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-                             HISTORIC HOMES
-                          of Fort Dodge, Iowa
-
-
-              PUBLISHED BY THE BLANDEN FEDERATION OF ARTS
-                            FORT DODGE, IOWA
-                              APRIL, 1975
-
-
-        PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALLEN R. LOOMIS • TEXT BY KARL F. HAUGEN
-
-
-                       INDEX TO HOMES ON PAGE 119-120
-                            MAP ON PAGE 117
-
-
-        PRINTED BY MESSENGER PRINTING COMPANY, FORT DODGE, IOWA
-
-
-
-
-                              INTRODUCTION
-
-
-This book is a picture-story history of 101 Fort Dodge homes. Those who
-brought the homes into being are chronicled here, as are those who
-succeeded those first tenants. The homes as well as their occupants are
-representative of the Fort Dodge community over a time span of more than
-100 years.
-
-All of the homes are extant; the publishers regret the absence in the
-history of many grand old homes no longer in existence.
-
-The homes first appeared in a weekly series in the Fort Dodge Messenger.
-The photographer’s skill reflects the hobby of Allen R. Loomis, Fort
-Dodge industrialist, whose grandparents—the A. R. Loomises and the Leon
-Vincents—were prominent business and cultural leaders in the earlier-day
-Fort Dodge.
-
-The histories were written by Karl F. Haugen, retired City Editor of the
-Messenger. Mr. Haugen devoted many hours studying state, county and city
-records, and interviewed scores of persons.
-
-To Mr. Haugen and Mr. Loomis, as well as to all who so graciously and
-cheerfully cooperated with them, the publishers extend a grateful
-thank-you.
-
-                                              BLANDEN FEDERATION OF ARTS
-                                                        FEBRUARY 6, 1975
-
-
-
-
-                             HISTORIC HOMES
-                          of Fort Dodge, Iowa
-
-
-
-
-                         THE O. M. OLESON HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The O. M. Oleson home
-    1020 3rd Avenue South]
-
-O. M. Oleson, pioneer pharmacist and philanthropist, erected this large
-three-story brick residence with green tile roof in 1906.
-
-Located at 1020 3rd Ave. S. it probably is the only home in the city to
-have had a pipe organ for many years. The home was occupied by Mr. and
-Mrs. Oleson until 1938 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. O. J.
-Whittemore. Mrs. Whittemore continues to reside in the house following
-the death of her husband who was prominently identified with the Vincent
-Clay Products Company here.
-
-The home has a full basement, first floor with living room, dining room,
-and kitchen; second floor with five bedrooms and two baths; and third
-floor with recreation room and attic storage space.
-
-The pipe organ which Oleson enjoyed playing was removed from the home
-prior to its sale to the Whittemores and given to Lutheran Hospital’s
-nurses’ home. The nurses’ home was torn down some years ago during
-rebuilding work at the hospital (now Trinity Regional West).
-
-Oleson was noted for his countless philanthropic acts. He donated land
-to the city for Oleson Park in the southeast part of the city and Leif
-Erickson Park in west Fort Dodge. He was the principal benefactor of
-Lutheran Hospital when it was organized and began operations here. His
-widow, Julie Haskell Oleson, willed more than $2 million to the hospital
-at the time of her death.
-
-Oleson was a native of Norway and came to Fort Dodge as a young man and
-started in the drug business. In 1894 he erected the three-story brick
-building at Central Avenue and Eighth Street which was long the home of
-his drug firm—the Oleson Drug Company. The first floor and basement were
-occupied by the drug firm which for many years had both retail and
-wholesale operations. The second and third floors had apartments and
-some offices. The building was razed in recent years along with other
-structures to make way for the City Green Parking lot.
-
-Oleson enjoyed good music and in the early 1890s organized the Grieg
-Male Chorus and was its director for many years. The chorus had a large
-hall on the third floor of the Oleson building where members rehearsed
-and held social activities. His love of music led to some composing. One
-of the numbers he set to music was the celebrated World War I poem by
-Col. John McCrae—“In Flanders Fields the Poppies Grow.”
-
-
-
-
-                          THE E. H. RICH HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The E. H. Rich home
-    819 3rd Avenue South]
-
-E. H. Rich, a prominent Fort Dodge banker, built this large brick home
-at 819 3rd Ave. S. in 1880 and it was occupied continuously by members
-of the Rich family until the recent death of Miss Eva Rich.
-
-Rich came to the city in 1874 and was cashier of the early-day First
-National Bank for many years—a bank that later was reorganized as the
-State Bank.
-
-The Rich house is located on a three-lot site at the southwest corner of
-Third Avenue South and Ninth Street. Foundation of the home is
-constructed of large hand-hewn limestone blocks 20 inches thick and
-upper walls are 14 inches thick. The soft burned red brick used on the
-exterior was produced at a local brickyard using wood logs at that time
-to fire the kilns.
-
-The house contains seven bedrooms, living room, dining room, music room,
-kitchen and two bathrooms. The third floor attic area has three large
-rooms and there is a fourth floor with two unfinished rooms now reached
-only by a ladder. The interior stairway, doors and trim of the home are
-of solid walnut, cut out and formed from local walnut trees.
-
-Originally the house had seven open fireplaces, four on the first floor
-and three in upstairs bedrooms. With the coming of gas heat these were
-sealed off and six of the eight chimneys on the house removed. The house
-is now heated by two hot air gas-fired furnaces.
-
-The home was piped for gas lighting long before there was any city gas
-in Fort Dodge. A large tank filled with naphtha was buried in the
-backyard and the naphtha was piped to a gas machine in the basement. The
-naphtha dripped over a large enclosed rotating drum which generated
-illuminating gas by evaporation. A pump then forced the gas into
-distributing pipes. Power for this home gas system was supplied by
-clockwork gears run by gravity from 2,000 pound millstones. Each evening
-it was necessary to wind up the machine before lighting the gas
-fixtures.
-
-There were no telephones in the town when the house was built so Rich
-installed a telegraph line from the home to the bank a few blocks
-distant. Mr. and Mrs. Rich learned the telegraph code and one day when
-Mrs. Rich was injured she telegraphed her husband “Come quick—badly
-hurt.” Mr. Rich ran the distance from the bank to his home and found his
-injured wife. It was believed the telegraph message saved her life.
-
-In later years the Rich home was completely modernized. In 1973 the
-house was sold by Willis Rich, last of the family of seven, to Bill and
-Bruce Algood who are reconditioning and furnishing it in the tradition
-of the era when it was built. A large floor based mirror from the home
-was given by Rich to the governor’s mansion—“Terrace Hill”—in Des
-Moines.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE DOLLIVER HOME
-
-
-One of the stately residences built along Second Avenue South prior to
-the turn of the century is now the Women’s Clubhouse, but for many years
-it was the home of United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver and
-family.
-
-Built in 1895 and located at 915 2nd Ave. S., the large three-story red
-brick residence has been owned by the Women’s Club since 1935. While
-generally known as the Dolliver house it was built by Sen. Dolliver’s
-father-in-law, George R. Pearsons and occupied by his family for several
-years. The same year the house was built, Dolliver married Pearson’s
-daughter, Louise, but it was not until Pearson’s death in 1904 that the
-Dollivers moved into the home.
-
-The home site originally included four lots. Pearsons, a prominent
-early-day resident, came here as agent for the Illinois Central
-Railroad. He served as mayor for two terms and was a member of the
-school board.
-
-The Dolliver home originally had a parlor, drawing room or music room,
-dining room, kitchen and pantry on the first floor; five bedrooms and
-one large bath on the second floor and other rooms on the third floor.
-In later years the upstairs was extensively remodeled. There is a huge
-open stairway leading from the first floor to the upper floors.
-
-In the rounded window area of the drawing room there once was a large
-stone hollowed out for a small pool. A fountain was located in the
-center of the pool from which water flowed continuously. Goldfish in the
-pool added charm to the unique window arrangement.
-
-In 1968 the Women’s Club remodeled the house, enlarged the first floor
-meeting room to the west, removed the old porch and added a small patio
-and new entrance.
-
-    [Illustration: The Dolliver home
-    915 2nd Avenue South]
-
-Dolliver was a prominent Fort Dodge attorney and legislator. He was
-elected to the U. S. House of Representatives in 1888 and served there
-until 1900 when he was appointed to the U. S. Senate to fill a vacancy.
-He was re-elected and served in the Senate until his untimely death Oct.
-15, 1910, at age 52.
-
-Sen. Dolliver was prominent in the Republican party and was known
-nationally. He was in great demand as a speaker and was called the
-“silver-tongued orator.” In 1900 he was mentioned as nominee for vice
-president with William G. McKinley who was elected president that year.
-Had he been nominated and elected he would have been elevated to the
-presidency after the assassination of President McKinley in 1901.
-
-Dolliver lived very little in the home here because the family was with
-him in Washington a great deal of the time he was in the House and the
-Senate. In failing health for some time Sen. Dolliver died at his home
-here from what was described as a “heart ailment aggravated by
-over-exertion.”
-
-
-
-
-                             THE BREEN HOME
-
-
-The E. J. Breen Sr. residence occupies a prominent location at the
-southwest corner of Second Avenue South and Tenth Street. Constructed in
-1910, the home has been continuously occupied by members of the Breen
-family since that time.
-
-The house at 925 2nd Ave. S. has a red brick exterior with red tile
-roof, and is another of the sturdy early 20th Century residences built
-in this area by prominent families of the city. It has a full basement
-and three floors. On the first floor are living, dining and cooking
-areas; on the second floor four bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath; and
-on the third floor a ballroom.
-
-The Breen family came to Fort Dodge in 1904 from Estherville. The family
-included Mr. and Mrs. Breen, sons Maurice J. and Edward Jr. and daughter
-Paulyne. During their early years in the city the Breens resided in
-houses at Fourth Avenue North and Twelfth Street and Fifth Avenue South
-and Twelfth Street before their home on Second Avenue South was
-completed in 1910.
-
-    [Illustration: The Breen home
-    925 2nd Avenue South]
-
-E. J. Breen Sr. was in the banking business—was president of the Iowa
-Savings Bank here and president of the Lehigh Sewer Pipe & Tile Company
-and the Northwestern Portland Cement Company of Mason City for many
-years. He organized both of the latter companies. Breen died in 1928.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Breen and family occupied the home after the
-death of the elder Mrs. Breen in 1939. Mrs. Maurice Breen continues to
-reside in the home following her husband’s death and her son, Maurice
-C., a Fort Dodge attorney, lives with her.
-
-Television executive Ed Breen of Fort Dodge now resides on RFD 2; and
-Mrs. Emerson Dawson, the former Paulyne Breen, lives at 227 S. 12th St.
-
-Mrs. Dawson, prior to her marriage, conducted classes in dancing in the
-third floor ballroom of the Breen home. She recalls that she often meets
-men and women now who were her former students in these classes some 50
-years ago.
-
-
-
-
-                         THE CAPT. BENNETT HOME
-
-
-This large house at 911 3rd Ave. S.—set well back from the street—was
-built in 1890 by an early-day businessman—S. J. (Capt.) Bennett who came
-to Fort Dodge in 1870. It occupies a prominent location at the southeast
-corner of Third Avenue South and Ninth Street and has a two-story
-carriage house at the rear.
-
-The three-story residence is built of St. Louis granite-brick with Sioux
-Falls jasper trimmings, an early-day history of the city notes. It has a
-slate roof with copper trim. Wide porches extend along the north and
-west sides of the house.
-
-Since 1923 this spacious home, built by one of the city’s most prominent
-early-day residents, has been owned and occupied by members of the
-Schaupp family. Enjoying the gracious living quarters in the home were
-the late Judge and Mrs. John M. Schaupp, their sons John Jr., and
-Bradley and Judge Schaupp’s mother, the late Mrs. Emma Schaupp.
-
-Judge Schaupp, a Fort Dodge attorney for many years, was appointed to
-the Webster County District Court bench in 1944 and served for 19 years
-before retiring. He died in 1971 at age 80. The family residence is now
-occupied by son John Jr. The other son, Bradley, resides in Cedar
-Rapids.
-
-    [Illustration: The Capt. Bennett home
-    911 3rd Avenue South]
-
-Capt. Bennett, a native of New York, came west as a young man, spending
-some time in Ohio and Illinois and then went to St. Louis where he
-remained until the Civil War broke out. He enlisted in the Union Army
-and spent nearly five years in service. He served first with the 23rd
-Missouri Infantry and later was captain of Company A, 12th Missouri
-Cavalry. At the close of the war his unit was one of those sent against
-the depredating Indians in Wyoming.
-
-Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth he engaged in surveying work for a time
-before going to Boone and then on to Fort Dodge. He was in the tobacco
-business here for a time, then left and worked on construction projects
-for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Quitting railroad work he settled in
-Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Ore., and at one time was president of the
-Tacoma Street Railway system.
-
-Returning to Fort Dodge, Bennett was president of the Commercial
-National Bank and the Green-Wheeler Shoe Company here. He was active in
-civic affairs and served four years on the city council and four times
-was elected mayor of Fort Dodge. He was also a member of the Board of
-Supervisors and was instrumental in building of the present Webster
-County courthouse. He died at his home here in 1911 at age 81.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE M. F. HEALY HOME
-
-
-This attractive residence at 1218 5th Ave. N., was for many years the
-home of M. F. Healy, one of Fort Dodge’s and Iowa’s most distinguished
-attorneys. The home has many unique features, including a round,
-towerlike area at one corner that extends from the large front porch
-upward to a pointed cupola on the roof.
-
-The three-story house has living room, library, dining room and kitchen
-on the first floor. An open stairway leads to the second floor with its
-five bedrooms and bath. On the third floor are three additional
-bedrooms.
-
-Healy lived in the home from the time it was completed in 1903 until his
-death in 1929 at age 66. He and his wife, who was 65 at the time of her
-death in 1936, reared a family of six children in the home.
-
-    [Illustration: The M. F. Healy home
-    1218 5th Avenue North]
-
-A native of Lansing, Iowa, Healy came to Fort Dodge with his parents in
-1892. He was a graduate of Notre Dame University, attended Harvard
-University one year and received his law degree from the University of
-Michigan in 1885.
-
-He began law practice in Fort Dodge with pioneer statesman and attorney
-John F. Duncombe. Later he was in partnership with his brothers, Thomas
-D. Healy and Robert Healy and his son, Thomas M. Healy. Other well-known
-attorneys with whom he was associated were A. N. Botsford, D. M.
-Kelleher, B. B. Burnquist and Seth Thomas who later was a federal
-circuit court judge.
-
-Healy gained statewide and national distinction as an attorney, orator
-and political leader. He was active in the Democratic party and attended
-nine national Democratic conventions. In 1924 he seconded the nomination
-of Al Smith for the presidency. He was in great demand as a speaker and
-gave addresses at many public functions and celebrations.
-
-Failing eyesight afflicted Healy in the later years of his life and he
-was stricken with blindness in 1916. Despite the handicap he continued
-his law practice until his death 13 years later.
-
-The Healy children included four daughters and two sons—Mrs. Ruth Healy
-Coughlin, Fort Dodge; Mrs. John (Margaret) Rourke, Providence, R. I.;
-Mrs. Carl (Eleanor) Mangelsdorf, Rock Island, Ill.; and Mrs. Joseph
-(Kathryn) Pleck, Evanston, Ill.; the Rev. Kerndt Healy, an instructor at
-Notre Dame University, and Thomas M. Healy, Fort Dodge, both of whom are
-deceased.
-
-The Healy home is now owned by Larry D. Lee, a Fort Dodge Senior High
-School math instructor, who acquired it in 1964.
-
-
-
-
-                     THE CONRAD LAUFERSWEILER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Conrad Laufersweiler home
-    904 3rd Avenue South]
-
-The Laufersweiler home at 904 3rd Ave. S. dates its history back to the
-early years of Fort Dodge. Original portion of the house was built in
-1866 by Conrad C. Laufersweiler, a pioneer businessman of the city.
-
-In 1892 the home was enlarged to its present size and modernized. It was
-occupied by members of the Laufersweiler family until the death of Elsie
-Laufersweiler in 1969. The property is now owned by Grace Lutheran
-Church and presently is leased to the Blanden Federation of Arts which
-conducts art classes there and operates the Hand Art Shop in a portion
-of the house. There is also a ceramics art shop with a potter’s wheel in
-the basement.
-
-The two-story house is of brick construction with stucco exterior. It
-has five rooms and two baths on the first floor and seven rooms and two
-baths on the second floor. An open stairway with oak railing and
-spindles leads from the first to the second floor.
-
-Laufersweiler came to Des Moines from his native Germany in 1854 and
-spent two years there. In 1856 he traveled to Fort Dodge on the Charles
-Rogers, the Des Moines River steamboat that plied between Keokuk and
-Fort Dodge in those early years. For a time he lived in one of the
-original fort buildings here.
-
-On arrival in Fort Dodge Laufersweiler started a furniture and
-undertaking business. He was an experienced cabinet maker and made most
-of his furniture by hand. Three sons—William J., John and Charles—later
-joined him in the business.
-
-The furniture business was located on the south side of Central Avenue
-between Sixth and Seventh Streets. It was discontinued in 1929, but the
-undertaking business has continued since its establishment and is now
-operated by Welch Laufersweiler.
-
-There were 10 children in the Laufersweiler family—five sons, William
-J., John, Charles, Albert and Frank; and five daughters, Mary, Bertha,
-Kitty and twins Edith and Elsie. Mary was the only one of the daughters
-who married. Her husband was Gustav Hilton and their son is Conrad
-Hilton, the internationally known hotel magnate who visited Fort Dodge
-in 1953 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Chamber of
-Commerce.
-
-Hilton was guest speaker at that time at an elaborate banquet in the
-Hotel Warden ballroom. While in the city he was a guest of his aunts at
-the Laufersweiler home.
-
-
-
-
-                         THE E. G. LARSON HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The E. G. Larson home
-    300 N. Ninth Street]
-
-One of Fort Dodge’s early-day businessmen—E. G. Larson—built the home
-pictured above in 1881. It still stands erect and stately at 300 N. 9th
-St.
-
-A huge porch that originally extended across the front of the house is
-now missing and in its place is a small stoop and second floor balcony
-with wrought iron railings. Otherwise, the exterior appearance of the
-home is generally the same as it was in the 1880s and later. In recent
-years the outside brick walls have been painted white adding to the
-attractive appearance of the venerable home.
-
-The two-story house originally had 13 rooms which are now divided into
-three apartments—two on the first floor and one on the second.
-Foundation walls of the house are constructed of native limestone and
-upper walls have four layers of brick measuring 16 inches thick.
-
-Larson, a native of Norway, came to Fort Dodge in 1868. Trained in
-tailoring, he began work in John W. Hardin’s shop, later working in
-other tailoring shops here. In 1872 he started his own tailoring shop,
-leasing one side of the room then occupied by C. Rank’s shoe store.
-Outgrowing the quarters he then moved to Fessler’s building on Central
-Avenue. A few years later he leased a new brick building owned by Angus
-McBane and put in a complete line of ready-made clothing in addition to
-his tailoring department. Business prospered and he bought the building
-where the store was located.
-
-In 1892 Larson retired from active business and devoted his time to
-other interests here. In later years he was in the banking business as
-an officer and director of the Security Trust & Savings Bank which
-operated until the early 1930s. He was also an officer of the Larson
-Clothing Company which was sold in 1920 to the Glazers.
-
-There were three sons and two daughters in the E. G. Larson family. They
-included Ben P. Larson Sr., Olaf Larson, Clarence Larson, Martina and
-Louise Larson, who was married to Eugene Gates. Miss Martina Larson
-resided in the family home until 1935 when it was sold. Present owners
-of the Larson home are Mr. and Mrs. Orrin R. White who purchased the
-property in 1947.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE FESSLER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Fessler home
-    1110 5th Avenue North]
-
-One of the city’s most historic houses is this brick residence at 1110
-5th Ave. N. built by pioneer storekeeper and Indian fur trader David
-Fessler.
-
-The original portion of the two-story home dates back to 1869 when it
-was erected by Fessler in the northeast part of the town in order to
-make it easier to conduct his fur trading business with the Indians who
-camped in the nearby north woods.
-
-Fessler came to Fort Dodge from Germany in 1858 and shortly after
-arrival opened a trading center and clothing store. He started his fur
-trading business in his first small home located where the Blanden Art
-Gallery now stands. It was a considerable distance from this place to
-the Indian camp so Fessler purchased property in the northeast part of
-the growing town and built a new home there.
-
-The rear of the present home is the original part of the house built
-more than 100 years ago. The old time brick is still in good condition
-as are the basement walls made of stone. In pioneer days there were
-gunslots in the foundation walls for use in event of Indian attacks.
-
-The house now has four rooms and bath on the first floor and four rooms
-and bath on the second floor. The property has changed hands many times
-in past years and is now owned and occupied by George Bradshaw, Fort
-Dodge attorney, and daughter, Vivian.
-
-Fessler’s home on Fifth Avenue North was reported one of the largest and
-most elaborate of the pioneer dwellings and included a 20x24 parlor.
-Adjoining was the flower room with a white gypsum floor and at the rear
-was the large kitchen. The kitchen was used primarily as a trading place
-with the Indians when they came out of the nearby woods to sell their
-furs. They were in groups and always remained at the house for a meal.
-
-Fessler is also remembered for buildings he erected along Central Avenue
-one of which housed the Fessler Opera House, a popular pioneer
-entertainment center. Fessler had four sons and three daughters. One of
-the sons, Louis, was county recorder here for many years.
-
-Mrs. Marion Gilday of Fort Dodge is a granddaughter of the elder David
-Fessler. Her father was Louis Fessler.
-
-
-
-
-                         THE LEON VINCENT HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Leon Vincent home
-    1024 3rd Avenue South]
-
-The large brick residence at 1024 3rd Ave. S.—known in earlier years as
-the Leon Vincent home—was built by a pioneer Iowan who was a civil
-engineer, railroad builder and gypsum industrialist. The house dates
-back to 1896 when it was erected and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Leon
-Vincent.
-
-The house, of exterior brick construction, now has three rooms and bath
-on the first floor, four rooms and two baths on the second floor, two
-bedrooms on the completely finished third floor and a large finished
-basement area.
-
-Ownership of the house has changed several times since it was built by
-Vincent. At one time it was owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry
-Vincent and later by Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Thornton. In 1965 the
-Thorntons sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Eide who now, with
-their family occupy the home.
-
-Leon Vincent, a first cousin of Webb and Beth Vincent, came to Iowa in
-1867 and as a civil engineer worked in laying out the Sioux City and
-Pacific Railroad, now part of the North Western system. He continued in
-this work until 1873 when he came to Fort Dodge.
-
-In 1881 Vincent was employed as assistant cashier of the Merchants
-National Bank until its merger with the early-day First National Bank
-here. He was secretary-treasurer of the Iowa Plaster Association in 1891
-and was identified with gypsum operations here for many years. In 1899
-he rebuilt and re-equipped the Central Gypsum mill, first of the
-early-day gypsum plants here. When the U. S. Gypsum Company took over
-the Iowa Plaster Association in 1902, Vincent remained as manager of the
-Blanden mill.
-
-Vincent was active in many affairs, one of which was designing and
-building of the present St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, which replaced an
-earlier edifice destroyed by fire. He also helped in laying out and
-beautifying of Oleson Park and in designing of 17th Street as a
-boulevard.
-
-In 1911, Leon Vincent and the brothers Harry S. and Donald Vincent, sons
-of Webb Vincent, founded the Vincent Clay Products, Inc., which operated
-its big plant at Shady Oaks until recent years. Many of the plant’s
-machines and processes were inventions of Leon Vincent.
-
-In failing health for many years, Leon Vincent died in 1916 at age 69.
-Mrs. Vincent died in 1928 at age 81. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent were
-grandparents of Al Loomis, photographer for most of the houses shown in
-the book.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE JOHN HAIRE HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The John Haire home
-    502 North Ninth Street]
-
-One of Fort Dodge’s earliest businessmen—John Haire—purchased property
-along north Ninth Street and built the home at 502 N. 9th St. nearly 100
-years ago. Haire acquired the property along the west side of Ninth
-Street from Fourth to Eighth Avenues North in 1878 and platted it as
-Haire’s Seminary Square Addition to Fort Dodge.
-
-Shortly after purchasing the property, Haire built the north Ninth
-Street residence. He and his family resided there during his lifetime;
-then the property passed on to his heirs. In 1941 the home was purchased
-by the late Verne Schram and his wife Thora.
-
-The Schrams remodeled the home extensively and added a small apartment
-and garage at the rear of the house. Earlier, in 1914, Haire’s son Jack,
-had remodeled the house for apartments. Presently there are four
-apartments, three on the first floor and one on the second floor.
-
-John Haire came to Fort Dodge from his native Ireland in 1855 and
-entered into the mercantile business. His store was reported to be the
-third one opened in the newly-founded town and was located at First
-Avenue South and Sixth Street.
-
-In 1879 Haire was elected Webster County auditor and held that office
-until 1885. He also served as county clerk of courts and was a member of
-the Fort Dodge School board and its vice president for 10 years. He
-retired from active business life here in 1870, some years before being
-elected to county offices.
-
-Haire and his wife were parents of 10 children, seven sons and three
-daughters. The sons were prominent in business affairs of the city for
-many years. They were M. J. Haire, Oleson Land Company; W. W. Haire,
-Sackett & Haire Drugs; Jack Haire, Fort Dodge Lumber Company; Dave
-Haire, who served as county clerk; Tom Haire, Haire Clothing Store;
-Edward and Fred who were associated with Sackett & Haire Drugs. The
-daughters were Anna, Josephine and Mrs. Margaret Haire Kinney.
-
-Two grandsons of the pioneer businessman are Fort Dodge residents—George
-M. Haire and John Haire, sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Haire.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE DR. EVANS HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Dr. Evans home
-    530 S. Twelfth Street]
-
-The brick home located at 530 S. 12th St. was built in 1913 by Dr.
-Robert Evans, for many years a prominent physician and surgeon in Fort
-Dodge. The two-story house has three rooms on the first floor, three
-rooms on the second floor and an attic area with two rooms.
-
-The house is situated in part of the Fair Oaks addition to the city that
-once was also the location of the Duncombe deer park and the attractive
-gypsum block residence of John F. Duncombe and his wife, Mary. Duncombe
-was a prominent early-day attorney and industrialist here.
-
-Mrs. Duncombe sold the South Twelfth Street building lot in 1909 to
-Mercie T. Evans, wife of Dr. Evans. Four years later the Evans built the
-brick home which they occupied for many years.
-
-The house has changed ownership a number of times and once was owned by
-Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barton. Mrs. Barton was a niece of Dr. and Mrs.
-Evans. Following the deaths of the Bartons the house was sold to Mr. and
-Mrs. Al Hayden who now live in Mesa, Ariz. After some remodeling of the
-house it was sold by Haydens in 1967 to the Don Slotten family. They, in
-turn, sold the property in 1972 to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee Pingel who
-presently reside there with their family.
-
-Dr. Evans was born in Canada in 1857 and in 1888 was graduated from the
-Detroit College of Medicine. He began his medical practice in LaCrosse,
-Wis., and remained there until 1891 when he came to Fort Dodge and
-opened an office in the downtown area at 516½ Central Ave.
-
-In 1908 he associated himself with Dr. C. H. Mulroney and Dr. W. W.
-Bowen. After 15 months Dr. Mulroney withdrew from the firm and Dr. Evans
-and Dr. Bowen continued together for 24 years with offices in the Snell
-Building. In the spring of 1932 Dr. Evans retired from active practice
-and in the fall of that year he died suddenly at his home.
-
-Dr. Evans was married to Miss Mercie Thompson of LaCrosse. They had no
-children but raised two orphan nieces, Sarah and Kathryn Thompson.
