
been altered, and the current one-over-one double-hung sash are replacements. A gabled hood carried on oversized
brackets shelters the front door. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The large garage is of recent
date.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents, in 1888, were T. J. Cantillion,
a conductor on the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad, and Anna Mitchell. By 1900, Peter Meinz, a car
repairer for the Great Northern railroad, was the owner. The building was demolished by 1910 and the current house
constructed. H. J. Rengel is listed as the first owner, but he sold the building in the early 1910s to Charles Nathe.
William J. Kellner moved into the building in the early 1920s, and his family owned the property until the 1950s.
19
Owen Lindblad, The Hall Family History (St. Cloud: Herbert J. Hall, 1989), n.p., available at SHM.
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118
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1518
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding
which replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stone foundation. The house has an L-shaped plan
with a one-story section extending south and additional one-story sections at the rear. Each section has a gabled
roof. The east slope of the south wing extends into a shed roof covering the rear extension. The west slope shelters a
recessed entryway. The window openings have two-over-two double-hung sash.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Vestus Quimby, a
plasterer. By 1900, Mathias Hengel was the owner. Alfred Haugen bought the house by 1910, but John Danielson
was living in the building by 1919. Max Glasner purchased the property in the early 1920s. From the early 1940s
until the mid-1950s, various people occupied the house. In the mid-1950s, Joseph Riedeman bought the building.
122
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1520
This two-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation. The plan has slight projections on the sides and
another projection on the front. The projections are marked by gables with returns that intersect the hipped roof over
the main block of the house. The windows are modern one-over-one replacement sash. The porch, which originally
extended across the front of the house, has been removed. The front entrance is now sheltered by a gabled hood
carried on overscaled brackets. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for August Breit, a letterer and engraver. In the late
1930s, the building was sold to Fred Cannon. Frank Gill briefly occupied the house in the 1940s. Edmund Schaefer
bought the property in the late 1940s and lived there through the 1950s.20
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
101
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-549
This two-story house of Italianate form is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that covered or
replaced the original brick veneer. It has a square plan (with a wing to the north) and rests on a stone foundation.
The window openings have segmental arches and contain two-over-two double-hung sash set behind modern storm
windows. The hipped roof has shallow overhangs. A small enclosed gable-roof entrance porch is placed on the front
of the building. A corbelled red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates from ca. 1940.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was John K. Wirthmann, a
carpenter. By 1900, Bernard Schmallen, a bartender, was the owner. In the early 1920s, his family sold the house to
C. P. Krier. Mary Doerner was the owner by the early 1930s and continued to live in the house until the 1950s.
20
“August Breit,” St. Cloud Daily Times, July 17, 1934.
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111
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-550
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood lapboard
siding. It rests on a stone foundation. It has an L-shaped plan with a wing to the south and an extension to the rear.
Each section of the house is surmounted by a gabled roof. The front slope of the south wing is punctured by a gabled
dormer. The window openings have wood surrounds and have one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern
storm windows. A small one-story hipped-roof porch in front of the south wing has been partially enclosed to create
a vestibule to one of the duplex units. Another doorway has been added to the right of this vestibule. At the rear,
another one-story porch has been enclosed.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents, in 1888, were James R. Watson,
Nick Weber, and Anna Weber, his mother. Watson was an engineer with the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba
railroad, and Weber is listed as a laborer. The Webers owned the house in 1900, but by 1905 the Krienkes had
moved in. It appears that the Webers rented the property; by 1914 N. B. Weber was living in the house. He
continued to do so into the late 1920s. At that time, the building was subdivided into apartments. Milo C. Doty
owned the house from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Various people occupied the building until the 1950s.
115
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1517
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a one-story rear extension and a shed-roof extension to the south. All of the windows are recent replacements.
The porch, which originally extended across the front of the house, has been removed. The front entrance is
sheltered by a gabled hood carried on brackets. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were M. Hill and L. A. Perkins. Hill
owned the house and rented a room to Perkins; both worked as firemen for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba
railroad. By 1900, John Cronin, a stonecutter, was the owner. In the late 1930s, the house was sold to Peter Braun.
William H. Theisen and his family owned the property by the late 1940s and lived there into the 1970s.
119
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-119
This two-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with
a one-story rear extension. The one-over-one double-hung and casement windows are recent replacements. An
enclosed one-story hipped-roof porch extends across the front of the house. A small gable marks the front entrance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were J. A., Robert, and Duncan
McGregor in 1888. J. A. McGregor owned the building and was a contractor; the other two McGregors boarded with
him and worked as teamsters. By 1900, George Young, a stonecutter, was the owner. Mary Koenig, whose son was
a quarryman, owned the property by 1905. In 1910, Joseph Gnifkowski and his family lived in the house. The
building was sold to J. E. Stafford in the late 1910s. August J. Bergstrom and his family owned the building from
the early 1920s into the 1950s.
125
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1521
This two-and-one-half-story modified Queen Anne style house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
asbestos-cement shingle siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation
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and has a picturesque asymmetric plan with roof gables marking the various projections. The gables also intersect
the hipped roof over the main block of the house. The windows are set in wood surrounds and are one-over-one
double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows, except for some smaller windows on the south side and a
lunette in the front gable. Originally a one-story porch wrapped around the front and south side of the house. Part of
the hipped-roof front porch remains, but it has been enclosed. A small shed-roof porch provides access to another
entrance into the south wing. One-story porches at the rear are also enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof. The historic two-story garage may have been constructed as a barn or carriage house.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for J. E. Schmidt. Various people lived in the
building until the early 1920s when Fred Schmiginski bought the property. Rudolph Kerben and his family lived in
the house with the Schmiginskis. From the late 1940s into the 1970s, only the Kerben family occupied the building.
129
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1522
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has an L-shaped plan marked by
intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and replacement oneover-one double-hung sash. The original one-story hipped-roof porch that extended across the front of the south
wing was enclosed when the house was converted to a duplex. A one-story kitchen extension on the west side of the
house has been enlarged and raised in height to accommodate the duplex conversion. The historic one-and-one-halfstory garage has an exterior end chimney.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century for Henry Kammermeyer. Kammermeyer, a stone mason, also
owned a hotel, the Sauk Valley House. He served on the Independent District Board of Education and the St. Cloud
City Council. He died in 1889 and his wife, Mary, became head of the household. The Kammermeyer children
worked outside the home to support the family. Some of their occupations included laborer, dressmaker, milliner,
and clerk. In the early 1910s, the building was sold to Joseph Siwinksi. Siwinski owned the property until the late
1940s when John Kosel bought it.21
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
212
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-552
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer
and rests on a granite foundation. The house has an L-shaped plan marked by intersecting gabled-roofs with
overhanging eaves. Decorative brick bands are placed above the first story and in the gable ends. The window
openings have segmental-arch brick lintels and stone sills and contain two-over-two double-hung sash. A projecting
bay window is located at the first story on the front. A partially enclosed hipped roof porch is placed in front of the
south wing. A turned-wood post supports the roof at the corner. Two yellow brick chimneys with corbelled tops rise
from the ridgelines of the gabled roofs.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Paul Koshiol in 1892. Koshiol
was a brick mason and eventually became a contractor. He worked on St. Raphael’s Hospital and the first St. Mary’s
Catholic school in St. Cloud. By 1910, the house was sold to Joseph D. Kowalkowski, an enterprising and civicminded resident of the city. Kowalkowski worked as a conductor for the Great Northern railroad, but also owned a
21
“Henry Kammermeyer,” St. Cloud Daily Times, February 20, 1889; “Death of Henry Kammermeyer,” St. Cloud
Daily Times, June 3, 1889.
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cigar factory. He served as a St. Cloud City Council member and also as a Stearns County commissioner. The
Kowalkowski family owned the house until the 1950s.22
216
ca. 1904
SN-SCC-1525
This two-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement shingles that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stone foundation. It has an asymmetric plan with
projections at the sides and a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging
eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain replacement one-over-one double-hung sash.
Originally, a one-story porch extended across the front and wrapped around to the projection on the south side. This
has been removed. A small gable-roofed vestibule now contains the front entrance. A gabled hood is over the side
door on the north side. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage is attached to the house at the
rear.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was William Maynard,
a laborer. By 1904, the old house had been razed and the current building constructed. Frank Meinz, a commercial
traveler, was listed as the earliest resident. In the late 1910s, the house was sold to A. J. Moxness. Joseph Lommel
was the owner by 1925. The house was subdivided; the Lommels lived in one part and Al’s Radio Service was
located in the other part in 1935. Later, the area occupied by Al’s was rented as a residential apartment. In the early
1950s, the building was sold, beginning a period of frequent resident changes.
226
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1526
This two-story modified Arts and Crafts house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a onestory kitchen extension at the rear. The front-gable roof has broad overhanging eaves that are punctuated by
projecting oriels that rise to gabled dormers on the north and south sides. The window openings contain three-overone double-hung sash set behind modern storm sash. A pair of windows in the front gable end have double-hung
novelty sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A tall red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage that postdates the period of significance
is located at the rear of the lot by the alley extending through the block.
In the 1880s, Charles Gilman’s lumberyard occupied the lot. The house was built in the 1910s for Joseph and Agnes
Heinen. The Heinen family owned the property until the 1980s.23
228
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1527
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement
shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetric
plan with a front gable and an intersecting gable on the north side. There is a one-story extension at the rear. The
windows are one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows, except for a picture window at the
first story. A bay window projects on the south side of the house. The porch that originally extended across the front
of the house has been removed. A small gable-roofed vestibule now contains the front entrance. A wood-frame
gable-roof garage that postdates the period of significance is located at the rear of the lot by the alley extending
through the block.
22
“Pioneer Builder Dies at Home in St. Cloud Today,” St. Cloud Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press, August 31,
1932; “A Big Contract,” St. Cloud Weekly Journal-Press, May 28, 1903; Joseph D. Kowalkowski, interview by N.
P. Kruchten, June 9, 1936, transcript, SHM.
23
Gilman was a lawyer and served as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from 1880 to 1886.
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The house was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century for the Meinz family. Theresa Meinz was the
head of the household and her sons worked as laborers and clerks to support the family. By 1914, John Hollenhorst
moved into the building, but by 1919 Simon Skay and H. G. Krausert were the residents. J. H. Taylor bought the
property in the early 1920s, and his family held on to the house until the late 1940s. Robert Kollmann briefly lived
in the building in the late 1950s, but James Seelen has owned the house since the early 1950s.
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
West Side
203
ca. 1948
SN-SCC-1523
This one-and-one-half-story Cape Cod house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding and rests
on a concrete foundation. It has a rectangular plan with a front entrance projection and a side gable roof. The
window openings have wood surrounds and contain six-over-one double-hung sash. A small gable marks the front
entrance. A tall brick chimney rises from the front slope of the roof. The garage, which is entered off Second Street
North, appears to have been built at about the same time as the house.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were William Hennemann and
his family in 1888. By 1900, Frank Schroeder, a butcher, was the owner. W. F. Hall moved into the building by
1910, which began a period of frequent resident changes that lasted until Benedict Schroeder bought the house in the
late 1930s. In the late 1940s, the nineteenth-century house was demolished and the current building constructed.
Schroeder owned the house until the 1980s.
211
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-551
This two-story Queen Anne house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard siding. It rests
on a stone foundation and has an asymmetric plan with projections on the north and south sides. The projection on
the south takes the form of a three-sided bay. The roof over the main section of the house is hipped; it is intersected
by gables on the front and side. Modillions adorn the soffits of the gables, and a modillioned cornice extends around
the house at the base of the roof. Most of the windows in the house appear to be one-over-one double-hung
replacements, except for picture windows with transoms on the first story. A one-story porch originally extended
across the front of the house and wrapped around to the south side. The porch has been removed from the front, and
a gabled hood has been placed over the front entrance. The section of the original porch on the south side has been
enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The large wood-frame gable-roof garage is of recent
date, as is the wood picket fence enclosing the front yard.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Frank Schroeder, who had lived at 203 Thirteenth
Avenue North. After Frank’s death, his wife and son subdivided the building into two apartments. The Schroeders
owned the property until the 1970s. They lived in one of the apartments and rented the other.
215
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1524
This two-story modified Colonial Revival house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard
siding. It rests on a stone foundation. It has a rectangular plan with a one-story kitchen extension and side gables.
The front roof slope is intersected by a projecting gable. A gabled entrance vestibule is centered on the front. Wood
strips mark the corners, form a modest cornice, and outline the gable ends. The windows are set in wood surrounds
and are six-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. An exterior chimney of red brick rises on
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the south side of the house. The wood-frame garage with an asymmetric gable at the rear of the property appears to
be an enlarged version of the original.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling that was moved to the lot from 30 Thirteenth Avenue North.
The house was a rental property owned by the Halls. No one lived in it for more than a few years. In the late 1920s,
Marcellus Hall, one of Mathew Hall’s children, demolished the earlier building and constructed the current house.
Hall owned the property until the 1950s.
223
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-553
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan with
intersecting gable roofs and a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The windows, set in wood surrounds, are
double-hung replacements. A gabled dormer projects above the front roof slope on the south wing. The one-story
hipped roof porch in front of the south wing has been enclosed at the north end to create an entrance vestibule. A
yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1940.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were George Dueber and H. B.
Harding in 1888. Dueber worked as a harness maker in his father’s harness shop. Harding was a fireman for the St.
Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, Joseph Dueber and his family lived in part of the building and
August Potel and his family in the other part. Both Dueber and Potel worked for the Great Northern railroad: Dueber
was an engineer and Potel a car repairer. The Dueber family owned the house until the 1930s. Martin Herman lived
in the building briefly in the mid-1930s. Anthony Salaski bought the property in the late 1930s and his family owned
the house until the 1970s.
229
1886
SN-SCC-554
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick
veneer. It rests on a granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The south wing, which is only one story, has a side
gable with the front roof slope extending out to shelter the screened front porch. The window openings have
segmental-arch brick lintels and stone sills and contain two-over-two double-hung sash, some with modern storm
windows. A brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the roof of the main block of the house. The garage,
which is entered from Third Street North, dates back to circa 1960.
The house was built for $1,000 in 1886 for Jacob Jagielski, a worker in the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba
railroad shops. The property stayed in the family, but Martin Jagielski was the owner by 1900. Like his father,
Martin worked in the car shops. The Jagielski family owned the house until the 1970s.24
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
310
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-555
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick
veneer. It rests on a granite foundation and has a T-shaped plan with a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The
24
“1886, One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud”.
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two sections have intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings have brick lintels and
contain two-over-two double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The one-story hipped roof porch
extending in front of the south wing has been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A
small wood-frame gable-roof garage, dating back to circa 1970, is located southeast of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was William Asgood, the chief of
police, in 1900. By 1904, Elmira May was the owner. May’s sons supported the family by working as machinists,
clerks, and railroad firemen. In the late 1940s, the house was sold to Charles Kleinschmidt. Lawrence Raden bought
the building in the early 1950s and still owns it today.
312
ca. 1914
SN-SCC-1529
This one-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement shingles that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan except for
the shallow projecting section on the south side. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The windows are set in
wood surrounds; most are one-over-one double-hung sash with some replacement sash. The gable-roof porch
extending across the front of the house has been mostly enclosed, leaving an open entrance vestibule at the
southwest corner. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the
rear of the lot appears to postdate the period of significance.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was C. A. Beardsley, a
conductor on the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1914, the building had been replaced by the
current house with Walter Stellmach, who worked for the St. Cloud Canning Association, as the first resident. Victor
Sandberg was the occupant by 1919, but Michael Willenbring became the owner by 1925. His wife and a boarder,
Minnie Pappenfus, lived in the house in the mid-1930s. By the early 1940s, both women were gone, and a period of
frequent resident changes began that lasted into the 1950s.
328
ca. 1895
SN-SCC-556
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer, now
painted. It rests on a granite foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash.
A one-story pedimented gable-roof screened porch extends across the front of the house. The porch has a rockface
concrete-block base and square columns, and probably dates from ca. 1910. A tall brick chimney with a corbelled
top rises from the center of the roof. A large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot is of recent date.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Lacher, his family, and
two boarders, Stephen Kurkowski and Islia Kitowski in 1900. Lacher was a railroad engineer, Kurkowski a granite
cutter, and Kitowski a clerk. By 1905, Merwin Martin, a laborer, owned the building. Harry Hynes briefly lived in
the house around 1910, but N. W. Larsen and Henry Christopherson were the residents by 1919. John Reinert
bought the house in the early 1920s and owned it until the 1960s.
330
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-558
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer, now
painted. It rests on a granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan with intersecting gabled sections and a one-story
extension on the east side. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain two-over-two doublehung sash. A projecting bay window is placed on the south side. The one-story hipped-roof porch in front of the
north wing has been enclosed. A red brick chimney with corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The garage
dates back to circa 1940.
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The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Harry Hynes, a conductor with the Great
Northern railroad. By 1910, Conrad Krausert was the owner. A. T. Wallek briefly lived in the house around 1925,
but Frank Van Heel was the owner by the mid-1930s. The Van Heel family owned the house until the 1980s.
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
West Side
311
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1528
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a
shallow one-story extension at the rear. The side gable roof has broad overhanging eaves. A wide gabled dormer
rises from the front roof slope. The windows are one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. The porch extending
across the front of the house is sheltered by the front roof slope and is now enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. The small gable-roof garage appears to be contemporary with the house.
This house replaced an earlier twentieth-century dwelling which had replaced a late nineteenth-century house. The
earliest-known resident was a laborer, Frank Gusky, in 1900. Gusky may have demolished the earliest residence and
built a new building in the first decade of the twentieth century. By 1919, Joseph Harves was the owner, and he built
the current house by 1928. Laurence Gebhardt became the owner in the early 1930s. Boyd Johnson briefly lived in
the building in the early 1940s. In the late 1940s, Cornelius Forner bought the house and lived there into the 1970s.
317
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1530
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan with a one-story extension on the south and another one-story extension at the rear. The window
openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. The one-story hipped roof
porch that extends across the front has been enclosed. An enclosed shed-roof vestibule provides access to the
projecting section on the south side. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage postdates the
period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Frank Gaikowski, a
laborer. By 1900, Ferdinand (Fred) Schieman, a blacksmith, was the owner. In the early 1920s, the house was sold
to Nicholas Verkinnes. He sold it to Emil Scharff in the early 1940s. Scharff owned it until the late 1950s.
321
1920
SN-SCC-1531
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestoscement siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan with a shallow one-story extension at the rear. The side gable roof has broad overhanging eaves. A wide gabled
dormer rises from the front roof slope. The windows are double-hung replacement sash. The porch extending across
the front of the house is sheltered by the front roof slope and is now enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof.
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The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling, but no record of early occupants has been located. In 1920,
the current building was constructed for $5,100 for Frank Sobkowiak. Clara Klaverkamp owned the house from the
late 1940s into the 1950s.25
329
1886
SN-SCC-557
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer, now
painted. It rests on a granite foundation and has a T-shaped plan with a one-story kitchen extension at the rear. The
two sections have intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings have prominent
segmental-arch brick lintels and stone sills and contain double-hung replacement sash. A picture window at the first
story has sliding sash. Originally a one-story porch extended in front of both sections. The porch in front of the
south wing has been enclosed below a shed roof, while the portion in front of the other section has been removed,
revealing the segmental-arch brick lintel at the front entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
A large garage of recent date is located off the alley and Fourth Street North.
The house was built for $1,200 in 1886 for William Bennewitz. Bennewitz worked as a night foreman for the St.
Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad, and the family took in a boarder, Herman Opets, who also worked for the
railroad. Eventually, Benewitz worked in the Great Northern’s car shops. In the late 1910s, Frank Sobkowiak briefly
lived in the building. A period of frequent resident changes began at this time. It ended when Peter Mueller bought
the house in the late 1940s. He owned it until the 1950s.26
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
409
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1532
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding
that covered the original wood clapboard siding. The front-gable house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has
a rectangular plan. Gabled projections interrupt the main roof on the north and south sides. All the windows are
double-hung replacement sash. It is likely that the house originally had a porch extending across the front that was
removed when the house was moved to this site. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The two-story
gable-roof garage is of recent date.
Although the house appears to date from the early twentieth century, no building was located on the lot before 1961.
The house was probably moved to the lot at that time.
415
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1533
This one-and-one-half-story modified Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
stucco that may have replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has
a square plan. Large front and side gables and a shed-roof dormer punctuate the main pyramidal roof. The window
openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The
one-story hipped-roof porch extending in front of the house has been enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the
25
26
“1920 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud,” St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, December 31, 1921.
“1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud.”
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center of the roof. A stuccoed gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot appears to date back to the time when the house
was moved to this site.
Although the house appears to date from the early twentieth century, no building was located on the lot before 1961.
The house was probably moved to the lot at that time.
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
West Side
29
1893
SN-SCC-090
This two-story Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. The
house rests on a granite foundation and has an asymmetric plan with a wing projecting at the front, a slight
projecting bay at the north, a three-sided projecting bay at the south, and a small one-story frame porch enclosure at
the rear. The projections are marked by gabled roofs that intersect the hipped roof over the main block of the house.
The window openings have stone sills and brick lintels and contain one-over-one double-hung sash, except for the
picture window with art-glass transom at the first story. Arched tripartite window openings are set in the gable ends
and surrounded by shingle facing. A cornice extends around the house at the edge of the hipped roof and the base of
the pediments formed by the gables. A small hipped-roof porch shelters the front entrance. It is likely that this porch
originally continued across the front of the house, as indicated by the markings on the brickwork. The garage dates
from ca. 1925.
The house was built in 1893 for William and Katie Vossberg. William worked with his father selling dry goods,
notions, and groceries at the B. Vossberg and Son store. Later, he worked at the E. A. Barthelemy General
Merchandise Store. He was also a guard at the State Reformatory for Men. Katie was the daughter of John and Anna
Plattes, whose house was across the street. Her parents had established Plattes’ Addition and Plattes’ Second
Addition. After Katie’s death in 1931, William moved in with one of his children and subdivided the house into
apartments. A daughter, Alma, lived in one of the apartments into the 1950s. The property continued to be rented,
but no Vossbergs lived there.27
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
104
1885, 1890
SN-SCC-559
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl clapboard
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stuccoed stone foundation and has a Tshaped plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The sections of the T are surmounted by intersecting gabled roof
with overhanging eaves. A three-sided bay projects from the wing on the south side. The window openings have
wood surrounds and contain one-over-one or two-over-two double-hung sash. A one-story porch originally extended
across part of the front. Now a shed-roof hood carried on overscaled brackets shelters the front entrance. A shedroof porch is located at the rear. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates from ca.
1925.
27
“Death Comes to Vossberg,” St. Cloud Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press, September 29, 1931; William H.
Vossberg, interview by N. P. Kruchten, April 30, 1936, transcript, SHM; “Wedding Bells,” St. Cloud Daily JournalPress, November 15, 1892.
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The house was built for $1,200 in 1885 by John Emmerich, a carpenter. A $350 rear extension was made to the
building in 1890. The family owned the house until the late 1940s when Leopold Fink bought it. Fink owned the
building until the 1950s.28
108
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-561
This two-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The house rests on
a stuccoed concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with projections at the north and south. Each side has an
intersecting asymmetric gabled roof with overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The one-story hipped-roof porch across
the front is enclosed, as is a smaller one-story porch at the rear. The garage at the alley dates back to circa 1925.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident was Frank Beste in 1888. By
1900, Mathias Leim was the owner. Oscar Larsen was the last resident of the old house; it was demolished after
1919. The current house was built in the early 1920s by Christian Schmitt. The Schmitt family owned the property
until the early 1950s when it was sold to Clarence Soyka.
114
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-562
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco, which
may have replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan with a one-story wing extending to the south. Both the main section of the house and the wing have side gable
roofs with wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends and corner brackets. The front roof slope is punctuated
by a shed-roof dormer also with an overhanging eave with exposed rafter ends. The window openings have
decorative wood surrounds and contain double-hung replacement sash, except for the picture window, also a
replacement, at the first story. Window boxes set on brackets accent the first-story windows. The gable-roof
entrance vestibule with the doorway flanked by sidelights appears to postdate the original construction date. The
front yard is enclosed by a wood picket fence with trellis gate. The garage by the alley dates from ca. 1925.
The house was constructed in the 1910s. The earliest-known resident was E. S. Viedol in 1925. Albert Wyvell
briefly lived in the building in the mid-1930s. Allison Goetten purchased the building in the late 1930s. She lived in
the house until the 1960s.
