Exterior view of the American House. This was built as a hotel, but never housed any guests. It became one of the first buildings on the Carleton College campus.
External view of the Andrew Koch building, which served as Red Wing's first hospital and was established in 1884. It was located at Southwest Dakota and Levee Streets. Andrew Koch built this house in the 1850s on the spot where Jorgenson Chevrolet once stood.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-11-21
Description:
Bond issued for the city of Stillwater related to the excavation of a street and moving of a building by J. G. Foley. John L. Miller was the principal and James G. Foley and Joseph Wolf signed as sureties on the bond issued November 21, 1887 in Stillwater, Minnesota.
The new observatory opens in 1887; it is named for Charles M. Goodsell in 1891. Foundation plan of Goodsell Observatory. Scale: 1/4 inch equals to one foot.
Front elevation of Goodsell Observatory. Scale 1/4 inch equals to foot. The new observatory opened in 1887. It was named for Charles M. Goodsell in 1891.
Exterior view of an ornate brick building with double double-decker cupola on top of house; elaborate frame decking; walkway or road with wood fence posts/gate; tree and another structure can be seen in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Side exterior view of the Geneva Beach Hotel. "Miss Eunice Claremont" is written on the back and there is a partial of 2 cent stamp. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Stereograph with groups of people posed in front of hotel and around the exterior of the Geneva Beach Hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Front/side view of the Geneva Beach Hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Geneva Beach Hotel lobby with fireplace and wicker furniture. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
People standing in front of and around the exterior of the Geneva Beach Hotel. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Exterior of Hennessy Brothers Saloon with seven men posing in front. Very center has two pistols a knife and a shotgun. Two story, free standing, wooden building.
The Geneva Beach Hotel with people on the porch. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
View of the Geneva Beach Hotel. Says "Manor house" on the photo. In 1896, J.L. Dickinson acquired the Alexandria Hotel at Geneva Beach from Mr. Letson, an early resort builder, and changed the name to the Geneva Beach Hotel. The hotel burned down on September 2, 1911.
Charles Forbes was Professor Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. He is seated in the chair by the fireplace. Two of his children are also in the photograph. The oil painting over the fireplace is of the schooner yacht "America", painted by Dr. Forbes.
Charles Forbes was Professor of Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. His wife, "Libbie Bruff Forbes" is seated in the photograph.
The main floor plan of Goodsell Observatory. Scale 1/4 inch equals per foot. The new observatory opened in 1887. It was named for Charles M. Goodsell in 1891.
Market House building (also known as Gale's Corners")on the corner of Hennepin Avenue and First Street North, was occupied by the Minneapolis Young Men's Christian Association from 1877 to 1887.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives
Neighborhoods of Duluth, Central Hillside; Luke Marvin House. The Marvins were an early Duluth family and long associated with First Presbyterian Church and Duluth government and development. Queen Anne style house includes a wrap around porch with a child and a woman on the steps.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-12
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South Side, Holcombe and Willard, Lot 7, Block 8 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaugther. Owner: J. Willard, Builder: August Jackson. Permit granted on May 12, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Main Street, Block 18 of Original City. Owner: J. Rdouson, Builder: J. Rdouson. Permit granted on May 21, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-09
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Second Street, Lot 4, Block 30 of Original City. Owner: F. J. Curtiss, Builder: K. M. Burbridge. Permit rejected on May 9, 1887. The following Arbitrators were appointed May 11, 1887, W. F. Willson, L. Sargent, Thomas Sutherland.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-04
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Martha Street, Lot 12, Block 6 of Staples and Mays. Owner: S. Borglund. Permit granted on April 4, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-07
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Lake Street, Lot 1, Block 32 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: R. Reudimann, Builder: William Birging. Permit granted on April 7, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-15
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Fourth Street. Owner: Art Sanftenberg, Builder: N. F. Fredrickson. Permit granted on April 15, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-15
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, First Street, Lot 17, Block 16 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughter. Owner: August Wogahn, Builder: August Wogahan. Permit granted on April 15, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Myrtle Street, Lot 2, Block 10 of Greeley and Slaughters. Owner: Ed. Donovan, Builder: B. G. Blomdrad. Permit granted on April 21, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Aslper Street, Lot 3, Block 9 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: August Anderson, Builder: Rudolph Langer. Permit granted on April 21, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-25
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Third Street, Lot 5 and 10, Block 18 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: Erastine Glaross. Permit granted on April 25, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-25
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, South Second Street, Lot 9 and 10, Block 14 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughters. Owner: M. Smith, Builder: Bieging and Siebert. Permit granted on April 25, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-26
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Olin Street, Lot 11 and 12, Block 1 of Websters. Owner: Thos C. Butler, Builder: Henry Heuer.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-28
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Second Street, Lot 5, Block 6 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: Mrs. E. Carli, Builder: Rudolph Langer. Permit granted on April 28, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-01-03
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Mulberry Street, Lot 2, Block 3 of Greeley and Slaughter. Owner: J. H. Julien. Permit granted on January 3, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-03-14
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Fifth Street, Lot 3, Block 1 of Wilsons. Owner: W Dr. Bollan, Builder: August Jackson. Permit granted on March 14, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-03