-Kathryn was married to John P. Barton who was a city commissioner here
-some years ago. Both are now deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE DR. BOWEN HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Dr. Bowen home
-    628 S. Twelfth Street]
-
-Two Fort Dodge physicians and surgeons who practiced together for 24
-years also lived in the same South Twelfth Street neighborhood. They
-were Dr. W. W. Bowen, whose home at 628 S. 12th St. is pictured above,
-and Dr. Robert Evans who resided at 530 S. 12th St.
-
-Both residences are of brick construction, fronting east on Twelfth
-Street, and were built about the same time in 1913. Dr. Bowen purchased
-his lot in 1912 and erected the house a year later.
-
-The Bowen residence is now owned and occupied by another physician and
-his wife—Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Gower—who acquired the property in 1946.
-The house has one unique feature—lightning rods on the roof.
-
-The home has five rooms and a half bath on the first floor, four
-bedrooms and bath on the second floor and two finished rooms on the
-third floor. There is a butler’s pantry and a second pantry on the first
-floor, both with their original cupboards. In the butler’s pantry is a
-small heating element to keep dishes warm during the winter months.
-
-Woodwork in the house has the original finish and has never been redone.
-The Gowers have been told that the excellent varnish finish is the same
-as used on the early-day Pullman railroad cars.
-
-Dr. Bowen was born in Marion, Ill., in 1869 and as a youth of 15 moved
-with his parents to Kossuth County where the family settled near Algona.
-He attended the Algona public schools and later Northern Illinois Normal
-School in Dixon, Ill. In 1895 he graduated from the University of Iowa
-Medical college and began the practice of medicine at Whittemore. After
-five years he sold his practice and went to Berlin, Germany, for a year.
-
-Returning to the United States in 1901 he came to Fort Dodge where he
-was a prominent physician and surgeon until 1940 when he retired. He and
-Dr. Evans practiced together for 24 years.
-
-Dr. Bowen was active in medical societies and served as president of the
-Iowa Medical Society. He was a charter Fellow of the American College of
-Surgeons which was organized in 1913.
-
-In 1895 Dr. Bowen was married to Miss May King and they were parents of
-a son, Harold, and a daughter, Lydia. Dr. Bowen died in Fort Dodge in
-1944 at age 75.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CHENEY HOME
-
-
-An early-day Fort Dodge banker—John C. Cheney—built this home at 1008
-3rd Ave. S. in 1896—another of the fine residences constructed in the
-1890-1900 era.
-
-Cheney was one of the organizers of the Fort Dodge National Bank (now
-the First National Bank) and first president when it began business in
-1882. He and his wife resided in the Third Avenue South home until 1913
-when it was acquired by J. R. Mulroney. The Mulroney family owned the
-property until 1931 when it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelley.
-
-The three-story house is of frame construction with a large open porch
-on the front. On the first floor are parlor, dining room, library and
-kitchen with breakfast nook that earlier was a butler’s pantry. The
-second floor has five bedrooms and two baths; the third floor includes a
-large finished room and storage space.
-
-A first floor fireplace in the home is unique in that it won second
-prize in the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1892-1893. It reportedly
-was purchased by Cheney and shipped to Fort Dodge for his new home that
-was constructed shortly after the exposition closed.
-
-The fireplace is made of hand carved oak with red tile around the fire
-area. The ornate mantel atop the fireplace has a large mirror with
-lights on either side. Columns on sides of the fireplace are topped by
-hand carved gargoyles.
-
-Mulroney, who once owned the property was a well-known Fort Dodger and
-one of the owners and officers of the Mulroney Manufacturing Company.
-The company produced overalls and work clothes for many years and
-distributed them over a wide area. The three-story building at First
-Avenue North and Seventh Street now occupied by the Marso & Rodenborn
-Manufacturing Company is the former plant of the Mulroney firm.
-
-    [Illustration: The Cheney home
-    1008 3rd Avenue South]
-
-Tom Kelley and his wife, Mary Brady Kelley, moved into the house in the
-fall of 1931. Kelley was a widely-known insurance man who organized the
-Kelley Insurance Agency now located at 216 S. 8th St. Two of his sons,
-Robert and Thomas X., are presently members of the firm carrying on the
-business.
-
-Following the deaths of Kelley in 1958 and Mrs. Kelley in 1959 the
-property was transferred to Robert and Thomas Kelley and their sister,
-Mrs. Charles H. McCrea of Las Vegas, Nev., the former Mary Loyola
-Kelley. The home has been rented for many years and currently is
-occupied by the Robert Tarbox family.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE GEORGE GILLMAN HOME
-
-
-The large two-story brick and cement faced residence at 400 N. 9th St.
-has been known as the Gillman home since it was built in 1915 by George
-W. Gillman, a prominent pharmacist and businessman of Fort Dodge.
-
-Gillman lived there until his death in 1959. The house is now owned by
-William J. Thatcher. Two apartments in the home are currently rented
-out.
-
-Henry Kehm & Sons—well-known brick masons and home builders here for
-many years—constructed the house for Gillman. Originally it had living
-room, solarium, music room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor;
-four bedrooms, bathrooms and sleeping porch on the second floor. A large
-attic provided storage space.
-
-Gillman started his drug store here in 1904 at the southwest corner of
-First Avenue South and Seventh Street in a new building erected by Colby
-Brothers, who operated a livery barn here in the earlier days. The store
-was in operation at this location until the spring of 1974 when it
-closed its doors after 70 years of continuous operation. Roy W. Gillman,
-son of the store’s founder, was associated with the firm for 56 years
-and the owner until the store closed.
-
-The senior Gillman, who was 79 at time of his death, was born in Nowlin,
-S. D., and came with his family to Badger at an early age. As a boy he
-worked in the Campbell & Tower drug store here and later graduated in
-pharmacy from Highland Park University in Des Moines. After working with
-Campbell & Tower as a registered pharmacist he opened his own store.
-
-    [Illustration: The George Gillman home
-    400 N. Ninth Street]
-
-Gillman was active in pharmacy circles and was a member of the State
-Board of Pharmacy for 18 years, serving as its chairman several times.
-
-Gillman was also interested in the theater and was president of the
-Princess Theater Company which built and operated the Princess here for
-many years. During his years as manager, the theater offered some of the
-finest vaudeville available and also booked in outstanding shows with
-celebrated performers. The theater finally closed its doors and in 1939
-the building was sold to the First National Bank. It is now the home of
-the bank at 18 N. 9th St.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE VINCENT HOUSE
-
-
-One of the few remaining landmarks in Fort Dodge is the historic Vincent
-home at 824 3rd Ave. S. The house is now more than a century old, having
-been built in 1871 by James Swain, a pioneer Fort Dodge resident who was
-in the wholesale and retail drug business.
-
-The house was purchased in 1879 by Webb Vincent, an early-day Fort Dodge
-industrialist and one of the founders of the gypsum industry here in
-1872. Associated with him at that time in the establishment of the Fort
-Dodge Plaster Mills were George S. Ringland and Stillman T. Meservey.
-
-The Webb Vincent family moved into the spacious home Oct. 17, 1879. It
-had been occupied continuously by members of the family until the death
-in 1969 of Mrs. Anne Vincent, widow of Donald Vincent.
-
-The home has an exterior of red brick—a “soft brick” made from red clay
-that was found extensively in this area. Foundation walls are of
-limestone set in mortar. These stones of different sizes and roughly
-hewn form a foundation wall about seven feet high. Exterior house walls
-are 30 inches thick and interior walls are 24 inches thick.
-
-Rooms of the house are large. Ceilings on the first floor are 14 feet
-high, on the second floor 12 feet high and on the third floor nine feet
-high. The third floor included a ballroom, 20 × 50 feet in size, where
-many early-day parties were held.
-
-    [Illustration: The Vincent House
-    824 3rd Avenue South]
-
-The Vincent House was entered on the National Register of Historic
-Places in 1973 and in 1974 was allocated $1,200 in federal funds for
-preservation purposes. The money will be used for restoration of the
-third floor ballroom in the house.
-
-The beautiful home at the northwest corner of Third Avenue South and
-Ninth Street has been preserved through the years in excellent
-condition. It survived a battle in 1957 and 1958 with the Federal
-Government when it was proposed to raze the structure to make room for
-the nearby Federal Building and Post Office.
-
-Mrs. Anne Vincent bequeathed the historic home to the Fort Dodge YWCA.
-Income from a $150,000 trust fund may be used by the YWCA to keep the
-home in good repair and to redecorate it. The home is now being used by
-the organization for many gatherings.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE FORD HOME
-
-
-Fort Dodge mayor John F. Ford, who served from 1911 to 1919, resided in
-this Fifth Avenue North home for many years with his wife and five
-children. Ford won election as mayor when the city’s form of government
-was changed from the ward system to the present commission system.
-
-The first City Council under the commission form included Mayor Ford,
-Commissioner Frank W. Collins and Commissioner C. H. (Cad) Smith. At
-that time Collins was in charge of the department of accounts, finances,
-public properties and parks. Smith headed the department of public
-safety, streets and public improvements.
-
-The two-story frame house at 1242 5th Ave. N., which the Ford family
-occupied was built in 1890 and acquired by the Fords in 1895. The home
-has changed ownership a number of times since the Fords resided there
-and presently is owned by Mrs. Fatima Habhab, who with her late husband,
-Allie, purchased the property in 1953.
-
-    [Illustration: The Ford home
-    1242 5th Avenue North]
-
-Ford was prominent in Fort Dodge and Webster County affairs for many
-years. He was born here in 1864 and when six years old moved with his
-parents to a Jackson Township farm. He lived on the farm for 21 years
-and then moved back to Fort Dodge. During his years on the farm Ford
-taught school for 10 years during the winter months.
-
-In 1893 Ford was appointed deputy county auditor under Auditor T. A.
-Cunningham and served in that capacity for six years, then was elected
-county auditor and served for another six years. Later he was interested
-in the R. B. Berryhill store at the northwest corner of Central Avenue
-and Eighth Street which sold books, stationery and had a complete
-newsstand.
-
-Ford was an outstanding bowler and a member of championship bowling
-teams of Fort Dodge with other well-known men of his time.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Ford were the parents of a son and four daughters. They
-were Howard, Mary, Charlotte, Helen and Alice.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE ROBERTS HOME
-
-
-Another of the landmark homes along Third Avenue South is the Roberts
-home, 919 3rd Ave. S., which housed publishers and editors of The
-Messenger for many years. Built by George E. Roberts in 1888, the house
-is a three-story frame structure with large porches that extend along
-the north, east and south sides.
-
-Occupying an impressive location at the southwest corner of Third Avenue
-South and Tenth Street, the house has an expansive yard extending
-southward from the avenue for a considerable distance. Large trees also
-surround the home.
-
-    [Illustration: The Roberts home
-    919 3rd Avenue South]
-
-Beautiful oak and cherry woodwork mark the interior of the rooms on the
-first floor. A large open entrance hall with beamed oak ceiling is just
-inside the front entryway. It features oak woodwork and a large
-fireplace with a carved oak mantel. The open stairway to the second
-floor is flanked by large columns of Grecian design.
-
-The adjoining library room also has a fireplace and is unique with its
-cherry woodwork and massive open bookcases. A large handcrafted wood
-archway over a huge window at the east separates the bookcases. Floors
-in the entrance hall, library, living room and dining room are of oak.
-There are four bedrooms and two baths on the second floor and attic
-space on the third floor. The house has a large basement area, including
-a cyclone cellar with an arched brick ceiling.
-
-George E. Roberts was an outstanding early-day newspaperman and also
-served for a time as state printer for Iowa. He advanced from the
-publishing business here to the office of director of the United States
-Mint and later to high banking positions.
-
-When Roberts left Fort Dodge in 1898 he was succeeded at The Messenger
-by his brother, Charles A. Roberts, who also purchased the home at 919
-3rd Ave. S. Charles Roberts was head of The Messenger until his death
-Jan. 1, 1933.
-
-Following the death of Mrs. Roberts in 1957, the Roberts home was
-inherited by Mrs. John C. Deardorf, the former Catherine Vincent. She
-presently occupies the stately home.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE GRIFFITH HOME
-
-
-One of the fine homes in the south part of Fort Dodge is the residence
-at 1234 6th Ave. S. whose history dates back to the 1870s. Familiarly
-known as the Griffith home, it was occupied by the Frank Griffith family
-for many years.
-
-City assessor records show the original portion of the home at this
-location was built in 1871, but was remodeled, enlarged and modernized
-years later. Located on parts of two lots, the house has a 93-foot
-frontage on Sixth Avenue South and 106 feet on Thirteenth Street.
-
-    [Illustration: The Griffith home
-    1234 6th Avenue South]
-
-John F. Duncombe, pioneer attorney here, was the first owner of the
-property before a house was erected there. He sold the lots in 1861 to a
-William Kellner who, in turn, disposed of the property to William C.
-Young. The original house is believed to have been built by Young as he
-retained ownership of the property until 1883.
-
-Frank W. Griffith, an architect who later was manager of the U. S.
-Gypsum plant here, purchased the home in 1914. Age of the house is shown
-by the fact that its construction includes solid walnut studdings,
-walnut floor joists and walnut sheathing. Foundation walls are of
-limestone.
-
-The two-story house has a shingle exterior. The first floor has living
-room, L-shaped dining room, playroom, kitchen, screened-in porch and
-large entrance hall. On the second floor are three bedrooms, bath,
-screened-in porch and attic space.
-
-Griffith came to Fort Dodge in 1901 to design the Blanden gypsum mill
-located about a mile east of the present Celotex plant. He also
-supervised construction of the plant of the American Independent Gypsum
-Company organized in 1906.
-
-Griffith then went to Chicago with the United States Gypsum Company and
-in 1908 was transferred to Fort Dodge as manager of the local mill and
-office. Later he was transferred to Alabaster, Mich., and then returned
-to Fort Dodge in 1913 as manager of the U. S. G. plant. He remained as
-plant manager here until 1921 when he resigned to resume architectural
-work. His son, Stanford W. Griffith, later joined him in the business
-and is presently head of the Griffith Company architectural firm here.
-The elder Griffith continued work as an architect until his death in
-1953.
-
-The Griffith home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Carney who
-reside there.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE BUTLER HOUSE
-
-
-This attractive white frame house at 924 5th Ave. N. dates its history
-back to 1880 and from 1901 until 1945 was known as the Paddy Butler
-home. During this 44-year period it was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
-D. (Paddy) Butler and family.
-
-    [Illustration: The Butler House
-    924 5th Avenue North]
-
-Earlier the house was the First Presbyterian Church’s manse and was
-occupied by Dr. J. Milton Greene, the church pastor, from 1893 to 1899.
-During these years the residence was familiarly called the “Preacher
-Greene” house.
-
-The two-story house has unique bow windows of a type used in early-day
-construction. Originally it had a parlor, two sitting rooms, bedroom,
-bath, kitchen and dining room on the first floor. The second floor had
-three large bedrooms and there also was an attic.
-
-Albert E. Clark who acquired the lot at the northwest corner of Fifth
-Avenue North and Tenth Street in 1880 built the house that year. He
-owned the property until 1884 when it was sold to Thomas Sargent, a
-well-known early-day resident. Sargent kept the home until 1893 when it
-was sold to the Presbyterian Church for its minister, Dr. Greene.
-
-In 1901 the church sold the house to the Butlers and it remained in the
-family’s possession until 1945 when sold to Effie R. Davis. J. Aaron
-Davis purchased the property in 1958 and resided there until 1970 when
-he sold it to the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ackerman of Des
-Moines.
-
-Butler, who owned the home for many years, was a farmer and livestock
-raiser in Webster and Humboldt counties. There were four daughters and
-two sons in the family—Mrs. F. E. Ludgate (Josephine) now deceased; Mrs.
-Mary Savage and Mrs. T. J. Tokheim (Ina) both of Fort Dodge; and Mrs.
-George Brennan (Esther) of Littleton, Colo.; John Butler, deceased, and
-Harry Butler of Fort Dodge.
-
-Mrs. Tokheim, her husband and family resided in Lytton for many years
-and while there constructed a new home. She was so impressed with the
-bow windows in her parents’ home here that similar windows were
-installed in their Lytton home.
-
-The Butler home was remodeled after its purchase by the Davis family and
-now includes two apartments which the Ackermans rent out.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE J. B. BLACK HOME
-
-
-A well-known Webster County farmer, who was also an early-day auto
-dealer in Fort Dodge, built the home at 1102 5th Ave. N. and occupied it
-with his family for many years.
-
-    [Illustration: The J. B. Black home
-    1102 5th Avenue North]
-
-He was J. B. Black who acquired the property at the northeast corner of
-Fifth Avenue North and Eleventh Street in 1893 and erected the home the
-same year. The home site was purchased from David Fessler, pioneer
-merchant and fur trader who resided at 1110 5th Ave. N.
-
-Black owned a farm northeast of the city and lived there until the home
-in town was completed. After moving into town he continued to operate
-his farm with a hired man.
-
-The large two-story frame house with full basement has been enlarged and
-remodeled since the Blacks resided there. It has changed ownership a
-number of times and has been owned by Hassan Habhab since 1947. The
-house now has two apartments that are rented out.
-
-Black became interested in early-day autos and operated a garage here
-with a partner, Will Kirkpatrick, under the name of Black & Kirkpatrick.
-The firm began business in 1908 and continued operations until 1918. The
-garage originally was at 1104 Central Avenue, but later moved to other
-downtown locations. During 10 years in business Black & Kirkpatrick was
-dealer for the line of EMF and Everett automobiles—both of which long
-ago passed out of the motor car picture.
-
-In addition to his farming and auto operations, Black in his early-days
-here was in the butcher shop business with the Wolverton Brothers at
-Central Avenue and Eighth Street. Mr. and Mrs. Black were parents of two
-sons and three daughters—Ben and Irving, Miss Edna Black, Miss Laura
-Black and Mrs. Lucy J. Carpenter.
-
-Black owned farm property at the north end of Dolliver State Park and
-part of this land was sold to the state when the park was established in
-1922. Irving Black also farmed some of the land near the park for a
-number of years. The elder Mr. Black spent the later years of his life
-at his farm home near Dolliver Park and died there in 1935 at age 79.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE MESERVEY HOME
-
-
-President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was a guest in the Stillman T.
-Meservey home at 923 1st Ave. S. when he visited Fort Dodge in 1902—the
-residence that now is the Bruce Funeral Home.
-
-    [Illustration: The Meservey home
-    923 1st Avenue South]
-
-The Meservey home was large and spacious with many elegantly furnished
-rooms on its three floors. There were seven fireplaces in the home which
-provided heat to the many rooms during the winter months. The first
-floor included living room, dining room, library finished in black
-walnut, kitchen and pantry, butler and maid’s quarters. There was also a
-large reception hall from which the solid oak open stairway led
-upstairs.
-
-The second floor had a balcony area at the head of the stairs, five
-bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the third floor is a complete apartment.
-
-Meservey, one of the city’s most prominent early-day residents, was born
-in Clinton, Ill., in 1848 and came to Fort Dodge with his parents in
-1856. After completing his education in the public schools and high
-school here he graduated from Clinton Liberal Institute with a degree in
-pharmacy. He returned to Fort Dodge and for some time was associated
-with the Cheney and Meservey drug firm. That was the start of his
-meteoric rise as a merchant, industrialist, banker, financier and
-politician.
-
-In 1886 Meservey bought the property at the southwest corner of First
-Avenue South and Tenth Street and in 1890 erected the large brick
-residence. It was the showplace of the town and the meeting place for
-many social and civic events. During this era the Meserveys entertained
-President Roosevelt.
-
-Meservey was one of the founders of the gypsum industry here in 1872 and
-for many years was associated with the U. S. Gypsum Company as
-secretary. He was also associated with civic and commercial enterprises,
-including the city’s street railway system. Interested in politics he
-was elected to the City Council for several terms and served as mayor of
-Fort Dodge for three terms. He also was elected to the Iowa Legislature.
-
-In 1905 Meservey moved to Chicago where he was active with the U. S.
-Gypsum Company. In 1908 he sold the home here to Thomas D. Healy and the
-Healy family resided there for many years. In 1936 it was sold to Mr.
-and Mrs. Byron Wilder who moved their funeral parlor there and it since
-has been used as a funeral home. Mack B. Bruce acquired an interest in
-the business in 1938 and it operated as Wilder & Bruce until the Bruces
-purchased the Wilder interest in 1945. Since then it has been Bruces
-Funeral Home.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE LARRABEE HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Larrabee home
-    1222 6th Avenue South]
-
-The son of an early-day governor of Iowa—Charles Larrabee Sr. and his
-family—occupied this residence at 1222 6th Ave. S. for many years.
-
-Charles Larrabee was one of the seven children of Gov. William Larrabee,
-Iowa’s chief executive from 1886 through 1889. Gov. Larrabee was born in
-Ledyard, Conn., in 1832 and came to Iowa in 1853, settling at Clermont
-in Fayette County. His home—Montauk—is now a historical museum there.
-
-Interested in farming he began purchasing land in the northeastern part
-of Iowa and soon became one of the largest land owners in the state. In
-1867 Larrabee was elected to the Iowa Senate and served for 18 years. He
-was elected governor in 1885 and served four years.
-
-Two of Gov. Larrabee’s children became residents of Fort Dodge—Charles
-and Frederic. Charles was a land owner, banker and capitalist. Frederic
-was also a land owner and a purebred livestock raiser specializing in
-Brown Swiss cattle which won many awards. He also was a state senator
-from this district.
-
-The Larrabee home here was erected in 1910. The two-story frame house
-has a large open front porch with heavy supporting pillars. Much of the
-interior woodwork is solid walnut. The house was owned by the Larrabees
-until 1944. Since then it has changed hands several times and presently
-is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heller Sr. Heller is in the mechanical
-department at the Hormel plant here and Mrs. Heller is a licensed
-realtor.
-
-The house now has two apartments. The Hellers and their family occupy
-the apartment in the main part of the home and the other is rented out.
-
-The Hellers have seven children. They are: twins, Dr. Joseph Heller Jr.,
-a pediatrician in Dubuque and Michael, director of marketing for Emerson
-Electric in Honeoye Falls, N. Y.; Thomas, manager of controls for United
-Air Lines in San Francisco, Calif.; Robert, a computer programmer and
-analyst with Lockheed Aircraft in Sunnyvale, Calif.; and David, student
-at St. Edmond High School; daughters, Diane, married to Richard
-McCarville of Fort Dodge; and, Elizabeth, student at Iowa Central.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larrabee Sr. were parents of two sons and a
-daughter. They are: Charles Jr., a retired Pan American Airlines
-official in Coral Gables, Fla.; Frederic, a law professor in Nashville,
-Tenn.; and Mrs. Lawrence Heileman, the former Anne Larrabee, in
-Bridgeport, Conn. The elder Larrabees are now deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE BRENNAN HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Brennan home
-    560 3rd Avenue North]
-
-John J. Brennan, store owner and city commissioner in later years, built
-this large two-story brick residence in 1899 and resided there for 24
-years. Located at 560 3rd Ave. N., it occupies the northwest corner of
-Third Avenue North and Seventh Street.
-
-Brennan and Charles Furlong operated the Furlong & Brennan store here
-from the late 1890’s until 1920 when it was closed. The store which
-featured groceries and general merchandise, was located at the northeast
-corner of the City Square.
-
-The Brennan house originally had a large entrance hall, sitting room,
-parlor, living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen and half bath on the
-first floor; five bedrooms and bath on the second floor. The Brennan
-family lived in the home until 1923 when they built a new brick house at
-Sixth Avenue North and Tenth Street. The house at 560 3rd Ave. N. has
-changed hands a number of times and is now owned by D. R. Gumm of Fort
-Dodge. The house has six apartments that are rented out by the Gumms. A
-large open porch extends along the south and east sides of the house.
-
-Brennan was born in Kingston-on-Hudson, N. Y., and came to the Fort
-Dodge area with his parents in 1881. The family settled in Elkhorn
-Township where they farmed and raised cattle. In 1886 Brennan’s father,
-also named John, purchased six lots north of the Pleasant Valley.
-
-After the Furlong & Brennan store was closed, Brennan was associated
-with M. J. (Joe) Haire and John Laufersweiler in the Oleson Land Company
-here. In 1924 Brennan was appointed to the City Council of Fort Dodge as
-commissioner of parks and streets following the death of Commissioner H.
-R. Beresford. He held the council office until 1931.
-
-Brennan died in 1945 at age 84 and Mrs. Brennan died in 1947 at age 82.
-The Brennans were parents of three daughters, Mrs. Edmund Condon of Fort
-Dodge, Mrs. Norma Kelly of Davenport and Mrs. Eleanor Lawler, now
-deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                         THE ROBERT HEALY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Robert Healy home
-    1126 5th Avenue North]
-
-The house at 1126 5th Ave. N. was the home of the Robert Healy family
-for many years. Healy and his brothers, Michael F. and Thomas D., were
-widely-known attorneys here.
-
-The home, which has been remodeled and modernized in past years, is now
-owned and occupied by J. A. Leary.
-
-Robert Healy was born in Lansing, Iowa, in 1872 and came to Fort Dodge
-with his parents when eight years old. After his schooling here he
-attended Notre Dame University and then completed law studies at the
-University of Michigan. Two Healy sisters—Kate and Lizzie—also attended
-Michigan University. While at the university Robert Healy met Iva Bruce,
-a student from Birmingham, Mich., and they were married in 1900.
-
-After graduating from law school in 1898 Robert Healy practiced law in
-Rockwell City for two years. Upon the retirement of A. N. Botsford, he
-then became associated with his brothers Thomas and Michael and B. B.
-Burnquist in the practice of law in Fort Dodge.
-
-Later Robert Healy practiced law alone here for a time and then he and
-Maurice Breen were partners for a number of years until Healy’s death in
-1929 at age 57.
-
-The home at 1126 5th Ave. N. was built in 1900 and purchased by the
-Healys in 1902. It was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Healy and their
-children, Louise, Iva and Bruce until 1917 when they moved to a
-residence a block east. Later another of the Healy
-brothers—William—resided there.
-
-Peter Russell, well-known to several generations of Fort Dodgers, was
-employed by the Healys for many years while they lived in the 1126 5th
-Ave. N. house. He worked as a groomsman in charge of the family’s
-driving horses and a pony and also did yard work. He continued with the
-family until resigning to take over as parlor car porter with the Fort
-Dodge Des Moines & Southern electric line.
-
-Mrs. Robert Healy, now 97, lives in Chicago with her daughter, Louise.
-Another daughter, Iva, now Sister Jean Gabriel, taught in Rock Island,
-Ill., and St. Louis, Mo., and is now with Cathedral High School in
-Chicago. The son, Bruce, resided in Chicago for many years until his
-recent death.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE KIRCHNER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Kirchner home
-    106 S. Thirteenth Street]
-
-This early-day Fort Dodge home—built in 1866—is unique in that it is
-still occupied by one of the members of the family of the builder.
-
-The home was constructed by Jacob Kirchner, one of the first of a number
-of industrially minded pioneer businessmen to locate in this growing
-little town over a century ago. Located at the southwest corner of First
-Avenue South and Thirteenth Street, the house carries the address of 106
-S. 13th St.
-
-Elmer Kirchner, son of this pioneer factory and flour mill operator, and
-his wife, Wilma, reside in this historic home which they have occupied
-since 1936. Two other sons of the elder Kirchner are also Fort Dodge
-residents. They are Jacob Kirchner Jr. and John Kirchner—practicing
-attorneys. Elmer is a retired farm manager and real estate broker. Prior
-to the time the Elmer Kirchners moved into the house, it was occupied by
-Jacob Kirchner Jr. and his mother for many years.
-
-The elder Kirchner built the home after purchasing Block 18 in the area
-between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets and First and Second Avenues
-South. Of two-story frame construction, the house is painted white and
-has green shutters. In the years since it was constructed, the house has
-been remodeled and modernized.
-
-Kirchner was born in Germany and at the age of 2 came with his parents
-to the United States. They settled first in Bern Township, N. Y. and
-after several years moved to Iowa and settled in the Peterson area. When
-gold was found in Colorado Kirchner joined the rush there, found some
-gold and returned home.