120
ca. 1910, 1925
SN-SCC-1536
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a poured concrete foundation and has a
square plan with a later attached garage wing at the southeast corner. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves
carried on angled brackets and has a gabled dormer projecting from the front roof slope. A shed-roof bay projects
from the south side. The enclosed porch extending across the front of the house is encompassed by the front roof
slope. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern
storm windows.
The house was constructed in the 1910s, then significantly enlarged in the 1920s for Joseph Fiala. The family owned
the building until the 1950s.
28
“St. Cloud in 1885,” St. Cloud, Journal-Press, December 24, 1885.
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126
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-564
This two-story modified Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. Gabled
roofs with returns on the front and south side intersect the hipped roof over the main block of the house. The
window openings, including those in the projecting bay on the south side, contain double-hung replacement sash. An
open gable-roofed porch extends across the front of the house. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The gable-roof wood-frame garage located southeast of the house is of recent date, although in the same location as
the original garage.
The house was constructed in the 1910s for Peter Janochosky. The family owned the property until the 1960s.
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
West Side
101
ca. 1981
SN-SCC-1534
This lot held a late nineteenth-century dwelling belonging to John and Anna Plattes. John owned a saloon in St.
Cloud and was known as “Honest John.” He established Plattes’ Addition and Plattes’ Second Addition in 1882 and
1888, respectively. In 1888, the Platteses had two boarders, John Paltzer and John Balkes; both were bartenders at
the saloon. Peter Plattes, John and Anna’s son, lived in the house until the early 1920s. When he built a new house
next door, he subdivided the family home into apartments. Various people occupied the building until it was badly
damaged by a fire and subsequently demolished in 1981. It has been a parking lot since. 29
105
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-560
This two-story Prairie School dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco siding. The house
rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a small one-story wing on the south side. Both the main
block of the house and the wing have hipped roofs. The window openings are set in wood surrounds and contain
three-over-one double-hung sash. The triple-window group on the first story is set below a hood and accented by a
pair of window boxes. The front entrance is approached by a set of steps flanked by wing walls and sheltered by a
gable-roof overhang supported on brackets.
The house was built in the early 1920s for Peter Plattes. He owned the building at 101 Fourteenth Avenue North,
and constructed the current house on the north half of the lot. The building stayed in the family into the early 1950s
when Karl Rasmussen bought the property.
109
1902
SN-SCC-1535
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a cross-shaped plan with gableroofed projections on the sides that intersect the hipped roof over the main block of the house. Another gabled
29
“John Plattes Dead,” St. Cloud Journal-Press, August 10, 1893; “Aged Pioneer Passes Away,” St. Cloud Daily
Times, October 12, 1918. St. Cloud Building Permit, 14532, March 23, 1981.
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section rises at the front of the house intersecting the hipped roof. Some of the original window openings appear to
be covered over, and all of the windows are replacements. The hipped roof porch extending across the front of the
house is enclosed. A pediment signals the entrance. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A garage is
attached to the house at the rear.
The house was built for $1,500 in 1902 for Jacob Rassier, an employee of the Great Northern railroad. The family
owned the building until the 1950s.30
119
ca. 1910
SN-SCC-563
This two-story dwelling of Queen Anne form is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a cross-shaped plan
with gable-roofed projections on the sides that intersect the hipped roof over the main block of the house. Another
gabled section rises at the front of the house intersecting the hipped roof. All of the windows are replacements. The
porch that extended across the front of the house has been removed. There is now an enclosed entrance vestibule
with an asymmetric gabled roof. A one-story extension is located at the rear. A brick chimney rises from the center
of the roof. The garage at the alley dates back to circa 1920.
The house was built in the 1910s for P. J. Rassier. In the early 1940s, the family sold the building to Henry Lorge.
He owned the house until the 1960s.
123
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1537
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a modified L-shaped
plan marked by intersecting gabled roofs. The window openings contain double-hung replacement sash. A small
one-story porch at the intersection of the two wings has been enclosed and a new front entrance created. This
entrance and the side entrance are set below gabled hoods set on brackets. The gable-roof garage appears to fall
within the period of significance.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for W. J. Mence. J. C. Hessel and Charles Luke
briefly lived in the building around 1914. S. R. McGuire owned the property from the late 1910s to late 1920s. Louis
Louden, a painter, bought the house in the late 1920s and owned it until the late 1940s. Clarence Mence became the
owner and occupant at that time. The family owned the house until the 1990s.
127
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1538
This two-story modified American Foursquare house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation, has a square plan,
and is surmounted by a hipped roof. The windows have been replaced by modern double-hung sash or casements.
The porch that extended across the front of the house has been removed. The front entrance is now set within a small
gable-roof vestibule. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. An attached garage has been built on the rear
of the house.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Peter Hansen. Edward Goedker briefly lived in
the building around 1914. J. P. Hary occupied the building from the late 1910s to the late 1920s. Peter Clour was the
resident in the mid-1930s, but Anthony Ament and John Kjos had moved in by 1938. In the early 1940s, Valentine
Henkel bought the property and owned it until the 1960s.
30
“Year has been Lively,” St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, January 1, 1903.
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FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
208
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-566
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation, has a rectangular plan, and is
surmounted by a side gable roof with overhanging eaves, now encased in vinyl cladding. A large shed-roof dormer
projects from the front roof slope. The double-hung windows are replacements. The front entrance is tucked under
the front roof slope. A gabled hood shelters the side entrance door. A brick chimney rises from the south end of the
roof. A wood picket fence with trellis gate encloses the front yard. A wood-frame gable-roofed garage dating back
to circa 1980 is located east of the house.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling, although no record of early residents has been found. In the
early 1920s, the current building was constructed for L. D. Bentley. By 1935, John Kold was the owner. He sold the
property to Nicholas Siegmund in the late 1940s. The family owned the house until the 1980s.
216
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-567
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced in yellow brick veneer.
The house rests on a granite foundation, has a modified cross-shaped plan, and is surmounted by intersecting gabled
roofs. Decorative brickwork marks the gable ends. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across
the front of the house. A small shed-roof porch shelters the rear entrance. The center brick chimney is a modified
version of the original. The gable-roof wood-frame garage may date from the 1920s.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was C. L. Snow, an
engineer for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1892, Harry Davis, a switchman for the Great
Northern railroad, was the occupant. The building was razed and the current house built in the first decade of the
twentieth century. Elizabeth Hockert and her family were the first residents. J. H. Theisen had moved into the house
by 1910, but was gone by 1914 when J. H. Hingsberger bought the property. The family owned the house until the
1960s.
220
1887
SN-SCC-1541
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation, has a rectangular
plan, and is surmounted by a front gable roof. A large one-story extension is located behind the main block of the
house. The wood window surrounds contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending
across the front of the house has been enclosed. A gabled pediment marks the front entrance. A tall brick chimney
with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built for $700 in 1887 for Henry Eich, a clerk at the Union Bakery. The Eich family shared the
building with Joe Bobbers, a stonecutter. By 1900, Bobbers had gone and Eich was working as a car repairer for the
Great Northern railroad. In the early 1910s, P. P. Schlichting briefly lived in the house. This began a period of
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frequent resident changes that lasted into the late 1940s. John Knettel bought the house at that time and his family
owned it until the 1980s.31
222
ca. 1915, 1928
SN-SCC-1542
This one-story building is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood and stucco siding. The building rests
on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front, which has been enclosed with new window openings
and a new entrance door, rises to a parapet. The sides have stepped parapets, and replacement windows and doors.
The one-story gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot appears to be historic.
The building was constructed in the 1910s as a house, but was remodeled in the late 1920s to house a grocery store.
G. A. Willstumpf is listed as the first resident in 1925. By 1935, Ben Dippold’s grocery store occupied the building.
It is possible that a residential apartment was located in the rear of the building. In the late 1940s, Adolf Ficenec
bought the building and renamed the grocery C & A Grocery. He was also listed at the address as a resident. C & A
Grocery lasted into the 1970s.
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
West Side
203
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-565
This one-story English Cottage-style house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The house rests
on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a wing extending to the south. Both the main block of the
house and the wing are surmounted by broached gable roofs. The window openings contain three-over-one doublehung sash set behind modern storm windows. A small gable-roof entrance vestibule with an arched opening shelters
the front door. The garage northwest of the house was built at the same time.
The house was built in the 1920s for John Glizinski. It was sold in the early 1950s to Louis Dinndorf, a paint
contractor.
209
1909
SN-SCC-1539
This one-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation, has a square plan, and is surmounted by a
hipped roof with a gabled dormer on the front roof slope. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain
one-over-one double-hung sash. The original front porch, which is encompassed by the front roof slope, has been
enclosed. A tall brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The gable-roof wood-frame
garage falls within the period of significance.
The house was built for $1,000 in 1909 for John Theisen. F. B. Hartmann briefly lived in the building around 1914.
C. A. Steffen owned the building from the late 1910s to the late 1920s. Leonard Athmann and Charles Kleinschmidt
were the residents in the 1930s. Henry Lange purchased the house in the early 1940s and owned it until the 1980s.32
31
32
“Fifth Annual Building Report,” St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 5, 1888.
“The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident”.
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217
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1540
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement
shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan with a front gable roof. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The one-story hipped-roof porch extending across the front
has been enclosed. A one-story extension at the rear has a gable roof. A brick chimney rises from the center of the
roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage to the southeast of the house appears to be the one depicted on the 1928
Sanborn map.
The house was built in the 1910s for J. A. Wolfert. By 1925, John Lahr, a machinist for the Great Northern railroad,
was the owner. In the late 1940s, the Lahr family sold the building to Arnold Schwegman. His family owned it until
the 1970s.
223
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-568
This one-and-one-half-story house of Queen Anne form is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow
brick veneer. The house rests on a granite foundation and has a cross-shaped plan marked by intersecting gabled and
hipped roofs. The window openings have stone lintels and sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set
behind modern storm windows. Originally, a porch extended across the front and wrapped around to the south side.
The front porch section has been removed. The remaining section on the south side has been enclosed with vinyl
siding and the roof slope raised. A tall yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A large gable-roof
garage of recent date is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the 1910s and it appears to have been a duplex from the beginning. The first occupants listed
were A. N. Lengas and J. K. Mrenca in 1914. Mrenca remained, but A. T. Salaski replaced Lengas by 1919. In the
early 1930s, the residents were Clarence Belanger and George DesMarais, Jr. By 1938, DesMarais had moved out
and Francis Anderson had moved in. Clarence Gruber and Claude Kollmann lived in the house in the early 1940s.
Eugene Weber and W. F. Reinert were the residents in 1950. Weber continued to live in the house until the late
1950s. The other half was vacant.
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
312
ca. 1886
SN-SCC-569
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). It rests on a granite foundation and has a rectangular-plan section in front, surmounted by a front-gable
roof, and an irregular L-shaped section at the rear. The window openings have segmental-arched brick lintels and
stone sills and contain two-over-two double-hung sash. A gabled hood shelters the front entrance. The side rear
entrance is recessed under a shed roof. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built for $400 in 1886 for Franz Gaikowski. The earliest-known residents were J. Laworsk and Mike
Podoski in 1888. Both worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1904, Joseph Siwinski, a
stone polisher, was the owner. The house was sold to Lawrence Miller in the late 1910s. Nick Thelen briefly
occupied the building in the early 1920s. Thelen designed an automatic kneeling bench for use in churches. The
1928 Sanborn Map shows that a wood-frame auto-supplies warehouse was attached to the house at the rear and
extended to the alley. John L. Ligeros was the resident in the mid-1930s. In the late 1930s, Peter Goedert was the
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last resident before Edmund Lommel bought the house. Members of the Lommel family own the house today. The
house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud Century Homes Recognition Program.33
318
ca. 1948, 1965
SN-SCC-571
This one- and two-story factory building is constructed of concrete and faced with brick. It consists of three sections:
a taller windowless section in the middle that contains two entrances, an enclosed loading section to the south with a
large vehicle entry door on the front and bays of windows on the south side, and a low office section to the north
with bands of steel-framed windows on the front and north side.
The facility extends over three lots. The industrial building replaced an early twentieth-century dwelling and garage.
The buildings belonged to Ferdinand (Fred) Kitowski, a blacksmith. In 1918, Kitowski received a patent for a
machine that made automobile springs. He began manufacturing the springs in a shed on the property and lived next
door at 316 Fourteenth Avenue North. By the early 1940s, Kitowski’s son, Marcel, lived in the house and had built a
warehouse on the north edge of the block. Vision-Ease, an optical-goods manufacturer, moved onto the north
portion of the property in the late 1940s. The Kitowski house was razed in the late 1960s when Vision-Ease
expanded its building.34
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
West Side
309
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1543
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house is set on a concrete foundation, has a square plan, and is
surmounted by a front-gable roof that is punctuated by gabled-roof dormers on the north and south side slopes. The
window openings are set in wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. The gableroofed front entrance porch has been enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The small woodframe hipped roof building at the rear of the house appears to be the “automobile house” shown on the 1928
Sanborn Map. The wood-frame gable-roof garage to the north of the house is of a later date, but still within the
period of significance.
The house was built in the late 1920s. The earliest-known resident was Arthur Marsolek in 1935. No one person or
family lived in the building for more than five years. This suggests that the house was a rental property. Between
1938 and 1956, the residents included: Emil Brockoff, John Brandley, Louis Morris, and James Jonas.
315
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-570
This one-and-one-half-story Colonial Revival dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house is set on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan with intersecting gabled roofs. A three-sided bay projects at the first story on the north side. The window
33
“1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud”; “Thelen Automatic Kneeling Bench
Highly Appreciated,” n.p., November 1, 1923, clipping available in the 312 Fourteenth Avenue North file at SHM.
A copy of the property abstract is also in the 312 Fourteenth Avenue North file.
34
Ferdinand J. Kitowski, 1918, Device for forming eyes on springs, US Patent 1,252,123, filed August 2, 1917, and
issued Jan. 1, 1918.
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openings are set in wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows.
A triple-window group in the front gable end has multiple panes in the upper part of the window sash. A picture
window set below a transom is visible behind the hipped-roof enclosed porch that extends across the front. A large
three-vehicle garage of recent date is set at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the 1910s for Casper Janski. Raymond Delaria, whose wife was a Janski, moved in with the
elder Janskis in the 1930s. In the late 1940s, the Delarias became the sole occupants of the property. They owned the
house until the 1970s.
319
ca.1965
SN-SCC-1544
This parking lot extends across two lots. The corner lot was never built on. A late nineteenth-century brick-veneered
dwelling sat on the lot numbered 323. The building was constructed for $1,300 by Andrew Nolen in 1888. Nolen
worked in the railroad car shops. The family owned and occupied the building until the early 1960s. The house was
demolished or moved to create a parking lot for the Vision-Ease factory.35
FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North/Breckenridge Avenue
East Side
402
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-572
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard siding. The
house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan with a front-gable projecting section and intersecting
side-gable projections and a one-story extension at the rear. The window openings are set in wood surrounds and
contain six-over-one double-hung sash. The entrance is set in an enclosed shed-roof porch that extends from the
slope of the gable on the south side. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The gable-roofed wood-frame
garage to the northeast of the house has a hayloft opening in the gable end. This suggests that it was adapted from a
barn that would date from the construction of the house.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Joseph Schindler. In the late 1910s, he sold the
property to L. M. Jacobs. A. C. Anderson briefly occupied the house in the mid-1920s. Herman Huls bought the
building in the late-1920s and lived there into the 1930s. Bernard Uphus purchased it in the early 1940s. The Uphus
family owned the building until the 1970s.
410
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-573
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a granite foundation and has a square plan with a front gable roof with overhanging
eaves. The window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung windows. It is likely that a
porch extended across the front when the house was built. Now much of the front is obscured by overgrown
plantings. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A gable-roof wood-frame two-car garage from ca. 1970
is set to the east of the house.
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There is no record of a demolition or moving permit for the 319 Fourteenth Avenue North or 323 Fourteenth
Avenue North addresses. Mrs. Nolen was a member of a St. Cloud pioneer family that arrived in 1857. “A
Handsome Showing,” n.p., n.d., clipping available at SHM; “Nolen Funeral,” St. Cloud Daily Times, December 25,
1937.
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The house was constructed in the 1910s for J. E. Nolen. By 1919, C. E. Morgan was the occupant. Mary Bauler and
Valentine Fettig briefly lived in the building in the 1920s and early 1930s. Louis Bialka bought the house in the late
1930s, but sold it to Gregory Hellman in the late 1940s. The Hellman family owned it until the 1960s.
414
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1545
This one-story Cape Cod dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
side gable roof. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The front entrance is set in an
enclosed gable-roof vestibule. A projecting gable-roof hood shelters the side entrance. A concrete-block gable-roof
garage, built about the same time as the house, is set to the south.
The house was built in the early 1950s for Theresa Heinen. She owned the property until the 1960s.
424
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1547
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan marked
by intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash.
A one-story hipped roof porch that has been enclosed extends in front of the south wing. A playhouse of recent date
is located on the lot.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was William Teaster, who
worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1904, Charles Folsom, a commercial traveler, was
the occupant. This began a period of frequent resident changes into the mid-1930s when Leona Klein bought the
house. John Gerads briefly lived in the building in the 1940s. By 1950, Norbert Thielman was the owner. The family
lived in the house until the 1970s.
434
1978
SN-SCC-1550
This one-and-one-half-story raised ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer at the
basement and wood vertical siding above. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a low front gable roof and an attached garage wing to the south. The windows are single-pane casements.
Another freestanding garage with an attached shed wing is set to the south of the house.
The house replaced an earlier dwelling that fronted on Breckenridge Avenue. In turn, that residence replaced an
early twentieth-century shed. The second building was constructed in the late 1940s for August Ahles. It was
demolished after 1961, and in 1978 the current house was built.36
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St. Cloud Building Permit, 11430, December 14, 1977.
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FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North/Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
421
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1546
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan
with one-story extensions to the south and at the rear. The main block of the house and the extensions have
intersecting gabled roofs. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. It is likely that
a porch extended across the south wing or in front of the house when it was built. The garage postdates the period of
significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Philipina Just in 1900. She took
in tenants for room and board: Ole Larsen, a carpenter, and his family in 1900, Anton Sieferk, a teacher, and the
Jacob Milkowitz family in 1905, and Jacob Ringwelski in 1910. In the early 1910s, C. C. Juergens became the
owner. He sold the house to Mary Bauler in the 1930s. She lived there into the 1960s.
425
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1548
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that replaced the original
wood-clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a cross-shaped plan that is marked by
intersecting gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. Lunettes are placed in the gable ends on the north and south sides.
The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm
windows, except for the picture window at the first story. The porch, which originally extended across the front, has
been replaced by a gable-roof enclosed entrance vestibule. A wood firestair has been added at the south side. A red
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage postdates the period of significance.
Although the house is older, no building was located on the lot before 1961, when Cyril Murphy moved the house
onto the lot.
427
ca. 1948
SN-SCC-1549
This one-story rambler house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingles. It rests on a
concrete block foundation and has a square plan with a hipped roof with overhanging eaves. The window openings
contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The two-car garage postdates the period of significance.
The house replaced a factory dating from the first decade of the twentieth century. The H. G. Smart Novelty Wood
Working factory was the earliest occupant in 1910. In the 1930s, the business was no longer listed at the address.
The current house was built in the late 1940s for Edward Farley, who owned it until the 1970s.
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FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
26
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-093
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer
(now painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a front-gable roof. The onestory rear extension also has a gable roof. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain oneover-one double-hung replacement sash. The porch extending across the front of the house has a shed roof and has
been enclosed. The garage dates back to circa 1930.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Thomas Lacher. By 1914, R. A. Dix was the
owner. In the early 1920s, A. G. Lucking moved into the building and a period of frequent resident changes began.
Elmer Neumann became the owner in the late 1940s and was listed at the address into the 1970s.
28
ca. 1985
SN-SCC-1666
This corner lot, originally the site of the large brick-veneered house, retains its grass and trees.
A late nineteenth-century dwelling sat on the lot. The earliest-known residents were Charles Petters and his family
in 1904. Several members of the family worked in the family business, Petters Tailoring Company. Beginning in the
late 1910s, Mrs. Petters rented part of the house. In the early 1940s, the building was sold, then rented as three
apartments. In the late 1980s, the house was demolished.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
West Side
19
1976
SN-SCC-1559
This parking lot occupies two lots and is partially bounded by the two intersecting alleys through the block.
Historically, a house built in the first decade of the twentieth century sat on the lot. The building was constructed for
E. A. J. Asplund, a lumberman. In the late 1910s, Michael Reinert was the owner. G. D. Woolford was listed as the
resident in the mid-1920s. By 1935, Norbert Schneider and Isadore Korte lived in the house. Alois Berger bought
the building in the late 1930s and owned it until the 1950s. In 1976, the building was demolished to make way for
the current parking lot.37
23
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-091
This one- and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an asymmetric plan with
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St. Cloud Building Permit, 10142, June 8, 1976.
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front and side projections marked by intersecting gabled roofs. The window openings contain one-over-one doublehung sash, except for the first-story picture window with transom. All the sash are replacements. An open porch,
which appears to be rebuilt, is set in the southeast corner between the south and front projections. A red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1935.
The house was built in the early 1910s for Albert Kremer. In the late 1940s, he sold the building to Mary Trebtoske.
She divided the building into two apartments; she lived in one and rented the other. Trebtoske owned the house until
the 1960s.
25
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-092
This one-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a frontgable roof. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. The gable-roof porch
extending across the front has been enclosed. A tall brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the
roof. The garage dates back to circa 1925.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident was George Krieg, a cabinet
maker, in 1904. By 1910, H. G. Steffens lived in the building, but Mathias Ziebol and M. U. Krieg were the
residents by 1914. In the 1910s, the nineteenth-century house was razed and the current building constructed. Peter
Weber lived at the address in 1919. Albert Schmidt bought the property in the early 1920s, and his family owned it
until the late 1940s. They sold it to Harry Parsons, who lived there into the 1960s.
29
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1566
This one- and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with
side gable roof and a shed-roof extension at the rear. The window openings have replacement sash, double-hung or
casements. The porch across the front has been partially enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the roof. A carport
has been added on the west side of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John Davis, a stonecutter, in
1900. By 1905, a teamster, Theodore Streitz, was the owner. In the 1950s, the Streitz family sold the building to
Alfred Hinkemeyer.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
102
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1551
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
front-gable roof that is punctuated by a gabled dormer on the south side. The window openings contain one-overone double-hung replacement sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. A brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage adjacent to First Street North postdates the period of
significance.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was George Young, a stonecutter, in
1904. In the early 1910s, W. J. Neutzling was the occupant, but by 1919 G. D. Woolford lived in the building.
Leonard Zinken bought the house in the early 1920s, and his family owned it until the 1950s.
106
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1552
This one-story modified Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with artificial stucco
and artificial stone siding that replaced the original siding materials. The house rests on a concrete foundation and
has a rectangular plan with a side-gable roof and an intersecting gabled roof at the front. The window openings
contain six-over-one double-hung sash. The front porch, which is encompassed under the extended front roof slope,
has been enclosed and a gabled hood placed over the new front entrance. A wood ramp extends along the south side
to the shed-roof side entrance porch. Two tall brick chimneys rise from the roof; one is in the front projection; the
other is over the center of the main roof.
The house was built in the 1920s for Michael Thelen. In the late 1930s, Frank Schroeder moved into the building
and a period of frequent resident changes began. Phyllis Sweeney bought the property in the early 1950s and owned
it until the 1970s.
110
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1555
This one- and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a front-gable roof that is intersected by another gable on the south side. The window openings contain
replacement sash. A projecting bay window was placed on the south side. The porch that originally extended across
the front of the house has been removed. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot facing the alley
appears to be historic.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for C. F. Dahl. By 1914, Mathew Krier was the
owner. In the early 1930s, Krier sold the building to Raymond Bourquin. Mathias Diedrich bought the building in
the late 1930s, and another family member, Albin, held onto the house until the late 1940s when Richard Thielen
moved in. By 1956, the property belonged to Josephine Hill.
114
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-575
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with narrow wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a shallow projection on
the south side and an elongated extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves above a cornice
with returns and is punctuated by a dormer above the projection on the south side. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch at the front has been enclosed. A
gable-roof wood-frame shed dating back to circa 1915 is located southeast of the house. A concrete block and frame
garage, dating back to circa 1960, faces the alley.
The house was built in the 1910s for J. L. Wallek. By 1919, J. F. Fiala was the occupant and a period of frequent
resident changes began. In the early 1950s, Celestine Hollenhurst bought the property and occupied it until the
1960s.
