1915 West Minnehaha Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Charolette Larson house | |
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| Address: | 1915 W. Minnehaha Avenue |
| Neighborhood/s: | Hamline-Midway, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| County- State/province: |
Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1901 |
| Primary Style: | Victorian |
| Major Alterations: | Some/mostly intact |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Current Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Wood |
| Material of Roof: | Asphalt Shingles |
| Material of Foundation: | None Listed |
| Building Permit Number: | 39151 |
| First Owner: | Charolette Larson |
| Notes: | This site consists of two houses on one lot. The front house is 2 stories, simple in design, with an enclosed hipped roof entrance porch and simple architraves. It is covered with asbestos siding. The house at the rear of the lot is smaller than the main house, with clapboard siding, corner boards, a panelled wood door, and a bay window on the main facade. |
According to the building permit, one of the houses on this lot (presumably the larger, front house) was built in 1901 for an estimated $600 for Charolette Larson. The city directory does not list Charolette Larson, but does list John Larson, a lampman for the Minnesota Transfer Railway, living in this house. This site is significant because it contains two hosues on one lot, a phenomenon common in some neighborhoods in St. Paul like Frogtown, but not usually found in this area. These buildings stand in a cluster of small Victorian workers cottages which were once directly east of the Minnesota Transfer Railway Yards and stockyards. Several occupants of these houses worked for the Minnesota Transfer.