-
-Before moving to Fort Dodge in 1866 Kirchner bought and sold thousands
-of acres of land in Clay County. On arrival here he built a saw mill,
-sash and door factory at First Avenue South and Twelfth Street. Later he
-rebuilt the sash factory into a large modern flour mill that produced
-the finest white flour, whole wheat, meals and various milling staples.
-He operated the mill for more than 30 years. The mill finally was
-closed, was idle for six years and in 1912 burned to the ground.
-
-Kirchner was active in Fort Dodge affairs, was one of the founders of
-the Commercial National Bank and served on the City Council in 1874,
-1875, 1879 and 1880. His brother Christian was also elected to the
-council from another ward. The elder Jacob Kirchner died in 1909; Mrs.
-Kirchner died in 1962.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE ABEL HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Abel home
-    1333 2nd Avenue South]
-
-A former Webster County treasurer and brick and tile company officer
-built the original section of this spacious residence at 1333 2nd Ave.
-S. in 1891. He was John H. Abel, a native of Germany, who came to the
-United States in 1867 at age 13 and lived on a farm in Colfax Township
-for several years.
-
-In 1888 Abel moved into Fort Dodge and three years later purchased two
-lots at the southwest corner of Second Avenue South and Fourteenth
-Street where he built his home. In 1904 he enlarged the house.
-
-W. H. Koeper purchased the home in 1934, enlarged and remodeled it into
-a funeral home which he operated until selling the business to L. O.
-Guenther in 1947. Guenther merged the business with Bruces in 1972 and
-the house later was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Halligan of 1415 2nd
-Ave. S. They, in turn, did some further remodeling and now have two
-apartments in the house which are rented out.
-
-Abel was engaged in various activities here before being appointed
-deputy county treasurer in 1892 under C. W. Newton. He served in this
-capacity until 1896 when he was elected to the treasurer’s post for two
-terms.
-
-After leaving the county treasurer’s office, Abel became interested in
-the brick and tile business here and was president of the Fort Dodge
-Brick & Tile Company from 1900 until 1922. This clay plant was in the
-northwest part of the city near the east end of the Hawkeye Avenue
-bridge over the Des Moines River. The brick plant was sold in 1922 but
-continued operations for a time and then was closed. Abel retired from
-active work after the clay plant was sold.
-
-Abel was interested in other businesses in Fort Dodge including the Fort
-Dodge Serum Company, Plymouth Gypsum Company and the Fort Dodge Foundry.
-He was also a director of the Fort Dodge National Bank (now the First
-National Bank) in its early years.
-
-Active in church work he was treasurer of the Iowa District of the
-Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod from 1893 to 1912. He died in 1946 at age
-91. Mr. and Mrs. Abel were parents of two daughters and a son—Miss
-Mathilda Abel, now deceased, Mrs. W. H. (Amanda) Koeper and A. C. Abel,
-who was assistant Fort Dodge postmaster for many years.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE AMOND HOME
-
-
-This large frame house was built in 1902 by John W. Amond, widely-known
-Fort Dodge coal dealer and farm land owner. Located at 1024 6th Ave. N.,
-it has a large open porch that extends across the south side and a
-portion of the east side—one of few such large porches on homes here.
-Ionic columns support the roof over the porch.
-
-The first floor includes parlor, living room, dining room, kitchen and
-butler’s pantry, hallway and vestibule. A large open stairway with a
-landing area or nook leads to the second floor where there are five
-bedrooms and bath.
-
-All of the first floor rooms have parquet oak floors, oak woodwork and
-the stairway nook is paneled in oak. Ionic columns and an archway mark
-the entrance to the large dining room with its plate rail and built-in
-china closet. The living room has its original fireplace with tile
-hearth and red oak mantel with large mirror.
-
-The original chandeliers in the downstairs rooms are combination gas and
-electric and there is a large art window on the east side with stained
-and leaded glass. A large two-story carriage house is at the rear of the
-lot.
-
-Amond was born in Alsace-Lorraine (part of France) in 1861 and came to
-the United States with his parents who settled in Illinois. Later the
-family moved to Iowa and acquired farm land near Barnum. Amond purchased
-large tracts of Webster County land which he farmed for many years. In
-addition he owned a coal mine southeast of the city and was in the coal
-business here for many years with offices on Central Avenue and south
-Eighth Street.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Amond were parents of six children, three of whom died
-during their early years. Others were Mrs. Edna Hogan, well-known artist
-and widow of Jack Hogan, Fort Dodge; Mrs. Bernard Steinle and Jack
-Amond, both of whom are deceased. Jack Amond was in the coal business
-with his father and also managed the family farms until his death. He
-and his wife, Eva, moved into the Sixth Avenue North home in 1929. The
-property is now owned by Mrs. Peter (Eva) Paterson.
-
-    [Illustration: The Amond home
-    1024 6th Avenue North]
-
-The Amond Coal Company ceased operations here in 1945 after having been
-in continuous business since 1895. Amond died in 1925 at age 64. Mrs.
-Amond died in 1949.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE KELLEHER HOME
-
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Kelleher built this home at 701 Crest Avenue in
-Snell Place in 1921 and resided there with their family for 26 years.
-Kelleher, a prominent Fort Dodge attorney, practiced law here for more
-than 60 years and was widely known for his legal activities.
-
-The house, of brick and frame construction, is spacious and has rooms on
-first and second floors as well as in the basement. The first floor
-includes living room, dining room, family room, kitchen, conservatory,
-three bedrooms and bath. There are fireplaces in the living room and
-family room. On the second floor are three bedrooms and bath and large
-walk-in linen closet. The basement has a drive-in garage and five rooms
-including a large recreation room. There is also a screened-in front
-porch.
-
-The house has changed ownership only twice since it was built. In 1947
-the Kellehers sold the residence to the First Presbyterian Church of
-Fort Dodge and it was the home of ministers of the church until 1960. On
-May 25, 1960, it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E. Stark who presently
-occupy it with their family. Stark is a well-known tax attorney.
-
-Kelleher died in 1964 at age 92 after a distinguished legal career here
-since 1902. After graduation from the University of Iowa law school in
-1893 he began law practice in Des Moines and then went to Pomeroy where
-he remained until moving to Fort Dodge.
-
-He was associated with a number of Fort Dodge attorneys including the
-Healy brothers, William S. Kenyon, Maurice O’Connor, Richard F. Mitchell
-and his son John Kelleher. During World War I Kelleher was appointed to
-the War Trade Board in Washington, D. C., by President Woodrow Wilson.
-Later he was named solicitor for the Bureau of Internal Revenue and
-special assistant to the United States Attorney General in trial of
-cases throughout the country.
-
-    [Illustration: The Kelleher home
-    701 Crest Avenue]
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Kelleher were parents of five children—Leo of Fort Dodge;
-John of Waukegan, Ill.; Edward and Mrs. John Staff of Milwaukee, Wis.;
-and Mrs. James Hart of Highland Park, Ill. Mrs. Kelleher is now a
-resident of the Marian Home in Fort Dodge.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE DONALD VINCENT HOME
-
-
-This Second Avenue South residence was identified for years by the huge
-landmark oak tree in the front yard. Reported to be more than 100 years
-old, the tree still stands in the yard at 1010 2nd Ave. S.
-
-The house was built in 1909 and occupied by the Donald Vincents and
-their daughters, Catherine and Nancy, until 1932 when they moved into
-the historic “Vincent House” at 824 3rd Ave. S. Presently the house is
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jahn Jr., who purchased the property in
-1951.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Vincent acquired the building lot in 1908 and the following
-year erected the spacious two-story brick home. The first floor has
-living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry and lavatory; the second floor
-has four bedrooms and bath. The finished attic has one room.
-
-The front yard tree—known as the “Hawkeye Oak”—was once recognized as
-the finest example of its species (burr oak) in Iowa. It was graceful
-and majestic in earlier years with spreading branches that extended well
-over the sidewalk and street. At one time it received a plaque from the
-Garden Club of Iowa for its outstanding appearance and age.
-
-The tree now has lost many of its stately limbs and today little
-attention is paid to it. Removal of the lower limbs started some years
-ago when a house mover cut off one branch. In an attempt to give it
-symmetry other branches were then cut off.
-
-After Mr. and Mrs. Vincent and family moved from the home it was rented
-from 1932 until 1945 by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loth. Mrs. Winston O.
-Larrabee, widow of Charles Larrabee Sr., purchased the property in 1945
-and resided there until selling it to Mr. and Mrs. Jahn in 1951.
-
-Donald Vincent was prominent in business and industrial affairs, being
-one of the organizers of the Vincent Clay Products Company and for years
-was an officer of the Fort Dodge Grocery Company. He was also identified
-with banking interests here, serving as president of The State Bank for
-many years. Jahn is in the furniture refinishing and upholstering work.
-He and his wife are also antique collectors and have remodeled the
-interior of their home for displays of their collections. They also own
-the adjoining corner house which they are remodeling into a future gift
-and antique shop.
-
-    [Illustration: The Donald Vincent home
-    1010 2nd Avenue South]
-
-
-
-
-                           THE ELECTRIC HOME
-
-
-Residents of the city who have lived here for about 50 years will
-probably recall that this home was popularly known in the mid-1920s as
-the “electric house.” Built by A. S. Jackman, a Fort Dodge electrical
-contractor, the home located at 1117 N. 19th St. is presently owned and
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Merlin B. Hays and family.
-
-The home was one of the first built in the Elmhurst Acres area just west
-of Dodger Stadium. It is located on a lot with a 120-foot frontage on
-Nineteenth Street and extending 265 feet eastward to the stadium parking
-lot.
-
-Jackman, who owned the Jackman Electric Company at 924 Central Avenue,
-built the two-story brick home in 1923 and incorporated the most modern
-electrical installations at that time. When completed Jackman, in
-cooperation with the Fort Dodge Gas & Electric Company, arranged to have
-open house and invited Fort Dodge and area residents to visit it. The
-newest and latest electrical appliances such as refrigerators, washing
-machines, toasters and the like were on display along with beautiful
-electrical fixtures in the various rooms.
-
-The basic arrangement of the home has not changed much through the years
-but owners did considerable remodeling to fit their needs. The first
-floor includes spacious living and dining rooms, family or TV room,
-kitchen and bedroom with half bath. The second floor has three bedrooms
-and bath. There is also a large floored attic and a full basement. The
-house originally had a tile roof but this has been replaced with new
-type roofing. All spouting on the house is of copper. The home is set
-back a considerable distance from Nineteenth Street and there is a
-circular driveway leading to the house.
-
-    [Illustration: The Electric Home
-    1117 No. Nineteenth Street]
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Hays purchased the home in 1959 from John and Ann Doud who
-acquired it in 1955. Other earlier owners were Arthur Westerman, Richard
-Paul and Robert Lentz.
-
-Hays, present owner of the attractive home, is a virologist with the
-Fort Dodge Laboratories. He and his wife are parents of four
-children—three boys and a girl.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE MINKEL HOUSE
-
-
-This Fort Dodge home—known for many years as “the Minkel house”—dates
-its history back nearly 100 years as it was built in 1876, according to
-county records. Located at 1008 6th Ave. N., the home has been remodeled
-at various times during these many years and is presently owned and
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moses. They purchased the property in
-1961 and added a combination living room and bedroom with bath on the
-east side.
-
-The house now has a living room, dining room, three bedrooms and two
-baths on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. Two wood-burning
-fireplaces—one in the living room, the other in the east bedroom—have
-now been converted to gas.
-
-The house acquired the Minkel name because it was owned and occupied by
-L. H. Minkel, Fort Dodge school superintendent and his family, for many
-years. Minkel came to Fort Dodge to take over the school position and
-continued as superintendent until 1923. The Minkel family resided in the
-Sixth Avenue home during this period and for many succeeding years when
-Minkel was in the insurance business here. The Minkel heirs sold the
-home to Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. DeFoe, who in turn, sold it to the Moses
-family.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Minkel were parents of five children—Lewis Minkel, now
-retired and living in Laguna Hills, Calif.; Eleanor, now deceased who
-was married to Roger Files of Fort Dodge; Dr. Roger Minkel, now
-deceased; Elizabeth (Betty) Myser of Ketchikan, Alaska; and Willard
-Minkel of La Mesa, Calif.
-
-Minkel purchased the home when he came to the city early in 1911. John
-F. Duncombe, pioneer Fort Dodge attorney and industrialist, acquired the
-lot on which the house is located in 1864. In 1872 he sold the lot to
-Julia A. Ingersoll and it was during her ownership that the home was
-built.
-
-    [Illustration: The Minkel house
-    1008 6th Avenue North]
-
-Stories about the house relate that it once was occupied by a Dutch
-seaman who built a cupola in the style of a ship’s pilot house on the
-porch above the front entryway. It was removed many years ago.
-
-Mr. Moses, the present owner of the house, is an Illinois Central
-Railroad conductor. He and his wife are parents of three daughters, all
-of whom are married and living elsewhere.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CONWAY HOME
-
-
-An early-day lumber dealer—Owen Conway—who came to the United States in
-1845 from his native Ireland and to Fort Dodge in 1865 built the house
-at 400 S. 8th St. in 1882.
-
-Conway, who was in the hardware and lumber business here, resided in the
-home with his family for many years. The house remained in possession of
-members of the Conway family until 1946 when it was sold to John J.
-Williams. It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howick who remodeled the
-first floor into a spacious apartment for themselves. Mrs. Howick
-continues to reside in the home following the death of her husband.
-
-A large porch extends across the front of the house which faces the
-east. Square columns standing atop railing posts support the porch roof
-and are joined together with ornate wood trim. Windows of the house have
-distinctive outdoor arched tops and there are pointed dormers with
-windows on the four sides of the roof.
-
-The home originally had a living room, parlor, dining room, master
-bedroom and bath and kitchen on the first floor; six bedrooms and bath
-on the second floor. The second floor has been converted into a large
-apartment with three baths and there is also an apartment on the third
-floor. Rooms downstairs are large with high ceilings, floors are of oak
-and doors have double board casings.
-
-Conway’s first business venture in the city was a hardware store and in
-1869 he established a lumber business at First Avenue South and Fifth
-Street that continued until 1939. Conway’s sons James and John, were in
-business with him for many years. After the business was incorporated in
-1914 as the Conway Lumber Company the firm included Owen, John, James
-and Ed Conway, the latter a son of John Conway.
-
-    [Illustration: The Conway home
-    400 So. Eighth Street]
-
-James, Dave and Eustace Conway, sons of the pioneer, operated a general
-merchandise store at 612 1st Ave. S. and Dave, Eustace and Owen P.
-Conway also had a general store and lumber yard in Moorland. Two other
-sons, were in business in Clare—F. D. Conway, lumber and grain, and C.
-P. Conway, general store. The elder Owen Conway died in 1916.
-
-Two grandchildren of the founder of the Conway firms reside in Fort
-Dodge. They are Miss Delores and Owen Conway. There are also two great
-grandsons living here—Ray and Robert Conway.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE THIEDE HOME
-
-
-Franz Thiede, who owned and operated a brick plant here for many years,
-built this large brick residence in 1890. The 14-room house at 520 N.
-2nd St. has changed little since it was built and today is owned by a
-son, Frank Thiede and the estate of the late Elma Thiede.
-
-The house occupies the back portion of a lot that has a frontage of 160
-feet on Second Street and extends back 230 feet. The first floor of the
-large, sturdy residence has a hall, parlor, living room, dining room,
-sunroom, kitchen, bedroom and bath. On the second floor are six
-bedrooms.
-
-Rooms on the first floor have 10½ foot ceilings and woodwork throughout
-the house was cut from native lumber. The hall and parlor have walnut
-woodwork as does the stairway to the second floor. Other rooms have oak
-woodwork and oak floors. Doors and woodwork in the house shine with the
-original varnish applied in 1890.
-
-Thiede was born in Germany and studied masonry and architectural work
-there. He came to the U. S. in 1858 and at the age of 21 arrived in Fort
-Dodge and began masonry work. In 1883 he and Charles Heileman organized
-a brick manufacturing company and built a plant near the east end of the
-Hawkeye Avenue bridge over the Des Moines River.
-
-The plant operated under the name of Thiede & Heileman until Heileman’s
-death in 1895. In the spring of 1896 the company was reorganized under
-the name of Thiede & Company. Later the name was changed to the Fort
-Dodge Brick & Tile Company and continued under this name until the plant
-was sold in 1922.
-
-    [Illustration: The Thiede home
-    520 No. Second Street]
-
-The company manufactured a high grade paving, building and sidewalk
-brick and blocks as well as drain tile. One of the firm’s specialties
-was a fine quality white pressed brick used in many homes and business
-buildings here. Much of the brick used in paving streets in the city in
-the early days came from the Thiede plant.
-
-Thiede erected several downtown buildings, also houses, and had a part
-in the building of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. After a long and
-successful business career in the city, he died in 1925 at age 88.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE OLSON HOME
-
-
-A house patterned after a “cozy cottage in Norway” is the Olson home at
-1301 3rd Ave. N.—the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Olson, their son Bjorn,
-and daughter, Mrs. Doris Olson Wood, for many years.
-
-The Olsons were women’s apparel designers and tailors and their expert
-work was widely known. Olson and Mrs. Wood also were artists and their
-paintings gained for them a wide reputation.
-
-The Olson house which has rooms on first and second floors, dates back
-to 1897 when it was built on a lot across the street from its present
-location. The original site was at the east end of Johnson Place. When
-this block-long street was cut through from Twelfth to Thirteenth
-Streets in 1911 in order to provide building lots in a previously
-inaccessible area, the Olson house was moved to the southeast corner of
-Third Avenue North and Thirteenth Street—its present location.
-
-The house remained in possession of Mrs. Wood for many years after the
-death of her parents and she continued her tailoring and art work there.
-After her death the property was sold in 1969 to Mrs. Helen L. Moreland
-who presently resides there.
-
-Olson turned out many fine oil paintings during spare time from his
-tailoring work. Mrs. Wood’s art work was mostly in water colors. Both
-spent many hours in wooded areas around the city sketching and then
-completing the paintings at home. Mrs. Wood also made a trip to Norway
-where she did extensive sketching and painting. As a result many of her
-water colors were scenes from Norway. She also turned out paintings of
-farms and rural area scenes.
-
-    [Illustration: The Olson home
-    1301 3rd Avenue North]
-
-Mrs. Wood painted and decorated the kitchen of her home in the style of
-Norwegian kitchens. It became so widely known that a picture of the
-kitchen and a story about her work appeared in Better Homes and Gardens
-magazine. The interior of the home has been remodeled by Mrs. Moreland
-and the downstairs now includes a living room, two bedrooms and a
-kitchen. The second floor has one bedroom and a bath. Walls have been
-painted, new floors laid and jalousie doors installed. Exterior of the
-house is painted red and growing on the outside walls are five different
-varieties of ivy plants.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE WRIGHT HOME
-
-
-This was the residence of a pioneer businessman and early-day railroad
-official—Thomas H. Wright. Built in the late 1880s, the home at 209 S.
-7th St., has been owned and occupied by members of the Wright family
-since then. Many changes have been made in the home since it was
-constructed. In the late 1930s it was modernized, a new entryway was
-added and brown cedar shingles were applied to the exterior.
-
-Isaac Garmoe, another pioneer businessman here, bought the property in
-1873. Ten years later it was sold to Thomas H. Wright who later erected
-the house which is still owned by his two daughters—the Misses Marie
-Wright and Florence Wright. Marie is a retired Fort Dodge Senior and
-Junior High school social studies teacher; Florence is the former
-organist at First Presbyterian Church.
-
-The two-story frame house has two living rooms, dining room and kitchen
-on the first floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor. A
-garage is at the rear of the lot where once was a two-story barn that
-housed the family’s horse, buggy and sleigh.
-
-Mr. Wright was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1840 and came to the United
-States in 1871. He moved to Fort Dodge in the early 1880s where he was
-trainmaster for the Illinois Central Railroad’s Sioux City division.
-Later he was owner and partner in the hardware business here with S. J.
-Robertson. Their store was at Central Avenue and Sixth Street.
-
-    [Illustration: The Wright home
-    209 So. Seventh Street]
-
-After retiring from the hardware business, Mr. Wright was in the real
-estate and insurance business. He also was an officer and director of
-the First Trust & Savings Bank, a division of the old First National
-Bank, now the State Bank. Always civic minded, Wright served on the
-public library board in the days of Capt. W. H. Johnston, one of the
-city’s early library presidents. He was also a member and officer of the
-First Presbyterian Church.
-
-There were six children in the Wright family—two boys who died during a
-diphtheria epidemic; Misses Marie and Florence Wright; Thomas H. Wright
-Jr., who died in Cedar Rapids in 1970; and Robert L. Wright of Oklahoma
-City. The elder Mr. Wright died in 1932 at age 92.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE VAN AULT HOME
-
-
-This house at 1040 9th Ave. SW has been known as the home of Fort
-Dodge’s “Santa Claus” for the past 39 years. “Santa Claus” is, of
-course, Van J. Ault, 79, who was the official Santa for the Boston Store
-here for 25 years and during that time greeted thousands of youngsters
-in the store’s toyland.
-
-Van retired from his interesting occupation some years ago but
-occasionally now will don the red and white costume and appear at a
-party. Van figures he played the part of “Santa Claus” here for a total
-of 49 years. While he spent much time as Santa he was a meat cutter by
-trade and worked for the A. & P. Store here many years ago. Later he and
-his son John purchased the Kubicek Grocery on Tenth Avenue Southwest and
-operated it for a time.
-
-The Ault home is located on property that once was owned by Major
-William Williams who platted Fort Dodge in 1854 and was its first mayor
-and postmaster. The property has changed ownership many times since then
-and was acquired by Van’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ault, in 1905. The
-first deed of record for the property was dated 1864—a conveyance to C.
-C. Smeltzer.
-
-    [Illustration: The Van Ault home
-    1040 9th Avenue Southwest]
-
-Original portion of the present house was built during the 1860s. Since
-then it has been modernized extensively. Van and his wife purchased the
-property in 1936 and have lived there since that time. The house had
-four rooms when built, no porches and the exterior was marked by 1 × 12
-vertical siding. Van enlarged the house by adding two rooms, bath, two
-large porches and a full basement. Van’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
-and Mrs. Joe Winneka owned the house prior to its purchase by the Van
-Aults.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Ault were parents of four children—Robert with the Celotex
-Corporation in Knoxville, Tenn.; John who owns Big John’s Place; Ray,
-owner of Ray’s Meat Market; and Mrs. Paul (Lola) Lynch of Pioneer.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE LOHR HOME
-
-
-This sturdy brick residence was built 80 years ago in northeast Fort
-Dodge when there was only one other house (the Lou Alger home) to the
-east of its location at 1831 10th Ave. N.
-
-Known for years as the Lohr home, it has changed ownership a number of
-times and for the past 29 years has been owned and occupied by a number
-of well-known business and professional men here. Present owners are Mr.
-and Mrs. M. James Hutchison who have lived in the home since 1967.
-
-The two-story house has a one-story brick addition on the east
-side—built in recent years. Walls of the original home are of solid
-brick construction so popular more than three quarters of a century ago.
-The first floor includes the family room in the addition, living room,
-dining room, kitchen and bath and three bedrooms and bath on the second
-floor.
-
-The exterior brick is painted white and windows have black shutters. The
-roof overhang is also painted black to match the roofing. The house
-occupies two lots with a frontage of 75 feet on Tenth Avenue North and
-190 feet in depth.
-
-    [Illustration: The Lohr home
-    1831 10th Avenue North]
-
-The house was built in 1895 by Michael Lohr who came to the United
-States from his native Germany and settled in Fort Dodge in 1894. He
-purchased a 3½-acre tract of land along Tenth Avenue North from David A.
-Haviland who had acquired it from the federal government in 1857; built
-the house and lived on this acreage for many years.
-
-Lohr’s son, Peter J. Lohr, acquired the house and adjoining property in
-1911 and retained possession until 1941 when it was deeded to his
-daughter Alice M. Thomas. Warren A. Downs, manager of the Sears store
-purchased the home in 1946 from Alice M. Thomas and husband, Bernard J.
-Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had lived in the home from 1938 to 1946.
-
-Later owners and occupants of the home were L. H. and Virginie Anderson
-of the Jones Piano House; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkberg of Kirkberg
-Jewelers; Mr. and Mrs. Jon McClure of McClure Engineering; and Mr. and
-Mrs. Hutchison, the present occupants. Hutchison is president of First
-Federal Savings & Loan Association of Fort Dodge. The house has been
-extensively remodeled and modernized in recent years.
-
-Peter J. Lohr, who owned the property for many years, farmed east of the
-city before moving into the home. He then was employed by the Thompson
-Buttertub Company here and later was a rural mail carrier. Three of his
-sons—Ray, Clarence and Walter—live in the city.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE CRAWFORD HOME
-
-
-Architecture of the late 19th century features this large house at 302
-S. 8th St., which has now been converted into a four-apartment building.
-Built in 1875, the two-story frame house was owned and occupied for many
-years by Robert W. Crawford, an early-day druggist in Fort Dodge.
-
-Two large Ionic columns mark the main entryway on the east side of the
-house which stands at the southwest corner of Third Avenue South and
-Eighth Street. Crawford purchased the lot on which the house stands from
-Thomas Snell, a pioneer real estate dealer here. The house has changed
-ownership only a few times since Crawford constructed it and presently
-it is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Salvatore who acquired it in 1965.
-There are two apartments on both the first and second floors. One of the
-downstairs apartments is occupied by the Salvatores.
-
-    [Illustration: The Crawford home
-    302 So. Eighth Street]
-
-All of the rooms are large and typical of the style of the era when it
-was built. One of the downstairs living rooms has the original fireplace
-and there is an attractive circular stairway leading to the upstairs.
-
-Crawford was in the wholesale and retail drug business during the early
-years of Fort Dodge. He erected a large building at the northwest corner
-of Central Avenue and Sixth Street—known as the Crawford Block—in which
-his store was located. The structure was destroyed in the big fire that
-struck the area in December of 1956.
-
-A product known as “Gopher Death” was developed by Crawford which was
-manufactured and distributed through the Fort Dodge Chemical Company
-which he organized. The product was widely sold throughout the nation.
-In 1945 the company was purchased by Jewell A. Johnson, a Fort Dodge
-druggist, who continued its operation until he sold the business in
-1970.
-
-There were three children in the Crawford family—a daughter and two
-sons. The daughter, Mary, was married to E. F. Armstrong, a long-time
-pharmacist here with the Oleson Drug Company. Mrs. Armstrong was
-prominent in Fort Dodge and Iowa circles; taught English in high school
-and was appointed to the State Conservation Commission. The sons were
-Charles, who operated the Crawford Hotel here and Robert, now a
-physician at Burlington.
-
-Crawford-Armstrong addition in the north part of the city was opened by
-the two families for which it was named and Crawford-Armstrong Park was
-their gift to the city.
-
-
-
-
-                       THE JOHN M. MULRONEY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Mulroney home
-    302 So. Seventh Street]
-
-Another of Fort Dodge’s brick residences built by pioneer businessmen is
-the one pictured above which dates back to 1871. Erected by John M.
-Mulroney, it is located at 302 S. 7th St.
-
-The two-story house was built of soft red brick manufactured by one of
-the city’s early-day brick plants and they are generally in good
-condition after more than 100 years. Basement walls are of native stone.
-
-Additions have been made to the house since it was constructed—on the
-west and south sides. The original part of the house has seven large
-rooms, hallway and stairway and is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.
-Janssen who acquired the property in 1944. The additions to the house
-have apartments.
-
-John M. Mulroney was born in Ireland in 1832 and came to the United
-States at age 16 and took part in the 1849 gold rush in the west and
-prospered there. He then returned to the middlewest and settled in
-Emmetsburg where he engaged in the cattle business. He married Jane
-Evans there in 1858 and they moved to Fort Dodge. On arrival here he
-purchased and operated a general store on the south side of the City
-Square. Some time later he sold the store and with Webb Vincent, E. H.
-Rich and G. L. Rich organized the original First National Bank here.