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118
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-576
This one- and one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The
house rests on a stuccoed water table above a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The front-gable roof has
broad overhanging eaves carried on angled brackets. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain threeover-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The front steps are flanked by wing walls. The front
door is sheltered by a large gabled hood carried on overscaled brackets. The garage at the alley dates back to circa
1925.
The house was built in the early 1920s for J. E. Carlson. In the early 1940s, he sold it to Henry Moore. Mark Schafer
was the occupant by 1950, but Merton Lang bought the building in the early 1950s.
126
1920
SN-SCC-577
This one- and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a modified L-shaped
plan marked by intersecting roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surround and contain
three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. An enclosed gable-roof porch projects from the
front of the side wing. A red brick chimney with corbelled top rises from each roof section. The garage at the alley
dates back to circa 1920.
This house replaced a dwelling built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Henry Benning. By 1905,
Herman Steffens, a blacksmith, was the occupant. This began a period of frequent resident changes that lasted into
the late 1910s. J. S. Heid bought the house in the 1910s and razed it. The current house was built for $1,500 in 1920.
The Heid family owned the property until the 1980s.38
130
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-578
This one-and-one-half story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding and wood shingles. The house rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation and has a square plan. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves with returns. The window openings are set in wood surrounds and contain
three-over-one double-hung sash, except for a picture window with transom at the first story. A gable-roof open
porch extends across part of the front. A red brick chimney rises from the roof. The garage, dating back to circa
1920, is set at the south lot line and approached from Second Street North.
The house was built in the 1910s for Joseph Wallek. The family owned the property until the 1970s.
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“1920 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud”.
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FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
West Side
101
1925
SN-SCC-574
This one-and-one-half-story altered Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan. A block placed in the foundation contains the date “1925.” The front gabled roof has overhanging eaves that
are punctuated by gables on the north and south sides. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung
replacement sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. A wood-frame gable-roof
garage, built about the same time as the house, is located at the rear of the lot by the alley.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Jake Dambly, a
clerk at Herning Brothers. By 1900, A. J. Mockenhaupt, a butcher, was the owner. Alfred Haugen, a stonecutter, and
his family were the occupants by 1905. A period of frequent resident changes continued until the building was razed
in the late 1910s. In 1925, John Wallek built the current house. Wallek rented the second floor as an apartment. The
family owned the property until the 1960s.
107
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1553
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan marked
by intersecting gabled roofs. A one-story rear extension has a hipped roof. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash, except for the picture window at the first story.
The porch that extended across the front and wrapped around to the south side has been removed. A gabled hood
shelters the front door, and a shed-roof hood shelters a secondary entrance in the south projection.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John Lahr, a machinist, in 1900.
By the mid-1920s, K. O Paetznick and Herbert Nieman were the residents. A period of frequent resident changes
occurred into the early 1950s when John Spoden bought the house.
109
ca. 1928
SN-SCC-1554
This one-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The broached
front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. A similar broached gable roof shelters the enclosed front entrance porch.
The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash, except for the first-story
picture window. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Nick and P. F. Bettenberg
in 1888. Nick worked in D. H. Spicer’s cabinet-making factory and P. F. was a bartender at the Bodega Sample
Room. By 1900, Joseph Kowalkowski, a cigar maker, was the owner. Charles Johnson moved into the building by
1910, but August Orth was the resident by 1914. Orth worked at Mike’s Saloon and in a local cigar factory. In the
late 1910s, Stephen Kurkowski bought the house. The building was demolished after Kurkowski moved out in the
late 1920s, and the current house was built. Norbert Rau, who was the owner and operator of Rau’s Recreation, was
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the first resident. Mathias Kollmann briefly lived in the house in the mid-1940s. Irwin Carlson became the owner in
the late 1940s and lives in the house today.39
111
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-1556
This one-story cottage-type dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The section
projecting to the front has a front gable roof, while the section projecting to the south has a hipped roof. The window
openings contain three-over-one double-hung sash. A shed-roof overhang extends along the south side of the front
projection. Originally, a porch extended in front of the south projection.
This house replaced an earlier residence that was built for Joseph Gnifkowski in the first decade of the twentieth
century. Both Joseph and his wife, Mary, were butchers. By 1910, Annie Wallek was the occupant and a period of
frequent resident changes began. In the early 1920s, the building was razed and the current house built for John
Carlson, vice president of the Pyramid Granite Company. The Carlson family owned the house until the 1950s.
123
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1557
This one-and-one-half-story altered Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
masonite siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation that has
been scored to simulate stonework and has a square plan with a shallow projection on the south side. The front-gable
roof is punctuated by a gabled dormer on the south side. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain
three-over-one double-hung sash. The window bay projects on the south side. The gable-roof porch extending across
the front of the house has been enclosed and contains three-over-one double-hung sash windows. A red brick
chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The one-story section attached at the northwest corner
was built as a garage. Another garage postdates the period of significance.
The house appears to have been built in the 1920s, but no one is listed at the address into the early 1940s. Thomas
Slomkowski, a truck driver for Koch and Son and Raymond Brothers Motor Transportation, is the first resident
listed at the address. Members of the Slomkowski family own the house today.
129
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1558
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
shallow projection on the south side. The front-gable roof is intersected by gables on the north and south sides. The
window openings contain one-over-one double-hung and casement sash. All are replacements. The gable-roof porch
extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from
the center of the roof. A wood-frame gambrel-roof garage is located by the alley facing Second Street North.
The house was built in the 1910s for John Krafta (the family later changed the name to Krafty, sometimes spelled
Krafti). The property was sold in the 1970s.
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Mike’s Saloon was run by August Orth’s brother. Linda Orth Schnobrich, “The History of the Orth Family,” n.d.,
11, 20, available at SHM.
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FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
200
1886, 1888
SN-SCC-579
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan marked by intersecting gabled roofs with
overhanging eaves. A hipped-roof dormer projects from the front slope of the north wing. The window openings
have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The
first story picture window now contains sliding sash. The one-story hipped-roof porch extending in front of the north
wing has been enclosed with wood clapboard siding and has windows with three-over-one double-hung sash. The
wood-frame garage at the east end of the lot facing Second Street North may date back to the 1910s.
The house was built for $390 in 1886 by Boniface Umerski, a laborer. A $500 addition was made to the building in
1888. Several members of the Umerski family worked as day laborers, blacksmith helpers, and painters to help
support the household. In the early 1910s, the house was sold to John Trzebiatowski, who streamlined his name to
Trebtoske in the 1920s. Trebtoske owned the building until the late 1940s when he sold it to Henry Buersken. By
1956, Clemence Binczyk was the owner.40
208
ca. 1965
SN-SCC-1561
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vertical wood siding. The house rests on
a concrete foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The low gabled roofs extend into an overhang sheltering a veranda
and the garage door in the projecting section at the front. The window openings contain casement sash.
The lot remained vacant into the early 1960s when the current house was built for Donald Warneke.
220
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-580
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
projection on the south side. The main section of the house and the projection have intersecting gabled roofs with
overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash with applied
muntins. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A shallow pediment
marks the entrance. A yellow brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The garage
appears to date from the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s by Boniface Umerski. The house remained in the Umerski family into the 1950s.41
224
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-1563
This one- and one-half story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a shallow T-shaped
plan with projections on the sides and a one-story extension at the rear. The main roof is hipped with intersecting
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“1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud”; “A Handsome Showing”.
Umerski had already built the house at 200 Fifteenth Avenue North.
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gables over the side projections and another intersecting gable at the front. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The hipped-roof porch
extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A shallow pediment marks the entrance. A wood-frame
gable-roof garage is located at the rear of the lot. It appears to be of relatively recent date.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were George Guddard and
Frank Knoth in 1888. Both men worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, John
Glisensky, a day laborer in the Great Northern car shops, was the owner. James Collar, a lineman for the railroad,
and his family moved into the building by 1905. T. L. Krafty owned the building by 1910 and it remained in the
family into the 1920s. Roman Thienes bought the house in the late 1920s and owned it until the late 1930s. Sherman
Negaard was the owner by the early 1940s and owned it until the 1960s.
226
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-582
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan with a one-story extension at the rear.
The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. A gabled dormer projects from the front slope of the roof
over the north wing. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one and two-overtwo double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The hipped-roof porch extending in front of the north
wing has been enclosed. A tall brick chimney rises from the roof at the intersection of the two gables. The garage at
the rear off Third Street North dates back to circa 1930.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Frank Salaski, a day
laborer. The house remained in the family into the 1950s.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
West Side
203
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1560
This one-and-one-half-story altered vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stained
wood lapboard siding that replaced the brick veneer that originally covered the house. The house rests on a stone
foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings
have one-over-one double-hung sash, except for a modern projecting bay set in the opening of the first-story picture
window. The open shed-roof porch which extends in front of the north wing has been rebuilt. A tall rebuilt chimney
rises from the north slope of the roof. A large wood-frame gable-roof garage with attached wing is located at the
north edge of the lot and postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents, in 1888, were Charles Johnson, a
carpenter, and Casper Stein. By 1905, a carpenter, John Wirthmann, was the owner. Herman Boethin bought the
property by 1910. Joseph Umerski lived in the house briefly during the late 1910s. Herman Korte became the owner
in the early 1920s, and the family held onto the house until the 1950s.
211
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1562
This one- and one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
masonite siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
square plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain
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one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The front entrance is through an enclosed gableroof vestibule. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century by Julius Conradt, a carpenter. The family took in
boarders that included another carpenter and his family. When built, this house was oriented parallel with the
northern edge of Plattes’ Addition, as shown on the 1928 Sanborn Map. In the late 1910s, Cora Hawkins moved in,
and a period of frequent resident changes began that lasted into the 1950s. Catherine Miller bought the house in the
late 1950s and re-oriented it to face the existing street.
223
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-581
This two-story modified Prairie School dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The house
rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story shed-roof extension at the rear. The hipped
roof with overhanging eaves is punctuated by gabled dormers on the front and sides. The window openings have
wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. A wood
bandcourse extends around the house at the base of the second-story windows. The hipped-roof porch extending
across the front of the house is enclosed and has windows with six-over-one sash. The north half of the porch has
been converted to interior space resulting in the removal of the original front door and the window openings,
although the front steps remain in place. The entrance on the north side is sheltered by a gabled hood. A brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. Two garages are located on the lot. The small hipped-roof lapboard-sided
garage west of the house is contemporaneous with the house. The second garage, of wood-frame construction with a
gabled roof, located northwest of the house at the lot line, appears to be later in date.
The house was built in the 1920s for Felix Rozmark and remained in the family into the 1980s.
225
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1564
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with replacement wood
siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows, except for the first-story picture window set below a multipane
transom. The porch, which originally extended across the front of the house, has been removed. A gabled hood
carried on brackets shelters the front door, which still retains its original two-part transom. The garage postdates the
period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Charlie Bergstrom in 1900. By
1905, Margaret Stein was the owner. In the late 1910s, she sold the building to Frank Kujawa, but F. G. Richter was
the occupant by 1925. Henry and Leo Bolster lived in the building by the mid-1930s, and the house remained with
the family into the late 1940s. Clara Hinsey briefly lived in the house in the late 1940s, but Esther Johnson had
purchased the building by 1956.
227
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1565
This one- and one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestoscement shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an
L-shaped plan with a gabled roof with overhanging eaves above each section. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The shed-roof porch that
extends across the front of the south wing has been enclosed and converted into interior space. Another shed roof
extends from the gable over a room on the west side of this wing. A concrete-block garage, dating from the 1960s, is
located at the west edge of the lot off Third Street North.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Nicholas Mohs, a carpenter, in
1905. In the late 1920s, Frank Urbanski briefly lived in the house. Raymond Blonigan purchased the property in the
late 1920s and sold it to Elroy Erie in the late 1940s. Members of the Erie family own the house today.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
306
1956
SN-SCC-583
This two-story dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with red brick veneer. The house rests on a
concrete foundation and has a square plan. The main block of the house is surmounted by a hipped roof. A gabled
wing projects to the front, adjacent to a covered veranda that approached through an arched wall that supports a flat
roof. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash and tall narrow multi-pane windows in the
projecting section.
The building, a convent, replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling and a late nineteenth-century social hall that
was used as a school. The earliest-known resident of the house was Frank Kloskowski and his family in 1900.
Kloskowski worked in the Great Northern car shops. The family owned the building until the late 1910s when T. G.
Tischbierek bought the house. By 1925, A. T. Salaski occupied the building, but Christina Hennes purchased the
property in the late 1920s. Her family was the last to own the house. In the first decade of the twentieth century, St.
John Cantius Catholic Church moved the social hall in which it had been meeting to the lot while it constructed the
current church building. In 1902, the congregation began a Polish-language school in the building. A new brick
school building was constructed at 1503 Third Street North in 1915. The old school building sat vacant until it, and
the house, were razed in 1956. That year, a new convent for Benedictine sisters was built.42
308
1902
SN-SCC-584
This one- and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a granite foundation and has an asymmetrical plan with projections on the sides. The
hipped roof is intersected by gables on the sides and at the front. The front gable retains a carved plaque reading
“A.D. 1902.” The window openings have rough-cut stone lintels and sills and contain one-over-one double-hung
replacement sash and casement sash. It is likely that a porch originally extended across the front of the house. Now a
gabled pediment with shingle facing remains above the front door. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
A large hipped roof garage, dating back to circa 1980, is located southeast of the house.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Frank Sobkowiak, a laborer. By 1910, John
Salaski and Leonard Engquist occupied the building. Ignatius Butkowski purchased the house in the early 1910s.
The Butkowski family owned the building until the 1950s.
42
Owen Lindblad, One Faith, One Spirit, One God: A History of St. John Cantius Parish, 100 Years (St. Cloud: St.
John Cantius Parish, 2002): 5-9, 15-16, 19-21.
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316
1992
SN-SCC-1567
This one- and one-half-story raised ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding and
brick veneer at the lower level. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with an attached
garage wing. Both sections have gabled roofs with overhanging eaves. The window openings contain sliding sash.
The lot was used as a work yard for a marble and granite monument business owned by John Salaski. Later, a
warehouse was erected on the lot. Salaski briefly lived in the house at 308 Fifteenth Avenue North before building
his own home at 324 Fifteenth Avenue North. The monument business used the warehouse until the 1950s. It was
demolished in the 1960s and the lot sat vacant. In 1992, the current house was built.43
324
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-585
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. The house
rests on a concrete foundation and has a cross-shaped plan. A hipped roof covers the main block of the house, with
gabled roofs of the projections intersecting the hipped roof. The roofs have overhanging eaves and returns on the
gable ends. The window openings have rough-cut stone lintels and sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash
set behind modern storm windows. The hipped roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed.
A shallow pediment marks the front entrance. A tall yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
wood-frame gable-roofed garage at the southeast corner of the lot is of relatively recent date.
The house was built in the 1910s for John Salaski, who owned his own granite monuments business. The business
and house were taken over by his son, Fred, in the late 1940s. The family owned both buildings into the 1960s.44
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
West Side
Both the St. John Cantius School and the three houses located on this side of the street have been removed to create
a church parking lot and playground area.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
402
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-587
This one-and one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick
veneer. The house rests on a granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have
overhanging eaves, and a gabled dormer punctuates the front roof slope of the north wing. A shed-roof dormer
extends through the south roof slope of the other wing. The window openings have stone sills and brick lintels and
contain one-over-one and three-over-one double-hung sash, except for the first-story picture window with multipane transom. The one-story porch that originally extended across the front of the north wing was removed after
1994. Traces of the roof framing are still visible on the brickwork. A brick chimney rises from the roof.
43
44
St. Cloud Building Permit, 23341, March 4, 1992.
“John J. Salaski,” St. Cloud Daily Times, November 19, 1937.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Ed Bartholomew, a
laborer. By 1900, Elizabeth and Cornelia Daubanton owned the building and operated a boarding house. Their
boarders included a ticket clerk for the railroad and a broom maker. Edward Barthelemy and his family briefly lived
in the house around 1905. A. F. Noyes occupied the building by 1910 but was replaced by John Peter Daubanton in
the late 1910s. In the 1920s and 1930s, various people resided in the house. These included L. H. Richter, Sheridan
O’Keefe, and Joseph Oos. In the late 1930s, Theodore Steinke bought the property, and his family owned it until the
1970s.
406
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-588
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a rock-faced concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with
a one-story extension at the rear. The front-gabled roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roofed porch extending in front of the house has
been enclosed. A wood ramp has been added to provide access to the front door. The stuccoed gable and hipped roof
garage at the rear of the lot dates back to circa 1925.
The house was built in the 1910s and the earliest-known residents were John Butkofski and Peter Goedert. By 1919,
J. P. Kampa was the occupant. Harry Thomas bought the property in the early 1920s and lived there into the 1950s.
414
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1571
This one-and-one-half story Cape Cod dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum
clapboard siding with simulated stone at the base and around the front entrance. The house rests on a concrete-block
foundation and has a rectangular plan with a side gable roof. The window openings contain replacement sash. A
gabled entrance vestibule is centered on the front. Another entrance is located on the south side. A wood-frame
gable-roof garage is located southeast of the house and appears to date back to the same period.
The lot was vacant into the early 1950s when the current house was built for Clarence Tomczik. The family lived
there into the 1980s.
420
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1572
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a front gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. All of the window openings contain replacement
double-hung or sliding sash. The porch that originally extended in front of the house has been removed. A gabled
hood shelters the front door. A wood-frame gable-roofed garage of recent date is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Van Durslius in 1900. By 1905,
Lincoln Perkins, a locomotive engineer, was the owner. Carl Anderson, Katie Miller, and Joseph Osekowsky lived
in the house during the 1910s. Anton Struzyk bought the property in the early 1920s and lived there into the 1960s.
422
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1573
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular
plan with a front gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. The window openings contain one-over-one
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double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The gable-roof porch that extends in front of the house has
been enclosed. A brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roofed
garage located at the rear of the lot falls within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John O’Driscoll, a granite cutter,
in 1900. By 1905, Ernest Cram, a telephone operator, was the owner. B. F. Ingle, Charles Reil, and Clara McCann
lived in the house during the 1910s. Frank Sobieck bought the property in the early 1920s, and his family lived there
into the 1990s.
426
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1575
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a front gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. The window openings contain one-over-one doublehung replacement sash. The open shed-roof porch that extends in front of the house appears to have been rebuilt.
The wood-frame gable-roofed garage located at the rear of the lot falls within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John R. Daubanton, a
switchman for the railroad, in 1892. By 1900, John Becker, a bridge carpenter, was the owner. This began a period
of frequent resident changes that lasted into the 1950s. The residents included Joseph Neyrauch, Axel Young, F. J.
Kotowski, J. E. Lommel, Peter Dombrovske, Joseph Diederichs, Albert Germann, Paul Witzman, and Matt Schotl.
428
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1576
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a rusticated concrete-block foundation and has a
rectangular plan with a front gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. The overhanging roof eaves are
punctuated by a gabled dormer on the north side. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash set
behind modern storm windows. The gable-roof porch that extends in front of the house has been enclosed. A brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roofed garage located at the rear of the lot falls
within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Joseph Bosely, a section
foreman for the railroad, in 1900. By 1905, Frank Zeller and his family lived in the building. L. T. Moeller, Joseph
Lenner, and J. E. Lahr occupied the house during the 1910s. John Harlander bought the property in the early 1920s,
and his family lived there into the 1960s.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
401
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-586
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stained wood siding
that replaced the original brick veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a front
gable roof adorned with decorative shingles in the gable end. The overhanging roof eaves have been enclosed in
vinyl facing. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung and casement replacement sash. The
enclosed gable-roof porch that extends across the front of the house has been added since 1994. The wood-frame
gable-roof garage behind the house dates back to circa 1910.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was John Schafer, a laborer
on the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, the May family lived in the house. The male members
of the family worked in the car shops and as locomotive firemen. One of the daughters was a dressmaker. Fred
Johnson, a stonecutter, and his family moved into the building by 1905. The frequent change in residents was typical
for the house. From 1900 to the late 1940s, nine different families lived in the house. These included the Mays and
Johnsons, as well as A. E. McMichael, C. A. Petters, E. F. Edwards, E. O. Kregness, Joseph Jonas, William Meyers,
and Pearl Bizinski. Jerome Hetherington occupied the house from the late 1940s into the 1950s.
403
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1568
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original brick veneer. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a front
gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. The window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The hipped-roof porch that extends across the front of the
house has been enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage
behind the house appears to be historic.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was R. P. Lappla in 1904. Like the
house at 401 Fifteenth Avenue North, several different people occupied this building. Between 1905 and 1925, these
included William Kirscht, Joseph Kloskowski, James McDonald, F. L. Spicer, and Nellie Simon. Thomas Cosgrove
purchased the house in the late 1920s. By 1943, Henry Buerskin and Clarence Tomszik were the residents. In the
late 1940s, Henry Murphy bought the property and owned it until the 1960s.
405
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1569
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves, now covered in vinyl, that are punctuated by a gabled dormer on the
south side. A shallow bay projects below the dormer. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung
replacement sash. A projecting front-gable porch that extends over part of the facade has been enclosed. A brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage appears to fall within the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1920s by John N. Salaski, son of John Salaski, who owned the monuments business on
the next block. The family owned the property until the 1980s.
411
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1570
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingle
siding that replaced the original brick veneer. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a front gable roof and a one-story extension at the rear. The window openings contain four-over-one doublehung sash set behind modern storm windows. The flat-roof porch that extends across the front of the house has been
enclosed. The window openings contain three-over-one sash. A railing encloses the porch roof. A small shed-roof
entrance porch at the rear is also enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage at the alley
falls within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Christian Miller, a carpenter in
the car shops, in 1900. The building was sold in the early 1940s. Frederick Daubanton briefly lived in the house in
the early 1940s. Paul Witzman bought the property in the late 1940s, and his family lived there into the 1990s.
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423
ca. 1905
SN-SCC-1574
This one-and-one-half-story altered American Foursquare house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
vinyl siding that replaced the original brick veneer. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a square
plan. The large front gable is intersected by gables on the sides, including one over a projecting bay on the south
side. Most of the window openings contain double-hung replacement sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across
the front of the house has been enclosed. The large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot is of recent date.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for A. G. Studer. By 1914, C. A. Sell was the owner.
Fred Sendzik lived briefly in the building during the late 1910s. Ernest Engle bought the property in the early 1920s
and his family lived there into the 1950s.
427
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-589
This one-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. The house
rests on a granite foundation and has a T-shaped plan marked by intersecting gabled roofs. The window openings
have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. An arched opening in the front gable
end surmounts a three-sided bay window with two-over-two double-hung sash. The porch in front of the south wing
has been enclosed; its shed roof is an extension of the front slope of the gable roof over the south wing. A garage,
covered with yellow brick veneer, has been attached to the northwest corner of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John P. Daubanton and his
family in 1900. Daubanton worked for the Great Northern railroad at various jobs including fireman, switchman,
and yardmaster. The Daubantons lived in the building until the early 1920s. Joseph Smoley briefly lived there in the
mid-1920s. By 1935, Herman Heinzel, a son-in-law of John P. Daubanton, had moved into the house. The Heinzels,
and other Daubanton family members, owned the building until the 1990s.
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fifth Street to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
509
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1577
This one-and-one-half-story altered Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves that have been enclosed in vinyl. The window
openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roof front entrance porch has been enclosed. A shedroof carport has been added to the north side of the house. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
garage postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1920s for Albert Germann. Various people lived in the building, including Edward
Heinzel, Reinhard Steindorf, Willard Sendzik, and Theodore Hyslop. In the late 1950s, Gerald Deters bought the
property.
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511-513
ca. 1968
SN-SCC-1578
This two-story duplex dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding and brick veneer at the
first-story front. The building rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side-gable roof has
overhanging eaves. The front of the second story projects out slightly over the first story. The window openings
have double-hung sash.
