ST. JOHN CANTIUS NEIGHBORHOOD HISTORIC DISTRICT STUDY

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1 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 PREPARED BY MARJORIE PEARSON, PH.D. ELIZABETH A. GALES HESS, ROISE AND COMPANY THE FOSTER HOUSE 100 NORTH FIRST STREET MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA JULY 2004

2 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 Cover photograph: 308 Seventeenth Avenue North Photo by Elizabeth Gales, 2003

3 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 Appendix Property Addresses Eleventh Avenue North Twelfth Avenue North Thirteenth Avenue North Fourteenth Avenue North Fifteenth Avenue North Sixteenth Avenue North Seventeenth Avenue North First Street North Second Street North Third Street North Fourth Street North Fifth Street North Breckenridge Avenue Bibliography Historic Photographs Current Photographs Eleventh Avenue North Twelfth Avenue North Thirteenth Avenue North Fourteenth Avenue North Fifteenth Avenue North St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page i

4 Sixteenth Avenue North Seventeenth Avenue North First Street North Second Street North Third Street North Fourth Street North Fifth Street North Breckenridge Avenue St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page ii

5 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 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, 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, See pages for a discussion of examples. 3 Ibid., Ibid., St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 3

6 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 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 (01). St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 4

7 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, 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, 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 5

8 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 (01). St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 6

9 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 7

10 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 8

11 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 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 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 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, , 1910, 1914, , , , , , 1950, 1956, 1961, 1965, , 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, and federal and state censuses from 1900 and 1905, available at MHS. Additional sources are cited when used. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 9

12 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 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 ca 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 10

13 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 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 ca 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 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 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 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 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, Pneumonia Takes Mrs. Anna Lahr, St. Cloud Daily Times, April 18, 1912; Old Settler Died at Home, St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, April 18, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 11

14 107 ca 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 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 ca 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 12

15 127 ca 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 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 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 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 ca 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 13

16 A small gable rises above the front entrance. A red brick chimney rises from the center of the roof. A garage dating from ca 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 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 14

17 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 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 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 ca 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 Peter Steffes owned the building from the late 1910s into the 1960s. 215 ca 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 15

18 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 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 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 16

19 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 The Kuslanchkik family briefly lived in the building around 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 ca 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 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 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 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 St. Cloud Building Permit, 10247, July 13, : 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 17

20 309 ca 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 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 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 18

21 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 19

22 118 ca 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 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 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 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 20

23 111 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 21

24 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 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 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 22

25 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 ca 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 The house was subdivided; the Lommels lived in one part and Al s Radio Service was located in the other part in 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 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 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 23

26 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 24

27 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 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 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were George Dueber and H. B. Harding in 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 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 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 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 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 , One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 25

28 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 John Reinert bought the house in the early 1920s and owned it until the 1960s. 330 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 26

29 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 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 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 27

30 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 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 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 The house was probably moved to the lot at that time. 415 ca 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 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud, St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, December 31, : One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 28

31 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 The house was probably moved to the lot at that time. FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH St. Germain Street West to First Street North West Side 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 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 , 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 T- shaped 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 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 Journal- Press, November 15, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 29

32 The house was built for $1,200 in 1885 by John Emmerich, a carpenter. A $350 rear extension was made to the building in The family owned the house until the late 1940s when Leopold Fink bought it. Fink owned the building until the 1950s ca 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 This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident was Frank Beste in By 1900, Mathias Leim was the owner. Oscar Larsen was the last resident of the old house; it was demolished after 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 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 The house was constructed in the 1910s. The earliest-known resident was E. S. Viedol in 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 30

33 126 ca 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 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 It has been a parking lot since ca 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 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, St. Cloud Building Permit, 14532, March 23, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 31

34 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 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 32

35 FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH Second Street North to Third Street North East Side 208 ca 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 33

36 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 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 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 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 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 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 Fifth Annual Building Report, St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 5, The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 34