-
-Mulroney and his wife Jane, were parents of the following children:
-Mary, who became the wife of Ed O’Connell; John E. Mulroney, father of
-attorney John Mulroney who was a judge of the U. S. Tax Court in
-Washington, D. C. for many years; Joe, Will and Louis, all of whom were
-associated with the Mulroney Manufacturing Company which had its first
-plant at Central Avenue and Tenth Street, the present location of
-Wahkonsa Manor. After fire destroyed the plant the company built the
-three-story brick building at First Avenue North and Seventh Street now
-the home of the Marso & Rodenborn Company.
-
-Two other sons were Charles, a physician in general practice here for
-some years; and Edward, a lawyer who lived in Missoula, Mont. After the
-death of his first wife, Jane, J. M. Mulroney married Hannah Byrne of
-Moorland. They were parents of two sons—Robert, a lawyer who also
-practiced in Missoula, Mont., and Frank, in the Flaherty & Mulroney
-clothing store here.
-
-A large barn was built south and west of the Seventh Street home to
-house the several horses, carriages, sleighs and racing carts which
-Mulroney owned. He generally had one or more horses in county fair
-harness races in the area. A large box stall in the barn was used as a
-boxing ring.
-
-Two grandsons and one great grandson of pioneer John M. Mulroney reside
-in Fort Dodge. They are William V. (Bill) and Richard J. (Dick) Mulroney
-who operate the Mulroney Insurance Agency founded by their father Will
-Mulroney; and Gary Mulroney of Mulroney Construction Company, the great
-grandson.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE METHODIST PARSONAGE
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Methodist parsonage
-    1518 3rd Avenue North]
-
-The former First Methodist Church parsonage, where the author of “best
-seller” novel “One Foot in Heaven” was reared, is this residence at 1518
-3rd Ave. N.
-
-Hartzell Spence was the writer and his father—the Rev. W. H. Spence—was
-pastor of the church here from 1909 to 1917. The story relates the life
-and experiences of the Rev. Mr. Spence and family while here and in
-other parishes. Following publication of the novel, it was made into a
-hit motion picture in the early 1940s.
-
-The Rev. Mr. Spence, 34, was assigned to the Fort Dodge church in 1909
-and Hartzell Spence recalls in his book that President William Howard
-Taft came to the city shortly after that to visit U. S. Senator J. P.
-Dolliver. The President gave Hartzell a “pat on the head” during that
-visit, he notes.
-
-The original Methodist church in Fort Dodge was built at the southeast
-corner of Second Avenue South and Seventh Street in 1858. The second
-church was erected at the northeast corner of First Avenue North and
-Tenth Street and dedicated in 1878. This church, around which the novel
-revolves, was a stately red brick edifice with a towering steeple. Just
-to the east of the church was the large two-story frame parsonage built
-in 1893 which was the home of the Spences.
-
-This parsonage was in use until 1914 when it was sold and moved to the
-Third Avenue North location where it is now owned and occupied by Mr.
-and Mrs. C. P. McGrane. Removal of the house was made necessary to make
-way for the present First United Methodist Church which was dedicated in
-1915. First Church now has its parsonage at 1211 N. 11th St.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. McGrane acquired the property at 1518 3rd Ave. N. in 1939
-and have since resided there. It has been extensively remodeled and
-modernized and now has four rooms, bath and music room on the first
-floor and four bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-
-The novel by Hartzell Spence tells of the wrecking of the old red brick
-church in 1914 and building of a tabernacle one block east of the church
-site where services were held until the new edifice was completed. Much
-of the book is devoted to the life of the Spence family in Fort Dodge,
-including many youthful events in Hartzell’s life told in a fictional
-vein.
-
-The Rev. Mr. Spence left Fort Dodge in 1917 to take over a church in
-Omaha. Later he had Methodist charges in Sioux City (Morningside
-College) and Mason City.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE COLBY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Colby home
-    215 No. Fifteenth Street]
-
-One of Fort Dodge’s early-day residents, who for many years operated a
-widely-known livery business here, built the house pictured above in
-1885.
-
-He was W. H. H. Colby who came to Fort Dodge in 1870 and established a
-livery and lumber business. Fifteen years later he erected the home at
-215 N. 15th St. which is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
-H. Hilken and family. The Hilkens purchased the property in 1963 and
-reside there with their children, David, Janet and Danny. Hilken is
-employed at the Geo. A. Hormel & Co. plant.
-
-The one-story frame house faces the west and sets far back from
-Fifteenth Street. It has a living room, dining room, kitchen, three
-bedrooms, bath and a full basement. An open porch extends along two
-sides of the house. In past years the house has been remodeled and
-modernized.
-
-Colby was born in Vermont in 1840 and came to Wisconsin in 1859 where he
-operated a livery business in Sun Prairie. After 11 years there he and
-his family moved to Fort Dodge where he established his livery and
-lumber business. After a short time he quit the lumber business in order
-to devote full time to the livery and transfer business.
-
-Colby’s brother, Charles, was associated with him in the business under
-the name of W. H. H. Colby & Bros. The firm’s operations included
-livery, hacks, bus and baggage transfer line. Their horse-drawn vehicles
-met all the trains arriving at the various railroad depots in the city
-and carried passengers and baggage to hotels and homes.
-
-The Colbys erected a large brick building on the north side of the City
-Square where they carried on their extensive business. Their address was
-listed in old city directories as 426-428 Central Avenue.
-
-After building the north Fifteenth Street home, Colby purchased the half
-block area just to the north of the home. Old timers recall that he
-brought many horses from his livery barn out to this area to graze on
-the grassy ground.
-
-There were two children in the W. H. H. Colby family—a son Fred G. Colby
-who was bookkeeper for the livery firm; and a daughter, Miss Nellie
-Colby.
-
-Frank Ulish purchased the Colby home in 1936 and the Ulish family
-resided there until 1949 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Yates.
-Owners of the property prior to its purchase by the Hilkens were Mr. and
-Mrs. Everett W. Mason.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE McQUILKIN HOME
-
-
-A prominent furniture dealer—A. D. (Archie) McQuilkin—who advertised
-“The Big Store With Little Prices,” erected this attractive home a short
-distance from the business district in 1911.
-
-McQuilkin established his business here in 1902 and nine years later
-built this south 12th St. home. It is now occupied by Mrs. E. B. Dawson,
-who with her late husband, Dr. Dawson, purchased the property in 1937.
-
-The two-story brick residence faces west at the corner of Third Avenue
-South and Twelfth Street. The house originally had living room, dining
-room, kitchen and hallway on the first floor; four bedrooms, sewing room
-and bathroom on the second floor. In later years some remodeling was
-done to the interior, including installation of 1½ more baths and
-paneling of the basement for a recreation area. A study area with
-bookcases and a workshop for the late Dr. Dawson were also completed.
-
-McQuilkin was born in Pennsylvania in 1864. His father was a farmer and
-came to Iowa and located in Benton County in 1866. McQuilkin remained on
-the farm until 15 years of age before going to LaPorte City where he
-worked as a drug store clerk. Later he operated a meat market for four
-years and then took a job as a traveling salesman for a publishing
-concern.
-
-He began his career in the furniture business in Burlington and remained
-there 11 years. In 1902 he moved to Fort Dodge and opened a furniture
-store at 817 Central Ave. As business increased he purchased the lot
-adjoining his first store and in 1913 erected the six-story building
-which the McQuilkin company occupied for many years with extensive
-stocks of furniture, carpets, queen’s ware and allied lines. The company
-continued in business until 1943 when it was sold to the Home Furniture
-Company which then took over occupancy of the big building. The Home
-later moved to 611 Central Ave.
-
-    [Illustration: The McQuilkin home
-    227 So. Twelfth Street]
-
-The main floor of the McQuilkin Building is presently occupied by the
-Lazy M shoe store; upper floors are occupied by the Boston Store
-furniture department and Sperry & Hutchinson (green stamps).
-
-McQuilkin was prominent in the affairs of Fort Dodge and was active in
-the First Presbyterian Church. He died in 1926 at age 62. Mrs. McQuilkin
-died in 1942. The McQuilkins were parents of four children—Mrs. Granger
-P. (Marjorie) Mitchell of Fort Dodge; Mrs. Eleanor Terrill, now
-deceased; and two daughters who died in infancy.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE LEIGHTON HOME
-
-
-The former E. I. Leighton home at 1120 3rd Ave. N. was built by the
-founder of the Leighton Supply Company of Fort Dodge. It is now owned
-and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Struve.
-
-The Struves acquired the house in 1969 and have completely modernized
-the interior and made many exterior changes such as adding old-fashioned
-posts, trim and railing to the large front porch.
-
-Leighton built the home in 1901 following plans drawn by architect J. H.
-Albright. The Leighton family retained ownership of the house until 1946
-when it was sold to Mrs. Marie Friday, who in turn, sold it to the
-Struves.
-
-Originally the house had a reception room, parlor, dining room, kitchen
-and pantry on the first floor; five bedrooms and bath on the second
-floor and three bedrooms and storage room on the third floor. The
-arrangement now includes reception room, living room, dining room,
-kitchen, pantry and utility room on the first floor; four bedrooms and
-bath on the second floor and an apartment on the third floor with living
-room, three bedrooms and bath.
-
-The entire house now has a pleasing antique motif with suitable
-furnishings to complement this style. All woodwork now has a natural
-finish—a project of the Struves. Red carpeting covers the floors in the
-living room, hallway and the open stairway to the second floor. The
-reception room has a homemade wool-braided rug. Antique furniture is
-used in the downstairs rooms and in the second floor bedrooms. Exterior
-of the house has been painted red and all trim is white.
-
-    [Illustration: The Leighton home
-    1120 3rd Avenue North]
-
-E. I. Leighton was born in Vermont in 1867 and came to Fort Dodge in
-1885 where he learned the tin and hardware trade. From 1889 to 1893 he
-was a partner in the retail hardware firm of Arthur & Leighton and then
-for seven years was with Leighton Brothers retail plumbing shop. In 1900
-Leighton went into the wholesale plumbing and heating business and in
-1909 organized the Leighton Supply Company. He was secretary-treasurer
-and general manager of the firm for many years.
-
-The present five story Leighton building at First Avenue South and
-Thirteenth Street was erected in 1911 and has been headquarters since
-then for the firm. The company operates in northwest and north central
-Iowa and is a wholesaler of plumbing, heating and industrial supplies.
-
-Leighton was prominent in state plumbing association circles and active
-in civic groups here including the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club,
-YMCA, Boy Scouts and the First Methodist Church. He and Mrs. Leighton
-were parents of a daughter, Gertrude, and a son, Lucius.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CHARON HOME
-
-
-For 33 years this residence was the home of Louis Charon, prominent Fort
-Dodge merchant and his family. Built in 1905 at 1332 2nd Ave. N. it was
-occupied by the Charons until 1938.
-
-    [Illustration: The Charon home
-    1332 2nd Avenue North]
-
-Charon headed the Boston Store here from the time it was established in
-1898 until his death in 1940 at age 69. He acquired the lot at the
-northwest corner of Second Avenue North and Fourteenth Street early in
-1905 and built the home that year.
-
-The house has living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry and large
-hallway on the first floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor
-and bedroom and storage room in the attic area. A large open porch
-originally extended across the front of the house.
-
-The Charons sold the house in 1938 to E. G. Sear. Presently it is owned
-by Dr. John Sear of Alden. In past years the house was remodeled. Tan
-colored shingles and green shutters were applied to the exterior walls
-and the front porch was cut in half.
-
-Charon was born in Germany and learned the retail trade there. He came
-to the United States in 1892, lived in Savannah, Ga., for two years and
-then moved to Sioux City where he was employed by Davidson Bros. store.
-In 1894 he came to Fort Dodge and opened Davidson’s store. He continued
-with the company until 1898 when he bought out the store and established
-the Boston Store with Adolph Tuerke as his partner. The store then moved
-to Central Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets.
-
-As business increased, the need for larger quarters led to erection in
-1914 of the present six-story Boston Store Building at 809 Central
-Avenue. A disastrous fire in 1922 destroyed the interior of the store
-but it was immediately rebuilt and enlarged.
-
-Charon was married in 1902 to Clara M. Tuerke and they were parents of
-three children, two sons and a daughter. Maurice Charon was associated
-with the store for many years and was president and general manager.
-Another son, Louis, was secretary of the corporation. Both were with the
-store until it was sold in 1974. The daughter, Clara Louise, a twin of
-Louis, is married to Herbert Horn and resides in Webster City.
-
-In addition to his outstanding merchandising in the retail field, Charon
-was active in civic affairs—was chairman of the Associated Retailers, a
-director of the Credit Bureau and a member of the Iowa Association of
-Retailers. He was also a member of the Fort Dodge school board and the
-Chamber of Commerce.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE JACOB BROWN HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Jacob Brown home
-    510 3rd Avenue South]
-
-Jacob Brown Sr. started a grocery business in Fort Dodge in 1870 that
-continued for a record breaking 95 years and in 1896 built this home
-near the business district—at 510 3rd Ave. S.
-
-The Brown Grocery began operations in a store building at 15 S. 6th St.
-and continued in that location until 1965 when it ended nearly a century
-of service to customers in the city and surrounding area. During this
-time it was always operated by members of the Brown family.
-
-The Third Avenue South home is now owned and occupied by Miss Rose
-Brown, one of only two members of the family still living.
-
-Brown came to Fort Dodge in 1864 from Germany and shortly after arrival
-here enlisted in Company F of the 11th Iowa Infantry and was in service
-until the close of the Civil War. Returning to Fort Dodge after the war
-he bought the South Sixth Street property where he first had a
-blacksmith shop. Later he gave up this work and opened the grocery store
-in 1870. The two-story brick building which housed the store is now
-owned by Mrs. Doris Brown, widow of John Brown.
-
-In 1864 Brown was married to Wilhelmina Schultze and they were parents
-of six children—Jacob Brown Jr., Louise Brown, Mrs. Kate Etzel, Mrs.
-Nettie Brown, Frank Brown and Mrs. Minnie B. Leiss. Two years following
-Mrs. Brown’s death in 1885 Brown married Henricha Becker and they were
-parents of five children—Rose, Anna, Amelia, John and Christine, now
-Mrs. Harris of Pittsburgh, Pa. She and Rose are the only survivors of
-the Jacob Brown family.
-
-The two-story brick home at 510 3rd Ave. S. has a living room, dining
-room, bedroom and bath and large kitchen on the first floor; four
-bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor. In the basement is a large
-brick kettle built into the chimney which was used for heating water
-needed in washing clothes and making soap. There is also a cyclone cave
-in the basement.
-
-Brown died in 1915 at the age of 71 years. Members of his family recall
-that on his arrival in Fort Dodge he first made his home with the
-Christopher Arnold family in a log cabin located near the Wahkonsa
-School (now the school administration office building). This cabin is
-now at the Fort-Museum here.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE THOMAS HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Thomas home
-    1200 10th Avenue North]
-
-This large and attractive northside residence was for 50 years the home
-of Seth Thomas, former Fort Dodge High School principal and later U. S.
-Circuit Court of Appeals judge. Located at 1200 10th Ave. N., it was the
-home of the Thomas family from the time it was built in 1912 until sold
-in 1962 to Dr. Roger E. Drown.
-
-Presently the house is owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
-Hancock who acquired it in the fall of 1974 from Mr. and Mrs. Don F.
-Carney. Carney, owner of Don Carney Used Auto Parts, and his wife
-purchased the Thomas home in 1965 and lived there until moving to their
-new home at 1227 11th Ave. N.
-
-The two-story house is of frame and stucco construction with full
-basement and porches on both the east and west sides. On the first floor
-are living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath, front hall and
-curving open stairway to the second floor. The second floor has four
-bedrooms, bath and enclosed porch. The downstairs bedroom and full bath
-were added some years after the house was built and this addition
-included a garage underneath.
-
-The west porch has been converted into a family room and the east porch
-is a room for social activities. The 10 upstairs windows on the main
-portion of the house have stained glass insets and there are also
-stained glass insets in the living and dining room windows.
-
-Judge Thomas, a native of Ohio, was educated in the east and was a
-school teacher and principal before coming to Iowa in 1900. In 1902 he
-was named principal of the Washington, Iowa, high school and served
-there for three years. He came to Fort Dodge in 1905 and was principal
-of the high school here until 1909. He studied law during the summer
-months at the University of Michigan and received his law degree at Iowa
-University in 1910.
-
-Thomas began his practice of law here with Healy & Healy and from 1910
-to 1928 was a law partner of M. F. Healy. He was appointed assistant U.
-S. district attorney for northern Iowa from 1914 until 1921.
-
-Later he was a law partner of Alan Loth and in 1933 was appointed
-solicitor of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D. C. He
-served there until 1935 when he was appointed judge of the Circuit Court
-of Appeals, 8th circuit, with office in Fort Dodge. Thomas was a judge
-of this court for 19 years, retiring in 1954. He continued to make his
-home in Fort Dodge and died in 1962 at the age of 88.
-
-Judge Thomas was the father of two children—Reynolds B. Thomas, a Fort
-Dodge attorney; and Mrs. Franz (Eleanor) Van Alstine of Pocahontas. He
-was prominent in legal circles and was president of the Iowa State Bar
-Association (1931-1932). He was a member of the Webster County, Iowa and
-American Bar Associations and served as president of the Fort Dodge
-Chamber of Commerce two years. In 1947 he received special recognition
-as one of the 50 prominent living alumni at the 100th anniversary of the
-University of Iowa.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE SAUNDERS HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Saunders home
-    1108 4th Avenue North]
-
-Dr. C. J. Saunders, a well-known Fort Dodge physician, who came to the
-city in 1893, built this spacious home at 1108 4th Ave. N. in 1907.
-During the following 23 years it was the home of the Saunders family
-until sold in 1930 to Dr. C. J. Jensen, a local chiropractor, and his
-wife, Agnes.
-
-Dr. Jensen, who died in 1970, had his office in the house for many
-years. His widow now owns the property and lives in one of the
-apartments in the house.
-
-When built in 1907 the Saunders house originally had living room,
-library, dining room and kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms and
-bath on the second floor and two finished rooms on the third floor. The
-house has been enlarged and remodeled in past years and now has six
-apartments.
-
-Dr. Saunders was born in Iowa City in 1862 and graduated from high
-school there as valedictorian of his class. He studied medicine at the
-University of Iowa, graduated from medical school in 1885 and began his
-practice in Iowa City. In 1886 Dr. Saunders opened an office in Audubon
-and practiced there for one year, moving then to Clare where he was a
-widely-known doctor for six years. At Clare he also operated a drug
-store and helped organize a bank.
-
-In 1893 Dr. Saunders came to Fort Dodge and had his first office in the
-newly constructed Oleson Building. After the First National Bank
-Building (now the Beh Building) was constructed in 1908 he moved his
-office there. He was a radiologist and had one of the first X-ray
-machines in the city.
-
-Later Dr. Saunders had offices in the Carver Building and was associated
-with a number of doctors. He continued practice here until his death in
-1928 at the age of 66 years.
-
-Active in medical circles he served at one time as president of the Iowa
-Medical Society. He was interested in a number of Fort Dodge enterprises
-including the Fort Dodge Telephone Company, First National Bank, Oleson
-Land Company and the Street Railway System.
-
-Dr. Saunders was married in 1907 to Lucy Merrill of Bangor, Me., and
-they were parents of a son and two daughters. They are: Merrill
-Saunders, Fort Dodge realtor; Miss Katherine Saunders, a Chicago
-librarian; and Mrs. Robert (Helen) Thackaberry, a university instructor
-in Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Saunders died in Fort Dodge in 1949 at age 72.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE THATCHER HOME
-
-
-This attractive two-story residence is one of the many fine homes
-erected along Tenth Avenue North after the Crawford-Armstrong Addition
-to the city was platted.
-
-Built in 1916 at 1201 10th Ave. N., by O. M. Thatcher, it was the
-Thatcher family home until sold in 1965 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles L.
-Hancock. The Hancocks resided there until the fall of 1974 when they
-sold the house to Dr. John E. Duro, Fort Dodge dentist. The Hancocks
-then moved across the street to the residence at 1200 10th Ave. N. which
-they purchased from the Don Carneys. The Carneys, in turn, moved to
-their newly-built home at 1227 11th Ave. N.
-
-The frame and stucco house has a red tile roof such as used on several
-of the homes built in the area. The room arrangement of the house
-includes a living room, library, dining room, kitchen and half bath on
-the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. It has a
-steam heating system now fired with gas. After their purchase of the
-home, the Hancocks remodeled and modernized the kitchen.
-
-Thatcher was a native of the town of Grimes and both he and his wife
-were graduates of Valparaiso University in Indiana. After completing his
-education Thatcher went into the banking business at Luther and remained
-there until 1914 when he sold out his interest and came to Fort Dodge.
-
-A few years after arriving in the city Thatcher was one of the
-organizers and officers of the Webster County National Bank and its
-affiliate, the Webster County Trust & Savings Bank. They were located in
-a large double room in the Wahkonsa Hotel Building at 919-921 Central
-Avenue.
-
-Later Thatcher was in the insurance business here for many years, part
-of the time under the name of Thatcher & Weiss following his purchase of
-the firm owned by Henry Weiss.
-
-Married in 1907, Thatcher and his wife resided in Luther until 1914.
-They were the parents of two sons and a daughter—Dr. W. C. Thatcher, a
-retired Fort Dodge physician and surgeon now living at Woman Lake near
-Hackensack, Minn.; Dr. Don Thatcher, who was lost on a military flight
-across the English channel during World War II; and Mrs. Wayne (Mildred)
-Warren of Humboldt. A grandson is William Jeffrey Thatcher, who was
-elected Webster County attorney last fall and began serving in this
-office Jan. 1.
-
-    [Illustration: The Thatcher home
-    1201 10th Avenue North]
-
-The elder Thatcher died in 1968 at the age of 83 years. Mrs. Thatcher
-died in 1967 at age 81.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE COREY HOME
-
-
-Frank Corey, a native of Webster County, erected this large brick
-residence at 1238 6th Ave. N. in 1914 and it was the home of the Corey
-family until 1922.
-
-The house has changed ownership a number of times since then and is now
-owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Mallinger and family.
-Mallinger is president of the Mallinger Truck Lines.
-
-Corey sold the home to Fred E. Gamble in 1922 and it was owned later by
-George Schnurr, Fort Dodge industrialist and banker; Mr. and Mrs. Gus
-Glaser of the meat processing firm; and their son-in-law and daughter,
-Mr. and Mrs. John G. Graham. The Mallingers acquired the home in 1971.
-
-The buff colored brick home has a red tile roof and fronts to the south
-on Sixth Avenue North. The first floor includes living room, dining
-room, kitchen, family room, half bath and large hallway. The second
-floor has four bedrooms, a children’s room and two full baths; the third
-floor has a large recreation room.
-
-Corey was born in the Holiday Creek area southeast of Fort Dodge. As a
-young man he moved to Lehigh where he resided until 1903 when the family
-came to Fort Dodge. Corey was interested in the brick and tile business
-and for many years was principal owner and president of the Corey
-Pressed Brick Company which had its plant and office in Lehigh. The
-company manufactured the noted Lehigh red, buff and ornamental pressed
-building brick as well as sidewalk brick.
-
-    [Illustration: The Corey home
-    1238 6th Avenue North]
-
-The company introduced its products in 1894 and they were widely used in
-Fort Dodge and area homes and in sidewalks. In addition to his brick
-plant operations, Corey was interested in several banks and served as
-their president. Three brothers were associated with Frank Corey in the
-brick and tile plant—Silas, George and M. N. Corey who also owned the
-“Morning Star Mill” at Lehigh.
-
-The Coreys resided in a large frame house on Sixth Avenue North before
-their brick home was constructed. The frame house was then moved to a
-lot directly to the west and is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Esther K.
-Thorsen, 1230 6th Ave. N.
-
-Corey and his wife, the former Caroline Tyson, were the parents of three
-daughters and a son. They were Mrs. Louis (Eva) Neudeck, Mrs. Paul
-(Roxie) Tinkham; Miss Lucile Corey, for many years a widely-known
-violinist and music teacher; and Frank Tyson Corey who was killed by
-lightning in 1923 at the Neudeck farm northwest of the city.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE JOHNSON HOME
-
-
-Johnson Place—a one-block long street extending from Twelfth to
-Thirteenth Streets—was platted and laid out by E. H. Johnson, Fort Dodge
-attorney, who also built this large brick residence.
-
-The home at No. 5 Johnson Place was occupied by members of the Johnson
-family from the time of its construction in 1920 until Mrs. Johnson’s
-death in 1961. Since then it has been the home of Mrs. Dora Holman
-Tellier, Mrs. Johnson’s companion for many years and a well-known former
-Fort Dodge High School mathematics instructor. The house is now owned by
-a son, Wallace Johnson of Berkeley, Calif.
-
-Of brick construction with red tile roof, the home has two stories, full
-basement and attic. The first floor includes entrance hall, large living
-room, sun room, dining room, kitchen, children’s room and half bath; the
-second floor has five bedrooms and complete bathroom.
-
-Johnson was born in Raritan, Ill., in 1877 and died in Fort Dodge in
-1940 at age 63. He moved with his parents to a farm in the Coalville
-area in 1891 and lived there until the family moved to Fort Dodge in
-1901. He was educated in schools here and then attended Drake University
-where he completed his law studies. Returning to Fort Dodge after being
-admitted to the bar he began a law practice here that continued until
-1940.
-
-    [Illustration: The Johnson home
-    No. 5 Johnson Place]
-
-After acquiring property between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets and
-Second and Fourth Avenues North Johnson platted the area in 1910, had a
-street cut through and named it Johnson place at the suggestion of a
-member of the City Council.
-
-Johnson sold lots along the street and built his first home there at No.
-8 Johnson Place. Later he erected the house at No. 5 Johnson Place in
-1920 where the Johnsons’ family of a son and two daughters were reared.
-They included Wallace of Berkeley, Calif.; Eleanor, known by her stage
-name Eleanor Prentiss during her theatrical career and presently in
-public relations work in New York City; and Olive, now deceased, who was
-married to Carlton Coveny of Los Angeles, Calif.
-
-Wallace is a prominent industrialist and engineer and president and
-principal owner of UP-RIGHT, Inc., of Berkeley, a pioneer company in the
-manufacture of portable aluminum scaffolds, radio towers and wine grape
-harvesting machines. He served as mayor of Berkeley for two terms and
-has authored two books—“Responsible Individualism,” and “The Uncommon
-Man in American Business.”
-
-E. H. Johnson was prominent in church, Masonic Orders and Republican
-circles here. He served on the school board several years.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CHUMLEA HOME
-
-
-This large frame and stucco house is now the home of Dr. and Mrs. Paul
-L. Stitt, but for many years it was known as the Chumlea home.
-
-Located at 605 N. 13th St., it was built in 1914 by Miles P. Chumlea,
-who came from Sioux City to take over as vice president and general
-manager of the Lehigh Sewer Pipe & Tile Company.
-
-    [Illustration: The Chumlea home
-    605 No. Thirteenth Street]
-
-The Fred Hagans acquired the residence in 1936 and resided there with
-their family until 1951 when the home was sold to Dr. and Mrs. Stitt.
-The Stitts have occupied it since that time.
-
-The house has a large living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook
-(formerly the pantry), sun porch and powder room on the first floor;
-four bedrooms, sleeping porch and two baths on the second floor;
-bedroom, bath and storage area on the third floor.
-
-Dr. and Mrs. Stitt have four children—two sons and two daughters. They
-are: Dr. Michael W. Stitt, associated with his father in the practice of
-medicine here; Marc P. Stitt of Fort Dodge; Mrs. Dan (Beth) Culver, a
-junior high teacher in Moline, Ill.; her husband teaches in Augustana
-College; and Mrs. Mark (Jane) Anderson of Des Moines, a teacher in Van
-Meter special education school; her husband is attending the College of
-Osteopathic medicine in Des Moines.