The lot sat vacant into the late 1960s when the current duplex was constructed. Various people have lived in the
building, none for more than five years.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
12
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-096
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard siding on the
front and vinyl shingles on the sides. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front
gable roof has overhanging eaves. A lunette window in the gable end is surrounded by wood shingles. The window
openings contain two-over-two double-hung sash, although the original picture window has been replaced. An open
shed-roof porch with the roof carried on brackets extends across the front of the house. It may be a replacement for
the original. A cast-iron coal chute on the side of the house has an inscription reading “Sterling Foundry, pat. June 6,
1903.” A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A low stone retaining wall supports the front yard.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John Lauer and his family in
1904. Lauer worked as a stonecutter for a local business, Kost and Lammersen. In the early 1920s, the building was
sold to Carl Molin. His family owned the property until the 1980s.45
18
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-098
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a square plan
with a shallow projecting bay on the north side. The intersecting gabled roofs have broad overhanging eaves with
exposed rafter ends. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash. The
gable-roof porch that extends across the front has been enclosed. A red brick chimney with corbelled top rises from
the center of the roof. A stone wall extends across the front of the yard. The garage dates from ca. 1925.
The house was built in the 1910s for Clara Poeppey. In the late 1940s, the building was sold and Frederik Kuesel
moved in. Donald Kunkel occupied the building from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
22
ca. 1905
SN-SCC-099
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that
may have replaced wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
45
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Front and side gables intersect the main hipped roof. The windows have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. Stuccoed wing walls flank
the entrance steps. A small enclosed porch at the southeast corner provides access to the rear entrance. A yellow
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1930.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century. The earliest-known residents were Charles Kriesel
and his family in 1905. In the 1910s, J. T. Henz bought the property. He sold it to Hubert Lenzmeier in the early
1930s. Norbert Schneider and Burton Davis lived in the house from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. Davis moved
out in the late 1940s and Joseph Rau moved in. Schneider was the only resident by 1956.
24
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1588
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves with a shallow shed-roof dormer on the north side. The window
openings contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the
front. A red brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Katherine Johnson. By 1919, L. L. Hall was the
occupant. J. A. Miller briefly lived in the building in the early 1920s, followed by Conrad and Paul Bautch in the
1930s. William Hall owned the building by 1938 and lived in it until the late 1940s. At that time, the house was
rented as two apartments: one to James Graham and the other to William Potter. A pattern of frequent resident
changes developed and lasted into the 1970s.
26
ca. 1913
SN-SCC-100
This one-and-one-half-story altered Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a crossshaped plan. The cross-gabled roof has overhanging eaves with returns. The window openings have one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. A three-sided bay, set below a hipped roof, projects from the front. This bay appears
to be a recent addition. A porch originally extended across the front of the house. A wood-frame gable-roof garage,
that postdates the period of significance, is located at the rear of the lot by the alley.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was P. Schumartz,
who worked at D. H. Spicer’s cabinet making business. The building was demolished, and the current house built in
the 1910s for Anna Wallek and her family. Wallek rented part of the building to boarders. In the early 1910s, the
boarder was laborer Henry Farwick, but Mathew Swedziak had moved in by 1919. Anna’s son, Frank, became the
owner in the early 1920s and continued to rent part of the house. E. W. Kraemer was the boarder in the early 1920s,
but Mathias Kollmann took his place in the early 1930s and stayed into the 1940s. Frank worked for various granite
companies in St. Cloud. While boarders continuously changed, the Wallek family owned the property until the early
1950s. It was then sold to Joseph Zylla.
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SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
West Side
15
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-102
This one-and-one-half-story modified American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced
with vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has
a rectangular plan. Front and side gables intersect the main hipped roof. The window openings contain one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. The gabled-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. A one-story
extension is located at the rear. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof
garage is located behind the house and postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s by John Tellers, a carpenter. In the early 1920s, Herman Eiynck bought the house.
His family owned it until the early 1940s. Helen Betz and Nicholas Zimmer briefly lived in the house in the 1940s.
In the late 1940s, Adolph Ressemann purchased the property, and his family lived there into the 1970s.
21
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1585
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a shallow projecting bay on the south side. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings
have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. An enclosed
hipped-roof porch with a battered base extends across the front. The garage appears to postdate the period of
significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for Mathias Mueller, a granite quarryman. The Mueller family lived in the building
until the 1960s.
29
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-101
This one-and-one-half-story modified American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced
with vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has
a rectangular plan. Front and side gables intersect the main hipped roof. The window openings contain one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. The gabled-roof porch extending across the front has been rebuilt and partially
enclosed to create interior space. A one-story extension is located at the rear. A yellow brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage dating back to circa 1930 is located behind the house.
The house was built in the 1910s for Hubert Langer. In the early 1940s, the building was sold to George Simmers.
Claude Przybilla bought the house in the late 1950s.
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SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
110
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-592
This lot contains two buildings facing the street. The building to the south, originally with the address of 108, was
used as a one-story barber shop. It is of wood-frame construction with a curvilinear stucco false front concealing the
wood-sided gable-roof structure behind. The window openings have double-hung sash. The front door is a
replacement for the original. A red brick chimney rises from the rear of the building. The building is now in
residential use.
The main building is a one-and-half-story vernacular dwelling of wood-frame construction that is faced with
aluminum siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has
a square plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. The windows have
one-over-one double-hung sash. An enclosed hipped-roof porch extends across the front of the house. A red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. A newer garage is located behind the former store building.
The house was built in the 1910s for J. S. Stickney. By 1925, George Sniezek, a barber, was the owner. Sniezek
added a storefront facade to the garage and turned it into a barber shop. In the late 1940s, Sniezek’s son, Henry, took
over the business, but his mother continued to live in the house. The Sniezeks owned the property until the 1980s.
114
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1579
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a
one-story extension at the rear. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. The windows contain three-over-one
and one-over-one double-hung sash. An enclosed hipped-roof porch extends across the front of the house. A red
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A small historic garage or shed is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the 1910s for Robert Aigner. In the late 1940s, he sold the building to Joseph LeClaire. The
LeClaires owned the house until the 1970s.
120
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1580
This one-and-one-half-story modified Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
square plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. The windows contain
one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the front of the house. A
window box carried on brackets extends across the front. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
gable-roof garage located at the rear of the lot appears to postdate the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for Bernard Schueller. In the early 1940s, it was sold to Fred Albrecht. The
Albrechts owned the property until the 1980s.
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122
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1581
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. A decorative window accents the gable end. The roof slopes on the
north and south sides are punctuated by shed-roof dormers. The one on the south side rises above a projecting bay at
the first story. The windows contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch
extends across the front of the house. The garage located at the rear of the lot appears to postdate the period of
significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for Ernest Warehime. Little is known about Warehime, but his wife, Mathilda,
opened a beauty shop in 1924 and later founded the St. Cloud School of Beauty in 1939. Their daughter, Mary
Sour, operated the St. Cloud School of Beauty into the 1950s. After Warehime’s death in 1954, Elizabeth
Butkowski and her son, Gerald, moved into the house. The Butkowski family currently owns the building.
128
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1582
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a
one-story extension at the rear. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves. The windows contain one and one-overone double-hung and casement replacement sash. A porch originally extended across the front of the house. It has
been replaced by a one-story gable-roof extension that contains the entrance. A chimney of red wire-cut brick rises
from the center of the roof. A gable-roof garage with clapboard siding appears to fall within the period of
significance.
The house was built in the 1910s. The earliest-known residents were George Kuciemba and R. E. Koshnick in 1919.
M. B. Heald briefly lived in the building in the early 1920s. The building sat vacant into late the 1930s when John
Schwegmann moved in. By 1943, Alvin Skaalrud was the occupant. In the late 1940s, Henry Sniezek bought the
property and lived there into the 1980s.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
West Side
101
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-590
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with brick veneer that
has been stuccoed. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the
rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash. An enclosed hipped-roof porch extends across the front of the house. The base of the porch has
wood clapboard siding. The porch windows have three-over-one double-hung sash. A red brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot dates back to circa 1975.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was John Ambrosich, who
worked at the St. Cloud Marble Company. By 1900, Michael Undersander and his family lived in the building. Over
the next two decades, the Undersanders owned the house, but rented it out. In the early 1910s, P. B. Talcott briefly
lived in the building. Mary Ambrosich, H. L. Wenner, Albert Mueller, and Peter Goedert also lived in the building
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from the late 1910s to the mid-1930s. John Undersander, who had retired from farming in St. Joseph, was listed at
the address by the late 1930s. The family owned the property until the late 1950s.46
105
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-591
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story shed-roof extension on
the south side. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves interrupted by a gabled dormer on the south side. The
window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. An open hipped-roof
porch extends across the front of the house, but the porch floor and wrought-iron columns supporting the roof are
recent additions. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot by the alley dates back to circa 1928.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was John Giles, who
worked at Stiles, Keeler and Company. By 1900, John Kruchten, a laborer, lived in the building. August Brick, a
stonecutter, resided in the building by 1905. Following the Bricks, a variety of people lived in the house, but no one
spent more then five years. From the 1910s to the late 1940s, the residents were J. N. Hawla, John Ambrosich,
Aloys Fuchs, Mathew Hamilton, Sylvester Schepers, and George Kolb. The house was subdivided into apartments
in the late 1940s and the frequent resident changes continued.
113
1887
SN-SCC-593
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with yellow brick
veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain
casement and one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. An enclosed hipped-roof porch extends across the front
of the house. The base of the porch has wood clapboard siding. The porch windows have three-over-one doublehung sash. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of
the lot by the alley dates back to circa 1970.
The house was built for $1,000 in 1887 for John Richter. Richter worked at Stiles, Keeler and Company. In 1900,
the Richters were still at the address, but by 1905 John Marzucick, a stonecutter, lived in the building. The
Marzucicks rented a room to John Johnson, another stonecutter. Anton Ethen bought the house at the end of the
decade. It remained in the Ethen family into the 1970s.47 This house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud
Century Homes Recognition Program.
115
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-594
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with stucco. The
house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a shallow projection on the south side. The
intersecting roofs with overhanging eaves have broached gable ends that are also detailed with wood strips that
recall the English Tudor style. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain casement and one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. The flat-roofed entrance porch is enclosed and contains two-over-one windows. A
wood railing encloses the roof of the porch. A red brick chimney rises from the roof. The wood-frame broached
gable-roof garage at the alley dates back to circa 1970.
The house was built in the 1920s for Peter Trebtoske. His family owned it until the 1960s.
46
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John Undersander, interview, n.d., transcript, SHM.
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119
ca. 1948
SN-SCC-595
This one-story with attic Mediterranean cottage is of wood-frame construction that is faced with stucco. The house
rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with shallow gable-roof projections on the front and south side.
Curvilinear details mark the gutter ends. Brick veneer is applied to the base of the walls in an irregular pattern. The
window openings have wood surrounds and contain six-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm
windows. The gabled front entrance porch has a recessed door set behind an arched opening with a keyed pattern. A
brick chimney rises from the roof. The garage is from the period of significance.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling that appears to have been a double house. The earliest-known
residents were Mathias Besinius and Peter Schroinden in 1905. Besinius was a farmer, while Schroinden was a
laborer. The building was demolished early on; no one was listed at the address after 1905. The current house was
constructed in the late 1940s for Ervin Urbaniak. The Urbaniaks owned the property until the 1970s.
125
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-596
This one-and-one-half-story cottage-style dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with stucco. The
house rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetric plan with a gabled projection to the south and a shallow
projection at the front. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves and are marked by returns. The
window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm
windows. The arched front entrance is contained within the front projection and sheltered by a shed roof. A large
shed-roof dormer is placed on the north roof slope. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage
dates back to circa 1938.
The house was built in the 1920s for Raymond Schaefer. In the 1950s, it was sold to George Keller.
129
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1583
This one-and-one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves interrupted by gabled projections on the north and south sides. The
window openings have three-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front has been
enclosed. The rear entrance porch has also been enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
wood-frame gable-roof garage at the alley is entered from Second Street North and dates from the period of the
house.
The house was built in the 1920s for John Schaefer. Members of the Schaefer family currently own the building.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street to Third Street
East Side
214
1903
SN-SCC-600
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetrical plan
with a one-story extension at the rear. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings
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contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the house
has been enclosed. A pediment marks the location of the front entrance. The garage dates back to circa 1970.
This house replaced a commercial garage built in the 1910s. The business was originally known as the West End
Garage, but had become the County Garage by 1925. The structure was demolished in the early 1940s to be replaced
by this house in the late 1940s. From its form, it appears to be an earlier building that was moved onto this site. The
earliest-known residents were Stephen Nordlund and Reverend Eugene Schuer in 1950. The Nordlund family lived
in part of the house until the 1960s. Various people rented the other part.
216
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1586
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story
hipped-roof extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. A one-story three-sided bay projects
from the south side of the house. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung
sash set behind modern storm windows. The porch that extended across the front of the house has been removed. A
shallow projecting roof shelters the front door and the first-story picture window. A red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof. An extension at the rear has a dormer on the south roof slope.
The house was built in the 1910s. The earliest-known residents were A. B. Thurston and A. A. Mielke. H. R.
Hadden and Mathew Wirth briefly lived in the building in the early 1920s. By 1935, Stephen Kurkowski was the
owner. In the late 1940s, the house was sold to Martin Christinsen, who owned it until the 1960s.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street to Third Street
West Side
201
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-597
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetric plan
with a three-sided projection on the south side. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves with returns.
The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash. An enclosed hipped-roof
porch extends across the front and wraps around to the south side. The porch windows also have three-over-one
sash. A gabled pediment marks the location of the front entrance. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the
roof. The garage dates back to circa 1925.
The house was built in the 1910s for Martin Binczik. Members of the Binczik family owned the building until the
1980s.
203
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-598
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetric plan
with a projection on the south side. The gabled roofs have overhanging eaves with returns and also intersect a
hipped roof. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. An enclosed
hipped-roof porch extends across the front. A gabled pediment marks the location of the front entrance. A tall brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1960.
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The house was built in the 1910s by John Zabinski, a carpenter. Zabinski eventually became a general contractor. In
the late 1950s, the building was sold to Alcuin Loehr.
209
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1584
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan
with a shallow projection on the south side. The front gabled roof has overhanging eaves carried on overscaled
brackets and a gabled dormer on the south side above the projection. The window openings have three-over-one and
one-over-one double-hung sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the front. A tall brick chimney rises
from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the 1920s with each story as an apartment. The earliest-known residents were Raymond
Meissner and Rudolph Strand in the mid-1930s. By the mid-1940s, Peter Mertes and Glenn Talbert lived in the
house. Hos. Deppa, Leo Croteau, and Leonard Rau briefly lived in the building in the late 1940s. Edward Kovell
bought the property in the 1950s. He did not rent the second floor until the 1960s.
213
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-599
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The house
rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a shallow projection on the south side and a one-story
extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves with returns. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The porch that originally extended across the front has been
removed. A gabled hood shelters the front entrance. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
garage falls within the period of significance.
This is an older house that was moved to this site in the 1950s. Harold Knese, who worked for the Great Northern
railroad, and his wife Regina were listed at this address in 1958.
219
ca. 1935
SN-SCC-1587
This two-story altered Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The broached front gable roof has overhanging eaves that are interrupted by broached-gable dormers on the sides.
The window openings have wood surrounds and contain casement and one-over-one double-hung replacement sash,
as well as some three-over-one sash. The gable-roof front entrance porch is enclosed. The garage dates back to the
1960s.
The house was built in the 1930s for Edward Hart. In the early 1940s, Antonia Zabinski moved into the building
with her daughter and son-in-law, Joseph Sufka. Henry Meyer bought the property from the Sufkas in the late 1950s.
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SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
318
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-603
This two-story American Foursquare duplex is of wood-frame construction and is faced with composition siding
imitating brick that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The building rests on a stone foundation and has a
square plan. The hipped roof has overhanging eaves and is punctuated by hipped-roof dormers on the front and
sides. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash, except for the
picture windows with transoms on the first story. An open hipped-roof porch extends across the front of the
building. The porch has a rubble-stone base, and square wood columns support the roof. A tall brick chimney rises
from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century as a double house. The earliest-known residents were
Thomas Urbaniak, August Schroetalla, and Joseph Schafer in 1905. Urbaniak was a tailor and eventually owned his
own business. No names were listed at the address into the late 1910s: Frank Schaefer and J. S. Siegmund. By the
1920s, Leo Schaeffer and O. W. Haggbloom were the residents. Schaeffer continued to live in the building, but John
Hirschfelt moved into the other half. By 1950, both were replaced by Henry Weismann. The trend of frequent
resident changes continued through the remainder of the twentieth century.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
West Side
305
1887
SN-SCC-601
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that replaced the original
brick veneer siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs
have overhanging eaves. The window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one and two-over-two doublehung sash. A five-sided bay with angled roof accents the first story. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the
front of the south wing. The garage dates back to circa 1925.
The house was built for $1,500 in 1887 for Frank Materna, who worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba
railroad. The Maternas rented part of the building to other families. These included Julius Krause, a bartender, from
1900 to the 1910s. Mike Gappa, a plasterer, lived in the house around 1905. By 1919, the building belonged to
Frank Kloskowski, whose sister and brother-in-law, John Babst, also lived there. In the late 1940s, Elvin Skaalerud
bought the property and owned it until the 1980s.48
311
1999
SN-SCC-1589
This one-and-one-half story raised ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding. The
house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front-gabled roof has overhanging eaves. The
window openings contain sliding sash. A wood-frame gable-roof garage is located at the rear of the lot.
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The lot was part of 305 Sixteenth Avenue North into the late 1990s when the property was divided and sold. The
current building was constructed in 1999.
317
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-602
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have stone sills and segmental-arched stone lintels
with pendants and contain double-hung replacement sash. The porch that originally extended across the front of the
house has been removed. A red brick chimney with corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. A large woodframe gable-roof garage dating back to circa 1960 is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John Materna and his family
in 1888. Like his son, Frank, Materna worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. In the 1930s, the
property was sold. Arthur Campfield briefly lived in the building in the late 1930s. Raymond Imholte bought the
house in the early 1940s, and members of the Imholte family currently own the building.
323
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-604
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting
gabled roofs have overhanging eaves punctuated by a gabled dormer on the south wing. The window openings have
wood surrounds and contain two-over-two double-hung sash. A gabled hood carried on brackets shelters the front
entrance. The enclosed entrance vestibule at the corner of the south wing appears to be a later addition. An exterior
brick chimney rises at the south end of the south wing. A wood-frame gable-roof garage is located southwest of the
house. It appears to be the one depicted on the 1928 Sanborn map.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Markley and his family
in 1888. Markley was a locomotive engineer for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, Joseph
had died and his recently widowed daughter-in-law, Barbara, moved into the house. Mrs. Markley was listed as a
trained nurse in the 1900 city directory. Members of the Markley family owned the house until the 1970s.49
327
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-605
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling with Tudoresque detail is of wood-frame construction and is
faced with stucco. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a shallow L-shaped plan. Each section of the L
has a gabled roof; the front-facing gable has an asymmetric slope. A gabled dormer punctuates the front slope of the
side gable. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one and three-over-one double-hung
sash. The front entrance is contained within in its own gabled vestibule. A tall red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof. The garage which is entered off Fourth Street North dates back to circa 1925.
This house replaced an early twentieth-century residence, that in turn, replaced two nineteenth-century houses. The
earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Anton Weihs, a laborer for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad.
By 1900, his son, John, was the owner. Like his father, Weihs worked for the railroad at the car shops. Paul and
Margaret Sakry, John Weihs’ in-laws, lived in the other house. Sometime before 1913, the houses were demolished
and a new house built. In the 1920s, the Weihses razed the 1910s house and erected the current building. The
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property was sold in the late 1940s to Leo Hansen. Members of the Hansen family owned the house until the
1990s.50
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
402
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1590
This one-and-one-half-story Cape Cod dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular
plan. The side gable roof is punctuated by gabled dormers. The window openings contain double-hung replacement
sash. A gabled entrance vestibule projects from the front. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The
garage off Fourth Street North appears to date from the period of significance.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century double house. The earliest-known residents were A. W. Bennett, E. M.
Bennett, Matt Bennett, Dan Crowley, A. Howes, Dan McFadden, Robert Mulligan, and John Roach in 1888. A. W.
Bennett owned his own barber shop, and his two relatives worked there as barbers. Three of the five other men
worked as carpenters for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. A fourth man was a fireman for the
railroad, and the fifth man was a mason. By 1900, Edward Barthelemy and his family lived in the building.
Barthelemy and his sons were teamsters. One of his daughters worked outside the home as a clerk at a milliner’s
shop. By 1905, two different families lived in the house. Max Pelowski, a laborer, occupied one half and Mary
Engels the other half. Two of the Engels children worked outside the home; Frances was a clerk and Clara was a
teacher. The building was demolished sometime after 1905, and the current house built by 1928. From the 1910s to
the 1930s, no one was listed at the address. The earliest-listed resident was Albert Jagielski in the early 1940s. The
family owned the house until the 1980s.
410
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1593
This two-and-one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
asbestos-cement shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a painted rusticated
stone foundation and has a square plan with a rear extension. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves punctuated
by projecting dormers on the north and south sides. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain oneover-one double-hung sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the front of the house. A red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage appears to be the one shown on the
1928 Sanborn map.
The house was built in the 1910s for Hugh Gallagher, an engineer on the Great Northern railroad. In the early 1930s,
the building was sold to Emil Zahn, but Joseph Reisinger owned the house by 1943. William Vandereyck bought the
property from Reisinger in the early 1950s. The Vandereyck family currently lives there.
414
ca. 1910
SN-SCC-1594
This one-and-one-half-story modified Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
square plan. The broad front gable roof has overhanging eaves and is punctuated by a large gabled dormer on the
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north side. The window openings contain replacement sash. The porch, which originally extended across the front of
the house, has been removed. A shallow hipped hood now shelters the front entrance.
The house was built in the early 1910s for Frank Lindemann. By 1919, F. J. Heinen was the owner. In the early
1930s, Carl Gruber bought the property. He sold it to Albert Kleinfehn in the early 1940s. Members of the Kleinfehn
family owned the property until the 1960s, when it transferred to Richard Tomczik, who was related to the
Kleinfehns through marriage.
422
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-609
This one-and-one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
asbestos-cement shingles that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete-block
foundation and has a square plan with a rear extension. Gables on the front and sides with returns intersect the
hipped roof. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The porch,
which originally extended across the front, has been reduced to a smaller enclosed gable-roof entrance porch. The
wood-frame gable-roof garage appears to be the one shown on the 1928 Sanborn map.
The house was built in the 1910s for Joseph Palmersheim. In the early 1940s, the building was sold to Leo Kennery.
Bernard Binsfeld bought the house in the late 1940s, and his family owned it until the late 1950s.
428
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-611
This one- and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The
house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves carried
on over-scaled brackets and is intersected by projecting gables on the north and south sides. The window openings
have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front
is partially enclosed. The overhanging eaves are carried on over-scaled brackets, and the base of the porch is faced
with rubble stone. The front entrance is recessed behind the open section of the porch. A red brick chimney rises
from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1970.
The house was built in the 1920s for Frank Porwoll. By 1935, Frank had died and his wife, Anna, was the owner.
Mrs. Porwoll owned the property until the mid-1950s when it was sold to Fred Sendzik.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
West Side
401
ca. 1894
SN-SCC-606
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. The house
rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have shallow eaves. The window
openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm
windows. A picture window on the first story has an art-glass transom. The house was probably built with a porch
extending across at least a portion of the front. Now a gabled hood carried on over-scaled brackets shelters the front
door. An enclosed porch extends along the rear of the house. The garage dates back to circa 1920.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were the Weihs family in 1900.
Joseph Weihs shared the role of head of the house with his father, Anton (who had lived at one of the houses where
327 Sixteenth Avenue North is currently located). Both men worked in the railroad car shops. In the late 1910s, only
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Joseph was listed in the city directories. The building stayed in the family, but it transferred to Joseph’s son, Anton
in the late 1940s. He owned the property until the 1970s.
405
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1591
This one-story with attic Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The broached front-gable roof is intersected by a broached gable projection on the south side. The window openings
contain three-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The truncated-gable porch extending
across the front has been enclosed. The garage postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1920s for Peter Tomczik. Members of the Tomczik family currently reside in the
building.
409
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-1592
This one-story with attic Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The side-gable roof is intersected by a gabled dormer on the front. The roofs have overhanging eaves carried on
over-scaled brackets. The window openings contain double-hung replacement sash. A projecting oriel on the south
side has a shed roof. The front entrance porch has been enclosed and is sheltered by a shed roof that projects from
the front slope of the main roof. The garage postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the early 1920s for P. J. Winter. By the mid-1930s, W. Holly Norton was the owner. Harrison
Wegner briefly lived in the building in the early 1940s, followed by Robert LeSage in the late 1940s. In the early
1950s, Stewart Pelkey bought the property. The Pelkeys currently own the building.