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Laurel Street, Lot Corner of, Block 6 of Original City. Owner: G. W. Seymann, Builder: L. W. Eldred. Permit granted on May 3, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-03
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Fourth Street, Lot 8, Block 5 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughters. Owner: Mrs. Eliza Wealy, Builder: Michael Carroll.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-09
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Second Street, Lot 10 and 11, Block 35 of Original City of Stillwater. Owner: James Mathews, Builder: P L. Flanager. Permit granted on May 9, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-09
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, St. Leryx Avenue, Lot 9, Block 5 of Wilkins. Owner: J. R. Hanson. Permit granted on May 9, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-12
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Holocombes Street, Lot 4, Block 1 of Willims. Owner: Mrs. Hufstred, Builder: Benjamin Siebert. Permit granted on May 12, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-11
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: Sixth Street, Lot 7, Block 2 of Thompson, Parker and Mowers. Owner: William Luck, Builder: August Jackson. Permit granted on May 12, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-06-18
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Fourth Street, Lot 6, Block 12 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: C. F. Quincy, Builder: N. Erickson. Permit granted on June 18, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-06-20
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Myrtle Street, Lot 2, Block 10 of Thompson, Parkers and Mowers. Owner: August Seillgren, Builder: August Seillgren. Permit granted on June 20, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-08-09
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Maple Street, Lot 8, Block 16 of Staples and Mays. Owner: John Warner , Architect: Frank Beglund, Builder: Barlsen. Permit granted on August 9, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-05-13
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Abbott Street, Lot 3 and 4, Block 5 of Holcombs. Owner: A. J. Lammers, Builder: Thomas Sutherland. Permit granted on May 13, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-09-06
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Pine Street, Lot 5 and 6, Block 36 of Original City. Owner: Stillwater City School District, Architect: Allen, Builder: Northey Brothers. Permit granted on September 6, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-07-30
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Main Street, Lot 8, Block 29 of Original Town. Owner: Elizabeth M. Churchill, Architect: Donald Fry, Builder: William Williams. Permit granted on July 30, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-06-07
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Main Street, Lot 4, Block 27 of Original City. Owner: Ino Karst, Architect: E. P. Basford, Builder: Ino Sreen.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-03-21
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Chestnut Street, Lots 1 and 2, Block 30 of Orginial Town. Owner: John M�ller. Permit granted on March 21, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-11-03
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Water Street, Lot 1, 2 and 3, Block 27 of Original City. Owner: Stillwater Transport Union Depot Company. Builder: L. W. Eldred. Permit granted on November 5, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-11-20
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Second Street, Lot 7, 8, 21 and 22, Block 35 of Original City of Stillwater. Owner: Stillwater Gas and Electric Company. Builder: Aleg Olson. Permit granted on November 28, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-10-10
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Main Street, Lot 2, Block 29 of Original City. Owner: Murphy and Shanghnessy, Architect: E. P. Basford, Builder: Curry, Shabel and Burus. Permit granted on October 27, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-06-24
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Main Street, Lot 9, Block 29 of Original Town of Stillwater. Owner: Mrs Elizabeth M. Churchill, Architect: A. H. Knight, Builder: William Williams. Permit granted on June 24, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-23
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Main Street, Lot 5, Block 28 of Original City of Stillwater. Owner: Mrs. Julia Wier, Architect: August Jackson, Builder: August Jackson,. Permit granted on April 23, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-10-29
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, First North Street, Lot 4, Block 6 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: Jim Gerken, Builder: William Bringing. Permit granted on October 29, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-16
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Laurell Street, Lot 21, Block 1 of Sabins. Owner: G. Evans, Builder: R. W. Phelps. Permit granted on April 16, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-13
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Burlington Street, Lots 6 and 7, Block 3 of Churchill and Nelson. Owner: T. N. Nelshaus. Permit granted on April 13, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-13
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Second Street, Lot 21, Block 2 of Churchill. Owner: Mike Dawson, Builder: M. Dawson. Permit granted on April 13, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-14
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: North side, Mulberry Street, Lot 9, Block 21 of Sabins. Owner: Mike Gummerson, Builder: C. H. Carson. Permit granted on April 14, 1887.
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Willow Street, Lot 6, Block42 of Carli and Schulenburg. Owner: Gustow Tunge, Builder: Will Beam. Permit granted on April 15, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-19
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: East side, Fifth NW Street, Lot 16, Block 8 of Hersey and Staples. Owner: Carl Ferdinand Pulgzin, Builder: August Leouls. Permit granted on April 19, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-23
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Willard Street, Lot 3, Block 7 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughters. Owner: Frank Schwartz, Builder: Beam and Siebert. Permit granted on April 28, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-25
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Main Myrtle Street, Block 10 of Thompson, Parker and Mower. Owner: Gust Riter, Builder: Gust Riter,. Permit granted on April 25, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-23
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: South side, Willard Street, Lot 3, Block 7 of Churchill, Nelson and Slaughters. Owner: Frank Schwartz, Builder: Beam and Siebert. Permit granted on April 28, 1887.
Office of the Building Official, City of Stillwater, Minnesota
Date Created:
1887-04-09
Description:
Building permit issued for the city of Stillwater, Minnesota. Location: West side, Myrtle Street, Lot 1, Block 1 of Sinclairs. Owner: Mrs. Wiklund, Builder: Robert Siebert. Permit granted on April 9, 1887.