-
-When the Lehigh Sewer Pipe & Tile Company was sold by E. J. Breen, the
-company founder, to George Avery of Sioux City, Chumlea came to Fort
-Dodge in 1914 to take over management of the company.
-
-For many years the company had its offices in the First National Bank
-Building, later moving to First Avenue South and Eleventh Street in the
-building now dismantled but formerly occupied by the Laufersweiler
-Funeral Home and the Union Trust & Savings Bank. The clay plant was sold
-in 1964 to the W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company and offices were
-moved to Lehigh.
-
-Chumlea continued as an official of the firm until his death in 1917.
-Roy Dallam, who had been associated with the company for many years was
-then named general manager and continued in that capacity until his
-retirement in 1955.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE HAWLEY HOME
-
-
-The attractive Hawley home at 604 N. 13th St. is probably the only Fort
-Dodge residence with the date of its construction—1912—set in large
-figures in the brick work on one of its exterior walls. The home was
-built by A. W. Hawley, who engaged in diversified farming but
-specialized in Royal Belgian draft horses.
-
-    [Illustration: The Hawley home
-    604 No. Thirteenth Street]
-
-The home has changed ownership only twice since it was built in 1912. In
-1942 it was sold to Forrest Hagerman, an official of the Tobin Packing
-Company. The Hagermans occupied the residence until 1953 when it was
-sold to D. E. McTigue and his wife, Elizabeth (Betty). Mrs. McTigue
-continues to reside in the home since the death of her husband in 1965.
-There are three sons in the family—Michael, Brian and Dennis.
-
-A. W. Hawley was born in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1875 and after a few
-years in the banking business made a trip to Iowa and settled in the
-Pioneer area. He brought out a large supply of nursery stock and planted
-many homesites around Pioneer. In the late 1890s Hawley established his
-home in Jackson Township of Webster County. He was married in 1902 to
-Martha Waller.
-
-Hawley made several trips to Belgium to purchase breeding stock for his
-Belgian draft horse operations. His farm was known as “Whip Tree”
-because of a cottonwood tree that grew there by chance. Mrs. Harold B.
-Freeman, the former Susan Hawley Atwell now living in Whittier, Calif.,
-recalls that her father had groves, orchards and various plantings on
-the farm.
-
-The Hawleys built their home in Fort Dodge and moved here so the
-children could attend city schools. The house has undergone interior
-remodeling since it was built. Room arrangements on the first floor now
-include reception hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, den, powder
-room and sun porch. The upstairs has four bedrooms, full bath, large
-walk-in closets and screened-in porch.
-
-Hawley continued active farming for six years after moving to Fort
-Dodge. Later he managed a number of farms he owned, judged horses at the
-Iowa State Fair and showed his prize horses at various fairs and shows.
-For a time he was in partnership in the horse business with Roy Ives who
-farmed near Duncombe.
-
-The Hawleys were parents of three children—Mrs. Harold B. (Susan)
-Freeman of Whittier, Calif.; Mrs. Louis (Betty) Kelso of San Mateo,
-Calif.; and Richard (Dick) Hawley, a retired Pan-American pilot now
-living in Seattle, Wash. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hawley are now deceased. Mr.
-Hawley died in 1932 at age 57; Mrs. Hawley died in 1942.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE HELSELL HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Helsell home
-    1003 6th Avenue North]
-
-F. H. Helsell, prominent Iowa lawyer, jurist and banker occupied this
-large brick residence at 1003 6th Ave. N. for many years. Judge Helsell
-and family acquired the house in 1919 and retained possession until
-1943.
-
-The house stands at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue North and Tenth
-Street. Built in 1906 of brown brick, it has two stories, attic and
-basement. A large porch extends along the north and west sides.
-
-The home has living room with fireplace, vestibule, dining room and
-kitchen on the first floor; five bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-The attic is completely paneled and carpeted for a recreation room.
-
-Present owners and occupants are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pett who acquired
-the house in 1970 from James and Mildred Kempley. Pett is with the
-Georgia Pacific Corporation. Other earlier owners were Mr. and Mrs. W.
-L. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Fred S.
-Thornley.
-
-Judge Helsell was born in Ohio in 1857 and came to Iowa with his parents
-in 1864. After completing his education and legal training he began the
-practice of law in Sioux Rapids in 1882. In addition to his private
-practice he was local attorney for five railroads—Chicago and North
-Western, Rock Island, Milwaukee, Missouri & St. Louis and Illinois
-Central.
-
-In 1898 Helsell was elected a district court judge. He left the bench
-after two and a half years and became active in banking, helping to
-organize a number of northwest Iowa banks. He was an officer and
-director of these banks.
-
-Helsell was married in 1880 and he and Mrs. Helsell were parents of five
-children—a son and four daughters. They were Charles A. Helsell, who was
-his law partner here for many years; Glenora, married to Don G.
-LaGrange; Corrine, married to John Q. Adams; Laura, married to Roy L.
-Liddel; and Miss Virginia Helsell.
-
-Judge Helsell and son Charles were in law practice together until the
-father’s death in 1927. Following his death Charles was named district
-attorney here for the Illinois Central Railroad and later was promoted
-to solicitor general of the railroad with offices in Chicago. B. B.
-Burnquist then succeeded Charles Helsell as district attorney here.
-
-Judge Helsell was active in the Masonic orders, Knights of Pythias and
-the Elks. A prominent Republican he was a delegate to the national
-conventions of 1888 and 1896.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE MUELLER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Mueller home
-    615 3rd Avenue South]
-
-The “Mueller home” at 615 3rd Ave. S. stands on an historic site that
-dates back to the early days of Fort Dodge. It was at this location the
-congregation of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church erected its first
-house of worship—a small building constructed of gypsum rock and
-familiarly known for many years as “the old stone church.”
-
-The congregation was organized in 1863 and the following year built the
-stone church on Third Avenue South property purchased from Fort Dodge’s
-founder Major William Williams. Although the present St. Paul’s edifice
-was erected in 1885-1886 the congregation continued ownership of the
-stone building until 1895 when it was sold to J. M. Mulroney.
-
-The present house at 615 3rd Ave. S. was built in 1896 on the church
-site. When the old stone church was torn down some of the gypsum rock
-was used in the foundation of the house. Records show that J. R.
-Mulroney acquired the property in 1911 and resided there until 1913 when
-the house was sold to William F. Mueller, Fort Dodge hardware dealer.
-
-The home has been owned and occupied by members of the Mueller family
-since 1913 and is presently owned by a daughter, Miss Ruth Mueller. The
-house has been remodeled in past years and now has four apartments—two
-on the first floor and two on the second floor. Miss Mueller resides in
-one of the downstairs apartments.
-
-William F. Mueller was born in Fort Dodge in 1877 and began his hardware
-career in a store owned by Harry Vincent. Later Vincent formed a
-partnership in the hardware business with Mueller, Franz and Bruno
-Thiede and the firm began operations in 1911 as the Thiede-Mueller
-Hardware Company at 516 Central Avenue. After some years the store moved
-to the Thiede Building at 815 Central Avenue and later returned to the
-original site at 516 Central. The Ferguson True Value Hardware store is
-now located in the building where the Thiede-Mueller firm had its
-beginning more than 60 years ago.
-
-In 1951 Mueller retired and sold his interest in the firm. He died in
-1955 at age 77. He was prominent in hardware circles and served as
-president of the Iowa Retail Hardware Association and was a director of
-the Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance Association for more than 30 years.
-During his business career Mueller was a member here of the Kiwanis and
-Rotary Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and the United Commercial
-Travelers.
-
-He and Mrs. Mueller (the former Emma Thiede) were parents of seven
-children: Ruth, Mrs. Ray (Helen) Adamson, Mrs. Robert (Wilma) Ackerson,
-William J. Mueller, Mrs. Frank (Dorothy) Barry; and Mrs. Carl (Gertrude)
-Tunwall and Frank Mueller, both deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE COLLINS HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Collins home
-    1307 3rd Avenue North]
-
-The residence at 1307 3rd Ave. N. is probably the only one in Fort Dodge
-with concrete wall construction—somewhat of a novelty when it was built
-in 1911. The two-story house was constructed by E. W. Collins, a coal
-dealer here for many years.
-
-Collins came from a Webster County family whose members pioneered in the
-coal mining and gypsum industry in this area and were of an innovative
-turn of mind. He had an idea for a house that would be built differently
-than the usual run of houses and put the idea into practical use in 1910
-after buying the Third Avenue North lot in 1909.
-
-The house has double-wall concrete construction, giving it both
-exceptional structural strength and an insulating air space between the
-two walls. Wood forms were made for the walls and concrete poured into
-them. Facing of the exterior concrete walls is unique. Instead of making
-the walls flat, Collins devised forms so that the poured concrete would
-simulate wood siding. This gave the house an outward appearance of an
-ordinary wood siding frame home. The unusual features attracted
-considerable interest among those associated with home construction.
-
-The Collins family moved into the home after it was completed and lived
-there until 1917 and then moved to 1245 5th Ave. N. which has since been
-the Collins home. The concrete home which presently has two apartments
-is now owned by Hubert McMahon, 1129 S. 17th St.
-
-A brother of E. W. Collins was Tom Collins who engineered and put into
-successful operation the first underground gypsum mine in the area. This
-was shortly before the turn of the century when he and others organized
-the Cardiff Gypsum Plaster Company.
-
-E. W. Collins was married in 1900 to Alice Quealy and about that time
-started a retail coal business in the city which he operated until his
-retirement in 1937. He died in 1945 at age 77; Mrs. Collins died in 1961
-at age 88.
-
-The Collins were parents of three children—two sons and a daughter. They
-were Edwin, deceased; Allan of Fort Dodge; and Kathleen of Rochester,
-Minn. Allan and his wife reside in the family home at 1245 5th Ave. N.
-They are parents of 11 children. Allan retired from postal service
-several years ago and is now employed in the office of Iowa Beef
-Processors here.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE SMITH HOME
-
-
-One of Fort Dodge’s first city commissioners under the present form of
-government owned and resided in this home at 1205 5th Ave. S. for a
-number of years after acquiring it in 1910.
-
-He was C. H. (Cad) Smith, public safety commissioner from 1911 until his
-death in 1919. He was elected to the city council when the commission
-form of government was adopted. Elected at that time with Smith were
-John F. Ford, mayor; and Frank W. Collins, streets commissioner.
-
-The large frame house was erected in 1891 by Charles B. Hepler, a
-well-known contractor here for many years. He was also associated with
-David Brown in the Fort Dodge Planing Mill. The lot at the southeast
-corner of Fifth Avenue South and Twelfth Street was part of a tract of
-land purchased in 1861 by John F. Duncombe, pioneer attorney and
-industrialist.
-
-Smith purchased the house in 1910 from E. J. Breen and it remained in
-possession of the Smith family until 1948 when it was sold to Mr. and
-Mrs. Walter B. Cooper. At that time Cooper, a plumber, converted the
-house into a duplex dwelling and the apartments have since been rented
-out.
-
-The house originally had five rooms on the first floor—living room,
-library, dining room, solarium, kitchen and pantry; the second floor had
-four bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath. The third floor attic area also
-had two finished rooms. The house had large front and back porches.
-
-Smith was born in Pennsylvania in 1867 and came west as a young man to
-Grinnell where he attended and graduated from Grinnell College. Moving
-to Fort Dodge he then was employed by The Messenger until entering
-public service.
-
-Smith was married in Fort Dodge to Grace Hepler, daughter of Charles B.
-Hepler, the contractor. They were parents of three daughters—Mrs.
-Margaret Lowrey of Seattle, Wash.; Elizabeth, deceased; and Mrs. Thomas
-(Gretchen) Porter of Fort Dodge.
-
-Mr. Smith died in 1919 at the age of 52 years; Mrs. Smith died here in
-1948.
-
-    [Illustration: The Smith home
-    1205 5th Avenue South]
-
-
-
-
-                             THE HORN HOME
-
-
-For many years this residence at 1201 6th Ave. S. was the home of Paul
-Horn, widely-known cabinetmaker, inventor and industrialist. Built in
-1908 it stands on a lot generally known at that time as the highest
-point in the city.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Horn and family resided in the house as it was originally
-built until 1924 when it was completely remodeled. After remodeling the
-house included a large kitchen with breakfast nook, dining room large
-enough to seat 18 persons and with a built-in buffet expertly crafted by
-Horn which covered the entire south wall of the room. Also on the first
-floor were large living room with solarium, family room and powder room.
-
-The upstairs of the house is reached by a stairway that divides at a
-landing. One section of the stairway leads to the area with two bedrooms
-and bath; the other to three bedrooms and bath. The third floor has two
-rooms. The Horns retained possession of the home until 1964 when Mrs.
-Horn moved to Friendship Haven.
-
-Horn had many hobbies in addition to his unique skill at woodworking.
-These included stonework and growing of special flowers. The basement of
-the house was completely finished and included his hobby shop with both
-wood and metal working equipment. Attached to the house on the south
-side is a small greenhouse where Horn raised many flowers.
-
-A native of Germany, Horn learned cabinetmaking there and came to Fort
-Dodge in 1902 and worked for a time at the Fort Dodge Planing Mill. In
-1909 he established his own business here known as the Paul Horn Cabinet
-Works where he manufactured store fixtures and repaired fine furniture.
-It later became the Horn Manufacturing Company.
-
-In 1922 he invented Horn Folding Partitions for use in schools and
-public buildings throughout the United States. Some years later—in
-1938—Horn invented the Horn Folding Bleachers that were made here and
-installed in school gymnasiums in all parts of the country. During World
-War II the Horn company made and installed large airplane hangar doors
-for military installations throughout the US.
-
-    [Illustration: The Horn home
-    1201 6th Avenue South]
-
-In 1943 Horn retired from the company and his four sons took over active
-management. They expanded operations and added farm equipment to their
-line of products. The company erected the large manufacturing facility
-at the southwest edge of the city which was later sold to the Brunswick
-Corporation and then to Avco-New Idea. It is now owned by the Kraus
-Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Horn were parents of six children: Frederic G., Herbert,
-Robert, Walter, now deceased; Mrs. Herbert Blaess and Mrs. John Barnes.
-In addition to his manufacturing activities, Horn was active in civic
-and church affairs here and a member of the board of Lutheran Hospital
-(now Trinity Regional West) for 26 years. He died in 1963 at age 86;
-Mrs. Horn died in 1973 at age 96.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE LARSEN HOME
-
-
-A Norwegian youth, who came to the United States in 1889 and later
-became manager and partner in the Oleson Drug Company here, built this
-house and resided there until his sudden death in 1941. He was Thorvald
-S. Larsen, who was 18 when he arrived in this country.
-
-After a short stay in Minneapolis he accepted a job as a pharmacy
-apprentice with O. M. Oleson at his store here. That was the start of
-Larsen’s long and successful association with Oleson, a pioneer Fort
-Dodge pharmacist and noted philanthropist.
-
-The Larsen home, a large white frame structure at 1302 4th Ave. N., was
-built in 1903. It is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kelleher
-and family who purchased it in 1953 from C. M. Bodensteiner. The
-Bodensteiners acquired the residence in 1944.
-
-Interior of the home is substantially the same as it was when built. The
-downstairs has a large living room, library, dining room, kitchen and
-pantry, half bath and hall leading to the open stairway to the second
-floor. On the second floor are five bedrooms and bath. A large open
-porch extends along the south and west sides of the house.
-
-    [Illustration: The Larsen home
-    1302 4th Avenue North]
-
-Larsen studied pharmacy while working as an apprentice and became a
-registered pharmacist. In 1900 he took over management of the Oleson
-Drug Company store at Central Avenue and Eighth Street. The store
-occupied the first floor and basement of the three-story Oleson Building
-erected in 1894 and a downtown landmark until razed in 1971 to make way
-for the City Green parking lot.
-
-Larsen was married to May Larson of Fort Dodge, daughter of Olaf Larson
-an early-day contractor and bridge builder. They were parents of six
-children—Helen, deceased; Rolf, Dr. Harold Larsen, deceased; Dr. Frank
-S. Larsen, Robert and Carl Larsen.
-
-Larsen was a widely-known businessman of Fort Dodge. He was 70 years of
-age when killed in an auto accident at Second Avenue North and
-Thirty-second Street in 1941. Mrs. Larsen died in 1968 at age 89 at
-Friendship Haven where she resided for a number of years.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CARVER HOME
-
-
-A well-known eye, ear, nose and throat doctor in Fort Dodge—Dr. W. F.
-Carver—erected this attractive home at 905 Northwood Ave., in 1920.
-Earlier he had maintained his office and residence in a large house at
-the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Tenth Street built in the
-early 1890s by Col. Leander Blanden. This historic structure was razed
-in 1915 to make way for the present Carver Building.
-
-The two-story Snell Place house was built of buff colored brick but in
-later years the exterior was painted white. The first floor includes a
-hall, large living room with marble fireplace, sunparlor also with
-fireplace, dining room with built-in china closet, large kitchen and
-breakfast room modernized in recent years and a half bath. The second
-floor has four bedrooms and bath.
-
-    [Illustration: The Carver home
-    905 Northwood Avenue]
-
-The large plastered attic room has been painted and made more livable.
-The attic has 12 large drawers for storage; these measure 36 inches
-wide, 12 inches deep and pull out 50 inches.
-
-Dr. Carver purchased the Snell Place lot in late 1919 after his
-discharge from overseas duty during World War I and built the home in
-1920. In 1938 it was sold to L. G. Shannon. Following Mr. Shannon’s
-death the house was sold in 1957 to Gene Gutknecht. He and his wife and
-family presently occupy the home. The house now has all natural birch
-woodwork following an extensive refinishing project by Gutknecht.
-
-Dr. Carver was born in Madison County in 1869 and graduated in 1894 from
-the Louisville Medical College, a division of the University of
-Kentucky. He started his general practice of medicine in Murray, Iowa.
-Following his marriage, the couple moved to Fort Dodge in 1900. They
-built a home at 1420 4th Ave. N. in 1904 and lived there for a few years
-and then purchased the Blanden House at the southeast corner of Central
-Avenue and Tenth Street.
-
-The family resided in the historic house until it was decided to raze it
-and erect a downtown business and office building. The first two floors
-of the Carver Building were built in 1915 and later six more floors were
-added. The Blanden house had a conservatory in the south portion where
-plants and flowers flourished beautifully the year around. Ceilings in
-the house were 13 feet in height and all wood work was solid walnut.
-Doors were heavy—from two to three inches thick.
-
-Dr. and Mrs. Carver had three children—two sons who carried on the
-medical profession and a daughter. They were Dr. W. F. Carver Jr., now
-retired and living in Arizona; Dr. James Carver, now deceased; and Mrs.
-Susan Carver Anderson of Seattle, Wash.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE REYNOLDS HOME
-
-
-A. S. R. Reynolds, an early-day Fort Dodge merchant who constructed the
-three-story Reynolds Block Building at Central Avenue and Seventh
-Street, also erected this home at 1202 4th Ave. N. Reynolds and his wife
-resided in the home for many years after it was completed in 1910.
-
-    [Illustration: The Reynolds home
-    1202 4th Avenue North]
-
-The house, now a two-family duplex, is presently owned by Rillmon E.
-Hoskin, 1037 N. 24th Place, and apartments are rented out. Both are
-substantially the same—living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and
-bath. Earlier owners of the house were Allen R. Loomis, who acquired it
-in 1937, and Mrs. Matina Constantine who purchased it in 1952.
-
-Reynolds built another house here in the 1890s at the northwest corner
-of First Avenue North and Ninth Street. The Reynolds family occupied
-this home until 1910 when it was sold to the YWCA which continued to use
-it until 1913 when it was sold and moved to Fourth Avenue North and
-Ninth Street. The YWCA then built its present building at the site. (See
-story elsewhere in this book on the YWCA house).
-
-Known as “one of the state’s capitalists,” Reynolds was born in Missouri
-in 1844 and came with his parents to Iowa in 1846. He was reared and
-educated in Delaware County and at age 18 enlisted in Company G of the
-6th Iowa Cavalry in 1862 and served until 1865.
-
-In 1872 Reynolds came to Fort Dodge and purchased a grocery store at 523
-Central Avenue which he operated for a year. He then erected a building
-at 521 Central Avenue, moved the grocery there and continued business at
-that place until 1882. Reynolds next built the three-story building at
-the northeast corner of Central and Seventh. He used the west half of
-the ground floor for his grocery store—where the Commercial National
-Bank later was located. He operated this store until 1894 when he
-disposed of the business in order to devote his attention to management
-of property interests.
-
-Space on the east side of the first floor of the building was rented out
-and offices occupied the second floor. The third floor was rented to the
-Masonic Orders and later to the labor unions. In later years the third
-floor was removed. The building now has apartments on the second floor
-and the Wicker Jewelry and Friesth Appliance Center on the first floor.
-Jerry Neeson now owns the building.
-
-Reynolds was active in many affairs here, was a member of the Masonic
-Orders and served 14 years on the Fort Dodge school board. He was an
-uncle of Charles H. Reynolds, Webster County surveyor and later city
-engineer of Fort Dodge for 31 years.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE GOLDSWORTHY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Goldsworthy home
-    1302 5th Avenue South]
-
-This large brick residence has occupied the northeast corner of Fifth
-Avenue South and Thirteenth Street since 1891 and for many years was
-known as the Goldsworthy home because of an early owner and builder.
-
-In later years it was owned by a noted artist, china painter and art
-instructor—Miss Edna Richardson—who taught painting to many Fort Dodge
-and area women. The house, located at 1302 5th Ave. S., is now owned by
-Mrs. Katherine Gilligan.
-
-A large hall inside the front entrance leads to the oak staircase going
-to the upstairs. The first floor includes large living rooms, dining
-room, den, kitchen and half bath. There is a fireplace in one of the
-living rooms and another fireplace in an upstairs bedroom. There are
-three bedrooms and bath on the second floor. Upstairs ceilings are 9
-feet high, those downstairs are 10 feet high.
-
-Oak was used throughout the house in the floors and woodwork that shine
-elegantly despite their age. Old-fashioned inside window shutters are
-found in the two living rooms and dining room.
-
-John Goldsworthy, a carpenter and cabinetmaker, purchased the corner lot
-and built the house in 1891. He also built a small shop at the rear of
-the lot where he continued his work for many years. In 1919 Goldsworthy
-sold the property to Clarence and Allie Hoyt Wakeman who, in turn, sold
-the brick residence to Miss Edna Richardson in 1920.
-
-Miss Richardson was born in 1874 at Bath, N. Y., the daughter of Mr. and
-Mrs. William Richardson. She came to Fort Dodge with her parents at an
-early age and after completing her schooling began art work, doing oil
-painting and china painting.
-
-Her artistic ability became widely-known and she started art classes at
-her home and also taught art in other towns. She was especially known
-for her beautiful china painting and many persons in Fort Dodge and the
-area now have dishes painted by her or by some of her students. The room
-in the house now used as a den was the classroom where students did
-their china painting.
-
-Miss Richardson resided in the large brick house until her death in
-1945. The property then was bequeathed by Miss Richardson to Mrs.
-Gilligan (Katherine) who was her nurse prior to her death. Mrs. Gilligan
-and her husband, Thomas, have occupied the home since 1947.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE LEARY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Leary home
-    225 So. Seventh Street]
-
-A large house with huge columns reminiscent of elegant southern
-plantation homes has dominated the northeast corner of Third Avenue
-South and Seventh Street since shortly after the turn of the century.
-
-It is the house at 225 S. 7th St., built in 1901 by Dennis E. Leary, a
-prominent Fort Dodge grocer for many years. Ownership of the property
-has changed several times and the house is now owned by Robert Walters
-who acquired it in 1956.
-
-The house has now been converted into five apartments—two on the first
-floor, two on the second floor and one in the attic area. Walters
-resides in one of the downstairs apartments—others are rented out.
-
-Originally house had a large hall, living room, parlor, dining room,
-kitchen and pantry on the first floor. The second floor had four
-bedrooms, bath, den and large hall. All floors were of hard wood and
-walls had much beautiful fresco work. Leary purchased property in 1893
-at Third Avenue South and Seventh Street which had a small house on the
-lot. This remained until 1901 when it was moved to Second Avenue South
-and Third Street to make way for the large Leary home.
-
-Leary, a native of Boston, Mass., came to Waverly, Iowa, with his
-parents and remained there until 1893 when he moved to Fort Dodge. On
-arrival here he purchased property at the southwest corner of Central
-Avenue and Seventh Street and established a grocery store there. He
-operated this store until 1903 when fire destroyed the building.
-
-Leary then purchased a building across the street on the north side of
-Central Avenue and opened another grocery store which he continued to
-operate until 1910 when he sold the business to Tom Welch. Ownership of
-the building continued in Leary’s name.
-
-Leary was married in 1892 to Ellen Foley and they were parents of two
-sons—John A. Leary and Dennis E. Leary, both of whom reside in Fort
-Dodge. The elder Leary died in 1910 at age 48. Mrs. Leary died in 1950
-at age 91.
-
-The Learys had a large barn at the rear of their home where they kept
-horses, a surrey with fringe on the top and the wagon used for
-delivering groceries to customers in the city. One of the owners of the
-Leary home after it was sold was Dr. W. E. Alton who had a private
-hospital and office there. His hobby was boat building and he built a
-number of boats.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE MERRITT HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Merritt home
-    1119 6th Avenue North]
-
-The large two-story brick home at 1119 6th Ave. N.—with huge columns
-supporting a canopy extending across the front of the house—was built in
-1914 by a Fort Dodge real estate dealer and insurance representative.
-
-Known for several years as the Merritt home because it was owned by W.
-N. Merritt, it later was known as the Faville home, the Thompson home
-and the Barrett home. Since 1961 it has been owned and occupied by Mr.
-and Mrs. Anver Habhab and family.
-
-The house has four rooms on the first floor—living room, den, dining
-room and kitchen; the second floor has four bedrooms and bath and the
-attic also has one bedroom. The Merritt family resided in the home from
-the time it was built in 1914 until early in 1918 when it was sold to
-Fredrick F. Faville, a Fort Dodge attorney who came to the city from
-Storm Lake.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Faville, son Stanton, and daughter, Marion, lived in the
-home until 1921 when it was sold to Mrs. Martha Thompson, widow of S. H.
-Thompson who owned and operated the Fort Dodge Cooperage Works here.
-Faville, a law partner of Robert Healy, was prominent in legal circles
-and in 1920 was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court. The Favilles then
-moved to Des Moines where their son Stanton, was a well-known attorney
-in later years.
-
-The cooperage firm operated by Thompson was located in the vicinity of
-Fifth Avenue North and Fifth Street and manufactured wooden buttertubs,
-tanks, cisterns and casks as well as barrels for stucco, apples and
-oatmeal. Following Thompson’s death the company was operated by members
-of his family including the late M. T. Thompson.
-
-The Thompson family retained ownership of the house at 1119 6th Ave. N.
-for some time after Mrs. Thompson’s death. In 1940 it was sold to S. L.
-Barrett, who for many years was sales manager and later president of the
-Fort Dodge Laboratories. The Barretts owned the property until it was
-purchased in 1961 by Anver and Betty Habhab.
-
-The exterior front of the home was remodeled by the Habhabs in 1968 and
-the large canopy with four columns extending from ground level to the
-roof line was added. It covers an open patio area. Habhab operates
-Anver’s Lounge in downtown Fort Dodge and the Rose-A-Rio Restaurant and
-Lounge in the Crossroads.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE CARTER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Carter home
-    510 So. Twelfth Street]
-
-A Fort Dodge industrialist who operated a culvert manufacturing company
-and an iron and steel mill here more than a half century ago, built this
-large home at 510 S. 12th St. in 1915.
-
-He was Charles L. Carter, who with a number of other Fort Dodgers
-organized and operated the Fort Dodge Culvert Company in the vicinity of
-Sixth Avenue North and Seventh Street. In addition to the south Twelfth
-Street home he also erected the three-story building at 1018-1020
-Central Avenue known in recent years as the Dunsmoor or Dee Building.