413
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-607
This one-story with attic Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco above a
brick base. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with projections at the front and on
the south side. The front-gable roof is intersected by the gable roof over the projection on the south side. All the
roofs have overhanging eaves carried on over-scaled brackets. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain six-over-one double-hung sash. The front entrance is set in an angled vestibule that is sheltered by a gabled
hood. An exterior brick chimney with a very tall stack rises through the slope of the gable on the south side of the
house. The garage postdates the period of significance.
The house was constructed in the 1920s. The earliest-known resident was Christine Primus in 1935. By 1938, Floyd
Davidson was the owner. In the 1950s, the building was sold to Eugene Perrier.
417
ca. 1921
SN-SCC-608
This one-story with attic Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard
siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves
that are carried on over-scaled brackets. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain double-hung
replacement sash. A shed-roof oriel is placed on the south side of the house. The gable-roof entrance porch is faced
with wood clapboard siding above and below replacement windows. A red brick chimney rises from the center of
the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1925.
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The house was constructed in the early 1920s for L. V. Hahn. By 1935, Frank Hirschfelt was the owner. He sold it to
Mathias Miller in the early 1940s. Miller owned it until the mid-1950s.
423
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-1595
This one-and-one-half-story altered Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular
plan with projections on the north and south sides. A gabled roof at the front and gabled roofs at the sides intersect a
hipped roof. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The
projecting bay on the south side has a leaded-glass transom. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the
house has been enclosed. A gabled pediment marks the front entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the center of
the roof. The garage postdates the period of significance.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Michael Foley and his
family. Foley worked as a day laborer in the Great Northern car shops. The building was razed and the current house
built in the early 1910s. J. R. Martin and Mrs. O. B. Lundstrom were the earliest-listed occupants in 1914. By 1919,
J. F. Schaffer and T. B. Deppa lived in the house. Deppa moved out by 1925 and M. C. Zitur moved. Frank
Schneider and Ralph Stroschein were the occupants in 1935. Schneider stayed, but Norbert Stadtherr took
Stroschein’s place in the late 1930s. Both men remained at the address into the late 1940s. By the early 1950s,
Stadtherr still lived in the building, but Roy DeWinter and a pest-control business occupied the rest of the building.
Tenants continued to change frequently through the rest of the twentieth century.
427
ca. 1912
SN-SCC-610
This two-story altered Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
projection on the south side and an extension at the rear. The front gabled roof has overhanging eaves and is
intersected by roof gables on the sides. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind
modern storm windows. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A gabled
pediment marks the front entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage falls within the
period of significance.
The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were William Rockman and his
family. Rockman was a brakeman for the Great Northern railroad. The building was razed and the current house
built in the 1910s for John Schaeffer. Members of the Schaeffer (later spelled Schaefer) family owned the building
until the 1980s.
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fifth Street to Five-and-One-Half Street
East Side
504
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1597
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original brick veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at
the rear. A later shed roof extends off that to the south. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window
openings have double-hung and casement replacement sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front has
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been enclosed. The gabled pediment over the porch entrance has carved detail. The original brick veneer wall
surface is visible inside the porch. The garage postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Schouner and his
family in 1900. Schouner was a foreman in the Great Northern car shops. By 1904, John Kuhn, a locomotive
engineer on the Great Northern, lived in the building. The Kuhn family owned the property until the early 1950s
when Raymond Harlander bought it.
508
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1598
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the original
wood siding. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side-gable roof has
overhanging eaves. The window openings have replacement sash. The gabled front entrance porch is enclosed and
projects from the center of the facade. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood-frame gableroof garage is located at the rear of the lot and is contemporary with the house.
The house was built in the early 1950s for Catherine Binsfeld. She owned it until the 1970s.
514
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1600
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestoscement siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves and is punctuated by a gabled dormer on the south
side. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one and three-over-one double-hung sash set
behind modern storm windows. The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A
red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot appears
to be the one shown on the 1928 Sanborn map.
The house was built in the 1920s for Stuart Rothwell. In the early 1940s, the building was sold to William
McSevany. Leo Richter bought the house from McSevany in the early 1950s, and his family owned it until the
1970s.
526
1966
SN-SCC-1603
This one-and-one-half-story raised ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick at the
basement level and wood siding over the rest of the building. The house rests on a concrete base and has a
rectangular plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have double-hung sash. A brick
chimney rises at the north end of the roof above an attached garage.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century house. The earliest-known resident was Hubert Hick, a day laborer, in
1900. In the late 1920s, the building was sold to John Plemel, who sold the property in the early 1950s to Gertrude
Bredeck. She demolished the house and constructed the current building in 1966.
530
ca. 1913
SN-SCC-616
This two-story apartment building is of masonry construction that is faced with brick (now painted). It was
originally constructed as a hotel. It rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The window openings
have stone sills and contain double-hung replacement sash. The porch, which originally extended across the front
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has been removed, and the wall surface covered with imitation stone. Corbelled brackets extend around the top of
the building below a metal flashing that might have replaced a cornice.
The building replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. No records were found listing the residents. By 1913, the
current building had been constructed and was known as the New West Hotel. It replaced the West Hotel, a fourstory building located south of downtown that was destroyed by fire in 1901. D. F. Hayward, the owner, chose the
current location for its proximity to the Great Northern Depot. In the 1910s, Henry Heeck became the proprietor.
After his death in 1917, his wife ran the hotel. Fred Heeck took control of the business in the 1930s and changed the
name to the West Hotel. In the late 1940s, the hotel closed and the building sat vacant until Lubby’s Tavern was
started in the mid-1950s.51
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Fifth Street North to Five and One-Half Street North
West Side
501
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1596
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. It rests on a concrete foundation and has a modified L-shaped plan with
a one-story extension at the rear. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings have
double-hung replacement sash. The hipped-roof porch extending in front of the south wing has been enclosed. The
porch windows have three-over-one sash. The house has a side entrance from Fifth Street North. The garage
postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Elsie Daniels and F. I. Stiles in
1888. Both are listed as residents, rather than boarders, and it is possible that Mrs. Daniels and Stiles were related.
Stiles was co-owner of Stiles, Keeler and Company, manufacturers of artificial stone and tile. By 1900, Albert
Hannig owned the building. Hannig was a machinist in the Great Northern car shops. Julia Sakry and her family
moved into the house by 1905. The Sakry family owned the property until the 1970s.
505
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-612
This two-story modified Arts and Crafts duplex is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asbestos-cement
siding that replaced the original wood siding. The building rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The
hipped roof has overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. The open front entrance porch has a
gabled roof carried on over-scaled brackets that shelter the two entrance doors. The garage dates back to circa 1930.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents, in 1888, were Robert Carew, a
laborer at the car shops, and his family. The Carews owned the property until the early 1910s. In the 1920s, the
building was razed and the current house built. Charles Verkinnes bought the house in the early 1930s. Wayne
Stavrum purchased the property from Verkinnes in the early 1940s. Stavrum owned it until the 1950s.
51
The original West Hotel was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Fifth Avenue South and First
Street South. “Night Hotel Fire,” Minneapolis Journal, February 8, 1901; “Underwent 135 Operations in 15 Years;
Henry Heeck, Proprietor of New West Hotel, Dies at Age of 42,” St. Cloud Daily Times, April 18, 1917.
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509
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-613
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced or covered the original brick veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The
intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. A gabled dormer punctuates the front slope of the south wing.
The window openings have replacement casement and double-hung sash. An oriel at the first story has a hipped roof
set on small brackets. The porch extending in front of the wing is enclosed. A gabled pediment marks the location of
the entrance. The garage may be the ca. 1905 workshop behind the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was William Lueck, a
carpenter at the car shops. The Lueck family owned the building until the early 1940s. The property was vacant
during World War II, but was purchased by Frank Schaefer in the late 1940s. The Schaefer family lived there into
the 1970s.
513
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1599
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a
one-story extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-overone and two-over-two double-hung sash. Most are replacement. The porch that originally extended across the front
has been removed. The entrance is now through an enclosed gable-roof vestibule. A wood-frame gable-roof garage
at the rear of the lot is of recent date.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was William Holtz, who
worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, a nurse, Julia Porter, was the owner. Porter
rented rooms to a railroad employee and a school teacher. After 1905, no one was listed at the address into the mid1920s when H. K. Dombrovske briefly lived in the house. By 1935, Christine Primus had moved into the building.
Peter Luckeroth bought the property in the late 1930s, and his family occupied it until the 1940s. From that point,
the building was rented to various people who lived there no longer than five years.
515
1909
SN-SCC-1601
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard
siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have
overhanging eaves. The window openings have replacement casement and double-hung sash. At one time, a porch
extended across the front of the south wing as well as in front of the main block of the house. This porch was
removed. The open porch now in place has been rebuilt. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built for $1,200 in 1909 for Casper Danzl, a railroad employee. The Danzl family owned the house
until the early 1940s. After that, various people rented the house for brief periods of time.52
521
SN-SCC-1602
The lot has always been vacant. Although it is now fenced and appears to be part of the 525 Sixteenth Avenue North
property, the lots are owned by different people.
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525
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-614
This two-story vernacular Prairie School house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco siding. The
house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with three one-story porch projections on the front, south
side, and rear. The hipped roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain both
replacement casement and double-hung sash, both casement and double-hung. The enclosed front entrance porch
has a hipped roof. The enclosed sun porch on the south side has a flat roof and prominent corner posts. A woodframe gable-roof garage has been built at the rear of the lot and postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1920s. The earliest-known resident was Paul Hauge in 1935. Frances Krafty moved into
the building by 1938. The Krafty family, first Frances then her daughter, Bernice Krafty Lahr, have owned the
building since.
529
ca. 1905
SN-SCC-615
This two-story vernacular residential building is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that replaced
the original wood siding. The building was originally constructed as a hotel. It now has meeting space on the first
story and apartments on the second story. The building has a rectangular plan and rests on a stone foundation. The
window openings have wood surrounds and contain replacement sash. A number of the openings on the first story
appear to have been enclosed or altered in size. The garage dates back to circa 1975.
The building replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was E. E. Collins, a
carpenter for Raymond and Owens contractors. By 1900, Anthony Heider, a building inspector, owned the house.
The residence was demolished and the current building erected by 1905. Its original use was as the Great Northern
Hotel. In the late 1930s, it became Krafty’s Hotel, but the name switched back to the Great Northern in the late
1940s and the word “Cafe” was added. The hotel/cafe continued into the 1990s.
SEVENTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
304
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-621
This two-story Italianate-form dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer. The
house rests on a stone foundation and has a square plan. The hipped roof has overhanging eaves. The window
openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch
extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A
large gable-roof extension of recent date has been added to the rear of the house. The garage dates back to circa
1935.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Mortimer Moriarity, a
stonecutter. In the early 1920s, the building was sold. Harry Hynes briefly lived in the house in the mid-1920s,
followed by Gerhard Terhaar in the mid-1930s. In the late 1930s, Raymond Ziebol, who worked for the Purity Milk
Company, bought the property. His family lived there into the 1990s.53
53
“Raymond Ziebol, Sr.,” St. Cloud Daily Times, n.d., available in the Ziebol file at SHM.
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308
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-622
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan with a one-story kitchen extension at the
rear. The intersecting gable roofs have overhanging eaves with fascias. Decorative brick bands mark the gable ends.
The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain double-hung replacement sash. An open shedroof porch extends in front of the south wing. The porch base is faced with wood clapboard siding. A brick chimney
rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Frank Porwoll and his family
in 1888. That year, Porwoll made a $350 improvement to the building. He invested $300 in the building in 1890. By
1892, Porwoll was a partner in the Gruber and Porwoll masonry and concrete business. Porwoll was responsible for
executing the brickwork for St. John Cantius Church. He also became a local real estate investor. He and his wife
owned five houses located on Sixteenth and Seventeenth Avenues North by 1936. The family moved out of the
building in the early 1920s and C. J. Nau moved in. In the late 1940s, the Nau family sold the house to Loyal Pallies,
who owned it until the late 1950s.54 The house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud Century Homes
Recognition Program.
320
ca. 1890, 1982
SN-SCC-1604
This one-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood siding. The house rests on a
concrete-block foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gable roofs have overhanging eaves. The
window openings contain casement and sliding sash. An open porch area shelters the front entrance in the south
wing, which was added to the house in 1982. The garage off Fourth Street North appears to date back to circa 1960.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Samuel Goedfried, a peddler, in
1900. By 1905, Michael Kobina, a cement worker, lived in the building. Theodore Porwoll briefly lived in the house
around 1910. Various people lived in the building from 1900 to the late 1940s; none for more than five years. In the
late 1940s, Carl Grams bought the property, and his family lived in the house until the 1980s. They enlarged the
house and made other extensive changes.55
FIRST STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1211
ca. 1935
SN-SCC-438
This one-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard siding. The
building rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves with
wood bargeboards. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash. A
gabled projection, also with bargeboards at the eaves, contains the front entrance. The doorway is sheltered by a
gabled hood carried on brackets. The garage to the west of the house was built at about the same time.
54
“A Handsome Showing”; clipping from St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 23, 1890, available at SHM; Mrs. Frank
Porwoll, interview by Tresa Gruber, May 8, 1936, transcript, SHM.
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St. Cloud Building Permit, 14847, July 7, 1982.
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The house was built in the 1930s for Ralph Colberg. By 1943, Benjamin Lehman owned the building. William Reed
bought the house in the late 1940s and lived there into the late 1950s.
1215
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-439
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction that is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The
intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings have stone sills and contain replacement
double-hung or casement windows. An open hipped-roof porch with decorative carved posts and a clapboard-sided
base extends across the front. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gableroofed garage at the rear of the lot dates back to circa 1960.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. Before 1905, no documentation of residents was found. The
current house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Louis Lehmeier. In the late 1910s, M. L.
Thelen bought the property. No listings for residents occur until the early 1940s when Carl Gruber lived in the
house. Milton Loesch and Elmer Stock briefly occupied the house in the late 1940s before Daniel Dierkes bought
the property. He lived there into the 1960s.
1223
ca. 1912
SN-SCC-440
This one-and-one-half-story Colonial Revival dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a square plan with a one-story kitchen extension at
the rear and another one-story extension on the west side. The main block of the house is surmounted by intersecting
gabled roofs with overhanging eaves with returns. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain oneover-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. The porch
windows are set above a battered base. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A flat-roof garage is
attached to the house.
The house was built in the 1910s for William Streitz. In the late 1930s, the building was sold to Edward
Kowalkowski. Elizabeth Schaefer briefly lived in the house in the late 1940s before Clarence Goedert bought the
property. The Goederts owned the house until the 1990s.
FIRST STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
South Side
1210
ca. 1941
SN-SCC-1614
This one-story Cape Cod dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that replaced
the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The
front gable roof is punctuated by a gabled projection on the east side. The window openings have wood surrounds
and contain a variety of double-hung sash. A gable-roof vestibule contains the front entrance. A wood-frame garage
with a very shallow gable has been attached to the house at the southwest corner.
The house was built in the early 1940s for Otto Bidinger, a clerk for the Great Northern railroad. The family owned
the property until the 1960s.
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FIRST STREET NORTH
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
South Side
1312
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-010
This two-story altered Queen Anne dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation, has a cross-shaped plan with
gabled projections on the east and west sides, and a one-and-one-half-story section at the rear. A front gable and the
side gables intersect a hipped roof. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one doublehung sash set behind modern storm windows. The gable-roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed
with plate-glass windows replacing the original openings. However, decorative modillions are still visible below the
siding at the base of the porch. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage appears to date
from the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for Joseph Winkler. In the early 1930s, the building was sold to Eugene and Walter
Studer. By 1943, John Cremers was the owner. The Cremers family sold the property to Martin Kampa in the mid1950s.
1318
1991
SN-SCC-1615
This parking lot was created on the site of a 1930s house built for Ernest Johnson. In the early 1940s, Johnson sold
the building to Fred Koll. By 1950, Janelle Megarry was the owner. Fred Rogosheski bought the property in the
mid-1950s and owned it until the 1970s. The building was moved off the lot and out of the city in 1991.56
1324
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-011
This two-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable
roof has overhanging eaves, is intersected by a hipped-roof section on the east side, and is punctuated by a hipped
roof dormer on the west side. The window openings contain double-hung and sliding replacement sash. The hipped
roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the center of
the roof. A shed roof for a carport has been added to the west side. The garage dates back to circa 1970.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Lambert Rau, who owned the First and Last
Chance saloon. The building stayed in the family into the 1940s when Daniel Murphy bought the property. The
house became the Murphy Rest Home and remained in that use until the 1960s.
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FIRST STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1529
ca. 1887
SN-SCC-441
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction that is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have
overhanging eaves. Decorative brickwork marks the end of the front gable. The window openings have stone sills
and contain replacement casement sash. The porch, which extended in front of the east wing, has been removed. The
outline of the roof and porch posts are still visible on the brickwork. A gabled hood shelters the entrance in the front
section. A red brick chimney rises from the roof of the east wing. A wood-frame gable-roof garage, dating back to
circa 1940, is located east of the house adjacent to the alley.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Patrick Stafford, a stonecutter,
in 1904. In the early 1920s, the property was sold to R. J. Sand. By 1935, Nicholas Kruchten was the owner. He
lived in the house until the 1970s. The house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud Century Homes
Recognition Program.
SECOND STREET NORTH
Eleventh Avenue North to Twelfth Avenue North
North Side
1105
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1616
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood clapboard siding. The house rests
on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves that shelter
the recessed entranceway. The window openings contain double-hung sash, with replacement casement sash in the
picture window. An exterior brick chimney rises on the east side. A wood-frame gable-roof garage is linked to the
house by an enclosed breezeway.
The house was built in the early 1950s for Al Krippner, who currently owns it.
1111
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1617
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves and is intersected by a shed roof over the extension at the rear. The window
openings contain double-hung replacement sash. The porch that originally extended across the front has been
removed. The large gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot is a recent addition.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Nick Overmiller, a
carpenter. By 1904, Frank Fischbach, a machinist, lived in the house. Leo Zontek, a tailor, bought the property by
1910, and the family owned it until the 1940s. Edward O’Connell, whose wife was a Zontek, briefly lived in the
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house in the late 1940s before Anton Holthaus bought the property in the early 1950s. Holthaus lived there until the
1970s.57
1119
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1618
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding and brick veneer on part
of the front. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof is
intersected by a shallow gabled projection at the front. The window openings contain double-hung sash. A red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. A very large garage, constructed in 2003, is located to the east of the
house.
This house replaced two late nineteenth-century dwellings. The earliest-known resident at 1115 Second Street
North, in 1888, was O. N. Ramsay, a conductor for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba. The earliest resident at
1113 Second Street North, in 1888, was Joe Zeis, a laborer. By 1904, Anton Ethen, a blacksmith, lived in the 1113
house and Joseph Steffes, a butcher, in the 1115 house. The buildings sat vacant until the late 1940s, when they were
demolished. The current house was built in the early 1950s for Erich Zimmerman.
SECOND STREET NORTH
Twelfth Street North to Thirteenth Street North
North Side
1203
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-447
This two-story apartment building is of wood-frame construction and has been veneered with stucco. The building
rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a C-shaped plan organized around an inner courtyard. The intersecting
hipped roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one
double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows. A gabled hood carried on over-scaled brackets shelters the
front entrance. A secondary entrance vestibule has been constructed on the east side at basement level. The concreteblock garage dates back to circa 1930.
The apartment building replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were John Steffes
and his family in 1888. In the 1910s, the house was sold to N. A. Zeller. By 1925, the house was demolished and the
current building constructed. It contains five apartments and has seen frequent resident changes since its opening.
1221
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1620
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and has wood clapboard siding. The
house rests on a stuccoed concrete foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have
overhanging eaves with decorative bargeboards and a gabled dormer interrupting the front roof slope of the east
wing. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The porch that
originally extended across the front of the east wing has been removed. A small gable-roof entrance porch with
slender wood posts shelters the front door. A brick chimney rises on the exterior. A large modern garage has been
constructed to the east of the lot adjacent to the alley.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Michael Dunivan, a
carpenter. By 1900, William Scott, a locomotive engineer, lived in the building with his family. John Young, a
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“Leo Zontek,” n.p., n.d., clipping available in Zontek file at SHM.
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nurseryman, and his family occupied the building from 1905 to the early 1920s. M. E. Bean and A. J. Larson briefly
lived in the house in the mid-1920s. Julius Reimer bought the property in the 1930s and rented part of it. In the late
1940s, he sold it to Catherine Lahr, who owned it until the late 1950s.
SECOND STREET NORTH
Twelfth Street North to Thirteenth Street North
South Side
1214
1920
SN-SCC-448
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular
plan. The side gable roof has deep overhanging eaves and is punctuated by a gabled dormer on the front roof slope.
The window openings contain replacement one-over-one double-hung sash. The enclosed porch extending across
the front is tucked under the front roof slope. A red brick chimney rises from the east side of the roof. The garage
dates from the 1920s.
The house was built for $5,000 in 1920 for Anna Wallek, who supplemented her income by taking in a boarder, P.
M. Spoden. Marie Donnay and Norbert Steffens lived in the house during the 1930s. Joseph Borderding bought the
property in the early 1940s and owned it until the 1950s.58
1220
ca. 1885, 1925
SN-SCC-1619
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that replaced or covered
the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The side
gable roof has overhanging eaves with returns. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain one-overone double-hung sash. An enclosed gable-roof porch extends across the front. A one-and-one-half-story section with
a gable roof set parallel to the main roof forms the leg of the T. An attached garage has been added to this section.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century and was originally faced onto Thirteenth Avenue North. The
earliest-known residents were A. F. and Charles Dueber in 1888. A. F. Dueber was a clerk at R. C. Junk’s dry goods
store. Charles was bookkeeper for the German American Bank. By 1900, only Charles and his family lived in the
house. William Mendel and his family occupied the house by 1905. In the 1920s, additions were made to the
building and it was re-oriented to Second Street. No one is listed at either the Thirteenth Avenue North or Second
Street North address during the 1910s. After the re-orientation, various people lived in the house until the early
1950s when Gerhard Nieland bought the property. These included C. L. Robbins, L. H. Cook, Reynold Golden, Carl
Krier, James Stone, Rose Failes, Clarence Nothnagel, and Cyrilla Rossman. The Nieland family owned and
occupied the house until the 1990s.
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SECOND STREET NORTH
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1321
ca. 1888
SN-SCC-449
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction that has been faced with brick
veneer (now painted). The house rests on a granite foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled
roofs have overhanging eaves with a gabled dormer interrupting the front slope of the roof over the east wing. The
arched window openings have stone lintels with drips and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash
except for the first-story picture window which has an art-glass transom. The doorway in the front-gable section has
a brick lintel. The hipped-roof porch extending in front of the east wing has been enclosed. A tall red brick chimney
rises from the roof of the main section. A large hipped-roof garage of recent date is located northeast of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Anton Ewald and his family in
1900. Ewald was a granite cutter, and took in boarders who were also granite cutters. In the early 1920s, the building
was sold to Frank Schaefer. Charles Hansen and Arthur Mielke briefly lived in the house in the mid-1930s. By 1938,
Ludwig Dinndorf (who later changed his first name to Louis) owned the house. Members of the Dinndorf family
still own the building. The house has been officially accepted into the St. Cloud Century Homes Recognition
Program.
SECOND STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1505
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-450
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick veneer.
The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The front
gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain two-over-two
double-hung sash. An exterior chimney stack rises on the west side of the house. The garage dates back to circa
1920.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents appear in the 1900 federal census;
however, the last names are illegible. The head of the house worked as a stonecutter. By 1905, William Mence, a
machinist, lived in the building with his family. Frank Anderson briefly lived in the house around 1910, followed by
John Kinzel around 1915. In the late 1910s, Peter Kraemer bought the property, and his family lived there into the
1980s.
1507
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1621
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced or covered the original brick veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan with
a one-story extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings contain doublehung replacement sash. The porch that originally extended across the front of the house has been removed. A gabled
hood carried on brackets now shelters the front doorway. The wood-frame gable-roof garage at the rear of the lot
appears to be historic.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Mary Otto and her son,
George, in 1888. George was a clerk at J. R. Boyd’s grocery store. By 1900, the Ottos shared the house with Herman
Steffens and his family. Mrs. Otto continued to take in boarders until the house was sold in the late 1910s. Samuel
Urbanski and J. J. Krause briefly lived in the building around 1919. Anton Schaefer bought the property in the late
1920s and continued the practice of renting part of the building until he sold the house in the early 1940s. Aloys
Vouk bought the building in the late 1940s and owned it until the late 1950s.