37 217 ca 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 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 Mrenca remained, but A. T. Salaski replaced Lengas by 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 35

38 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 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 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 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 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 : 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 36

39 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 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 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 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 is set to the east of the house. 35 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 A Handsome Showing, n.p., n.d., clipping available at SHM; Nolen Funeral, St. Cloud Daily Times, December 25, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 37

40 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 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 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 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 St. Cloud Building Permit, 11430, December 14, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 38

41 FOURTEENTH AVENUE NORTH Fourth Street North to Fifth Street North/Breckenridge Avenue West Side 421 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 39

42 FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH St. Germain Street West to First Street North East Side 26 ca 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 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 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 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 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 ca 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 37 St. Cloud Building Permit, 10142, June 8, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 40

43 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 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 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 This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known resident was George Krieg, a cabinet maker, in By 1910, H. G. Steffens lived in the building, but Mathias Ziebol and M. U. Krieg were the residents by In the 1910s, the nineteenth-century house was razed and the current building constructed. Peter Weber lived at the address in 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 41

44 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was George Young, a stonecutter, in 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 42

45 118 ca 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 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 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 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 The Heid family owned the property until the 1980s ca 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 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 43

46 FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH First Street North to Second Street North West Side 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 44

47 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 ca 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 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 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. 39 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 45

48 FIFTEENTH AVENUE NORTH Second Street North to Third Street North East Side , 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 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 : One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud ; A Handsome Showing. 41 Umerski had already built the house at 200 Fifteenth Avenue North. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 46

49 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 47

50 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 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 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 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 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 48

51 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Nicholas Mohs, a carpenter, in 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 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 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 The old school building sat vacant until it, and the house, were razed in That year, a new convent for Benedictine sisters was built 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 49

52 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 ca 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 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 Traces of the roof framing are still visible on the brickwork. A brick chimney rises from the roof. 43 St. Cloud Building Permit, 23341, March 4, John J. Salaski, St. Cloud Daily Times, November 19, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 50

53 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 51

54 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 The wood-frame gable-roof garage behind the house dates back to circa St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 52

55 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 53

56 423 ca 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 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 54

57 ca 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 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, 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 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 ca 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 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 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 John Lauer Died Today, St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, January 29, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 55

58 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 The house was built in the first decade of the twentieth century. The earliest-known residents were Charles Kriesel and his family in 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 ca 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 56

59 SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH St. Germain Street West to First Street North West Side 15 ca 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 57

60 SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH First Street North to Second Street North East Side 110 ca 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 58

61 122 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 59

62 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 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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 The house was built in the 1920s for Peter Trebtoske. His family owned it until the 1960s. 46 John Undersander, interview, n.d., transcript, SHM. 47 Fifth Annual Building Report. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 60

63 119 ca 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 Besinius was a farmer, while Schroinden was a laborer. The building was demolished early on; no one was listed at the address after The current house was constructed in the late 1940s for Ervin Urbaniak. The Urbaniaks owned the property until the 1970s. 125 ca 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 The house was built in the 1920s for Raymond Schaefer. In the 1950s, it was sold to George Keller. 129 ca 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 61

64 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 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 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 The Nordlund family lived in part of the house until the 1960s. Various people rented the other part. 216 ca 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 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 The house was built in the 1910s for Martin Binczik. Members of the Binczik family owned the building until the 1980s. 203 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 62

65 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 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 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 63

66 SIXTEENTH AVENUE NORTH Third Street North to Fourth Street North East Side 318 ca 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 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 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 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 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 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. 48 Fifth Annual Building Report. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 64

67 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 ca 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 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 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 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 ca 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 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 49 Joseph Henry Markley, interview, n.d., transcript, SHM. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 65

68 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 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 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 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 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 William Vandereyck bought the property from Reisinger in the early 1950s. The Vandereyck family currently lives there. 414 ca 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 50 John Weihs, interview by N. P. Kruchten, July 19, 1936, transcript, SHM. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 66