-This building is now owned by Dodger Homes, a partnership of Fort Dodge
-men including Leo Bevien, William Gibb, Gene Marchi and Richard Koberg.
-
-Carter purchased the building lot for his home in 1914 and the following
-year erected the home which has a stucco exterior. Originally the house
-had a large living room that extended across the front interior, a sun
-room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor. On the second floor
-were three bedrooms, two sleeping porches, sewing room and bath.
-
-Carter’s Central Avenue building had living quarters on the second and
-third floors known as the Carter Apartments. The first floor had a large
-room occupied by various business firms through the years and another
-room leased out to a motion picture theater. The theater operated under
-the name of the Majestic, Pokadot and finally the Dodge. The building
-apartments are now known as the Dee Apartments.
-
-The Fort Dodge Culvert Company had its original plant at 529 N. 7th St.,
-only a short distance from the Fort Dodge Baseball Park where the city’s
-Central Association League teams played their games. Carter was
-secretary-treasurer of the culvert firm.
-
-From culvert manufacturing the company expanded into the steel and iron
-business and operated under the name of Fort Dodge Culvert and Iron
-Mills Company. The office was at 14 S. 6th St., plant and steel mill at
-624 N. 7th St. Carter was president of the firm; C. E. Kitchen, vice
-president; and R. M. Stevens, secretary-treasurer. In 1923 the company
-again changed its name to Fort Dodge Culvert and Steel Company with
-Carter as president; J. W. Amond, vice president; W. L. Tang,
-secretary-treasurer; and W. G. Warner, sales manager. The business
-continued in operation until about 1927.
-
-A. R. Williams, Fort Dodge realtor, purchased the Carter residence in
-1938 and the Williams family resided there for many years. The house is
-now owned by Williams’ widow, Irene M. Williams and apartments are
-rented out.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE GADD HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Gadd home
-    710 Elizabeth Avenue]
-
-One of the early residences constructed in Snell Place after it was
-platted was this large and comfortable home. Located at 710 Elizabeth
-Ave., it was built in 1920 by C. W. Gadd, a well-known Fort Dodge
-banker.
-
-The two-story red brick house with red tile roof and white wood trim
-faces the northeast in an attractive setting surrounded by an expanse of
-green lawn, shrubbery and flower beds. At the rear of the house is a
-screened-in patio.
-
-Gadd purchased the building lot in 1919 and the following year erected
-the residence which was occupied by his family until 1928. The home was
-then sold to J. B. Butler and the Gadds moved into an apartment. A short
-time later the house was purchased by Charles F. Isaacson, Fort Dodge
-merchant—one of the organizers of the Gates Store here. The Isaacson
-family owned the property until 1970 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs.
-Dale C. DeFoe who presently reside there with their family. DeFoe is
-owner of DeFoe Motors.
-
-The home has spacious rooms including a living room that extends across
-the front of the house, solarium, dining room, kitchen and half bath on
-the first floor; four bedrooms, two full baths, playroom and den on the
-second floor.
-
-Gadd was a native of Rolfe and lived there until 21 years of age. He
-then moved to Buffalo Center where he began his banking career with the
-First National Bank of that community. He resided there for 30 years
-before coming to Fort Dodge in 1920 and operating a real estate business
-dealing principally in farm land.
-
-In 1929 Gadd became associated with the bank now known as The State Bank
-and was active in its management until his death in 1949 at age 78. He
-was executive vice president of the bank until 1944 when he was elected
-chairman of the board.
-
-Gadd was active in civic affairs, including the Fort Dodge Betterment
-Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. Married in 1900
-he and Mrs. Gadd were parents of five children—Robert Gadd and Mrs. Lyle
-(Louise) Sells, both of Fort Dodge; Clem Gadd, now deceased; Mrs.
-Kenneth (Eunice) Edwards of Silver Springs, Fla., and Richard Gadd of
-Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Gadd died here in 1936.
-
-In addition to his banking interests, Gadd was also identified with the
-gypsum industry and served for a time as treasurer of the Cardiff Gypsum
-Company.
-
-
-
-
-                         THE MONK-ANDERSON HOME
-
-
-This house at 910 5th Ave. N. dates back to 1884 when it was built by
-Dr. Casper D. Koch, an early-day musician in Fort Dodge. Later it was
-the home for many years of a prominent educator—Prof. John F. Monk—and a
-widely-known social worker and YWCA executive—Miss Lynn S. Anderson.
-
-The two-story frame house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Gurnett
-who acquired it in 1959. There presently are four apartments in the
-house—two on each floor. One of the downstairs apartments is occupied by
-the Gurnetts.
-
-Windows in the house are typical of the era when the house was built and
-are long and narrow. Three windows in the front living room extend from
-the floor to the ceiling.
-
-Dr. Koch acquired the building lot and erected the home in 1884.
-Evidence of the years he spent in the house came to light some years ago
-when sheet music with Dr. Koch’s name was found in the attic of the
-home.
-
-The house was purchased in 1901 by S. J. Robertson, a Fort Dodge
-businessman, who resided there until 1910 when he sold the property to
-Mrs. J. F. (Helen) Monk and her sisters, Lynn S. Anderson and Florence
-A. Anderson. Prof. and Mrs. Monk and the Anderson sisters occupied the
-home at various times during later years. Monk was a professor at Tobin
-College here and owned the college in partnership with C. V. Findlay.
-The college was located at the northwest corner of First Avenue North
-and Seventh Street and at one time had between 400 and 500 students in
-its various departments.
-
-Monk was married in 1892 to Helen M. Anderson and they were parents of
-four children—Florence, Melville, Dorothy and John. The father was
-prominent in Fort Dodge affairs—was president of the Chautauqua
-Assembly, director of the Commercial Club and president of the official
-board of the First Methodist Church.
-
-    [Illustration: The Monk-Anderson home
-    910 5th Avenue North]
-
-Miss Lynn Anderson became sole owner of the 910 5th Ave. N. house in
-1936 and retained possession until 1951. A native of Clarence, Iowa, she
-came to Fort Dodge in 1904 after completing her education and teaching
-for a time. She helped organize the YWCA here and was its first physical
-director and secretary. Leaving the YWCA she worked for the Webster
-County Welfare Department and then was probation officer here for many
-years. She taught a Sunday School class at the First Presbyterian Church
-for 20 years, was a member of the Fort Dodge Business & Professional
-Women’s Club and the Story Tellers Club. She received the Kiwanis Club’s
-“Golden Ruler” award some years prior to her death in 1972 at age of 100
-years.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE FINDLAY HOME
-
-
-A Fort Dodge mayor—C. V. Findlay—who served as the city’s chief
-executive for 10 years, owned and occupied this house for many years.
-The two-story frame house at 1707 8th Ave. S., was built in 1895 by
-Charles Hayler and sold in 1901 to James Findlay.
-
-The home remained in possession of members of the Findlay family until
-sold to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pieper in 1953. In 1973 it was purchased by
-Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Reel who presently reside there with their two
-children. Reel is a sheet metal worker with Northwest Furnace Company.
-
-The house has undergone some remodeling but has substantially the same
-room arrangement now as in past years. The first floor has living room,
-dining room, family room, kitchen and bath. The second floor has four
-bedrooms, (one used as a children’s playroom) and bath.
-
-C. V. Findlay acquired the home in 1910 and lived there with his wife
-and family for many years. Born in Illinois in 1866, he came to Iowa and
-Clay County with his parents in 1871. Six years later the Findlays moved
-to Webster County and settled in Otho Township. He attended schools in
-the area and then graduated from Highland Park College in Des Moines.
-Returning to Fort Dodge Findlay was elected Webster County
-superintendent of schools and served in that capacity for a number of
-years.
-
-    [Illustration: The Findlay home
-    1707 8th Avenue South]
-
-Findlay then purchased Tobin College in partnership with J. F. Monk and
-the two operated this widely-known educational institution for many
-years. The three-story frame college building was located at the
-northwest corner of First Avenue North and Seventh Street. It burned
-down in 1929.
-
-In 1899 Findlay was married and the couple were parents of two
-sons—James Franklin Findlay and Maurice Findlay. Mrs. Findlay was an
-early secretary of the YWCA.
-
-Findlay was elected to the city council while the city was operating
-under the ward system of government and served during 1910 and 1911.
-Still interested in civic affairs Findlay later was elected mayor of
-Fort Dodge in 1923 under the commission form of government established
-in 1911. He was reelected to four additional terms, serving a total of
-10 years in the mayor’s office. His tenure of office was the longest of
-any of the city’s mayors until Albert Habhab was elected mayor in 1959
-and served continuously through 1973—a total of 14 years.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE STUDEBAKER HOME
-
-
-Dr. John F. Studebaker, who established his medical practice here in
-1908, built this large two-story house at 2018 8th Ave. N. in 1914. Dr.
-Studebaker and family occupied the home until he retired in 1942 and
-moved to California.
-
-The house was then sold to Richard Hess, U. S. Gypsum plant manager
-here; then to Mr. and Mrs. Roy V. Murray in 1947. In 1948 the property
-was sold to Robert M. Kelley, Fort Dodge insurance man, and Mrs. Kelley
-who occupied it with their family until 1974 when it was purchased by R.
-Thomas Price, Fort Dodge attorney and Mrs. Price. The Prices now reside
-there.
-
-    [Illustration: The Studebaker home
-    2018 8th Avenue North]
-
-Originally the house included living room, parlor or music room, dining
-room, library used by Dr. Studebaker for his medical books, large
-kitchen and bath on the first floor; four bedrooms, sleeping porch and
-bath on the second floor. The house has been remodeled and modernized at
-various times, the Kelleys adding a family room on the north side 15
-years ago and a bedroom and bath on the second floor.
-
-Grounds around the house were extensively landscaped with trees, shrubs,
-flowers, vegetable garden, small fruit orchard, grape arbor and
-raspberry bushes. An octagonal summer house and a tennis court were also
-on the grounds.
-
-Dr. Studebaker was born in Pearl City, Ill., in 1874 and later moved to
-Summerfield, Kan. He graduated from MacPherson College and then attended
-the University of Illinois School of Medicine and took postgraduate work
-at Harvard School of Medicine. He had his first office in the newly
-completed First National Bank building here and engaged in general
-medical practice until 1916 when he began specializing in surgery.
-
-He was a World War I veteran serving in the Army Medical Corps. After
-his discharge from service Dr. Studebaker returned to Fort Dodge and in
-1922 joined with Dr. E. F. Beeh and Dr. A. A. Schultz in building the
-Physicians Clinic, a two-story structure at First Avenue North and Tenth
-Street, where they had offices for many years. Four additional
-floors—devoted to apartments—were added in 1928 and given the name
-Biltwell Apartments.
-
-Dr. and Mrs. Studebaker had two children. Their son Dr. Leland F.
-Studebaker practiced medicine in California. He died in 1971 at age 63.
-The daughter, Miss Rowena Studebaker resides in Fort Dodge.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE TRAUERMAN HOME
-
-
-One of Fort Dodge’s most unique residences is this Spanish-type home at
-725 N. 21st St.—built in 1925 by furniture store owner Joe K. Trauerman.
-The attractive home is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard
-Lunn and family. Lunn is a Fort Dodge attorney.
-
-The house is similar to those seen in the southwestern United States
-where Spanish architecture is much in vogue. Exterior of the house is of
-stucco, painted a pleasing yellow with black trim. Front of the house is
-distinguished by three arches supported by two black columns. Behind and
-set back of a small patio area are large French-type doors opening out
-from the west side of the living room.
-
-A traditional Spanish-type wall extends from the southwest corner of the
-house to the south lot line, providing privacy for the back yard.
-
-    [Illustration: The Trauerman home
-    725 No. Twenty-first Street]
-
-An entry hall just inside the front door leads to the large living room
-with high beamed ceiling and a Spanish style fireplace. Other rooms
-include a dining area, kitchen, two large bedrooms and bath and another
-bedroom over the garage. Just off this bedroom is a veranda over a
-portion of the garage. The backyard has a large screened-in porch and
-patio.
-
-Trauerman came to Fort Dodge from Sioux Falls, S. D., in 1921, purchased
-the C. H. Pill Furniture Store and changed the name to the Home
-Furniture. He remained in active operation of the store until 1940 when
-he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, but retained an interest in the
-business. The Trauerman home changed ownership several times after that
-until purchased by the Lunns in 1970.
-
-Harold W. Burch joined Trauerman as an officer of the Home Furniture in
-1933, coming here from Clinton. In 1950 Trauerman sold his remaining
-interest in the business to Burch and the late Kitty Munn. Earlier (in
-1947) the Home purchased the McQuilkin Furniture Store, transferred its
-operations to the McQuilkin building and remained there until 1960. The
-store then moved to a new building at 611 Central Ave. In 1972 the
-business was sold to the Kelly Furniture Company. In 1974 the Elliott
-Home Furniture took over the 611 Central Avenue location.
-
-Trauerman and his wife. Lucille, were parents of three children—two
-daughters and a son. They are Betty Frantz, Weslaco, Texas; Marjorie,
-New York City; and Joe Trauerman Jr., Palatka, Fla. The elder Trauerman
-resides in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mrs. Trauerman is deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE W. V. MULRONEY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Mulroney home
-    625 No. Thirteenth Street]
-
-A Fort Dodge work clothes manufacturer is credited with re-designing and
-remodeling this Haviland Homestead Addition home at 625 N. 13th St.—a
-home whose history dates back to 1880.
-
-He was W. V. Mulroney who, with his brother J. R. Mulroney, was
-associated for many years in the operation of the Mulroney Manufacturing
-Company. The company was a widely-known maker and distributor of work
-clothes and gloves under the trade name of “Fort Brand.”
-
-The two-story frame residence is now owned and occupied by Dr. and Mrs.
-Theodore J. Michelfelder. It is located on two lots at the southeast
-corner of Seventh Avenue North and Thirteenth Street.
-
-Room arrangement of the house after it was remodeled by Mulroney
-included living room, hallway and open stairway to the second floor,
-dining room, kitchen with walk-in pantry, playroom, solarium and
-enclosed back porch on the first floor; five bedrooms, bathroom and
-sleeping porch on the second floor. Rooms now include living room, entry
-hallway, parlor, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, bedroom and bath
-on the first floor; five bedrooms, bath and kitchen on the second floor.
-An apartment area on the second floor is presently not in use.
-
-Mulroney acquired the property in 1914 and immediately remodeled the
-existing house. An additional basement area was excavated, the house was
-moved farther back from the street and turned around so that it fronted
-to the west on Thirteenth Street. Room arrangements were changed and the
-house modernized. The house has also been remodeled in recent years by
-the Michelfelders and other owners. The Mulroney family resided in the
-home until 1932. Through the years the house changed ownership several
-times, the Michelfelders acquiring it in 1966.
-
-W. V. Mulroney was the son of pioneer settlers, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
-Mulroney. Born in 1867 he attended local schools and in 1890 with a
-brother, J. R. Mulroney, established the Mulroney Brothers General
-Store, operating it until 1905 when they organized the Mulroney
-Manufacturing Company which had its first plant at the southwest corner
-of Central Avenue and Tenth Street. After fire destroyed this building
-the three-story building at First Avenue North and Seventh Street was
-constructed and the company operated there for many years. Later it was
-sold to Marso & Rodenborn.
-
-In 1927 Mulroney entered the insurance business under the name of
-Mulroney Insurance Agency. The agency is now operated by his sons
-William V. (Bill) Mulroney and Richard J. (Dick) Mulroney. The elder
-Mulroney was married in 1896 to Elizabeth Howard and they were parents
-of six children. They are Mrs. Eleanor McKenzie, Miss Helen Mulroney,
-Mrs. Gertrude Barnes, Miss Elizabeth Mulroney, William and Richard.
-Mulroney died in 1950 at age 82; Mrs. Mulroney died in 1952, also at age
-82.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE CHASE HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Chase home
-    1320 10th Avenue North]
-
-This large English-type residence at 1320 10th Ave. N. was built in 1926
-by Dr. Sumner B. Chase, a well-known eye, ear, nose and throat
-specialist. It is now owned and occupied by Don N. Kersten, Fort Dodge
-attorney, his wife, Merope, and family. They acquired the home in 1961.
-
-Dr. Chase and his wife, Edith, purchased lots in the newly-platted
-Crawford-Armstrong Addition in 1922 and four years later built the main
-section of the beautiful and authentic English style home. In 1933 the
-Tudor or playroom wing on the east side of the house was added.
-
-The house has main floor, upstairs area and full basement and there are
-five fireplaces of various sizes. The present first floor arrangement
-includes living room, dining room, television room, kitchen and
-breakfast area that originally was a maid’s room and bath. There is also
-an entrance hallway. A recent addition to the house is a large open deck
-along the north side overlooking the wooded and ravine area. The
-upstairs has four bedrooms and two baths.
-
-The Tudor room has an impressive cathedral-type ceiling and a balcony.
-All windows have leaded and stained glass imported from England.
-Furnishings in the room include a massive wood hutch and a large
-refectory table with heavy carved legs. The hutch is part Jacobean
-period and has panels reported to be 400 years old. Both the hutch and
-table were imported from England to give more British authenticity to
-the Tudor room. The ceiling light fixture in the room was made from a
-large wooden wheel once on a horse-drawn bus operating here in the early
-1900s.
-
-The house is in a beautiful wooded setting and there is a curved
-driveway leading to the garage under the rear portion of the house.
-Exterior of the house is of scrolled natural finish cement with blue and
-olive green wood trim.
-
-Dr. Chase, a native of Waterloo, began practice in Fort Dodge in 1916 a
-year after receiving his medical degree at the University of Iowa. He
-spent his entire medical career of 45 years in the city, retiring in
-1961 and moving to Mt. Pleasant where he died in 1964 at age 76. His
-widow now resides in Mt. Pleasant and a daughter, Mrs. George (Rosemary)
-Haire lives in Fort Dodge.
-
-Dr. Chase was active in county, state and national medical societies and
-was surgeon for the Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central
-Railroads. He was a member of the American Association of Railway
-Surgeons.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE KENYON HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Kenyon home
-    1229 2nd Avenue North]
-
-The Kenyon name was associated with this large two-story residence at
-1229 2nd Ave. N. from the early 1900s until 1938. Built in 1901, it was
-acquired in 1902 by Mrs. Harriett A. Kenyon, widow of the Rev. Fergus L.
-Kenyon, an early-day minister of the First Presbyterian Church here.
-
-Mrs. Kenyon deeded the house in 1909 to her daughter, Miss Charlotte
-Kenyon, a well-known Fort Dodge music teacher. Following her death the
-property was transferred in 1937 to her brother, A. M. Kenyon, Fort
-Dodge Serum Company executive. Elmo Hoffman, local realtor, purchased
-the home in 1938. Both he and Mrs. Hoffman (Goldie) are deceased and the
-property is now owned by the Hoffman’s daughter, Miss Vanna Hoffman.
-
-The Hoffmans remodeled the home which now has a large apartment on the
-first floor which they occupied and two smaller apartments on the second
-floor.
-
-The Rev. and Mrs. Kenyon were parents of three sons and a daughter. They
-were William S. Kenyon, for many years a United States Senator from Iowa
-and later a U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge; A. M. (Dick) Kenyon,
-associated with the serum company for many years; F. A. Kenyon, a banker
-at Washta; and Miss Charlotte Kenyon.
-
-The Rev. Mr. Kenyon came to Fort Dodge in 1885 and served the
-Presbyterian Church here until the following year. He then founded the
-Fort Dodge Collegiate Institute which later became Buena Vista College.
-The school was moved from Fort Dodge to Hawarden and then to its present
-location in Storm Lake where it is now Buena Vista College, operated by
-the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr. Kenyon died in 1902.
-
-William S. Kenyon was a prominent attorney here for many years, was
-Webster County attorney and district court judge. In 1911 he was elected
-U. S. senator from Iowa and served until 1922 when he resigned from the
-Senate and was named a federal Circuit Court judge. He maintained an
-office in the federal building here during his years as a judge and when
-in Fort Dodge lived with his sister in the home at 1229 2nd Ave. N. In
-1929 during his judicial career Kenyon was named a member of President
-Herbert Hoover’s Law Enforcement Commission. Judge Kenyon died in 1933
-at age 64.
-
-A. M. Kenyon was secretary of the Fort Dodge Serum Company (now the Fort
-Dodge Laboratories) for 28 years until his retirement in 1946. Two of
-his sons reside here now—Robert P. Kenyon and Bruce Kenyon; a third son
-Fergus Kenyon, lives in Lewiston, Idaho.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE WOLFE HOME
-
-
-This sturdy-looking cement block house—known for many years as the
-‘stone house’ or the ‘castle’—has occupied the northwest corner of Fifth
-Avenue North and Sixteenth Street since 1908.
-
-Henry W. Wolfe purchased the corner lot in 1903 that extended along
-Sixteenth Street from Fifth to Sixth Avenues North and five years later
-built the big house. In 1910 he erected the cement house just to the
-north—at the Sixth Avenue corner.
-
-The house with the address of 1530 5th Ave. N. is now owned by Mr. and
-Mrs. Robert Bocken, 831 N. 21st St. who purchased it in 1965. Many years
-ago it was converted into a duplex with two apartments that are rented
-out. Each apartment has a living room, dining room, kitchen on the first
-floor and two bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-
-A unique feature of the house is the corner tower-like area that extends
-from the ground floor to the attic. At the roof level is a cupola with
-six windows and a peaked roof. Wolfe, a Spanish-American War veteran
-brought back many mementoes of the Philippine Islands which he displayed
-in cases in the cupola area. There was also a landscape mural painting
-on the six sections of the wall.
-
-Mrs. A. F. Jessen, 2442 10th Ave. N. is a daughter of the late Mr. and
-Mrs. Henry W. Wolfe, and relates interesting information about the house
-where she lived with her parents. Original interior arrangement of the
-house included a large living room, entry hall, dining room, library
-with fireplace, kitchen and pantry on the first floor; four bedrooms and
-bath on the second floor, the bedroom above the library with a
-fireplace.
-
-    [Illustration: The Wolfe home
-    1530 5th Avenue North]
-
-The house was occupied by the Wolfes until 1918. In 1923 it was acquired
-by Dr. E. M. Van Patten, a well-known osteopathic physician here, and
-the Van Pattens resided there for many years. Since then the house has
-changed ownership several times.
-
-Wolfe built the home when he was associated with the Iowa Hydraulic
-Stone Company which had its plant in the area where the Hormel plant is
-now located. The company manufactured cement blocks, ornamental stone
-and special forms of cast work. Wolfe was secretary and general manager
-of the stone company and F. C. Minogue was president. After the company
-ceased operations Wolfe was employed at the Fort Dodge post office for
-some years. He died in 1955 at age 83; Mrs. Wolfe died in 1970 at age
-92.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE STEVENS HOME
-
-
-The two-story brick residence pictured above was built on a site in the
-northwest part of the city that was deeded by the United States of
-America to the State of Iowa in 1862. The tract of land was part of the
-area later transferred by the state in 1874 to the Des Moines Valley
-Railroad Company and then in 1875 to the Des Moines and Fort Dodge
-Railroad Company.
-
-Located at 510 3rd Ave. NW, it was known as the Stevens property for
-many years. Presently it is owned by Sterling Ainsworth, a great
-grandson of Socrates G. Stevens, an early resident of Douglas Township.
-Stevens came to Webster County in 1857 and purchased a large farm in
-Douglas Township. In later years the farm adjoined the northwest Fort
-Dodge city limits and included the building site where the original
-Stevens home was erected.
-
-The Stevens’ had a daughter, Mary, who took over operation of the farm
-following the deaths of her parents. In 1906 she replaced the old farm
-house with the present attractive house and resided there until her
-death in 1929. The Stevens also had a daughter Julia who was married to
-W. C. Ainsworth. They were parents of Harriet Ainsworth and W. L.
-Ainsworth, a widely-known farmer and the father of Sterling Ainsworth
-who now resides in the Stevens house.
-
-    [Illustration: The Stevens home
-    510 3rd Avenue Northwest]
-
-The house has foundation walls of solid granite blocks two feet thick.
-Oak woodwork was used throughout the house and floors are solid oak, an
-inch in thickness. First floor of the house has living room, dining
-room, kitchen, pantry, large music room and half bath. The upstairs has
-four bedrooms, sewing room and full bath. A porch extends across the
-south and east sides of the house.
-
-Socrates G. Stevens, who established the Douglas Township farm, was born
-in North Carolina in 1811. Married in 1835 he and his wife came to
-Oskaloosa in 1856 and the following year began their farming career in
-Webster County. Their daughter, Mary, was 15 years old when she came to
-Iowa with her parents. She completed schooling in Oskaloosa and after
-coming to the Fort Dodge area was a school teacher for 22 terms.
-
-Following the death of her mother in 1888 Miss Stevens quit teaching and
-remained at home and helped to operate the farm. She was reputed to be
-one of the most efficient business women of Webster County and after the
-death of her father in 1901 she successfully carried on the farm
-operations.
-
-Ownership of the house and surrounding farmland was transferred to
-Harriet Ainsworth after Miss Stevens’ death in 1929. In 1939 the
-property was bequeathed to Sterling Ainsworth. For a time in the early
-1930s the house was leased out and the Red Feather Inn, a popular dining
-place, operated there.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE E. F. ARMSTRONG HOME
-
-
-This large residence at 1302 10th Ave. N., was one of the first
-constructed in the Crawford-Armstrong Addition to the city after it was
-platted in 1910. Built in 1911 by E. F. Armstrong, a well-known
-pharmacist and drug company officer, the house remained in possession of
-the Armstrong family until 1948.
-
-    [Illustration: The Armstrong home
-    1302 10th Avenue North]
-
-It was then sold to Dr. J. J. Foley, a Fort Dodge dentist. Following his
-death the home was acquired by Arthur H. Johnson and his wife, Ann. The
-Johnsons completely remodeled the house giving it a traditional and
-attractive English style of architecture.
-
-The first floor has living room, family room, dining room, kitchen and
-half bath; the second floor three bedrooms and two full baths. The third
-floor has a large bedroom, walk-in storage closet, two double closets
-with sliding doors and a built-in chest of drawers. A large recreation
-room is located in the basement, complete with sauna bathroom, full bath
-and laundry.
-
-Exterior of the house features gray cement walls with tobacco brown wood
-trim and roof of heavy split cedar wood shakes. The front porch and
-patio area has a red brick wall—bricks being from the old Chicago Great
-Western depot which was razed some years ago. Adjoining the house at the
-rear is a family room and double garage.
-
-The Johnsons occupied the home until the summer of 1974 when it was sold
-to Dr. and Mrs. Gary LeValley. The Johnsons then moved into their new
-home at 1640 N. 22nd St.
-
-Armstrong, who built the house at 1302 10th Ave. N., was married to the
-former Mary Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Crawford,
-well-known early Fort Dodge residents. Mrs. Armstrong was prominent in
-Iowa circles and was a member of the State Conservation Commission when
-Dolliver State Park was dedicated in 1925. The Armstrongs were parents
-of a daughter, Elizabeth.
-
-For many years Armstrong was associated with the Oleson Drug Company as
-a pharmacist and vice president of the firm. Later he was in the
-Crawford-Armstrong real estate firm and manager of the Fort Dodge
-Chemical Company.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE WELCH HOME
-
-
-A Fort Dodge shoe dealer, E. A. Welch and his wife, Helen, built this
-attractive English type home nearly 50 years ago at 1105 Crawford
-Avenue. Designed by Mrs. Welch and architect Frank Griffith, the house
-is patterned after the Ann Hathaway Cottage at Stratford-on-Avon where
-author William Shakespeare resided.
-
-    [Illustration: The Welch home
-    1105 Crawford Avenue]
-
-The two-story home has gray cedar shingle shake siding with white wood
-trim and a thatched shingle roof. The first floor includes hallway
-inside the front entrance, living room with arched entryway, a den
-converted from a former porch, kitchen with glassed-in dining room,
-bedroom and bath.