1511
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1622
This one- and one-and-one-half-story altered vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an
L-shaped plan. The gabled roof over each section has overhanging eaves. The window openings have been altered in
size and contain replacement sash. The porch extending in front of the east wing has been enclosed.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Jacob Simmil, who
worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, two families lived in the building: Louis
Walsh, a carpenter, and John Homman, a railroad car repairer. Joseph Jaeger, a carpenter, bought the property not
long after that. The Jaegers lived in the house until the early 1910s. Susan Braun briefly lived in the building around
1914, followed by B. S. Ruhr around 1919. In the early 1920s, Bernard Hollenkamp bought the house. His family
lived there into the late 1940s, when another phase of frequent resident changes began. It lasted into the 1960s.59
1515-1517
ca. 1918
SN-SCC-1623
This two-story altered vernacular dwelling, now a duplex, is of wood-frame construction and is faced with a
combination of masonite and vinyl siding. The building rests on a concrete foundation and originally had an Lshaped plan that was obscured when the wall above the original porch was raised and enclosed. The window
openings have been altered and contain replacement sash. Gabled hoods shelter the entrances. A brick chimney rises
from the roof at the rear.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Michael
Weisman, a carpenter. By 1905, another carpenter, Louis Walsh, was the owner (Walsh lived briefly at 1511 Second
Street North). Joseph Weiss briefly lived in the house around 1910, followed by C. A. Sandahl and Aloys Fuchs
around 1914. Mathias Schiefer bought the property in the late 1910s, demolished the house and built the current one.
From the beginning, the Schiefers rented part of the building. The family lived in the house until the 1950s.
1519
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1624
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan
with a one-story extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood
surrounds, and some contain three-over-one double-hung sash. Some sash have been replaced. The entrance is on
the west side of the house and sheltered by a gabled hood. An exterior red brick chimney rises on the east side. The
garage appears to fall within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Chris Brixins, a
carpenter. By 1900, Henry Schack, a cigar maker, lived in the building with his family. Lottie Hohmann and her
family moved into the house by 1905, but M. J. Emmerich was the occupant by 1910. In the late 1910s, the
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Joseph Jaeger’s son, also named Joseph, played professional baseball for the Chicago Cubs. National League of
Professional Baseball Clubs, Uniform Player’s Contract for Joseph Jaeger, January 24, 1921, available at SHM.
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Emmerichs moved out and a period of frequent resident changes began. Residents included C. P. Krier, Michael
Landowski, Elonor Emmerich, Joseph Diederichs, Bernice Beaucheau, Rudy Torguson, Harry Hohler, and Donald
McNeal. In the 1950s, Charles Gibson bought the property.
1521
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1625
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a rusticated stone foundation and has a square
plan with a one-story extension and an open deck at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves that are
punctuated on the east and west sides by gabled dormers. The window openings contain replacement sash. The
gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof.
The house was built in the 1910s for M. J. Emmerich. Marvin Skillingstad bought the building in the early 1930s
and lived there into the 1940s. Joseph LaGue and Verdie Gilbertson briefly lived in the house in the 1950s. Donald
Kunkel bought the property in the late 1950s.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Eleventh Avenue North to Twelfth Avenue North
North Side
1101
ca. 1905
SN-SCC-1626
This two-story vernacular dwelling is constructed of brick that has been covered with vinyl siding. The house rests
on a stone and concrete foundation and originally had a rectangular plan, that has been extended in two sections to
the west. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves that is intersected by the gable roof of the first extension on the
west. The window openings contain replacement casement sash and double-hung sash in the extensions. A gabled
hood shelters the entrance door. An exterior staircase and deck provide access to the second story on the west side of
the house. A tall brick chimney with a corbelled top rises from the center of the roof. The garage postdates the
period of significance.
The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Jacob Zariski, who
worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1900, Jacob Czaika and his family lived in the
building. Czaika razed the house and constructed the current building in the first decade of the twentieth century
(several additions have been made to the building). The Czaika family owned the property until the late 1940s.
Martha Heim and Joseph Klein briefly lived in the building around 1950. By 1956, Daniel Murphy had bought the
house, which he later remodeled into Dan’s Board and Care Home (Murphy had a similar business at 1324 First
Street North).60
1115
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1627
This one-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves with decorative bargeboards. The window openings contain three-overone double-hung sash. The porch extending across the front of the house is tucked under the main roof and is
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Czaika was a charter member of St. John Cantius Catholic Church. “Fourth Member of Family Dies Today, Aged
81,” St. Cloud Daily Times, March 26, 1928.
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enclosed. The porch windows have three-over-one sash. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. An
attached garage has a shed roof.
The house was built in the 1910s for E. F. Edwards. His family owned the property until the 1950s.
1121
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1628
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The side gable roof has overhanging eaves. The front slope is punctuated by a large shed-roof dormer. The window
openings contain double-hung replacement sash. The porch extending across the front of the house is tucked under
the main roof and is enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage postdates the period of
significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for Perry Long. In the late 1940s, Paul Buttweiler purchased the property. He lived
there into the 1960s.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Eleventh Avenue North to Twelfth Avenue North
South Side
1108
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-026
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with asphalt siding
simulating brick that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a
rectangular plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window
openings have wood surrounds and have one-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the
front of the house is enclosed. A multi-light transom is placed over the entrance door.
The house was built in the 1910s for Lawrence Hick, who owned the property until the 1970s.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1219
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1629
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The
intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings contain replacement sash. The porch,
which originally wrapped around the front and east side of the house, has been removed. A gabled hood carried on
overscaled brackets shelters the front door. A small roof is placed above the first-story picture window. A hipped
roof supported by a carved post is placed in front of the door in the east wing. A tall brick chimney with a corbelled
top rises from the center of the roof. A small wood-frame gable-roof garage is located east of the house and falls
within the period of significance.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Gerhard Bruming, a commercial
traveler, in 1904. D. B. Cannon and J. F. Heinen briefly lived in the building in the 1910s. By 1919, Frank Van Heel
was the owner. From the 1930s into the 1960s, various people lived in the house for no more than five years at a
time. These included Mary Farr, Rollo Taylor, Hubert Eller, Leonard Nechas, Ronald Huebscher, and Elma Rausch.
1221
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-1630
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that
covered or replaced the original brick veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has an L-shaped plan with a
one-story extension at the rear. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings have
stone sills and contain double-hung replacement sash. A shed-roof bay window has been added on the west side.
The hipped-roof porch extending in front of the east wing has been enclosed. A wood-frame gable-roof garage is
located east of the house and falls within the period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Julius and Jon Peter in 1888.
Julius was a boiler maker and Jon was a fireman for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1905,
Herbert Daniels, a conductor on the Great Northern, lived in the house with his family. In the late 1910s, F. W.
Herzberg was the occupant. Julius Peters, Jr. was listed at the address from the 1920s to the 1940s. John Hendricks
briefly lived in the house in the early 1950s before Darrell Braiedy bought the property. The Braiedy family owned
the house until recently.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1301
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-456
This one-and-one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
asbestos-cement shingle siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete
foundation and has a square plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves carried on brackets and is intersected
by gabled projections on the sides. The side gables are also carried on brackets. The window openings have wood
surrounds and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house
has been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The garage dates back to circa 1925.
The house was built in the 1910s for Joseph Gnifkowski. In the early 1930s, the building was sold to John and
Lucille Kasner. Earl Sarff briefly lived in the house in the late 1930s. Harry McGuire bought the property in the
early 1940s and owned it until the mid-1950s.
1311
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-457
This one-and-one-half-story American Foursquare dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The front gable roof has
overhanging eaves with exposed rafter end and is intersected by gabled projections on the sides. The side gables also
have exposed rafter ends. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash.
The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. A broached gable-roof garage may have been remodeled from a barn.
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The house was built in the mid-1910s for Charles and Celia Petters. Charles was foreman of the Nordstern, a
German-language newspaper in St. Cloud. He also worked for the St. Cloud Daily Times after the Nordstern ceased
publication. The house remained in the family into the 1980s.61
1315
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-458
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The side gable roof has
overhanging eaves carried on brackets. The front slope is punctuated by a large gable-roof dormer with the eaves
carried on brackets. The window openings contain three-over-one double-hung sash. The porch extending across the
front of the house is tucked under the main roof and is enclosed. The porch windows are recent replacements. A
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The small wood-frame gable-roof garage located at the rear of the
lot dates back to circa 1925.
The house was built in the 1920s for F. J. Doyle. By 1935, Albert Gnifkowski was the owner. The family owned the
building until the 1980s.
1321
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-460
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer. The
house rests on a granite foundation and has a T-shaped plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves.
Decorative brickwork marks the end of the front gable. The window openings have brick lintels and stone or wood
sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash. An open hipped-roof porch extends in front of the east wing. A
yellow brick chimney rises from each gabled roof. A one-story gable-roof garage wing has been added on the north
side of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Marsolek and his
family in 1892. Marsolek was a brick mason, but eventually became a prominent contractor in Stearns County.
Swan Anderson briefly lived in the house around 1914, followed by J. V. Oberg around 1919. This began a period
of frequent resident changes into the 1950s. These included E. J. Kellermann, E. W. Kind, Arthur Wampach,
Raymond Zierden, William Litchy, Michael Benkowki, Myrtle Morfitt, and Edward Klein. By the mid-1980s,
Mervin Muske owned the building and lived in part of it while renting the other part.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
South Side
1314
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1631
This one-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable
roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain replacement sash. The porch
extending across the front is tucked under the main roof and is enclosed. A brick chimney rises from the roof near
the rear. A wood-frame gable-roof garage is attached to the house at the southeast corner.
61
Charles’ parents owned a large house at 28 Fifteenth Avenue North. “Petters-Gnifkowski,” St. Cloud Daily Times,
May 15, 1913; “Charles A. Petters,” St. Cloud Daily Times and Daily Journal-Press, November 20, 1933.
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The house was built in the 1910s for F. J. Chalk. Allison Goetten briefly lived in the building in the mid-1930s. By
1938, Joseph Ethen was the owner. The family owned the property until the 1960s.
1318
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-459
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts cottage style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
vinyl siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The front gable roof is intersected by shallow gabled projections on the sides. The roofs have
overhanging eaves. The window openings contain double-hung and casement replacement sash. The gable-roof
porch extending across the front of the house has been enclosed. A yellow brick chimney rises from the center of the
roof.
The house was built in the 1910s for Thomas Kitowski, an engineer on the Great Northern railroad. The Kitowski
family owned the house until the 1950s when Jack Kittridge bought it.62
THIRD STREET NORTH
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1401
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-461
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now
painted). The house rests on a stone foundation and has a T-shaped plan with the one-story leg of the T oriented to
the north facing Fourteenth Avenue. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves; another gable intersects
the slope of the roof facing Third Street North. The window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one
double-hung replacement sash. The shed-roof porch in front of the north wing remains open and shelters the
entrance. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof over the main section of the house, and another chimney
is placed at the end of the north wing. The garage dates back to circa 1920.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John and L. A. Kloskowski in
1888. Both men worked for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1892, Anton Kloskowski was the
head of the household. Like his relatives, he worked at various jobs in the railroad car shops. In the late 1910s, J. P.
Karls, whose wife was a Kloskowski, briefly lived in the house, followed by J. F. Tomczik, whose wife was also a
Kloskowski, in the early 1920s. Frequent resident changes began in the late 1920s and lasted into the early 1940s
when George Krippner moved into the house. Krippner and his family lived there into the 1950s.63
1409
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1633
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one
double-hung sash. A gable-roof enclosed entrance porch projects from the front of the house. The porch windows
have three-over-one sash. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable roof garage at
the rear of the lot appears to fall within the period of significance.
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Thomas was the brother of Ferdinand (Fred) Kitowski, who manufactured automobile parts up the street on the
lots that now comprise 318 Fourteenth Avenue North.
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“Retired Shops Man Died Today,” St. Cloud Daily Times, October 5, 1928.
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The house was built in the 1920s for Joseph Tomczik. The family owned the property until the 1960s.
1423
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-462
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick
veneer. The house rests on a granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan with the leg of the L oriented to the north
facing Fifteenth Avenue. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves with a gabled dormer interrupting
the slope of the roof facing Fifteenth Avenue; another gable intersects the slope of the roof facing Third Street. The
window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung replacement sash. A
window bay projects from the main section of the house facing Fiftteenth Avenue. The shed-roof porch in front of
the north wing remains open and shelters the entrance. It has carved jigsaw work below the roof and turned posts. A
yellow brick chimney rises from the center of each gabled roof. A one-story flat-roof extension has been added
along the east side of the house. A small early twentieth-century utility building (possibly a smokehouse) is north of
the house. The garage dates back to circa 1960.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John Maskie and John Kilosk
in 1888. The address for both men is 302 Fifteenth Avenue North. By 1892, John Kotowski, a plasterer, lived on the
lot at the current address. Newspapers report that Kotowski built a $2,500 brick dwelling in 1889. He made
improvements worth $400 in 1890 and built another brick dwelling for $650 in 1891. By 1895, Kotowski had his
own contracting business. It is possible that he built the current house, but it is also possible that the newspapers
documented houses Kotowski erected for other people. Rooms or part of the building were rented to people outside
the family as early as 1905. Members of the family owned the property until the 1980s.64
THIRD STREET NORTH
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
South Side
1402
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1632
This one-story with attic vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan with a
shed-roof extension at the rear. The front-gable roof is intersected by projecting gables on the sides. All have
overhanging eaves. The window openings contain double-hung and sliding replacement sash. The porch that
originally extended across the front of the house has been removed. A gabled hood set on brackets now shelters the
front door. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. The wood-frame gable-roof garage to the west is of
recent date.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Stephen Kurkowski. By 1914, J. A. Herz lived in
the house. F. P. Bettenburg moved into the building in the late 1910s and lived there into the 1930s. Louis Rabe
occupied the property from the mid-1930s to the late 1940s when Henry Yozamp became the owner.
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Clipping from 1890; clipping from St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 1, 1891; John Kotowski, interview by N. P.
Kruchten, July 7, 1936, transcript; all are available at SHM.
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THIRD STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue South to Sixteenth Avenue South
North Side
1515
1904
SN-SCC-464
This two-story Colonial Revival dwelling is constructed of red brick and serves as the rectory of St. John Cantius
Church. It rests on a rusticated granite foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The tall hipped roof is intersected by
gabled pediments on the front, rear, and sides. The gable soffits and roof cornice are accented by brackets. The
window openings have stone sills and contain one-over-one double-hung sash set behind modern storm windows.
An enclosed entrance porch is faced with wood clapboard siding and surmounted by a hipped roof fronted by a
pediment. A tall brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A garage constructed of fireproof terra-cotta tile
was attached to the north end of the house by 1928. It has been enlarged to extend across the rear of the house. A
garden located east of the rectory contains several artifacts from St. John Cantius School. These are: a statue of the
Virgin Mary; a carved granite dedication plaque inscribed in Polish with additional inscriptions reading “St. John
Cantius School, 1915-1992”; and a granite block supporting the base of a sundial.
The rectory was built in the first decade of the twentieth century and replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling.
Anna Kallas was the earliest-known resident in 1888. By 1900, John Schaefer, who worked in the railroad car shops,
was the owner. The house was moved, and the rectory built in 1904. Father August Gospodar led the congregation
through the construction, but Father Leo Stein was the first priest to move into the building in 1905. It is still used to
house the parish priest and offices.65
1523
1902
SN-SCC-464
The Romanesque Revival style St. John Cantius Church is constructed of brick above a rusticated stone base. It has
a rectangular plan with a tall square tower rising from the front. Corbelled brick arches outline the slope of the
gabled roof and accent the tiers of the tower. Arched window openings with stone sills light the front and sides. The
gable entrance porch with arched openings was added in 1962. The tower terminates in a copper-clad lantern and
cupola that replaced the original in 1927. A brick chimney rises at the rear from the area of the sacristy.
Attempts were made in 1887 and 1893 to organize the Polish Catholics in St. Cloud into a parish, but lack of money
thwarted both attempts. In 1893, Thomas Kitowski, John Kitowski, and Frank Porwoll bought Lots 9 and 10, Block
26, Edelbrock’s Addition. A social hall was located on the site, and it was used for services, beginning in 1895,
while the congregation raised money to buy the lots and construct a building. In 1896, the parish’s charter members
formed a religious corporation and paid the Kitowskis and Porwoll $50 for the lots. In 1900, the social hall was
moved to Lot 2, Block 22, Edelbrock’s Addition. The church was built and dedicated in 1901. Joseph Marsolek, a
resident of the neighborhood and a member of the parish, oversaw the granite and brickwork. Joseph Shellinger was
the woodwork contractor. The parish also had a school that was originally located on Fifteenth Avenue where the
convent currently sits. The school was begun in the social hall, but Joseph Marsolek built a new brick school
building east of the rectory in 1915. The social hall was sold to Marsolek, who sold part of the lot to John Salaski for
his granite shop. In 1992, the brick school building was demolished.
The lots north and east of the church buildings are a parking lot. Historically, three dwellings were located along
Fifteenth Avenue. The building at 315, sometimes known as 317, Fifteenth Avenue North was a convent for
Benedictine sisters before they moved into the current building at 306 Fifteenth Avenue North, which was
constructed in 1956. The houses at 319 and 325 Fifteenth Avenue North dated to the first decade of the twentieth
century. John Gliszinski lived in the 319 house from its construction into the 1920s. It was then subdivided into the
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Lindblad, One Faith, 16-17.
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two apartments, one on each floor, and rented to various people into the late 1940s when it was moved or
demolished. John Krafta (the name was later changed to Krafti or Krafty) and his family lived in the 325 house from
its construction into the 1910s. Like the 319 house, the building was divided into apartments on each floor. These
were rented from the 1910s into the 1960s, when the building was moved or razed.66
THIRD STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue South to Sixteenth Avenue South
South Side
1514
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-463
This two-story commercial building is of wood-frame construction and is faced with brick veneer (now painted).
The building rests on a granite foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front wall rises to a row of brick brackets
below a cornice now covered with metal flashing. At the first story, the original storefront has been partially
enclosed with permastone and aluminum-framed windows and doors installed. A sign band extends across the
façade at the first story. The second story, built to house apartments, contains window openings with double-hung
sash set behind modern storm windows.
The building was constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century. Peter Janochosky’s grocery store was the
main occupant, but Leopold Kriesel and Charles Bollmann were also listed at the address. By 1914, P. H. Nelson
replaced Janochosky, but Kriesel and Bollmann were still in the building. Henry Albright bought the property in the
late 1910s and was the only occupant into the 1930s. Matt Fuchs briefly operated a beverage business out of the
building. By 1938, the Community Bakery shared the building with Albright. In the early 1940s, the first floor was
used as a warehouse for Stearns County. In the late 1940s, the property was sold. The West End Liquor Store
occupied the first floor, and the second floor was rented as an apartment. The liquor store lasted into the 1960s.
1516
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-465
This one-story commercial building is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco on the front and
aluminum siding on the sides. The storefront has a center recessed entryway and is sheltered by a canopy. The front
rises in a paneled false front that conceals a gabled roof. A chimney rises from the roof at the rear.
The building was constructed in the 1910s and originally held a grocery and meat market called the West End
Provision Company. In the late 1940s, Benjamin Wocken bought the business and renamed it Wocken Food Market.
The business lasted into the 1960s, when the current occupant, St. Cloud Fire Equipment Service, moved in.
1522
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1634
This one-story gasoline station and convenience store is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vertical wood
siding. The gabled roof is intersected by a shed-roof extension at the south and the gabled overhang over the
gasoline pumps that juts out from the corner.
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“Polish Catholic Parish Has Let Contract for Erection of a Big Modern Parochial School House,” St. Cloud Daily
Times, June 30, 1915; “St. John Cantius’ Grade School Demolished,” St. Cloud Times, November 3, 1992; Lindblad,
One Faith, 5-9, 15-16, 19-21.
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The gas station was built in the 1920s and was originally known as John’s Service Station. By 1938, the Consumer’s
Fuel Company shared the building. In the late 1940s, George Kraus bought out the business. It was known as
Morgan’s Texaco Station and Litchy Motor Storage in the mid-1950s.
THIRD STREET NORTH
Sixteenth Avenue North to Seventeenth Avenue North
South Side
1602
1920
SN-SCC-466
This two-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco. The house rests on
a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable roof is intersected by gabled dormers on the sides.
The roofs have overhanging eaves carried on brackets. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain
three-over-one double-hung sash. Projecting bays are placed on the east and west sides of the house. The gable-roof
front entrance porch is enclosed. The eaves of the porch roof also have prominent brackets. The garage dates back to
circa 1920.
The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Kiklas and his
family in 1900. By 1904, Charles Juergens and his family lived in the building. In the late 1910s, the building was
sold to H. J. Babst. Anton Zabinski, a retired farmer, bought the property and constructed the current house for
$7,600 in 1920. The Zabinski family lived in the building until the early 1940s when Walter Pryor bought the house.
Pryor lived there into the 1960s.67
FOURTH STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1205
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1635
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that replaced the
original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an asymmetric plan. The hipped
roof is intersected by projecting gables on the front and sides. The window openings contain double-hung
replacement sash. The porch that originally extended across the front has been removed. Now a gabled hood shelters
the front entrance, while a shed-roof hood is placed above a secondary entrance in the west wing. A brick chimney
rises from the center of the roof. A large garage and two utility sheds are located east of the house. These postdate
the period of significance.
Originally a building that faced Breckenridge Avenue was located on this lot. That building was demolished in the
1920s. The site remained vacant until this older house was moved to the site by 1961.
1219
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-1636
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with replacement wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has an L-shaped plan with a one-story shed-roof
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“1920 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud”; “Anton Zabinski Dies Wednesday,” St. Cloud Daily Times, April
9, 1931.
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extension added at the rear. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings contain
replacement double-hung and sliding sash. The porch that originally extended across the front of the east wing has
been completely enclosed to provide more interior space. A shed-roof hood now shelters a window and doorway on
the west side of the house.
The house was built in the 1910s for M. J. Anderson. Anton Przybilla briefly lived in the building in the mid-1920s,
followed by Raymond Wallek in the 1930s. By 1938, William Schuldt owned the house. In the late 1940s, Mary
Botz moved into the house, but Norbert Gall was the occupant by 1956.
1223
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1637
This one-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is constructed of concrete block and faced with stucco. The house rests on a
rusticated concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front-gable roof has overhanging eaves with
wood siding in the gable end. The window openings contain double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending
across the front of the house has been enclosed with stucco panels. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The garage dates from the period of significance.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for H. A. W. Scholz. By 1919, A. O. Hillman lived
in the building. N. D. Dondelinger briefly lived in the house in the 1920s before Jacob Ganzer bought the property.
In the late 1940s, Ganzer sold the building to Michael Benkowski, whose family still owns it.
FOURTH STREET NORTH
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1305
ca. 1955
SN-SCC-1638
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding. The house rests on a
concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves that shelter the
front entrance. The window openings contain double-hung sash. A large, somewhat newer, garage is attached to the
west side of the house.
This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident, in 1888, was Joe Schindler, a
teamster. By 1900, Schindler had become a bartender. By the mid-1910s, the family had moved out, and L. E.
Longley and Joseph Bosely lived in the building. Longley moved out and Joseph Nolen took his place by 1919.
Nolen and his family bought the building, and lived there into the late 1930s. The house was demolished, and the
current building constructed in the 1950s for Emil Scharff. The family owned the property until the 1970s.
1311
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1639
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with replacement wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan with a one-story gable-roof
extension at the rear. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped roof porch extending across the front has been enclosed. A
wood-frame gable-roof garage located to the north of the house postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for A. C. Anderson. In the early 1940s, the building was sold to William Kind,
who owned the property until the 1980s.
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FOURTH STREET NORTH
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1405
ca. 1885; 1960s
SN-SCC-1640
This two-story Tudoresque dwelling was built as a one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage in the 1890s and
assumed its present, more elaborate form in the 1960s or later. It is of wood-frame construction and is faced with
stucco accented by wood strips simulating Tudor detail. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The main block of the house, raised to a full two stories, has a front gable roof with overhanging
eaves. A one-story gable-roofed section extends to the north. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain three-over-one double-hung sash. The gable-roofed porch extending across the front has been enclosed. The
porch windows have three-over-one sash. Decorative brick chimneys rise from the roofs of both sections. A
similarly styled garage, constructed when the house was enlarged, is located at the north end of the lot and
approached from Fourteenth Avenue. Decorative gates provide access to the yard on Fourth Street and Fourteenth
Avenue.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents are listed in the 1900 federal census;
however, the last names are illegible. The head of the household was the yardmaster for the Great Northern railroad.