69 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 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 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 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 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 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were the Weihs family in 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 67

70 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 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 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 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 By 1938, Floyd Davidson was the owner. In the 1950s, the building was sold to Eugene Perrier. 417 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 68

71 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 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 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 69

72 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 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 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 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 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 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 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 70

73 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 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 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 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 The Sakry family owned the property until the 1970s. 505 ca 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 71

74 509 ca 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 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 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 mid- 1920s 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 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 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. 52 The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 72

75 525 ca 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 Frances Krafty moved into the building by The Krafty family, first Frances then her daughter, Bernice Krafty Lahr, have owned the building since. 529 ca 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 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 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 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 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 Raymond Ziebol, Sr., St. Cloud Daily Times, n.d., available in the Ziebol file at SHM. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 73

76 308 ca 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 That year, Porwoll made a $350 improvement to the building. He invested $300 in the building in 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 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 The garage off Fourth Street North appears to date back to circa The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Samuel Goedfried, a peddler, in By 1905, Michael Kobina, a cement worker, lived in the building. Theodore Porwoll briefly lived in the house around 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 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. 55 St. Cloud Building Permit, 14847, July 7, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 74

77 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 75

78 FIRST STREET NORTH Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North South Side 1312 ca 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 mid- 1950s 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 ca 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 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. 56 St. Cloud Application and Permit for Moving Building, 778, June 11, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 76

79 FIRST STREET NORTH Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North North Side 1529 ca 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 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 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 ca 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 77

80 house in the late 1940s before Anton Holthaus bought the property in the early 1950s. Holthaus lived there until the 1970s ca 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 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 The apartment building replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were John Steffes and his family in 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 ca 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 57 Leo Zontek, n.p., n.d., clipping available in Zontek file at SHM. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 78

81 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 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 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 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 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 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 79

82 SECOND STREET NORTH Thirteenth Avenue North to Fourteenth Avenue North North Side 1321 ca 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 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 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 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 In the late 1910s, Peter Kraemer bought the property, and his family lived there into the 1980s ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 80

83 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were Mary Otto and her son, George, in 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 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 L- shaped 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 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 ca 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 In the late 1910s, the 59 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 81

84 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 ca 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 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 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) ca 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 60 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 82

85 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 ca 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 83

86 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was Gerhard Bruming, a commercial traveler, in 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 ca 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 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 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 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 84

87 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 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 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 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 85

88 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 ca 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 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 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John and L. A. Kloskowski in 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 ca 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. 62 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. 63 Retired Shops Man Died Today, St. Cloud Daily Times, October 5, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 86

89 The house was built in the 1920s for Joseph Tomczik. The family owned the property until the 1960s ca 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 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known residents were John Maskie and John Kilosk in 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 He made improvements worth $400 in 1890 and built another brick dwelling for $650 in 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 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 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. 64 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 87

90 THIRD STREET NORTH Fifteenth Avenue South to Sixteenth Avenue South North Side 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 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, ; 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 By 1900, John Schaefer, who worked in the railroad car shops, was the owner. The house was moved, and the rectory built in Father August Gospodar led the congregation through the construction, but Father Leo Stein was the first priest to move into the building in It is still used to house the parish priest and offices 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 The tower terminates in a copper-clad lantern and cupola that replaced the original in 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 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 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 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 65 Lindblad, One Faith, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 88

91 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 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 ca 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 ca 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. 66 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 89

92 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 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 The house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Joseph Kiklas and his family in 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 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 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 ca 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 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud ; Anton Zabinski Dies Wednesday, St. Cloud Daily Times, April 9, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 90

93 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 ca 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 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 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 91

94 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 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 ca 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 By 1900, Fred Albrecht, a carpenter, lived in the house. Peter Early, a clerk, occupied the building by 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 92