-
-The formal dining room on the first floor has a round walnut table with
-six leaves—a gift from Miss Maude Lauderdale, first curator of the
-Webster County Historical Society. There are also 12 walnut chairs, a
-gift of O. M. Oleson, pioneer Fort Dodge pharmacist and uncle of Mrs.
-Welch. The upstairs had two bedrooms and full bath and a large attic
-playroom. The house is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard O.
-Welch and family.
-
-E. A. (Ed) Welch was born in Fort Dodge in 1875 and had two brothers—Sam
-and W. R. (Dick) Welch. Sam was in the shoe business with Ed; Dick was
-in the drug business, operating the drug store in the Carver Building
-(now O’Connell Drugs).
-
-Both Ed and Sam were sales representatives for the Greene-Wheeler Shoe
-Manufacturing plant here for many years. In 1907 they purchased the Ed
-Rank Shoe Store at 607 Central Ave. and operated it under the name of
-Welch Bros. Shoes. After a year in this location the store moved to 818
-Central Ave. where it remained until moving in 1963 to its present large
-and attractive location at 915 Central Ave.
-
-Richard O. Welch, son of E. A. Welch, joined his father in the shoe
-store in 1930. The elder Mr. Welch retired from the firm in 1947 and
-died in 1953. Mrs. Welch, now 96, is a resident of Friendship Haven.
-
-Dale Happ joined the firm in 1952 when he and Richard Welch became sole
-owners of the business. They reorganized the firm as the Welch Shoe
-Company with Welch as president and Happ as vice president and
-treasurer. Sale of the store to four employes was announced late in
-January with Robert L. Thiele one of the purchasers to be president and
-general manager of the firm. Welch will remain as consultant and
-assistant for one year. Happ will retain an association with the store
-but will take an extended leave of absence.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE HAVILAND HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Haviland home
-    926-928 3rd Avenue North]
-
-The two-family residence pictured here is believed to be the first of
-its kind built in the city and dates its history back to 1870, according
-to city assessor’s records. Located at the northwest corner of Third
-Avenue North and Tenth Street, the house was the homestead of Andrew J.
-Haviland, noted horticulturist, who came to Webster County in 1855.
-
-Old-time photos of the house show that it has not changed much since it
-was erected 105 years ago. Of two-story frame construction, the house
-has two identical apartments with addresses of 926 and 928 3rd Ave. N.
-Each apartment has a living room, dining room, kitchen and utility room
-on the first floor; two bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-
-There is a basement area where old hand-hewn beams can be observed and
-there is a tunnel leading from the furnace room to the outdoors so as to
-make removal of ashes easier.
-
-The residence is presently owned by Mrs. John K. Jensen of Palatine,
-Ill., and her son John K. Jensen Jr. of Green Bay, Wis. Mrs. Jensen is
-the daughter of K. D. Miller, one-time superintendent of schools in Fort
-Dodge, who purchased the property in 1939 from the estate of Rowena H.
-Haviland.
-
-A. J. Haviland was born in Pawlings, N. Y., in 1820 and did some
-carriage making and contracting in the east before coming to Webster
-County in 1855. He located in Cooper Township north of the city where he
-farmed for six years and then moved into Fort Dodge and in 1870 built
-the Third Avenue North residence. He resided there with his wife, the
-former Mary Colby, and their four children.
-
-Two years after his arrival in the county he established the Fort Dodge
-Nursery at the north edge of the city and operated it along with his
-farm. He was a noted horticulturist and was well-known throughout the
-northwest part of the state as an authority in this line of work.
-Following his death in 1888, Mrs. Haviland and children continued to
-make their home in the old homestead until her death in 1901.
-
-Historians report that “The Evergreens” at the north edge of the city,
-formerly used as a nursery by A. J. Haviland, was “one of the most
-beautiful places to be found in or around Fort Dodge.” W. C. Haviland,
-son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haviland, was credited with planting the first
-apple trees in Cooper Township. Later he had the large apple orchard at
-the north edge of the city.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE JOSELYN HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Joselyn home
-    310 Northwood Avenue]
-
-A graduate pharmacist, who later manufactured mineral feeds for
-livestock, built this impressive Snell Place residence at 810 Northwood
-Avenue in 1922. He was Ed S. Joselyn who moved his manufacturing
-operations from Rockwell City to Fort Dodge in 1921 and continued in
-business here until 1930.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn and family resided in this large home until 1932
-when it was sold to Charles A. Helsell, Fort Dodge attorney. Helsell was
-transferred to Chicago in 1938 as solicitor general for the Illinois
-Central Railroad and the house was then sold to Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Beeh.
-
-Present owners of the home are Herbert Bennett, Fort Dodge attorney, and
-his wife, Geraldine, who acquired the property in 1964 from the estate
-of Dr. Beeh. They reside in the attractive residence with their
-daughters, Karen, and twins Kathy and Kris.
-
-The house has huge white columns that extend upward to the roof and
-outline the front entryway—typical of its Colonial style of
-architecture. An arched front doorway opens into a large hallway with a
-stairway leading to the second floor. The first floor includes living
-room with large fireplace of red brick and white colored woodwork,
-dining room, kitchen and butler’s pantry, breakfast room, library and
-sunroom. The second floor has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, sewing room
-and large cedar closet. On the third floor is a large party room, two
-bedrooms and bath.
-
-At the rear of the house is a large garden area with terraced slope, a
-small “teahouse”, a bridge over the ravine, flower beds and garage.
-
-Joselyn was a native of New York state and after completing pharmacy
-studies he came to Stratford where he was in the pharmacy business.
-Later he moved to Rockwell City and established the Joselyn Stock Food
-Company and began manufacturing feeds for livestock. He moved operations
-to the Brady building here in 1921. Joselyn discontinued the business in
-1930 and in 1934 moved to Webster City where he operated a drug store.
-He died in 1941 at age 73.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn were parents of three children—Robert of Chicago;
-Marion of the Joselyn Press Printing & Stationery firm of Fort Dodge;
-and a daughter, Catherine of Palmerton, Pa.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE KIME HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Kime home
-    728 Crest Avenue]
-
-Dr. J. W. Kime, a Fort Dodge physician and surgeon who was credited with
-getting the city to change its water source from the Des Moines River to
-deep artesian wells, erected this large residence in 1918.
-
-Dr. Kime came here in 1884 and began the general practice of medicine
-and later specialized in the treatment of tuberculosis at his sanitorium
-just north of the city. He built his attractive home at 728 Crest Ave.
-after Snell Place was platted in 1915. It combines an exterior of red
-brick and natural stone from the area.
-
-The home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fletcher who purchased the
-property in 1971. The Fletchers reside there with their two daughters
-and a son—Kathy, Jody and David. Another daughter Mrs. Bobby Clark
-resides in Omaha, Neb. Previous owners include Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Stowe,
-Dr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Echternacht and Dr. John D. Rasmussen.
-
-The house has three floors and a basement. On the first floor are large
-living room, sunporch, dining room, kitchen, half bath and front
-entryway. The second floor has four bedrooms and full bath; the third
-floor has two rooms. The basement has a large family room.
-
-Dr. Kime was born in Shelby County in 1855 and entered the University of
-Iowa for a general course at age 18. Later he studied medicine and
-received his medical degree in 1883. After a year in Angus he came to
-Fort Dodge in 1884.
-
-In connection with his treatment of tuberculosis, Dr. Kime constructed a
-large sanitorium one-fourth mile north of the city limits. Built of
-brick and stone it was widely-known for years as Kime’s Sanitorium
-Boulder Lodge.
-
-After the sanitorium was discontinued the building was converted into
-living quarters and for many years was occupied by Mrs. Jett Wray who
-also remodeled it into an elaborate place for parties and dinners. She
-changed the name to Wraywood and the present Wraywood Manor apartments
-are built around the original structure. At one time the building was
-also a popular night club.
-
-Dr. Kime was a state lecturer on tuberculosis and active in medical
-groups. His wife, Sara, was also a graduate physician and assisted her
-husband in his work. They were parents of two daughters—Marian and
-Isabelle.
-
-Interested in things pertaining to the city Dr. Kime was elected to the
-city council for one term under the ward system of government. He was an
-advocate of pure drinking water and campaigned for many years for water
-from deep wells. It was largely through his efforts that the city began
-sinking deep artesian wells and drawing water from them for city uses.
-The first well was completed in 1907 and there are now seven such wells
-in use.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE DAMON HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Damon home
-    710 Northwood Avenue]
-
-A Fort Dodge architect—E. O. Damon Jr.—who began his career as a naval
-architect—designed and built this Colonial-type Snell Place home in
-1916. He and his family resided in the home for many years while he was
-busy designing many houses and buildings.
-
-Damon died in 1948 at age 72 and in 1949 the home was sold to Paul E.
-McCarville, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife, Helen, who have since
-resided there.
-
-Located at 710 Northwood Ave., the three-story brick residence faces the
-east. At the rear of the house and attached to the garage is a large
-screened-in summer porch the McCarvilles built some years ago. It has
-been a popular place for the McCarvilles and their family that included
-two daughters—Mrs. Mary Alice Coleman, Fort Dodge; and Mrs. Carl A.
-Nelson, Wayzata, Minn.
-
-The house has traditional colonial styling with white shutters on the
-first floor windows and green shutters on the second floor windows.
-Third floor windows are set into dormers. A large hall extends east to
-west through the house from the front door entrance and there is a
-staircase with mahogany railing and white spindles from the first to the
-third floor.
-
-The first floor has large living room with fireplace, dining room,
-sunroom, butler’s pantry, second pantry and half bath. The second floor
-includes a master bedroom, two other large bedrooms, sunporch, study,
-children’s room and two full baths. A sitting room, bedroom, bath and
-attic storage space are on the third floor. All woodwork in the house is
-white but doors are dark mahogany.
-
-A large pastel landscape hangs over the fireplace in the living room.
-The original painting depicts an attractive country scene and was the
-work of Robert Reaser, a widely-known artist who resided in Fort Dodge
-for a time.
-
-Damon, a native of Northhampton, Mass., took his naval architectural
-training in Scotland, returned to the U. S. and practiced for a time in
-the south before coming to Fort Dodge in 1912. He was married to Georgia
-Mason and after Snell Place was platted they built their Northwood Ave.
-home. Damon was well known for his architectural work that included the
-addition to Mercy Hospital (now Trinity East), the City Hall and
-Wahkonsa School.
-
-The Damons were parents of two sons, Mason Damon, Buffalo, N. Y.; and
-Kent Damon, Rochester, N. Y. Following the death of his first wife,
-Damon was married to Edna Wheeler Dougherty.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE JACK HAIRE HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Jack Haire home
-    815 Northwood Avenue]
-
-A native Fort Dodger—Jack Haire—who was in the lumber business here for
-45 years, erected this Snell Place home in 1922. It is located at 815
-Northwood Ave.
-
-The house is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Schnurr who
-purchased it in 1960. Schnurr is vice president of the Federal Mortgage
-and Investment Company of Fort Dodge. The Schnurrs have five
-children—Matt, Sally, Donald, Pat and Tom.
-
-The home has spacious rooms including living room, dining room, library,
-kitchen, butler’s pantry, breakfast room and bath on the first floor.
-The second floor has five bedrooms, sleeping porch and three baths. A
-recreation room is located in the basement. At one time there was a
-tennis court in the area just south of the house.
-
-Jack Haire was the son of John Haire, pioneer Fort Dodge businessman.
-Born in 1877, he attended local schools and later graduated from the Des
-Moines College of Pharmacy. He was a partner with his brother, Will W.
-Haire, in the Sackett & Haire Drug Store for 10 years before going into
-the lumber business.
-
-In 1909 Jack Haire and George W. Mason, who was a partner in the Mason &
-O’Connell Lumber Company, purchased the Chapin Lumber Yard located at
-First Avenue North and Sixth Street. The name was changed to the Fort
-Dodge Lumber Company and the business operated until 1954 when it was
-sold to the Joyce Lumber Company. The Joyce firm continued at the First
-Avenue North location for the next five years.
-
-Haire’s two sons joined their father in the lumber business—George in
-1931 and John in 1935—and they continued in its active management until
-the firm was sold to the Joyce Company. Jack Haire retired from the
-lumber business in 1954. In 1962 he died at age 85.
-
-Haire was prominent in state lumber circles and active in Fort Dodge
-affairs. He served as a director of the Fort Dodge Serum Company, the
-State Bank and the Fort Dodge Telephone Company.
-
-Married in 1907 to Margaret Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
-Mason, they were parents of three sons—George and John, both of Fort
-Dodge; and Dr. Mason Haire, Boston, Mass.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE KERSTEN HOME
-
-
-Dr. E. M. Kersten, founder of the Kersten Clinic in Fort Dodge, erected
-this large Snell Place residence at 712 Crest Ave. in 1924 and it was
-occupied by members of the Kersten family until 1959.
-
-Dr. Kersten, a widely-known surgeon, came to Fort Dodge in 1916 and
-practiced here until 1957 with the exception of two years he was in
-service during World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces in
-France. He was a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps in charge of
-Field Hospital No. 34 overseas.
-
-The two-story brick home has an interior arrangement that includes entry
-hall, living room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor; four
-bedrooms and bath on the second floor. There is also a family room on
-the landing halfway up the stairway to the second floor. The third floor
-attic has two large rooms used for recreation by the family. Years ago
-an amateur (ham) radio unit was installed there and operated
-extensively.
-
-The home is now owned and occupied by Fred Breen, Fort Dodge attorney,
-and his wife. They acquired it in 1972.
-
-Dr. Kersten was born in 1892 in De Pere, Wis., a suburb of Green Bay.
-After attending schools there he enrolled in Marquette University’s
-Medical School and graduated in 1913. He began practice in Two Rivers,
-Wis., and remained there until 1916 when he came to Fort Dodge.
-
-He was married in 1917 and he and Mrs. Kersten were parents of five
-children—all of whom were reared in the Crest Avenue home. They are Drs.
-Herbert, Paul and John Kersten of Fort Dodge; Don Kersten, Fort Dodge
-attorney; and Mrs. William (Frances Anne) Wolfe of Chicago.
-
-Following World War I service, Dr. Kersten returned to Fort Dodge and
-entered into medical practice with Dr. F. E. Seymour with offices in the
-Snell Building. Later he officed in the Carver Building until founding
-the Kersten Clinic in 1952. His three doctor sons joined him in the
-clinic’s medical staff after it was founded.
-
-    [Illustration: The Kersten home
-    712 Crest Avenue]
-
-Dr. Kersten was one of the state’s prominent surgeons during the more
-than 40 years he practiced here and was a member of professional groups
-during this time. He was associated with the clinic until his death in
-1957 at age 65.
-
-
-
-
-                          THE WILLIS RICH HOME
-
-
-A Fort Dodge couple—Mr. and Mrs. Willis F. Rich—built this large brick
-residence at 701 Northwood Ave. in 1924 and have lived there
-continuously since then. The Riches planned and constructed the home
-more than 50 years ago, have lived there all of this time and also
-reared a family of three children there.
-
-The stately English style home was constructed of red brick with a red
-tile roof. The house is surrounded by trees and green ivy vines cover
-the north and west sides.
-
-The home has large and comfortable rooms on the first floor—living room
-with fireplace, sunroom, entry hall, dining room, kitchen, breakfast
-room and half bath. All floors are of hardwood. The second floor
-includes master bedroom, sleeping porch and three other bedrooms, bath
-and sunporch.
-
-Insulation materials were not in use in the 1924 era but architect E. O.
-Damon’s plans specified four dead-air spaces to serve as insulation in
-the house between the exterior brick wall and the interior plastered
-wall. The method worked successfully.
-
-Rich is from a family of bankers, his father E. H. Rich being one of the
-early prominent bankers here. He followed in his father’s footsteps and
-in 1932 was cashier of the First Trust & Savings Bank and assistant
-cashier of the early-day First National Bank. At that time he quit the
-bank and went into the property supervision, real estate, insurance and
-loan business. Mrs. Rich was his partner in the business.
-
-    [Illustration: The Willis Rich home
-    701 Northwood Avenue]
-
-At one time the Riches were supervising 100 city properties and 45
-farms. Later he was president of the Union State Bank of Rockwell City
-and director of the Pocahontas State Bank and the Renwick Savings Bank.
-
-Rich has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church here since 1899
-and now has the distinction of being a member of the congregation longer
-than any other living person. He is a veteran of World War I.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Rich are the parents of three children. They are Willis F.
-Rich Jr. of Minneapolis; Mrs. J. C. (Eunice) Norby of Pasadena, Calif.;
-and Robert E. Rich, Centerville. Mr. and Mrs. Rich are trailer
-enthusiasts and have visited all the states by trailer except Alaska and
-Hawaii. In 1972 Rich sold his business because of impairment in his
-hearing and he says they are now enjoying retirement in the “old
-homestead” more than ever.
-
-
-
-
-                        THE L. E. ARMSTRONG HOME
-
-
-This buff brick home at 775 Crest Avenue was built in 1919 by the late
-L. E. Armstrong, business and industrial leader of Fort Dodge. It was
-purchased in 1941 by K. S. Fantle and in 1954 by its present occupant,
-C. M. Bodensteiner, president of Fort Dodge By-Products.
-
-The house is 100 feet long, with a red tile roof. There is an
-old-fashioned “tea house” on the property and a two-story garage with
-living quarters on the second floor.
-
-The home’s first floor has living room, dining room, kitchen, butler’s
-pantry, den, four bedrooms and two full and two half baths.
-
-The second floor living quarters have living room, dining room, two
-bedrooms, two baths, kitchen and den.
-
-The third floor has two bedrooms and bath and a children’s ballroom.
-
-The house has oak ceiling beams in downstairs rooms and the living room
-has oak paneled walls. At the top of the living room walls is a
-decorative border of cut velvet originally put in when the house was
-built. An oak stairway leads to the second floor and the staircase and
-upper floor areas have imported tooled leather wallpaper that was hung
-by workmen from Italy. The original grand stairway had a lounge area
-halfway between the first and second floors. Furnishings included a
-grand piano.
-
-Armstrong began business in Fort Dodge in 1886, establishing the
-Plymouth Clothing Store at Central Avenue and Sixth Street. He promoted
-the store in a unique way, purchasing what was reported to be the first
-auto delivered in Iowa in 1899, a Winton costing $1,000. Hitching a pony
-cart to the auto he gave customers and friends a ride from his store
-around the City Square and back again.
-
-    [Illustration: The L. E. Armstrong Home
-    775 Crest Avenue]
-
-After purchasing clay and gypsum land in the area, Armstrong established
-the Plymouth Gypsum Company in 1903 and the Plymouth Clay Products
-Company in 1910. Ten years later he established the Iowana Gypsum
-Company. Both were sold in 1922 to the Universal Gypsum Company,
-predecessor of the National Gypsum Company now operating here. Armstrong
-also organized the Plymouth Processing Mill for soybeans.
-
-Armstrong was president of the Fort Dodge National Bank (now the First
-National) from 1924 to 1936. He was interested in promoting Fort Dodge
-and the area and organized the Hawkeye Fair & Exposition in 1919 and was
-its president. He served as president of the Fort Dodge Chamber of
-Commerce from 1916-1919.
-
-
-
-
-                     THE CHARLES LAUFERSWEILER HOME
-
-
-The residence at 911 Northwood Ave., was for many years the home of
-Charles C. Laufersweiler, well-known funeral home operator and son of a
-pioneer Fort Dodge businessman. Laufersweiler acquired the home in 1918
-and resided there until his death in 1941 at age 72. His wife continued
-to make her home there until her death in 1943.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Welch Laufersweiler purchased the home in 1945 and have
-since lived there with their family. The house has a red brick and
-stucco exterior.
-
-The present room arrangement on the first floor includes an entry hall,
-sun parlor, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, half bath
-and family room with fireplace and full bath. The second floor has a
-hall, five bedrooms and bath; the third floor has a large bedroom and
-walk-in cedar closet.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Welch Laufersweiler were parents of three daughters and
-four sons—Mrs. James (Ann) Tornabane, Mrs. Edward (Jean) Micus, Susan,
-Thomas, John, and Joseph. A son Mark died in 1971.
-
-Charles C. Laufersweiler was born in Fort Dodge in 1868, the son of Mr.
-and Mrs. Conrad C. Laufersweiler who established a furniture and
-undertaking business here in 1856. He was one of ten children in the
-family that included Mary, who was married to Gus Hilton, their son is
-Conrad G. Hilton, the hotel magnate; Bertha, Kitty, twins Edith and
-Elsie; William J., John, Albert and Frank.
-
-    [Illustration: The Charles Laufersweiler home
-    911 Northwood Avenue]
-
-Charles followed his father in the undertaking business in 1893 and
-William J. operated the furniture business. In 1914 the undertaking
-business was moved from its Central Avenue location to a new three-story
-building at the corner of First Avenue South and Eleventh Street. First
-floor and basement were devoted to the mortuary and apartments were on
-the second and third floors. The furniture store continued in business
-until 1929.
-
-In 1952 the Laufersweiler Funeral home erected its present large
-building at Third Avenue South and Twelfth Street. Welch Laufersweiler
-joined his father, Charles, in the funeral home in 1930. Since 1941 he
-has been owner and operator of the business.
-
-    [Illustration: The Burnquist home
-    704 Crest Avenue]
-
-
-
-
-                           THE BURNQUIST HOME
-
-
-This is another of the attractive Snell Place homes erected in the
-1920s. Located at 704 Crest Avenue, it was owned and occupied by the B.
-B. Burnquist family for many years.
-
-Built in 1924 by Emmett Mulholland, a Fort Dodge attorney, the house has
-successively been occupied by attorneys, doctors and a packing plant
-executive. Mulholland sold the house to the Burnquists in 1927 when he
-and Mrs. Mulholland moved to Long Beach, Calif. Presently it is owned by
-John J. Murray, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife, Joan. The Murrays
-acquired the house in 1961 and now reside there with their three sons
-and daughter—John, Mike, Steve and Sheila.
-
-The first floor of the house has an entrance hall, living room with
-fireplace, dining room, kitchen, den with half bath and sunporch. The
-second floor has four bedrooms, two baths and sunporch. The basement was
-remodeled into a recreation room by the Murrays. They also remodeled the
-kitchen, installing a Franklin stove and making it into a “country
-kitchen.”
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Murray added a double garage and a large cement patio with
-historic wrought iron railing. The railing came from balconies of the
-Oleson Building at Central Avenue and Eighth Street when it was razed to
-make way for the City Green parking lot.
-
-B. B. Burnquist, who practiced law in Fort Dodge for 60 years, was a
-native of Dayton. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burnquist, he was born in
-1884, attended schools in Dayton and graduated from Fort Dodge High
-School. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1907 with a law
-degree and began practice in Fort Dodge. Burnquist was associated with
-various law firms here starting with the Healy brothers. Later he was in
-the firms of Healy, Burnquist & Thomas, Price & Burnquist, Helsell,
-Burnquist, Bradshaw & Dolliver and Helsell & Burnquist.
-
-Burnquist was prominent in Republican politics and was Webster County
-Republican chairman, state Republican chairman and served as Webster
-County attorney. He died in 1967 at age 83; Mrs. Burnquist preceded him
-in death in 1964. They were parents of two sons and two
-daughters—William S. Burnquist; Boyd Burnquist; Mrs. N. H. (Betty)
-Batchelder and Mrs. Howard (Caroline) Borgerding.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE MOELLER HOME
-
-
-Walter J. Moeller, Fort Dodge furnace company owner, acquired this
-residence at 1324 3rd Ave. S. shortly after it was constructed in 1906.
-His father, Ferdinand, an early-day carpenter and brick manufacturer
-here, built the two-story house on a lot he purchased in 1889.
-
-Late in 1906 the residence was sold to Walter J. Moeller and he and his
-wife, the former Elizabeth Zuerrer, moved into the home. The two-story
-house has eight rooms—living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen, bedroom
-and bath on the first floor; three bedrooms on the second floor.
-
-Walter J. Moeller was born in the Vincent area of Webster County, one of
-a family of five children. His brothers and sisters were Frank C.
-Moeller, a prominent banker for many years; William H. Moeller, dry
-goods store owner; Mrs. Elizabeth Zuerrer and Mrs. Clara Zuerrer. He
-attended schools at Vincent and in Fort Dodge when his parents moved
-here. He began his business career at the Furlong & Brennan grocery and
-general merchandise store on the city square.
-
-In 1912 Moeller and Oscar Dahlien formed a partnership and established
-the Dahlien & Moeller Furnace Company at 115 S. 12th St. The two
-continued in business together until 1915 when the partnership was
-dissolved. Moeller then began business as the Moeller Furnace Company in
-a new three-story brick building at 114 S. 12th St.—the present location
-of the firm. The first floor and basement of the building are devoted to
-the firm’s furnace, air conditioning and sheet metal operations. The
-upper floors of the building have apartments.
-
-Moeller was joined in the operation of the business by two of his
-sons—Walter E. (Bud) Moeller in 1927 and Willis H. Moeller in 1945. A
-third son Art F. Moeller was with the firm for a brief time but then
-began a business career. In 1957 Art and Henry R. (Bud) Trost
-established the Trost-Moeller Insurance Service, Inc. which they now
-operate.
-
-    [Illustration: The Moeller home
-    1324 3rd Avenue South]
-
-Walter J. Moeller retired from the furnace company in 1946 and the
-business has since been operated by the sons Bud and Willis. The elder
-Mr. Moeller died in 1966 at age 86. Mrs. Moeller died in 1958. The Third
-Avenue South home is now owned by the three Moeller sons and currently
-is rented out.
-
-
-
-
-                       THE CHARLES A. BROWN HOME
-
-
-A Fort Dodge clothier—Charles A. Brown—erected this Snell Place
-residence in 1923. Located at 1102 Summit Ave., the large two-story
-brick home was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Brown and family until sold in
-1939 to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. (Ed) Klapka. At that time the Browns moved to
-California.
-
-Present owners and occupants of the house are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
-Woodruff who purchased it in 1968 from Klapka’s widow, Pauline. Klapka
-was executive vice president of the Home Federal Savings and Loan
-Association of Fort Dodge from the time it was organized in 1919. He
-died in 1967. In 1967 Home Federal merged with First Federal Savings and
-Loan Association.
-
-Woodruff is a partner in Woodruff-Evans Construction of Fort Dodge. The
-Woodruffs and their family have occupied the Summit Avenue home since
-the fall of 1968. Their children include two daughters, Anne and Laura,
-and four sons, David, Tom and twins Don and Bill.
-
-The home’s room arrangement on the first floor includes entrance hall,
-living room, dining room, sun porch, kitchen, breakfast room and room
-for removing soiled clothes, muddy shoes and rubbers with closet and
-lavatory. The second floor has four bedrooms, sun porch and two baths.
-Another room with bath for the Woodruff girls is on the third floor. The
-basement has a children’s recreation room.
-
-Charles A. Brown came to Fort Dodge in the 1890s and began work for L.
-E. Armstrong at the Plymouth Clothing House. He continued his
-association with the Plymouth until 1908 when he purchased the store and
-changed the name to Charles A. Brown, the Plymouth Clothier. In 1903
-Harry L. Kurtz began work at the store and after Brown purchased the
-business Kurtz bought an interest in the store.
-
-    [Illustration: The Charles A. Brown home
-    1102 Summit Avenue]
-
-The Plymouth remained at Central Avenue and Sixth Street until 1914 when
-Brown leased the first floor of the new Snell Building and opened a
-large store there. The store remained there until 1927 when it moved to
-its present location at 917 Central Ave.
-
-Brown was active in the store until he sold his Snell Place home in 1939
-and moved to California. Kurtz then took over management of the
-business. Later Brown sold his interest to Robert R. Kurtz and Richard
-F. Rosien who are now officers of the firm. Harry Kurtz retired in 1964.
-
-Brown and his wife were parents of two children—Walter, now deceased;
-and Marian, Mrs. Malcom Beck of Montebello, Calif. Brown died in 1965 at
-age 88. Mrs. Brown is also deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE KURTZ HOME
-
-
-Harry L. Kurtz, a Fort Dodge clothier for more than 60 years who earned
-the title of “Fort Dodge and Iowa booster extraordinary,” built this
-home in 1916 directly north across the street from Duncombe Athletic
-Field.