By 1905, the Moritz family occupied the building. L. B. Mathews briefly lived in the building around 1910,
followed by F. M. Lahr around 1914. In the late 1910s, Paul Jacobs bought the property. He owned the house until
the 1960s. The house assumed its present form after his ownership.
1409
ca. 1885
SN-SCC-486
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood siding that
appears to be a replacement for the original wood clapboards. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the house is open. The
porch floor and posts appear to be rebuilt. A gable-roof garage is located at the rear of the lot and postdates the
period of significance.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were August Seifert, a teacher, and
his family in 1888. By 1900, Fred Albrecht, a carpenter, lived in the house. Peter Early, a clerk, occupied the
building by 1905. In the early 1910s, F. E. Van Natta moved in to the house. F. R. Ziebol briefly lived in the house
around 1919, followed by Peter Goedert in the 1920s. William Sadoski bought the property in the early 1930s and
lived there into the early 1940s. William Beuning bought the property at that time. In the late 1940s, Beuning sold
the house to Julius Miller. He lived there until the late 1950s.
1411
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-487
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with yellow brick
veneer. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a modified L-shaped plan. The front-gable roof is intersected
by the gabled roof of the projecting wing on the east. The window openings have brick lintels and stone sills and
contain one-over-one double-hung sash. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front is open with brick posts
supporting the roof.
The house was built in the 1910s for E. N. Barthelemy. By 1919, E. B. Johnson was the occupant. Frank Scheibel
briefly lived in the house in the 1920s before Nicholas Richter bought the building. In the late 1940s, Richter sold
the property to Joseph Maritsch, who owned it until the 1960s.
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1415
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1641
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingle
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a
rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-over-one doublehung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the house is enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage located at the rear of the lot falls within the period of
significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for C. V. Villaume. By 1925, C. R. Johnson was the owner. Agnes Jagielski briefly
lived in the building in the mid-1930s, followed by Louis Cook around 1938. In the early 1940s, August Leister
bought the property. His family owned it until the 1970s.
FOURTH STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
South Side
1516
ca. 1911
SN-SCC-1642
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco that probably
covered or replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a Tshaped plan with a shed-roof extension containing a rear entrance. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging
eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain double-hung sash, except for the first story picture
window. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the east wing is enclosed. A brick chimney rises from
the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage located southeast of the house and appears to date from the
1920s.
The house was built in the 1910s for H. I. Chirhart. By 1925, J. W. Johnson was the occupant. Bernard Junglen and
William Wildenborg briefly lived in the building in the mid-1930s, followed by Mark Meiers around 1938. In the
early 1940s, Frank Henkemeyer bought the house and lived there until the 1950s.
FIFTH STREET NORTH
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1415
1982
SN-SCC-1644
This complex of interconnected warehouse buildings extends through the block to Breckenridge Avenue. Two
sections are one story high and faced with wood siding. The two-story building at the corner is of concrete block.
This industrial building is one of several that have occupied this site. The first buildings on the property were
constructed in the first decade of the twentieth century for Johnson and Borwick granite-polishing works. The
buildings faced Breckenridge Avenue. By 1914, the company name had changed to Frick and Borwick, and by 1919
to the Great Northern Granite company. Great Northern Granite added to the building stock with a $5,000 cutting
shed in 1920. The property sat vacant for thirty years before becoming Boutell’s warehouse in the late 1940s. By
1956, it was the Landwehr Transfer warehouse. In the 1960s, Condon’s Supply Company, which dealt with
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wholesale paper products moved into the building. The company later shared the space with St. Cloud Hospital
Supply. In 1982, the businesses constructed the current building, which faces Fifth Street North. The current
occupant is Cole Papers.68
1421
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1645
This one-story ranch house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum siding. The house rests on a
concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves that shelter the
front door. The window openings contain double-hung sash and a picture window. An enclosed breezeway links the
house to an attached garage. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The house was built in the early 1950s for Robert Thienes. His family owned the property until the 1990s.
FIFTH STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1503
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1646
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts bungalow is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The side gable roof has overhanging eaves and is punctuated by a gabled dormer on the front roof slope. The
window openings contain double-hung replacement sash. The porch extending across the front of the house is
tucked under the slope of the roof and has been enclosed. A red brick chimney rises from the front slope of the roof
behind the dormer. At the rear, a one-story flat-roofed garage is attached to the house.
The house was built in the 1920s for Frank Jagielski. His family owned the property until the 1990s.
1513
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-1648
This two-story altered Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves, now encased in vinyl, that are interrupted on the east side by two shedroof projections that raised the height to two stories. The window openings contain double-hung replacement sash.
The gable-roof front entrance porch is enclosed. A large gable-roof garage that postdates the period of significance
has been attached to the house at the rear.
The house was built in the 1920s for F. E. Hirschfelt. By the mid-1930s, Carl Langton was the owner. Delbert Farr
bought the property in the mid-1950s, and his family owned it until the 1960s.
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FIFTH STREET NORTH
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
South Side
1510
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1647
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular cottage is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves with returns. A shed-roof dormer has been added to the roof on the east
side. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung sash. An open hipped-roof porch extends across the
front. The porch platform has been rebuilt, and wrought-iron posts of recent date support the roof. A red brick
chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage that postdates the period of significance
has been built to the east of the house.
The house was built in the 1910s for Mathias Kollmann, a stonecutter. After his death from influenza in 1918, his
wife’s parents, John Peter and Elizabeth Daubanton, moved into the house. In the late 1940s, the property passed to
Herman Heinzel, whose wife was a Daubanton. The Heinzels owned the house until the 1970s.
FIFTH STREET NORTH
Sixteenth Avenue North to Seventeenth Avenue North
South Side
1608
ca. 1925, 1940, 1950
SN-SCC-1649
This one-story vernacular dwelling, originally built as a shed, is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding. The building rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable roof has
overhanging eaves. The window openings have wood surrounds and contain three-over-one double-hung sash. An
enclosed gable-roofed vestibule contains the front entrance. A shed-roof extension has been added to the rear. A red
brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
The building was originally a shed belonging to the house at 427 Sixteenth Avenue North. In the 1940s, it was used
as a grocery and meat market, operated by Olaf Kilde. It was remodeled into a residence by 1950. Since that time, a
variety of people have lived in the building; no one for more than five years.
BRECKENRIDGE AVENUE
Twelfth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
South Side
1218
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1652
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has an L-shaped
plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves that are interrupted by a gabled dormer on the front roof
slope. The window openings have double-hung replacement sash. The shed-roofed porch extending in front of the
house has been enclosed. The garage postdates the period of significance.
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The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John Hirtman, a carpenter, in
1900. By 1905, Joseph Hieltemus and his family lived in the building. Jacob Weinstein briefly lived in the building
around 1914, followed by Luther Oakes around 1919, and John Miller in the 1920s. John Koenig bought the
property in the 1930s and lived there into the 1950s.
1224
ca. 1895
SN-SCC-644
This one-story vernacular dwelling is constructed of rusticated concrete block. The house rests on a concrete
foundation and has a rectangular plan. A hipped roof encompasses the house and an open porch in front of the
house. The porch posts are also of rusticated concrete block. The window openings contain double-hung
replacement sash. A concrete block garage that was constructed at the rear of the lot southeast of the house dates
back to circa 1940.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century, although the earliest-known resident was H. A. Ziebol in 1910.
Various people lived in the house until the late 1950s; no one for more than five years. These included A. C.
Anderson, F. F. Jasinski, J. F. Kosel, Anton Lehnen, Vernon Dale, Norman Zindler, Carles Kuffel, and Henry
Schindele. In the late 1950s, Leon Zwack bought the property.
1230
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-1653
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves, a roof dormer on the west slope, and is interrupted by a gabled projection on
the east side. The window openings contain casement replacement sash. A small shed-roof wing on the east side was
originally an entrance vestibule, which has been completely enclosed. A wood-frame garage with intersecting
hipped roofs is located southeast of the house and falls within the period of significance.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century for Fred Pontius, a laborer. By 1910, John Czaika
was the owner. In the early 1940s, Czaika sold the building to Mathew Notch, who owned it until the 1950s.
1234
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-1654
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular
plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have replacement double-hung and
casement sash. A projecting bay is located on the west side of the house. The entrance is through a small enclosed
vestibule added to the front. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A concrete-block garage of recent
date is located southwest of the house.
The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were William Mence and his family
in 1900. By 1910, Paul Jacobs was the owner. H. J. Spoden briefly lived in the building around 1919, followed by
H. M. Moline in the 1920s. In the early 1930s, Charles Liberzoney bought the property. He lived in the house until
the 1940s when a period of frequent resident changes began. It ended in the late 1950s when George Blad bought the
house.
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1240
ca. 1900
SN-SCC-645
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with masonite siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a rectangular
plan with a one-story extension at the rear. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have
double-hung replacement sash. The porch that originally extended across the front of the house has been removed.
An aluminum canopy shelters the front door. A wood-frame gable-roof garage, dating back to circa 1970, is located
behind the house at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century. The earliest-known resident was Joseph Bosely, a
section foreman for the railroad, in 1905. By 1914, L. M. Scholen was the owner. In the early 1930s, Scholen sold
the house to Catherine Hanisch. Her family owned the property until the 1990s.
1246
ca. 1961
SN-SCC-1655
This one-story Cape Cod style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood shingle siding. The
house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has an L-shaped plan. The side gable roof on the front section of the
house is intersected by the gable roof of the rear section. The window openings contain one-over-one double-hung
and sliding sash. A wood-frame gable-roofed garage is located southwest of the house and was built about the same
time as the house.
This house replaced a dwelling built in 1891 for L. Mastenbrook. The building spanned the lots that 1246 and 1252
Breckenridge Avenue sit on. The Mastenbrook family owned the property until the 1910s. C. L. Risch briefly lived
in the building around 1914, followed by William Korte around 1919. Kate Mallinger bought the house in the early
1930s and lived there into the early 1940s. Ernest Hippler was the last resident in the building before it was
demolished. The current house was built in the 1960s for Herbert Adams.
1252
ca. 1951
SN-SCC-1658
This one-story Tudoresque style dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco siding with applied
wood strips that create the Tudoresque effect. The house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has an L-shaped
plan. The intersecting gabled roofs have overhanging eaves. The window openings contain one-over-one doublehung sash. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood deck has been added to the front of the
house. A wood-frame gable-roofed garage is located southeast of the house and was built about the same time.
The house was built in the 1950s, after the Mastenbrook house was razed. Lowell Helgeson was the earliest resident.
BRECKENRIDGE AVENUE
Fourteenth Avenue North to Five-and-One-Half Street North
South Side
1420
1989
SN-SCC-1659
This one-and-one-half-story split level house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding. The
house rests on a concrete-block foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves.
The window openings contain casement and double-hung sash. A gabled overhang shelters the entrance vestibule. A
gable-roof garage is attached to the front of the house.
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This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Mary McCarthy and her
family in 1900. By 1905, John Grams, a laborer, lived in the building. Joseph Szafranski briefly lived in the house
around 1914. This began a period of frequent resident changes that lasted into the late 1930s when Gustavus Ahles
bought the property. Ahles sold the house to Edward Thielman in the late 1940s. Thielman owned it until the 1960s.
The house was demolished in 1988 and the current building constructed.69
1424
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-646
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum
siding that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square
plan. The side gable roof has overhanging eaves and is interrupted by a gabled dormer on the front roof slope. The
open porch extending across the front of the house is open and tucked under the main roof slope. The porch posts
are recent replacements. A brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A wood-frame gable-roof garage, dating
back to circa 1925, is located southeast of the house.
The house was built in the 1920s for Albert Klinfehn. By 1935, Joseph Laudenbach lived in the building. In the
early 1940s, Frank Waldorf was the occupant. Alphonse Kaeter bought the property in the late 1940s and his family
lived there into the 1980s.
1428
ca. 1890
SN-SCC-647
This one-and-one-half-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding that
replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a stone foundation and has a rectangular plan. The
front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have two-over-two double-hung sash set behind
modern storm windows. The hipped-roof porch extending across the front of the house is open, although the porch
platform and posts have been rebuilt. A wood-frame gable-roof garage, dating back to circa 1930, is located at the
rear of the lot.
This house was built in the late nineteenth century and replaced a boarding house. In 1888, Mary McCarthy (who
later lived at 1420 Breckenridge Avenue) operated the boarding house. All of her boarders were men who worked
for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba railroad. By 1893, the boarding house was demolished and the current
house built. The earliest-known residents were Gerhard Daubanton, a railroad freight handler, and his family in
1892. Several of the Daubanton children also worked for the Great Northern railroad. P. E. Schmit briefly lived in
the building in the late 1910s. By 1925, Ambrose McDonald was the owner. In the late 1940s, Albert Streitz bought
the property. Streitz owned the house until the 1980s.
1430
2003
SN-SCC-1656
This two-story house is of wood-frame construction and is faced with vinyl siding. The house rests on a concreteblock foundation and has a rectangular plan. The side gable roof has a steep front slope that overhangs the entrance.
The window openings contain double-hung sash.
Historically, the lot was vacant and part of the property belonging to 1428 Breckenridge Avenue. The current house
was built in 2003.70
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St. Cloud Building Permit, 20450, December 21, 1988.
St. Cloud Building Permit, 2003-8-001495, May 12, 2003.
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1432
ca. 1925
SN-SCC-648
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with wood
clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan. The front gable roof has a
broached gable end and overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends. The window openings have wood surrounds
and contain six-over-one double-hung sash. It is likely that one of the front window openings at the upper floor has
been covered over. A sun porch, also with a broached gable roof, projects from the front. A shed-roof window bay is
located on the west side. The front entrance is sheltered by an arched hood. A red brick chimney rises from the
center of the roof.
The house was built in the 1920s for Claude Robbins. The family owned the property until the 1960s.
1434
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-649
This one-and-one-half-story Arts and Crafts dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with stucco siding
that replaced the original wood clapboard siding. The house rests on a concrete foundation and has a square plan.
The front gable roof has overhanging eaves and is intersected by gabled projections on the sides. The window
openings have wood surrounds and contain double-hung sash. The gable-roof porch extending across the front of the
house has been enclosed and faced with artificial brick siding. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof.
A small gable-roof wood-frame garage, dating back to circa 1920, is located at the rear of the lot.
The house was built in the 1910s for A. Franklin Noyes. In the late 1930s, the building was sold to Fred Sendzik. In
the late 1940s, the Sendziks moved out, and a period of frequent resident changes began. It ended in the 1960s when
Ronald Erie bought the property. Members of the Erie family still own the house.
1454
ca. 1915
SN-SCC-1657
This two-story vernacular dwelling is of wood-frame construction and is faced with aluminum shingle siding. The
building was in use as a store when the 1928 Sanborn map was published. The building rests on a concrete-block
foundation and has a rectangular plan. The front gable roof has overhanging eaves. The window openings have
wood surrounds and contain double-hung sash. The entrance is located on the east side and is sheltered by a shedroof hood. A brick chimney rises from the roof. A gable-roof wood-frame garage located at the rear of the lot
postdates the period of significance.
The house was built in the 1910s for William Bennewitz. The family owned and occupied the building until the
1960s.
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Statement of Significance
AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE
A: Its character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the City
of St. Cloud.
(St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Ordinance)
Related to St. Cloud Historic Contexts:
Transportation and Shipping
Agriculture and Industry
Granite
Cultural Development
Religion
Residential Development
Period of Significance: Early 1880s – 1955
Summary
The St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District is significant under St. Cloud Heritage Preservation
Commission criterion A. The historic district is historically a largely working-class, mostly intact, residential
neighborhood that reflects development patterns and housing types characteristic of such communities in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In many ways the neighborhood was formed by the railroad lines that
partially served to bound it and the industries where its residents worked. As a working-class neighborhood, it has
served as the home of several major ethnic groups who worked for the railroads and in the granite industry,
especially German and Polish immigrants. It was the latter group who were the founding members of the St. John
Cantius parish and erected the church that dominates the neighborhood. Ethnic ties have been strengthened over
time by the propensity of families to stay in the neighborhood. Members of extended family groups have often lived
in close proximity to each other. Among the most distinctive houses are a group of late nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century residences faced with St. Cloud yellow brick. Many of these houses, as well as others from the
late nineteenth century, reflect vernacular traditions associated with traditional German architecture. The twentiethcentury houses are representative of those constructed by builders and contractors throughout Minnesota
communities.
The St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District is significant under St. Cloud Preservation Ordinance
criterion A, because of its character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or cultural
characteristics of the City of St. Cloud.
Early Development: Railroads and Streetcars
The original plat of St. Cloud was established in 1854 by John L. Wilson along the Mississippi River and extending
westward between two ravines. This plat encompassed downtown St. Cloud and the early residential sections of the
city. A few years later much of what became the St. John Cantius Neighborhood was platted. The largest plat is
Edelbrock’s Addition to St. Cloud, platted by Anton Edelbrock in May 1858. This was followed in November 1858
by Stearns’ Addition to St. Cloud, platted by Charles T. Stearns. This plat extends along Breckenridge Avenue at the
northern edge of the neighborhood. Cram’s Addition to St. Cloud, at the southeast corner of the neighborhood, was
platted in October 1866 by Leland and Elizabeth Cram.71
Despite these early plats, little building seems to have occurred in the area during the years following platting. The
major impetus for construction was the establishment of St. Cloud’s first rail line, the St. Paul and Pacific, in 1866.
Initially terminating on the east side of the river, it crossed the Mississippi and extended west to Melrose in 1872.
The tracks and railroad yards extended east-west fronting Breckenridge Avenue. The passenger depot was located
71
Anton Edelbrock, whose brother Joseph Edelbrock was the Stearns County Register of Deeds, also filed plats for
three other additions to St. Cloud. Plats are recorded in Plat Certificate Books, Stearns County Courthouse, St.
Cloud.
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near the intersection of Ninth Avenue North and Third Street North. In 1878, James J. Hill’s St. Paul, Minneapolis,
and Manitoba railroad acquired the St. Paul and Pacific. The combined lines became the Great Northern in about
1890. In 1882, the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba built the Osseo Branch along the west side of the
Mississippi. These tracks were located west of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood along Eighteenth Avenue North
and joined the main tracks at Breckenridge Avenue. A roundhouse facing Five and One-Half Street North linked the
two track systems. A Great Northern Depot and depot park were built here in 1899.72
The 1869 Bird’s Eye View of St. Cloud shows that residential development had barely reached Twelfth Avenue
North. By the time another bird’s eye view of St. Cloud was published in 1888, residential development was
scattered throughout the neighborhood with heavier concentrations on the blocks between Eleventh Avenue North
and Thirteenth Avenue North. This development also coincided with the establishment of additional plats south of
Edelbrock’s Addition. John and Anna Plattes established Plattes’ Addition to St. Cloud in 1882 and Plattes’ Second
Addition to St. Cloud in 1888. Balthasar Rosenberger filed Rosenberger’s Addition to St. Cloud in 1886. West &
Hoyt’s Subdivision of Block 32 of Edelbrock’s Addition to St. Cloud, located at the northwest corner of the area,
was also established in 1888.73
The first St. Cloud city directory was published in 1888. It shows a substantial number of residents in the
neighborhood. Many are described as working for the St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Manitoba Railroad.
Development remained scattered through the area during the next decade. Zapp & Moosbrugger’s Subdivision of
Block 31 of Edelbrock’s Addition to St. Cloud was platted in May 1893. When St. Cloud was illustrated in the 1896
Plat Book of Stearns County, this subdivision still had no buildings. By contrast, almost all of the lots fronting
Breckenridge Avenue in Stearns’ Addition had houses or other buildings. This development was clearly in response
to the presence of the railroad tracks which they faced.74
Development was also encouraged by the establishment of the St. Cloud streetcar system, one of only six in
Minnesota outside the Twin Cities. The St. Cloud City Street Car Company constructed a horse-drawn line in 1887,
which terminated at the Great Northern passenger depot at Ninth Avenue North. The company was sold in 1891 to
new owners who intended to electrify the line. In 1892, the electrified line was extended along Third Street North to
the Waite Park shops of the Great Northern railroad, another work site for many of the neighborhood residents. The
line is prominently shown on the 1896 plat map.75
Role of the Granite Industry
The growth of St. Cloud’s granite industry helped foster the growth of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood. For many
decades, the industry employed more workers than any other in St. Cloud, and the city acquired the nickname of the
“Granite City.” The city’s first granite quarry, Breen and Young, opened in 1868, and others soon followed in and
around the area. Once the granite was quarried, it was then cut, carved, and polished for use as architectural
elements and monuments at other locations around the city. Two such sites were located in the St. John Cantius
Neighborhood, Great Northern Granite at 1418 Breckenridge Avenue, and St. Cloud Marble and Granite Works at
318 Fifteenth Avenue North. Neither exists today. Christian Schmitt, the operator of the latter, lived nearby at 215
Twelfth Avenue North. A review of city directory listings and census records shows that many neighborhood
residents were employed by various granite companies as quarrymen, stonecutters, engravers, and related jobs.
72
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 18-19; Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 11.
Bird’s Eye View of the City of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, 1869, drawn by A. Ruger (Chicago:
Merchants Lithographing Company, 1869); St. Cloud, Minnesota (Milwaukee: C. J. Pauli, 1888); Book of Plat
Certificates.
74
Book of Plat Certificates; C. W. Foote and Company, Plat Book of Stearns County, Minnesota (Minneapolis:
Pinkney and Brown. 1896).
75
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 20-21; Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 11; “The Electric Line,” St. Cloud Daily Times,
June 25, 1892; William Bell Mitchell, History of Stearns County, Minnesota (Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. and Co.,
1915), 2: 1528-1530; Foote, Plat Book.
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Many of these residents were immigrants from European countries that had local industries relating to quarrying and
stone cutting. These included Scotland, Poland, and parts of Germany.76
The role of the granite industry is demonstrated in the neighborhood in a more tangible way in its buildings,
especially those built in the nineteenth century. Many of the houses, whether sided with wood or brick, rest on
granite foundations. Brick-sided houses often have granite window sills and sometimes rough-cut granite window
lintels.
Immigration and Ethnicity
Even before the Civil War, St. Cloud attracted many immigrants. Over one-third of the residents in the 1860 census
were foreign-born, and over two-thirds of those were of German background. Anton Edelbrock, the first person to
plat a portion of the St. John Cantius Neighborhood, was part of this trend. The area attracted so many residents of
German immigrant background that it gained the nickname of “West Germantown.” Most were German Catholics,
as opposed to German Lutherans, and joined the parish of St. Mary’s Church on St. Germain Street, which had been
established in 1855. They worked at a variety of trades and in various industries, including the railroads, granite
companies, carpenters and masons, merchants, and bartenders.77
The presence of the granite quarries and related industries were a major attraction for Polish immigrants who began
arriving in the 1880s. Most settled among the Germans in the St. John Cantius Neighborhood because of the
proximity to the granite industry. City directory listings also show that residents of Polish background worked for
the railroads and in various building trades. As the nineteenth century waned and conditions in Europe provided
stimulus to emigration, even more Polish immigrants arrived in Minnesota. Their numbers in St. Cloud grew
sufficiently that they could organize their own Catholic parish.78
St. John Cantius Church
By 1887 enough Polish immigrants had located in St. Cloud for Father John S. Sroka of the parish at Gilman,
Minnesota, to explore the establishment of a new church in St. Cloud. Then in 1893, the St. Cloud bishop, the
Reverend Frederick Otto Zardetti, authorized Father John A. Kitkowski to organize a Polish national church in St.
Cloud. Father Kitkowski had been holding services once a month for Polish Catholics at Holy Angels, the city’s
second parish. In August, three members of the Polish community purchased a site at Third Street North and
Sixteenth Avenue North for a new church. Initially, the congregation met in a modest social hall on the site. The
parish was incorporated in 1896 as the St. John Cantius Roman Catholic Church of St. Cloud, Minnesota. When
Father August Gospodar was appointed the priest of the parish in 1900, plans were made for a new church building
on the site of the social hall. That building was moved to a site at 308 Fifteenth Avenue North and continued to be
used for services while the new building was under construction. The cornerstone for the new building was laid on
July 7, 1901, with Bishop James Trobec officiating. The church building was to be 44 feet by 104 feet, constructed
of red brick on a granite foundation. A 90-foot tower rose at the front. There is no architect of record, but the plans
were carried out by contractor Joseph Marsolek, one of the founding members of the parish. Much of the brickwork
was carried out by another founding member, Frank Porwoll. The new building was dedicated on December 27,
1901. Almost all of the first parishioners were Polish and most lived in the immediate neighborhood.79
In the fall of 1902, the relocated parish hall on Fifteenth Avenue was remodeled as the first St. John Cantius School.