95 1415 ca 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 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 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 T- shaped 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 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 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 93

96 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 94

97 FIFTH STREET NORTH Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North South Side 1510 ca 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 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 95

98 The house was built in the late nineteenth century. The earliest-known resident was John Hirtman, a carpenter, in 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 ca 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 The house was built in the late nineteenth century, although the earliest-known resident was H. A. Ziebol in 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 ca 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 ca 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 96

99 1240 ca 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 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 ca 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 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 ca 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 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 97

100 This house replaced a late nineteenth-century dwelling. The earliest-known residents were Mary McCarthy and her family in By 1905, John Grams, a laborer, lived in the building. Joseph Szafranski briefly lived in the house around 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 ca 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 ca 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 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 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 St. Cloud Building Permit, 20450, December 21, St. Cloud Building Permit, , May 12, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 98

101 1432 ca 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 ca 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 ca 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 99

102 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 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 Initially terminating on the east side of the river, it crossed the Mississippi and extended west to Melrose in 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. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 100

103 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 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 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 Balthasar Rosenberger filed Rosenberger s Addition to St. Cloud in 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 The first St. Cloud city directory was published in 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 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, 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: ; Foote, Plat Book. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 101

104 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 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, 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 Again Joseph Marsolek was the contractor. 76 Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, 59-61; Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 16. See Mitchell, I: , 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, , 120; Kelly and Granger, Phase III, See also Hildegard Binder Johnson, The Germans, , 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, , 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), Pages lists the first parishioners. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 102

105 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 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, See Lindblad, 14, for a site plan of the parish buildings. 82 Granger, Murphy, and Kelly, See Virginia and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred Knopf, 1991), , 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), , , 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, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 103

106 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 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, , and Noble, McAlester, ; Noble, Granger and Kelly, Phase III, 13, Ibid., 13-14, 26. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 104

107 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 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 St. John Cantius Grade School Demolished, St. Cloud Times, November 3, Kristine Donatelle, Neighbors Mobilize to Pump Life Into the Heart of St. Cloud, St. Cloud Times, September 9, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 105

108 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 106

109 315 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 107

110 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 108

111 427 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 109

112 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 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 110

113 129 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 111

114 521 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 112

115 Fifteenth Avenue North to Sixteenth Avenue North North Side 1505 house and garage 1507 house and garage 1511 noncontributing house (poor integrity) 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 113

116 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 114

117 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 St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 115

118 BIBILIOGRAPHY Published Works 1886: One of the Most Remarkable Years in the History of St. Cloud. N.p., n.d. Available in the Building Permits Notices file of the Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud is Banner Building Year for St. Cloud. St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, December 31, A Big Contract. St. Cloud Journal-Press, May 28, Bird s Eye View of the City of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota Drawn by A. Ruger. Chicago: Merchants Lithographing Company, Building News of the Week. St. Cloud Daily Times, April 16, C. M. Foote and Company. Plat Book of Stearns County, Minnesota. Minneapolis: Pinkney and Brown, Clippings in the Building Permits Notices file of the Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. The Demand for Houses in All Parts of the City Very Evident. St. Cloud Daily Times, September 15, Donatelle, Kristine. Neighbors Mobilize to Pump Life Into the Heart of St. Cloud. St. Cloud Times, September 9, The Electric Line. St. Cloud Daily Times, June 25, Fifth Annual Building Report. St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 5, A Handsome Showing. N.p., n.d. Available in the Building Permits Notices file of the Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. Johnson, Hildegard Binder. The Germans In They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State s Ethnic Groups. Edited by June Drenning Holmquist. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, Lindblad, Owen. Bricks Gave St. Cloud Buildings Distinction. St. Cloud Times, September 21, The Hall Family History. St. Cloud: Herbert J. Hall, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud.. One Faith, One Spirit, One God: A History of St. John Cantius Parish, 100 Years. St. Cloud: St. John Cantius Catholic Parish, Map of the City of St. Cloud Mounted at Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred Knopf, Mitchell, William Bell. History of Stearns County, Minnesota. Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr. and Co., Night Hotel Fire. Minneapolis Journal, February 8, Noble, Allen G. Wood, Brick, and Stone: The North American Settlement Landscape. Vol. 1, Houses. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, Obituaries from St. Cloud Daily Times and St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press, multiple dates. Petters-Gnifkowski. St. Cloud Daily Times, May 15, St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 116

