John & Annice Keller Home, 394 Eichenwald Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1874-ca.1930)
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| Address: | 394 Eichenwald Street |
| Neighborhood/s: | Dayton's Bluff, Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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Ramsey County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1874 |
| Year razed: | ca.1930 |
| Primary Style: | Second Empire |
| Historic Function: | House/single dwelling or duplex |
| Builder: | John Keller |
| First Owner: | John & Annice Keller |
(44.959586° N, 93.068211° W)
The Keller mansion was built at 394 Eichenwald in 1874 and demolished after a series of fires in the 1920s or 30s. A modern apartment building was placed there in 1959. Keller was a German immigrant who named his home and the street in front of his home “Eichenwald”, a German word meaning “Oak Forest”, as a reminder of his home in Germany. Eichenwald street was platted in 1877. Keller himself was a master carpenter and owned his own lumber business. The lumber company was entitled “Keller C.E. & CO”, Charles and Annice E. Keller as owners and was located in the NW corner of 7th and Minnesota streets in the city directory. John M. was married to Annice E. <Scott> Keller and they had a number of children including; Annice Bourey KELLER b: 31 OCT 1878 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Charles Edward KELLER b: 21 SEP 1858 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Louis Scott KELLER b: 6 OCT 1860, George William KELLER b: 2 FEB 1863, Mary Edith KELLER b: 17 AUG 1866, Sadee Alice KELLER b: 10 JUN 1869, John Michael KELLER b: 10 AUG 1871 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joseph Anderson KELLER b: 13 DEC 1873 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Herbert Paist KELLER b: 7 FEB 1875. Listed “At home” in 1880; Annice, Charles E., George W. Keller bookkeeper and by 1884 listed a Louis S. Keller as the foreman.
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C. E. Keller Lumber Company, St. Paul, MN
1891 Rascher Insurance Map showing that the Eichenwald Mansion was listed as a boarding house. It also shows the printing show at the back of the property that is listed in the city directory as being associated with 773 6th