Pupils were taught by two Benedictine sisters from the convent in St. Joseph, Minnesota. Work began on a red brick
rectory, located east of the church at 1515 Third Street, in 1904. Again Joseph Marsolek was the contractor.
76
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 59-61; Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 16. See Mitchell, I:478-494, and George A.
Thiel and Carl E. Dutton, The Architectural, Structural, and Monumental Stones of Minnesota (Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press, 1935), 63-67, for more background information.
77
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 103-104, 120; Kelly and Granger, Phase III, 18-20. See also Hildegard Binder
Johnson, “The Germans,” 167-169, in They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State’s Ethnic Groups, ed. June
Drenning Holmquist (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1981).
78
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 105. See also Frank Renkiewicz, “The Poles,” 362-368, in They Chose Minnesota: A
Survey of the State’s Ethnic Groups, ed. June Drenning Holmquist (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press,
1981).
79
Owen Lindblad, One Faith, One Spirit, One God: A History of St. John Cantius Parish, 100 Years (St. Cloud: St.
John Cantius Catholic Parish, 2002), 5-12. Pages 11-12 lists the first parishioners.
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Meanwhile, demands on the school were growing, so the parish purchased a site at the corner of Third Street North
and Fifteenth Avenue North in 1909. Enough funding was in place by 1915 to proceed with construction. This time
Minneapolis architect Victor Cordella designed the building. Again Joseph Marsolek served as the contractor. The
new building opened in January 1916 with 115 pupils in attendance. St. John Cantius School was the third Catholic
school in St. Cloud. Like other parochial schools, it played an important role in providing religious education and
educating the children of immigrants in their native customs and language.80
The old school building on Fifteenth Avenue North was finally demolished in 1956 and replaced by a new convent
for the Benedictine sisters. Prior to that time, they had been living in a house on the other side of Fifteenth Avenue
North that had been moved off the site of the new school.81
St. John Cantius has been the only church in the neighborhood and has played a key role in the community over the
years. For many years parish members lived in the immediate neighborhood and formed perhaps about half the local
population, as judged by a review of names of neighborhood residents. By virtue of its prominent location on Third
Street and its substantial building, it has a major visual presence as well.
Residential Development and Forms of Housing
As has been discussed above, houses were scattered throughout the area in the 1880s and 1890s. Houses followed
vernacular architecture traditions, sometimes referred to as “Folk Victorian,” that are often associated with
traditional German architecture, particularly in the plan and arrangement of rooms. Generally modest in size, usually
one-and-one-half-stories high, they have an L- or T-shaped plan with intersecting gabled roofs. The ell section is
fronted by a porch and contains the main entrance leading into the kitchen and related sitting rooms. The more
formal parlor and bedrooms were located in the gable-front section of the house. All houses of this type in the
neighborhood are of wood-frame construction and rest on stone foundations, although a significant number are faced
with veneers of yellow or red brick, often with brick lintels and decorative gable ends. Several studies have been
made of the popularity of brick architecture among German immigrants as it satisfied aspirations for stability and
prosperity. Further, the availability of local brick made it a readily available building material. The same plan types
can also be seen in wood-frame houses that are faced with wood siding. 82
Another vernacular type is the front gable house with a rectangular plan. Like the L- or T-plan house, these are one
or one-and-one-half-stories high and modest in size. Typically a porch extended across the front, sheltering an
entrance into a hallway with the major rooms to one side and the kitchen at the rear. Sometimes these houses are
faced with brick, but most were built with wood clapboard siding.
Given the ethnic background of the neighborhood, it is not surprising that its residents would favor housing forms
that they found familiar from their native lands. While modest in size, many of the houses sheltered more than one
family. Others were occupied by single families that took in boarders.
Some of the nineteenth-century vernacular types continued to be used in the twentieth century in the neighborhood,
especially the front-gable house, which began to be constructed at a larger scale. However, by the twentieth century,
other housing types were becoming more popular, in part because of the widespread availability of builders’ plan
books, mail-order catalogues, and trade publications. As such, they are less specifically related to ethnic background
or tradition. Many examples of Arts and Crafts, or Craftsman, houses and bungalows are found throughout the area.
Popularized by the Craftsman magazine, this style was widely used by carpenters, builders, and contractors
throughout Minnesota. Among its characteristics are front or side gable roofs, punctuated by dormers, with wide
80
Lindblad, 15-21.
See Lindblad, 14, for a site plan of the parish buildings.
82
Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 119-120. See Virginia and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New
York: Alfred Knopf, 1991), 309-317, for a discussion of “folk Victorian.” Allen G. Noble, Wood, Brick, and Stone:
The North American Settlement Landscape, vol. 1, Houses (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1984),
107-109, 118-119, discusses folk architecture in relation to popular architecture and forms of German houses. For
more on brick houses in St. Cloud: Robert J. Gibb, “An Architectural Survey of the Yellow and Red Brick Houses
of St. Cloud, Minnesota,” November 1117, 1989, prepared for Dr. Lewis Wixon, available at Stearns History
Museum; Sister Owen Lindblad, “Bricks Gave St. Cloud Buildings Distinction,” St. Cloud Times, September 21,
1998.
81
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eaves carried on brackets, and wide front porches. These houses generally have wood clapboard siding, although
sometimes they are faced with stucco.83
Another popular type, called the American Foursquare, has a square plan; it generally has two stories and is topped
by a hipped or pyramidal roof. Often a porch extends across the front and sometimes wraps around to the side. Other
variations derived from the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles have cross-shaped plans or asymmetrical plans
with intersecting gabled and hipped roofs and porches that wrap from the front to the sides. Typically, these houses
have wood clapboard siding.84 Several larger examples of these types were built for some of the more prosperous
members of the community and employ brick construction. These include the house of Joseph Marsolek, the
contractor for St. John Cantius Church, Rectory, and School, at 223 Eleventh Avenue North; the house of Mathew
Hall, the owner of the Hall Lumber Company, at 30 Thirteenth Avenue North; the house of John Salaski, the owner
of a granite monument company, at 324 Fifteenth Avenue North; and the house of merchant William Vossberg at 29
Fourteeth Avenue North. His wife Katie was a daughter of John and Anna Plattes who had established the Plattes’
Addition and Plattes’ Second Addition. The Plattes’ son, Peter Plattes, constructed a house in the Prairie School
style at 105 Fourteenth Avenue North.
Many of the houses built during the first two decades of the twentieth century replaced nineteenth-century houses.
Some of these successor houses appear to have been built on the footprint of the earlier houses or to be
modifications of the earlier buildings.
The neighborhood’s only apartment building was constructed in about 1925 at 1203 Second Street North. Described
as a “flats building,” it contained five apartments.
By the 1930s, the Cape Cod style and the English Cottage style, sometimes with Tudor detail, were becoming
popular for residential architecture. A few examples were built in the neighborhood prior to World War II. The
neighborhood experienced a minor building boom after the Second World War. Some older houses were
demolished, and previously vacant lots were built on. This trend continued into the mid-1950s, which coincides with
the end date of the period of significance.
Related Development
Two rather modest hotel buildings, on either side of Sixteenth Avenue North at the corner of Breckenridge Avenue,
survive in the neighborhood. These were built to provide accommodations for those using the nearby Great Northern
Depot and rail yards. The New West Hotel, 530 Sixteenth Avenue North, had a bar and dining room at the first
story.85
A few other buildings scattered through the neighborhood were built to accommodate small grocery stores or
workshops. These have now been altered for residential use.
The most prominent commercial buildings are located on Third Street North, across from St. John Cantius Church
and on the route of the Third Street streetcar line. Dating from the early twentieth century, they originally housed the
Janochosky Grocery, 1514 Third Street North, and the West End Provision Company, 1516 Third Street North.86
Later Twentieth-Century Changes: Decline and Renewal
Like cities throughout the United States, St. Cloud suffered during the Great Depression of the 1930s. It was among
the factors that led to the demise of the streetcar line in 1936.
Ethnic ties continued to remain strong, as members of extended families remained in the neighborhood. A review of
St. Cloud city directories over the years makes these ties apparent. Immediately after the war, the school was
83
See discussion in McAlester, 450-461, and Noble, 146-148.
McAlester, 428-429; Noble, 125.
85
Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 13, 28.
86
Ibid., 13-14, 26.
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growing enough that a new residence was required for the nuns who staffed it. This growth was relatively shortlived, and the school was closed in 1972. The building was demolished twenty years later.87
By the 1990s, the neighborhood was suffering from a variety of urban ills, although the stock of single-family
homes and duplexes was beginning to attract those in search of affordable housing. By 1996, a neighborhood
association was formed to press for community improvements, while encouraging appreciation of the
neighborhood’s history. The historic district study is an outgrowth of such efforts.88
87
“St. John Cantius’ Grade School Demolished,” St. Cloud Times, November 3, 1992.
Kristine Donatelle, “Neighbors Mobilize to Pump Life Into the Heart of St. Cloud,” St. Cloud Times, September 9,
1996.
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St. John Cantius Neighborhood Historic District
Property Addresses
The following addresses are included within the boundaries of the historic district. Buildings at these addresses are
judged to contribute to the historic district unless otherwise indicated. Buildings identified as having poor integrity
are questionable for contributing status.
ELEVENTH AVENUE NORTH
Second Street North to Third Street North
West Side
211 – house and garage
215 – house and garage
223 – house and noncontributing garage
229 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
307 – noncontributing house (poor integrity)
313 – house
TWELFTH AVENUE NORTH
First Street North to Second Street North
West Side
103 – house with attached garage
107 – house and noncontributing garage
115 – house and noncontributing garage
121 – house and noncontributing garage
127 – house
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
208 – house and garage
214 – noncontributing lot
222 – house and garage
224 – house
228 – house and garage
230 – house
WEST SIDE
211 – house
213 – house and garage
215 – house and garage
217 – house and noncontributing garage
223 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
308 – house and noncontributing garage
314 – noncontributing house (age of alterations and additions)
320 – house
WEST SIDE
301 – noncontributing house and garage (age)
309 – house and garage
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315 – house and garage
323 – house and noncontributing garage
327 – noncontributing house (poor integrity) and noncontributing garage
THIRTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
30 – house and garage
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
114 – house and noncontributing garage
118 – house
122 – house
WEST SIDE
101 – house and garage
111 – house
115 – house
119 – house
125 – house and garage
129 – house and garage
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
212 – house
216 – house with attached garage
226 – house and noncontributing garage
228 – house and noncontributing garage
WEST SIDE
203 – house and garage
211 – house and noncontributing garage
215 – house and garage
223 – house and garage
229 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
310 – house and noncontributing garage
312 – house and noncontributing garage
328 – house and noncontributing garage
330 – house and garage
WEST SIDE
311 – house and garage
317 – house and noncontributing garage
321 – house
329 – house and noncontributing garage
Fourth Street North to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
409 – house and noncontributing garage
415 – house and noncontributing garage
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FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
West Side
29 – house and garage
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
104 – house and garage
108 – house and garage
114 – house and garage
120 – house
126 – house and noncontributing garage
WEST SIDE
101 – noncontributing parking lot
105 – house
109 – house with attached garage
119 – house and garage
123 – house and garage
127 – noncontributing house (poor integrity) with attached garage
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
208 – house and noncontributing garage
216 – house and garage
220 – house
222 – house (originally a store) and garage
WEST SIDE
203 – house and garage
209 – house and garage
217 – house and garage
223 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
312 – house
318 – noncontributing factory (building type)
WEST SIDE
309 – house and two garages
315 – house and noncontributing garage
319 – noncontributing parking lot
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
402 – house and garage
410 – house and noncontributing garage
414 – house and garage
424 – house and noncontributing playhouse
434 – noncontributing house with attached garage and noncontributing garage (age)
WEST SIDE
421 – house and noncontributing garage
425 – house and noncontributing garage
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427 – house and noncontributing garage
FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
26 – house and garage
28 – noncontributing lot
WEST SIDE
19 – noncontributing parking lot
23 – house and garage
25 – house and garage
29 – house
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
102 – house and noncontributing garage
106 – house
110 – house and garage
114 – house and noncontributing garage
118 – house and garage
126 – house and garage
130 – house and garage
WEST SIDE
101 – house and garage
107 – house
109 – house
111 – house
123 – house and noncontributing garage
129 – house and noncontributing garage
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
200 – house and garage
208 – noncontributing house with attached garage (age)
220 – house and garage
224 – house and noncontributing garage
226 – house and garage
WEST SIDE
203 – house and noncontributing garage
211 – house
223 – house, garage, and noncontributing garage
225 – house and noncontributing garage
227 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
306 – convent
308 – house and noncontributing garage
316 – noncontributing house with attached garage (age)
324 – house and noncontributing garage
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WEST SIDE
Parking lot associated with St. John Cantius Church – noncontributing
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
402 – house
406 – house and garage
414 – house and garage
420 – noncontributing house (poor integrity) and noncontributing garage
422 – house and garage
426 – house and garage
428 – house and garage
West Side
401 – house and garage
403 – house and garage
405 – house and garage
411 – house and garage
423 – house and noncontributing garage
427 – house with attached garage
Fifth Street North to Breckenridge Avenue
West Side
509 – house and noncontributing garage
511-513 – noncontributing house (age)
SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
St. Germain Street West to First Street North
East Side
12 – house and retaining wall
18 – house, garage, and retaining wall
22 – house and garage
24 – house
26 – house and garage
WEST SIDE
15 – house and noncontributing garage
21 – house and noncontributing garage
29 – house and garage
First Street North to Second Street North
East Side
110 – house, barbershop (converted garage), and noncontributing garage
114 – house and shed
120 – house
122 – house
128 – house
WEST SIDE
101 – house and noncontributing garage
105 – house and garage
113 – house and noncontributing garage
115 – house and noncontributing garage
119 – house and garage
125 – house and garage
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129 – house and garage
Second Street North to Third Street North
East Side
214 – house and noncontributing garage
216 – house
WEST SIDE
201 – house and garage
203 – house and noncontributing garage
209 – house
213 – house and garage
219 – house and noncontributing garage
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
318 – house
WEST SIDE
305 – house and garage
311 – noncontributing house and garage (age)
317 – house and noncontributing garage
323 – house and garage
327 – house and garage
Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North
East Side
402 – house and garage
410 – house and garage
414 – house
422 – house and garage
428 – house and noncontributing garage
WEST SIDE
401 – house and garage
405 – house and noncontributing garage
409 – house and noncontributing garage
413 – house and noncontributing garage
417 – house and garage
423 – house and noncontributing garage
427 – house and garage
Fifth Street North to Five–and–One–Half Street North
East Side
504 – house and noncontributing garage
508 – house and garage
514 – house and garage
526 – noncontributing house with attached garage (age)
530 – apartment building (originally a hotel)
WEST SIDE
501 – house and noncontributing garage
505 – house and garage
509 – house and garage
513 – house and noncontributing garage
515 – house
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521 – noncontributing vacant site
525 – house and noncontributing garage
529 – commercial building (originally a hotel) and noncontributing garage
SEVENTEENTH AVENUE NORTH
Third Street North to Fourth Street North
East Side
304 – house and garage
308 – house
320 – noncontributing house (poor integrity—additions) and noncontributing garage
FIRST STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1211 – house and garage
1215 – house and noncontributing garage
1223 – house with attached garage
SOUTH SIDE
1210 – house with attached garage
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
South Side
1312 – house and garage
1318 – noncontributing parking lot
1324 – house and noncontributing garage
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1529 – house and garage
SECOND STREET NORTH
Eleventh Avenue North to Twelfth Avenue North
North Side
1105 – house with attached garage
1111 – house and noncontributing garage
1119 – house and noncontributing garage
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1203 – apartment building and garage
1221 – house and noncontributing garage
South Side
1214 – house and garage
1220 – house with attached garage
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1321 – house and noncontributing garage
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Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1505 – house and garage
1507 – house and garage
1511 – noncontributing house (poor integrity)
1515-1517 – noncontributing house (poor integrity)
1519 – house and garage
1521 – house
THIRD STREET NORTH
Eleventh Avenue North to Twelfth Avenue North
North Side
1101 – house and noncontributing garage
1115 – house with attached garage
1121 – house and noncontributing garage
South Side
1108 – house
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1219 – house and garage
1221 – house and garage
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1301 – house and garage
1311 – house and garage
1315 – house and garage
1321 – house with attached garage
South Side
1314 – house with attached garage
1318 – house
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1401 – house and garage
1409 – house and garage
1423 – house, utility building, and noncontributing garage
South Side
1402 – house and noncontributing garage
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1515 – house with attached garage and garden with artifacts from school
1525 – church
South Side
1514 – commercial building
1516 – commercial building
1522 – noncontributing gas station (alterations)
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Sixteenth Avenue North to Seventeenth Avenue North
South Side
1602 – house and garage
FOURTH STREET NORTH
Twelfth Avenue North to Thirteenth Avenue North
North Side
1205 – house, noncontributing garage, and two noncontributing utility sheds
1219 – house
1223 – house and garage
Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
North Side
1305 – house with attached garage
1311 – house and noncontributing garage
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1405 – house and garage
1409 – house and noncontributing garage
1411 – house
1415 – house and garage
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
South Side
1516 – house and garage
FIFTH STREET NORTH
Fourteenth Avenue North to Fifteenth Avenue North
North Side
1415 – noncontributing factory
1421 – house with attached garage
Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North
North Side
1503 – house with attached garage
1513 – house with attached garage
South Side
1510 – house and noncontributing garage
Sixteenth Avenue North to Seventeenth Avenue North
South Side
1608 – house
BRECKENRIDGE AVENUE
Twelfth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North
South Side
1218 – house and noncontributing garage
1224 – house and garage
1230 – house and garage
1234 – house and noncontributing garage
1240 – house and noncontributing garage
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1246 – noncontributing house and garage (age)
1252 – house and garage
Fourteenth Avenue North to Five–and–One–Half Street North
South Side
1420 – noncontributing house with attached garage (age)
1424 – house and garage
1428 – house and garage
1430 – noncontributing house with attached garage (age)
1432 – house
1434 – house and garage
1454 – house and noncontributing garage
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University of Massachusetts Press, 1984.
Obituaries from St. Cloud Daily Times and St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, multiple dates.
“Petters-Gnifkowski.” St. Cloud Daily Times, May 15, 1913.
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“Polish Catholic Parish Has Let Contract for Erection of a Big Modern Parochial School House.” St. Cloud Daily
Times, June 30, 1915.
Renkiewicz, Frank. “The Poles.” 362-380. They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State’s Ethnic Groups. Edited by
June Drenning Holmquist.. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1981.
St. Cloud, Minnesota. Milwaukee: C. J. Pauli, 1888.
St. Cloud, Minnesota, City Directories. Various publishers, 1888, 1892, 1904-1905, 1910, 1914, 1919-1920, 19251926, 1935-1936, 1938-1939, 1943-1944, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1965, 1969-1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1995.
Available at the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
“St. Cloud in 1885.” St. Cloud Journal-Press, December 24, 1885.
“St. John Cantius’ Grade School Demolished.” St. Cloud Times, November 3, 1992.
Sanborn Map Company. Insurance Maps of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota. New York: Sanborn Map
Company, August 1884, March 1889, November 1893, December 1904, January 1913, November 1919,
September 1928, July 1961.
“Services Held Saturday for John M. Fiala.” Cold Spring Record, June 14, 1962.
“Thelen Automatic Kneeling Bench Highly Appreciated.” N.p., November 1, 1923. Available in the 312 Fourteenth
Avenue North file at Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
Thiel, George A., and Carl E. Dutton. The Architectural, Structural, and Monumental Stones of Minnesota.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1935.
“Wedding Bells.” St. Cloud Journal-Press, November 15, 1892.
“Year has been Lively.” St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 1, 1903.
Unpublished Works
Gibb, Robert J. “An Architectural Survey of the Yellow and Red Brick Houses of St. Cloud, Minnesota.” November
17, 1989. Prepared for Dr. Lewis Wixon. Available at Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
Granger, Susan, Patricia Murphy, and Scott Kelly. “St. Cloud’s Historic Contexts: Final Report of an Historic
Preservation Planning Project.” Prepared by Gemini Research for the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation
Commission and the City of St. Cloud, 1992.
Granger, Susan, and Scott Kelly. “Historic Sites Survey of St. Cloud: Final Report of Phase III.” Prepared by
Gemini Research for the St. Cloud Heritage Preservation Commission and the City of St. Cloud, 1995.
Kitowski, Ferdinand J. 1918. Device for forming eyes on springs. US Patent 1,252,123, filed August 2, 1917, and
issued Jan. 1, 1918.
Minnesota State Census, Stearns County, 1905. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. Uniform Player’s Contract for Joseph Jaeger. January 24, 1921.
Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
Oral history interview transcripts. Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
Plat Certificate Books. Stearns County Courthouse, St. Cloud.
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St. Cloud Design Review Guidelines. Section 100.000 (01).
Schnobrich, Linda Orth. “The History of the Orth Family.” N.d. Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
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Transportation and the City of St. Cloud, 2003.
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Ziebol, Gloriann. “Mathew Fiala Descendents.” 1987. Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.
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From Bird’s Eye View of theCcity of Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota 1869, by A. Ruger.
Grand Avenue is now Eleventh Avenue North, Center Avenue is now Twelfth Avenue North, and
Market Avenue is now Thirteenth Avenue North.
(Library of Congress, Washington, DC)
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From St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1888, by C. J. Pauli.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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From Plat Book of Stearns County, Minnesota, 1896, by C. M. Foote and Company.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Barbara Markley at the back of the house at 323 Sixteenth Avenue North,
ca. 1936
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Mr. and Mrs. Michael Undersander, ca. 1905
Although the place in the portrait is listed as St. Joseph, the federal census of 1900 places the
Undersanders in St. Cloud at 101 Sixteenth Avenue North. The current building is very
similar to the one in the picture.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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St. John Cantius Church and Rectory, ca. 1907
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
St. John Cantius School, ca. 1975
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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L. L. Rau’s First and Last Chance Saloon, corner of First Street North and
Ninth Avenue North, ca. 1910
Rau lived at 1324 First Street North.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
Frank Schroeder’s meat market, 1910
Schroeder lived in different houses within the district.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Ferdinand Kitowski’s blacksmith business, ca. 1912
Kitowski lived at 316 Fourteenth Avenue North
and patented a machine to manufacture automobile parts.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
Mathew Hall’s lumber yard office, ca. 1900
Hall lived at 30 Thirteenth Avenue North.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Security Printing Company press room, ca. 1923
A member of the Daubanton family is in the photograph.
The Daubantons lived in various houses on the north side of the district.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
Der Nordstern employees in front of the St. Cloud Daily Times building, ca. 1896
Charles A. Petters, 1311 Third Street North, was an editor of Der Nordstern.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Building holding Thomas Urbaniak’s tailor shop, ca. 1908
Urbaniak lived at 318 Sixteenth Avenue North.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Stearns County Auditor’s Office, August 17, 1911
Louis Dueber, who grew up in the district, is on the far right.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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The civic legacy of the Kowalkowski family.
Joseph D. Kowalkowski on the St. Cloud Water Works Committee, 1901 (second
from the right, top)
Joe Kowalkowski as a Stearns County Commissioner, April 1937 (far right, bottom)
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Roundhouse workers, Great Northern railroad, ca. 1925 [top]
Machine Shop workers, Great Northern railroad car shops, Waite Park, ca. 1915 [bottom]
Many residents in the district worked for the Great Northern Railway Company.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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St. John Cantius School, Fifth and Sixth Grade, ca. 1922
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
St. John Cantius School, Seventh and Eighth Grade, ca. 1924
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Tenth Grade, Cathedral High School, 1902
Residents from the district are in the photograph.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
Tip Top Nine Baseball team, 1895
Included in the photograph are residents of the district: Joseph Limperich, Louis Steffes,
Louis Dueber, Stephen Cronin, and Paul Materna.
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Local boys celebrate at the Delaria house, 315 Fourteenth Avenue North, ca. 1947
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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Edmund Lommel and either Leo Dueber or William Bruhm
skiing on Thirteenth Avenue North, ca. 1921
(Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud)
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