119 Polish Catholic Parish Has Let Contract for Erection of a Big Modern Parochial School House. St. Cloud Daily Times, June 30, Renkiewicz, Frank. The Poles They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State s Ethnic Groups. Edited by June Drenning Holmquist.. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Milwaukee: C. J. Pauli, St. Cloud, Minnesota, City Directories. Various publishers, 1888, 1892, , 1910, 1914, , , , , , 1950, 1956, 1961, 1965, , 1975, 1980, 1985, Available at the Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. St. Cloud in St. Cloud Journal-Press, December 24, St. John Cantius Grade School Demolished. St. Cloud Times, November 3, 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 Services Held Saturday for John M. Fiala. Cold Spring Record, June 14, Thelen Automatic Kneeling Bench Highly Appreciated. N.p., November 1, 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, Wedding Bells. St. Cloud Journal-Press, November 15, Year has been Lively. St. Cloud Journal-Press, January 1, Unpublished Works Gibb, Robert J. An Architectural Survey of the Yellow and Red Brick Houses of St. Cloud, Minnesota. November 17, 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, 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, Kitowski, Ferdinand J Device for forming eyes on springs. US Patent 1,252,123, filed August 2, 1917, and issued Jan. 1, Minnesota State Census, Stearns County, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul. National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. Uniform Player s Contract for Joseph Jaeger. January 24, Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. Oral history interview transcripts. Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. Plat Certificate Books. Stearns County Courthouse, St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 117

120 St. Cloud Design Review Guidelines. Section (01). Schnobrich, Linda Orth. The History of the Orth Family. N.d. Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. Trunk Highway 23 St. Cloud Area Transportation Study. Prepared for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the City of St. Cloud, United States Census for Stearns County, Ziebol, Gloriann. Mathew Fiala Descendents Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud. St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 118

121 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 119

122 From St. Cloud, Minnesota, 1888, by C. J. Pauli. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 120

123 From Plat Book of Stearns County, Minnesota, 1896, by C. M. Foote and Company. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 121

124 Barbara Markley at the back of the house at 323 Sixteenth Avenue North, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 122

125 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Undersander, ca 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 123

126 St. John Cantius Church and Rectory, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. John Cantius School, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 124

127 L. L. Rau s First and Last Chance Saloon, corner of First Street North and Ninth Avenue North, ca 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 125

128 Ferdinand Kitowski s blacksmith business, ca 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 Hall lived at 30 Thirteenth Avenue North. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 126

129 Security Printing Company press room, ca 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 Charles A. Petters, 1311 Third Street North, was an editor of Der Nordstern. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 127

130 Building holding Thomas Urbaniak s tailor shop, ca Urbaniak lived at 318 Sixteenth Avenue North. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 128

131 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 129

132 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 130

133 Roundhouse workers, Great Northern railroad, ca [top] Machine Shop workers, Great Northern railroad car shops, Waite Park, ca [bottom] Many residents in the district worked for the Great Northern Railway Company. (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 131

134 St. John Cantius School, Fifth and Sixth Grade, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. John Cantius School, Seventh and Eighth Grade, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 132

135 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) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 133

136 Local boys celebrate at the Delaria house, 315 Fourteenth Avenue North, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 134

137 Edmund Lommel and either Leo Dueber or William Bruhm skiing on Thirteenth Avenue North, ca (Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud) St. Johns Cantius Neighborhood Historic District Study Page 135