This photograph shows the house that was built for Henry Swift in St. Peter in 1857. Swift served as the Governor of Minnesota from July 10, 1863 to January 11, 1864. Later, Swift's son-in-law, G. S. Ives, who served as Lt. Gov. from 1891 to 1893, lived in the house with his family. The Ives family is visible in the photograph. The house is on the NW corner of the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and College Avenue.
Exterior view of the Hasting House located on Fifth Avenue and 14th Street and Humistion Avenue. A cat out by the boardwalk with two women by the house, one holding a bicycle.
The home of Gustaf Erickson at 218 Everett Street North in Stillwater, Minnesota. Erickson, the proprietor of Erickson Furniture, was the father-in-law of the Frederick Holcombe, the photographer. Holcombe marred Elizabeth Erickson in the house.
Henry Leslie Osborn residence, 1599 Hewitt Avenue, looking west. Osborn was a Hamline University professor, dean, and acting president (1887-1932). Three women stand on the front porch. The one on the left appears to be Osborn's wife, Effie, who taught piano at Hamline.
Henry Leslie Osborn residence, 1599 Hewitt Avenue, looking north. Osborn was a Hamline University professor, dean, and acting president (1887-1932). Three women are on the front porch. The one on the left appears to be Osborn's wife, Effie, who taugh piano at Hamline. The reflection of the first Hancock School building can be seen in window on the first floor.
Central Hillside house; 329 West Third street; house of Captain C. O. Flynn; Cornelius O. Flynn; architectural details; porch; clapboard; winter; snow; stairs
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
Two women, one man, and two boys with horse and buggy in front of a house. Note on back of photo says,""Grandma Pierce Alice, Grandad Pierce Merritt, Frank, George, Lillian. This house is down by Bill Phelps, Good Thunder, Mn."
Anton Hoff home with automobile and four people. Image states, "Anton Hoff home, Decoria Township." Inga Hoff was rural school teacher in Decoria, circa 1915.
Exterior view of the home of B. R. Damren, which was located along South Washington Avenue in St. Peter. A man in a horse-drawn carriage is in the foreground.
Captain Matt Ulman residence, with woman and boardwalk. Note says, "Ulman, Capt. Matt, Residence, Emma (Ulman) Watters, 200 Block of N 6th St. Mother home."
Exterior view of the home of Charles J. Laumann and his family in St. Peter. Mrs. C. J. Laumann and Anna Laumann are in the back row. The children in the front row are, from left to right: Clarence, Julia, Josephine, and Gertrude. Josephine was born about 1902.
This house was built on the north side of Lake Shaokatan in 1878. It still stands, and was remodeled some time later. It was the home of Andrew Crain which was occupied later by his son and family and then later by a grandson and family, Dick Crain. This picture is of the P.K. Petersen family who lived there for a couple of years about 1895.
View of a woman and a young boy sitting in rocking chairs on the lawn of the Damren house in St. Peter. The house was located on the west side of Washington Avenue, at the intersection with Walnut Street.
Dr. H. J. Lloyd home exterior with two men, Dave Williams and William S. G. Jones. Note on photo says, "The Dr. H. J. Lloyd's home on 520 So. 2nd St. Looks like it did when we bought it from my mother. Was her Sister's home. Mrs. T. O. Jones after they were both gone. It was willed to my mother. The men standing my oldest brother Will and my mother's brother Uncle Dave. Built in 1884. Mrs. H. J. Lloyd. Uncle Dave Williams. My Brother W. S. [G.?] Jones."
This photograph shows a view of the 1871 E. St. Julien Cox house in St. Peter, which is located at 500 North Washington Avenue. Owned by the Nicollet County Historical Society, the house is open for tours at various times during the year.
House with woman on porch, man on street pulling a horse buggy ridden by a child, and a dog. Note says, "E. V. Nyquist home, 500 block Carroll Street."
Exterior view of the first frame house built north of Melrose, Minnesota. The home had a log kitchen, two upstairs bedrooms, one downstairs bedroom, and a living room. People pose outside the home with horse-drawn carriages.
This photograph shows the home of Frederic A. Donahower, a St. Peter banker, who served as the president of the First National Bank. The home is located on the northwest corner of Minnesota Avenue and Locust Street.
This is the interior of the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
This is the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio. George is on the porch and Mary is in the carriage.
This is the interior of the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
This is the home of George Dryer, who lived at the intersection of Third and Walnut Streets in St. Peter. Dryer was the steward at the St. Peter State Hospital. The 1880 census lists Dryer, his wife, Anna, and their children, Mary Emma, Anna, and Horatio.
Brewster Residence. Marks:""Brewster home, 719 S. Broad St., Mkto, new porch on home, 1929, far L Mrs. Jordon, Middle-Carrie Brewster, Right-Grace Brewster""
Exterior view of the Norman house. Note on front of photo says, "Norman place west of Lake Crystal." Note on back of photo says, "George Norman home, west of Lake Crystal."
Hubbard House from Broad St. and four women; marks:""Left to right Katherine Hubbard, Cara Hubbard Jenkins (niece of R. D. Hubbard), Mrs. R. D. Hubbard, Esther Hubbard, about 1900, donated by Rosemary Heckel, granddaughter of R. D. Hubbard""
This house stood on the corner of Garfield and Park streets. The house has both a front and rear porch as well as a fenced in yard. In the peaks of the roof and on the porch was gingerbread, typical of many Victorian homes. Along with the house was a barn. It later was torn down and replaced with a new one-story house.
Label on the front reads: "John Hillestad home, 1904." This home is now the Carlin Funeral Home. This building is located at 303 Johnson Avenue North in Fosston.
Martin H. Johnson's house at 212 West Third Street, porches, picket fence in the foreground, pier, masted schooners and Minnesota Point in the background, white pine
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
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
Ole Peterson and his family lived in this home in Bernadotte Township in Nicollet County. Many people are shown posing for this photograph in a variety of locations. Two people are in a horse-drawn carriage, and a man can be seen with a pair of horses. A windmill is spinning rapidly. A note on the reverse states that the photograph was taken circa 1898.