-
-The two-story house with stucco exterior was his home until his death in
-1970 at age 86. It remained the Kurtz family home until Mrs. Kurtz’
-death in 1973 after which it was sold to Mrs. Margaret G. Siefert who
-now resides there.
-
-Duncombe field was the home of Fort Dodge High School athletic teams
-from 1915 until 1940 when Dodger Stadium was dedicated. During these 25
-years football games, track meets and other school events were staged at
-Duncombe Field, practically in the Kurtz’ front yard.
-
-The Kurtz home at 1636 7th Ave. N. has the following room
-arrangement—living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath, sun
-parlor and enclosed patio area on the first floor; two bedrooms and
-large storage space on the second floor.
-
-Kurtz came to Fort Dodge in 1903 from his native Lisbon and went to work
-for L. E. Armstrong in the Plymouth Clothing House at Central Avenue and
-Sixth Street. When Charles A. Brown purchased the Plymouth in 1908 and
-changed the store name to Charles A. Brown, the Plymouth Clothier, Kurtz
-purchased an interest in the business. The store continued at Central
-and Sixth until 1914 when it moved to the new Snell Building at Central
-and Eighth and took over the first floor. In this location the store was
-considered “the finest men’s store in Iowa.”
-
-    [Illustration: The Kurtz home
-    1636 7th Avenue North]
-
-In 1927 the store moved to 917 Central where it has been continuously
-since then. Brown retired and moved to California and Kurtz then took
-over active management of the business. He continued as manager and vice
-president until his retirement in 1964. Kurtz was joined in operation of
-the store in 1951 by his son Robert R. Kurtz, now president of the firm.
-Richard R. Rosien became a part owner in 1959 and is
-secretary-treasurer.
-
-Kurtz was active in civic affairs during his long career as a retail
-clothier and was a member of the Riverfront Commission which developed
-Loomis Park. He served on the Chamber of Commerce and Betterment
-Foundation boards, was chairman of the Associated Retailers, a member of
-the Rotary Club and the Masonic Orders.
-
-Kurtz and his wife, Lucile, were parents of three children—Robert R.,
-Mrs. Worley (Betty) Brown, and Jane, a twin of Robert, now deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE RHODES HOME
-
-
-The attractive two-story frame residence at 1721 8th Ave. S. was the
-home of Daniel Rhodes, well-known Fort Dodge abstractor and insurance
-man, and his family for nearly 40 years. Rhodes acquired the house in
-1909, a short time after it was built. In 1921 he completely remodeled
-and modernized the exterior and interior of the house.
-
-When the Rhodes family took over the home, the property was extensively
-landscaped with trees and shrubbery. The planting of trees included
-Duchess, Wealthy and Whitney apples, plums, cherries, mulberries,
-butternut, hard and soft maple, oak, elm and fir. All are now gone.
-
-After its remodeling the house had the following arrangement: first
-floor—hall and music room, living room with fireplace, sun porch, dining
-room, butler’s pantry, kitchen and breakfast room; second floor—four
-bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath. The dining room has walnut woodwork
-and a built-in walnut buffet. All other downstairs woodwork is natural
-finish oak.
-
-    [Illustration: The Rhodes home
-    1721 8th Avenue South]
-
-Rhodes died in 1946 at age 76 following a successful business career.
-Mrs. Rhodes and family continued to reside in the home until 1948 when
-it was sold to John R. O’Neill and his sister, Ruth O’Neill. Later the
-property was owned by Miss O’Neill and her sisters Mrs. Maude Kempley
-and Mrs. Marie Geiger. They sold the home in 1961 to Dr. and Mrs.
-Charles L. Dagle who presently occupy it with their children. Dr. Dagle
-is associated with the Kersten Clinic.
-
-Rhodes was born in 1870 on a farm southeast of Fort Dodge, attended
-local schools and graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now the
-University of Northern Iowa). He taught school for a time and then went
-into partnership with J. B. Butler in the firm of Butler & Rhodes,
-abstractors, realtors and insurance agents. In later years Rhodes was
-president of the Home Building & Loan Association and an officer of the
-Iowa Savings Bank. Following his death, the Butler & Rhodes business was
-sold in 1947 to James Fitzgerald.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes were parents of three children—Miss Rachel Rhodes of
-Fort Dodge; Thomas J. Rhodes of Fallbrook, Calif.; and Daniel Rhodes,
-Santa Cruz, Calif. Mrs. Rhodes died in 1973 at age 91.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE TROST HOME
-
-
-Henry Trost, who came to Fort Dodge in 1883 from his native Germany, and
-later became a well-known realtor and insurance representative, erected
-this large residence at 1231 6th Ave. S. more than 70 years ago. Trost
-acquired a Sixth Avenue South lot in the spring of 1901 and built the
-home later that year.
-
-The Trost family resided in the home until 1913 when it was sold.
-Ownership then changed several times and in 1966 the house was sold by
-Melvin Mandelko to Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Yetmar who presently reside
-there with their six children. Yetmar is associated with the Kolacia
-Construction Company.
-
-    [Illustration: The Trost home
-    1231 6th Avenue South]
-
-The original room arrangement of the house included entrance hall,
-living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath on the first floor;
-four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. Later upstairs and
-downstairs sun porches were added on the back portion of the house. The
-Yetmars have done some remodeling and instead of a first floor bedroom
-they have a family room and on the second floor five bedrooms, two baths
-and a children’s room. The front porch was also remodeled and
-modernized.
-
-Trost worked as a section hand for the M. & St. L. Railroad during his
-first four years in Fort Dodge and later was employed as a salesman in
-the Haire Clothing Store. After several years he joined James H.
-Coughlin in the real estate and insurance firm of Coughlin & Trost. When
-this firm was dissolved he went into partnership with E. H. Peschau in
-the real estate and insurance firm of Trost & Peschau. When illness
-forced him to give up active work the business was purchased in 1937 by
-Trost’s son Ewald G. Trost and his wife Ermalee. They continued its
-operation until 1957 when Art F. Moeller and Henry R. (Bud) Trost
-established Trost-Moeller Insurance Service which they presently
-operate.
-
-The elder Henry Trost was married here in 1891 to Anna Gunther and they
-were parents of six children—Frieda Becker, Erna, Ewald, Lorenz, Marie
-and Esther Trost. All are deceased except Mrs. Becker and Esther Trost.
-Mr. Trost died in 1937 at age 70. Mrs. Trost died in 1964 at age 92.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE ACHER HOME
-
-
-The white Colonial-type home with green shutters at 919 Northwood Ave.,
-was built by Dr. A. E. Acher, a Fort Dodge physician and surgeon who
-practiced here for nearly 60 years. The attractive Snell Place home was
-erected in 1926.
-
-    [Illustration: The Acher home
-    919 Northwood Avenue]
-
-The house was occupied by members of the Acher family until 1968 when it
-was sold to the present owners—Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McQueen. The
-McQueens have two sons, Scott and Todd. McQueen is a vice president,
-processing, with Land O’Lakes-Felco.
-
-When the house was built it had the following room arrangement—living
-room with fireplace, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, pantry, family
-room and half bath on the first floor; four bedrooms, two bathrooms and
-sewing room on the second floor. The McQueens have done some remodeling,
-making the pantry into part of an enlarged kitchen and converting the
-sewing room on the second floor into a combination laundry and sewing
-room.
-
-Dr. Acher was born in 1878 in Napoleon, Ohio, where he completed his
-early education and then taught school for three years. Enrolling at the
-University of Indiana he graduated from medical school in 1905. After
-interning in Indianapolis for two years he came to Fort Dodge in 1907
-and began his medical practice.
-
-For many years Dr. Acher had his office in the former First National
-Bank Building (now the Beh Building) at Central Avenue and Seventh
-Street. Later he officed in the Crawford Building at Central and Sixth.
-He was active in local and state medical societies. His hobby was
-bowling and he was prominently identified with local leagues. He also
-planned and built the Acher Apartment building on north Eleventh Street.
-
-Dr. Acher was married to Miss Marcia Pierson of Indianapolis and they
-were parents of three sons—Chandler, Chester and Carlton. Following his
-first wife’s death he was married to Clara Collingsworth of Fort Dodge.
-Dr. Acher died in Fort Dodge in 1964 at age 86.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE WASEM HOME
-
-
-Otto Wasem, one of the seven brothers who figured prominently in the
-gypsum industry in Fort Dodge and Webster County through operations of
-the Wasem Plaster Company, erected this brick residence in 1921. The
-two-story house with red tile room is located at 827 8th Ave. N.
-
-The home was owned and occupied by the Wasem family until 1955 when it
-was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hesley. In 1965 it was acquired by
-Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fournier who presently reside there with their
-family. Their children are Debra; Denise (Mrs. Bart Mundie); Doreen,
-Deanne and Michael. Fournier is a Geo. A. Hormel & Co. plant worker.
-
-    [Illustration: The Wasem home
-    827 8th Avenue North]
-
-Interior arrangement of the Fournier home includes living room, dining
-room, den, kitchen and half bath on the first floor; four bedrooms and
-bath on the second floor. There is also a large enclosed front porch.
-
-Otto Wasem purchased the lot at 827 8th Ave. N. in 1921 and that same
-year built the comfortable and attractive home which the family occupied
-for 34 years. Wasem and his wife, Hannah, were parents of three
-daughters—Mrs. Daniel E. (Mary Louise) Noble; Mrs. A. T. (Rachel) La
-Prade; and Mrs. James B. (Evelyn) Phillips. All reside in Phoenix, Ariz.
-
-Wasem was treasurer and general manager of the Wasem Plaster Company
-which was organized here in 1909. It was a Wasem family venture—13
-brothers and sisters comprising the owners of the company. The Wasem
-plant was located southeast of the city on a 160-acre tract of land
-undermined by gypsum rock. Operations began in 1910 and continued in the
-original mill until it was destroyed by fire in 1918. A new fireproof
-plant was then built and put into operation in 1920. The company
-manufactured and sold hollow gypsum tile and marketed gypsum board from
-other plants under the Wasem brand.
-
-Otto Wasem was the first general manager of the company and continued in
-that capacity from 1909 until the early 1930s. Henry Wasem, first
-secretary of the company, was president of the firm in the 1930s. In
-1950 the Wasem Plaster Company was sold to the Celotex Corporation which
-built the large new modern plant along the Coalville blacktop in 1956.
-The Wasem plant was then closed and dismantled, but the structure still
-stands.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Wasem moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where they resided for a
-number of years. Both are now deceased.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE KEMPLEY HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Kempley home
-    905 6th Avenue North]
-
-City assessor records show that this sturdy brick residence at 905 6th
-Ave. N. was built in 1914 by James L. Kempley, a well-known real estate
-dealer here for many years. It is the type of brick homes erected in the
-city in the 1910-1920 era.
-
-The Kempley family resided in the home until 1918 when it was sold to L.
-W. Scheideman. The Scheidemans lived in the ten-room house until 1928
-when it was sold to William F. Alpers. Edmund G. Engelhardt purchased
-the house in 1944 and owned it until 1974 when Joseph C. Mosbrucker,
-Fort Dodge realtor, purchased it.
-
-The house originally had a front vestibule, living room with fireplace,
-dining room, music room, sewing room, kitchen, laundry and half bath on
-the first floor. The second floor had four bedrooms and bath and there
-was a large attic used for recreation purposes. A large porch extended
-across the front of the house. In past years the house has been
-remodeled and it now has two apartments.
-
-Kempley was the son of John Kempley, a native of England who came to the
-United States in 1842 and settled in Racine, Wis. In 1864 the family
-moved to a farm near Fort Dodge and later they came to Fort Dodge where
-Kempley was active in the town, erecting buildings on south Sixth
-Street.
-
-James L. Kempley was one of the family of nine children. After attending
-local schools he began work here and for many years was employed by the
-Standard Oil Company as a tank wagon driver. His horse-drawn tank wagon
-delivered kerosene to farms in the area.
-
-In 1914 Kempley quit his work with the oil company and went into the
-real estate business. Later he was associated with his son-in-law, Earl
-C. Codner, in the real estate firm of Kempley & Codner. Kempley built
-several homes in the city including 903 6th Ave. N., 905 6th Ave. N. and
-1116 4th Ave. N.
-
-Kempley and his wife were parents of six children—three boys and three
-girls: Walter V. James, Thomas, Mrs. Charles (Marie) Klinger; Mrs. Earl
-C. (Mae) Codner; and Mrs. Jay (Edna) Van Horn. Kempley died in 1942 at
-age 82.
-
-
-
-
-                           THE PEARSONS HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Pearsons home
-    1026 2nd Avenue South]
-
-The large two-story frame residence (pictured above) is located at 1026
-2nd Ave. S. and dates its history back to 1896 when it was constructed
-by John H. Pearsons, son of an early-day mayor of Fort Dodge.
-
-The house is now owned by Martin Cacioppo who acquired it in 1944. He
-retired recently after 55 years as a grocery and meat market operator
-here.
-
-There are 10 rooms in the house which has been remodeled and modernized
-in past years. Present room arrangement is as follows: living room,
-dining room, entrance hall, kitchen, bedroom and half bath on the first
-floor; two bedrooms and a three-room apartment on the second floor.
-
-Cacioppo, a native of Italy, emigrated to the United States in 1910, and
-lived in Omaha for six years before coming to Fort Dodge. He is a
-widower, his wife having died in 1971. Their family includes Tony, Mrs.
-Ernest (Marguerite) Peterson and James.
-
-The large Second Avenue South home is located in the East Fort Dodge
-addition to the city and one of the first owners of the property was
-Thomas Snell. He purchased building lots there in 1856 and in 1871 sold
-the lot on which the house is located to E. G. Morgan, an early Fort
-Dodge banker. Morgan, in turn, sold the lot in 1892 to John F. Duncombe.
-John H. Pearsons purchased the property in 1896 and built the large home
-that same year.
-
-In later years the home was owned by Margaret Mason Haire and Peter J.
-Rodenborn. The Rodenborns sold the house in 1944 to Cacioppo.
-
-John Pearsons was the son of George R. Pearsons who served as mayor of
-Fort Dodge in 1873, 1899 and 1900 and who constructed the Dolliver home,
-now the Women’s Clubhouse. John was a brother of Louise Pearsons who was
-married to United States Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Fort Dodge. He
-had farming and other interests in this area. Shortly after the turn of
-the century he moved to California where he owned farm property.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE JON-MAR HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Jon-Mar home
-    1631 No. Twenty-second Street]
-
-The John J. Brady Sr. home—known for many years as “Jon-Mar”—was
-constructed in 1935 at 1631 N. 22nd St. The elegant brick residence of
-unusual architectural design is located on a two-acre tract of ground.
-
-Brady, a nationally-known trucking magnate who built up a trucking
-operation from a small Fort Dodge drayline to a $30,000,000 annual
-business, purchased 40 acres of farm land in 1934 just outside the
-northeast city limits. When the tract was platted he retained eight
-acres for the house site, but much later six of these acres were laid
-out and sold as building lots.
-
-The home is now owned by David A. Opheim, Fort Dodge attorney, and his
-wife, Mary Ellen, who acquired it in 1969 from Joe Bryant. Earlier it
-was owned by George Schnurr who purchased it from Brady in 1959. The
-Opheims reside in the home with their children, Kristen and Matthew.
-
-The present room arrangement of the home includes a large first floor
-living room with a circular stairway to the second floor that is
-enclosed in a turret or tower-like portion of the house with a pointed
-roof. The stairway has wrought iron white spindles and a large curved
-wood railing painted aqua blue.
-
-Other downstairs rooms are sunporch, dining room, family room, kitchen
-and half bath. The second floor has five bedrooms and two baths.
-
-Brady was born in 1893 on a farm northwest of Fort Dodge and moved to
-the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brady, when five years old.
-The father bought and sold draft horses for eastern markets. When a Fort
-Dodge man was unable to pay for horses used in a dray line they were
-repossessed and Brady’s father put the son into the draying business.
-
-When Brady’s father died in 1911 John Brady took over the operations and
-launched the Brady Moving & Storage Company and later the Brady
-Motorfrate Company which became one of the major trucking empires in the
-nation. Brady was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of
-the companies until 1969 when he became honorary chairman of the board
-until the huge trucking operations were sold. The Brady Moving & Storage
-Company was sold in 1968 to John Duvall and John Marrs who now operate
-the business. The Brady Motorfrate Company was sold in 1973 to the Smith
-Transfer Company of Staunton, Va. Brady is now president and general
-manager of the Brady Realty Company which maintains ownership of all its
-trucking terminals.
-
-Active in trucking operations Brady was a member of state and national
-organizations and in 1965 was honored by the Iowa Motor Truck
-Association for 55 years in the transportation industry.
-
-Brady and his first wife, Marguerite Hanrahan of Webster City, were
-parents of two sons and a daughter—John J. Brady Jr., Robert and Louise.
-Following the death of his wife, Marguerite, in 1947, Brady married
-Gertrude Lamneck of New York City in 1956. She died here in 1969. Brady
-now resides at 1132 Summit Ave., Snell Place.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE REMER HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The Remer home
-    1404 Park Avenue]
-
-One of the early homes on Park Avenue in the Crawford-Armstrong addition
-to the city was this attractive two-story brick residence built in 1928
-by a Fort Dodge dentist, Dr. W. F. Remer.
-
-The home at 1404 Park Avenue is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
-J. G. Schweiger and family. Schweiger is vice president in charge of
-mortgage loans at The State Bank. Their family includes Mike, Steve,
-Marggy, Mary Pat and twins Judd and Joe.
-
-Dr. Remer, who began his dental practice in Fort Dodge in 1919,
-purchased the Park Avenue building lot in 1927. A year later he built
-the home which was designed by architect Frank W. Griffith.
-
-Original arrangement of the house includes living room with fireplace,
-dining room, kitchen and half bath on the first floor; three bedrooms
-and bath on the second floor; full basement and porch on the west side
-of the house. The porch now has been remodeled into a first floor den.
-All downstairs windows are plate glass including the living room bay
-windows overlooking the surrounding Crawford Park area.
-
-Dr. and Mrs. Remer resided in the home until 1941 when it was sold to
-David L. Rhodes. Later owners included F. J. Deaner and Dr. and Mrs.
-Marion B. Allen who sold the house to the Schweigers in 1961.
-
-Dr. Remer, a native of LeMars, attended schools there and in 1916
-graduated from the University of Iowa Dental College. After practicing
-in Grand Mound for 2½ years he came to Fort Dodge in 1919 and purchased
-the dental practice of Dr. Grant Bruner in the former First National
-Bank Building (now the Beh Building).
-
-When the upper six floors of the Carver Building were completed in 1922
-Dr. Remer moved there and was associated for a time with the Fort Dodge
-Clinic. Later he maintained his own office in the building until his
-retirement in 1966 and sale of his practice to Dr. Donald Cassady.
-During the years of practice here Dr. Remer was assisted in the office
-by his wife, Edna.
-
-In 1968 Dr. Cassady, Dr. P. J. Leehey and Dr. John Duro constructed the
-Dental Associates building at 1622 1st Ave. N. Also a member of the
-staff now is Dr. Craig E. Knouf. Dr. Remer is associated with the
-dentists only in a consulting capacity. He and Mrs. Remer now reside at
-1819 9th Ave. N.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE YWCA HOME
-
-
-    [Illustration: The YWCA home
-    327 No. Ninth Street]
-
-The two-story frame house at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue North
-and Ninth Street (pictured above) was the first permanent home of the
-Fort Dodge YWCA.
-
-Organized in 1909, the YWCA had its original quarters in a small
-building at First Avenue North and Seventh Street where the Flower
-Mission Club for Girls was located. The club was started in 1908 by Dr.
-Sara Kime and Mrs. J. J. Ryan to extend a welcome to girls coming to the
-community. The building was the birthplace of the YWCA as it was
-organized in the Flower Mission rooms.
-
-The new YWCA grew at a rapid pace and better housing was needed. It was
-then learned that the large A. S. R. Reynolds house at the northwest
-corner of First Avenue North and Ninth Street was for sale. The property
-included the eight-room house and a lot with frontage of 75 feet on
-First Avenue and 140 feet on Ninth Street.
-
-The house was purchased for $10,000 and the YWCA took possession in
-October of 1909. Two years later, property just west of the Reynolds
-house was purchased. The YWCA conducted many activities in the new
-quarters and opened a cafeteria in 1910—the first in the city.
-
-As activities of the organization increased the house was found
-inadequate for the YWCA programs so a campaign was launched to raise
-funds for a new building. It proved successful and the house was sold
-for $10,000 to E. O. Fitz, manager of the Farmers Lumber Company. It was
-then moved to its present location at 327 N. 9th St. Fitz resided in the
-home for a time and it was then sold, changing ownership several times
-through the years. It is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert E. McMahon,
-1129 S. 17th St. The house has two apartments which are rented out.
-
-After selling the house the YWCA had temporary quarters in the Tobin
-College building at First Avenue North and Seventh Street. The present
-three-story brick YWCA building was then erected at First Avenue North
-and Ninth Street at a cost of $72,000 for building and furnishings. The
-building was dedicated in 1914. When completed the building had 36 rooms
-for permanent and transient guests, clubrooms and a gymnasium. For many
-years the YWCA also operated a cafeteria in the new building.
-
-
-
-
-                             THE JOYCE HOME
-
-
-A Fort Dodge attorney, who practiced law here for a number of years and
-later was named a federal judge in Minnesota, erected this home on north
-Seventeenth Street in 1915. He was Matthew M. Joyce, who lived here from
-1910 until 1918. He then moved to Minneapolis where he was attorney for
-the M. & St. L. Railroad for 14 years before being appointed to a
-judgeship.
-
-The two-story house with stained brown siding and white trim is located
-at 417 N. 17th St. It has changed ownership a number of times and is
-presently owned by Edwin K. Bradley, who acquired it in 1968. Mr. and
-Mrs. Bradley and their sons, Mike, Mark, and Matthew, now reside in the
-house which has the following room arrangement: first floor—entryway,
-living room, dining room, kitchen, half bath, solarium and screened-in
-brick porch; second floor—four bedrooms, sun porch and two baths. There
-is also an attic study room. Bradley is laboratory supervisor at Trinity
-East Hospital and assistant laboratory supervisor at Trinity West.
-
-Joyce was born in Emmetsburg in 1877. After completing elementary and
-high school education he enrolled at the University of Michigan and
-graduated from law school in 1899. He began the practice of law in
-Missoula, Mont., with Edward C. Mulroney, a native of Fort Dodge. In
-1910 he came to Fort Dodge and lived at various places before building
-the North Seventeenth Street home.
-
-During his years in Fort Dodge Joyce practiced law with B. J. Price and
-B. B. Burnquist for eight years and then moved to Minneapolis to accept
-the M. & St. L. legal post. In 1932 Joyce was appointed by President
-Herbert Hoover as a judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. After 17
-years as a jurist he retired in 1949. He died in Minneapolis in 1956 at
-age 79. Mrs. Joyce died in 1962. Joyce was a nephew of M. F. Healy, T.
-D. Healy and Robert Healy, widely-known Fort Dodge attorneys.
-
-    [Illustration: The Joyce home
-    417 No. Seventeenth Street]
-
-On moving to Minneapolis Joyce sold the north Seventeenth Street home to
-W. C. Woodward of the Fort Dodge Grocery Company. Later it was owned by
-Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Beeh, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Price, Chris Kulild, Eugene
-Leachman, Robert L. Mitchell and Ralph Humphreys.
-
-
-
-
-                            THE HAUGEN HOME
-
-
-This Fifth Avenue North home dates back to 1893 when it was built by
-Carl C. Haugen, a Fort Dodge businessman for many years. Located at 1249
-5th Ave. N., the house has been remodeled in recent years and now has
-first and second floor apartments. Present owners are Mr. and Mrs.
-Edward N. Richardson, 309 N. 18th St., who rent out the apartments.
-
-The house has white asphalt shingle siding and a brown roof. Entrance to
-the upstairs apartment is by way of an enclosed private stairway.
-
-Originally the house had a living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen and
-pantry on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-When the house was remodeled the first floor was made into a one bedroom
-apartment with bath, living room, dining room and kitchen. The upstairs
-has a two-bedroom apartment with living room, kitchen and bath.
-
-Carl C. Haugen came to Iowa from his native Norway in 1884, settled in
-Bode and then moved to Fort Dodge in 1886 where he began work as a
-barber. After several years he went into partnership with D. A. Noah in
-a large six-chair barber shop in the basement of the original First
-National Bank at Central Avenue and Sixth Street.
-
-When the First National Bank Building was erected at Central Avenue and
-Seventh Street in 1908 Haugen opened a new six-chair shop in the
-building basement. He continued in the barbering business until 1945
-when he retired and sold the shop. A brother, Martin C. Haugen, was with
-him in the barber shop until 1939.
-
-    [Illustration: The Haugen home
-    1249 5th Avenue North]
-
-Following his marriage in 1893, to Hanna Fredrickson, Mr. and Mrs.
-Haugen built the home at 1249 5th Ave. N.—one of the few homes then in
-that part of the city. Streets were not paved and walks were of wood.
-Haugen made two trips back to Norway—in 1891 and in 1900. He was one of
-the organizers of St. Olaf Lutheran Church here and served as secretary
-of the congregation for 50 years. The house was sold in 1965 when Mrs.
-Haugen moved to Friendship Haven.
-
-Mr. and Mrs. Haugen were parents of four children—a daughter, Magna, who
-died in infancy; and three sons, Helge H. Haugen, Einar F. Haugen and
-Karl F. Haugen, author of this series of Fort Dodge homes. Mr. Haugen
-died in 1947 at age 80. Mrs. Haugen died Dec. 23, 1974. Had she lived
-until Feb. 3, 1975, she would have been 103 years old.
-
-    [Illustration: CITY OF FORT DODGE, IOWA]
-
-
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-                                 INDEX
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-                                   A
-  ABEL, John H.                                                       33
-  ACHER, Dr. A. E.                                                   105
-  AMOND, John W.                                                      34
-  ARMSTRONG, E. F.                                                    87
-  ARMSTRONG, L. E.                                                    97
-  AULT, Van J.                                                        43
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-
-                                   B
-  BENNETT, S. J. (Cap)                                                 9
-  BLACK, J. B.                                                        26
-  BOWEN, Dr. W. W.                                                    18
-  BRADY, John J., Sr.                                                110
-  BREEN, E. J.                                                         8
-  BRENNAN, John J.                                                    30
-  BROWN, Charles A.                                                  101
-  BROWN, Jacob, Sr.                                                   54
-  BURNQUIST, B. B.                                                   100
-  BUTLER, Patrick                                                     25
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-                                   C
-  CARTER, Charles. L.                                                 75
-  CARVER. Dr. W. F.                                                   69
-  CHARON, Louis                                                       52
-  CHASE, Dr. Sumner B.                                                83
-  CHENEY, John C.                                                     19
-  CHUMLEA, Miles P.                                                   60
-  COLBY, W. H. H.                                                     49
-  COLLINS, E. W.                                                      65
-  CONWAY, Owen                                                        39
-  COREY, Frank                                                        58
-  CRAWFORD, R. W.                                                     45
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-
-                                   D
-  DAMON, E. O., Jr.                                                   93
-  DOLLIVER, J. P.                                                      7
-
-
-                                   E
-  EVANS, Dr. Robert                                                   17
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-
-                                   F
-  FESSLER, David                                                      14
-  FORD, John F.                                                       22
-  FINDLAY, C. V.                                                      78
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-
-                                   G
-  GADD, C. W.                                                         76
-  GILLMAN, George W.                                                  20
-  GOLDSWORTHY, John                                                   72
-  GRIFFITH, Frank W.                                                  24
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-                                   H
-  HAIRE, Jack                                                         94
-  HAIRE, John                                                         16
-  HAUGEN, Carl C.                                                    114
-  HAVILAND, A. J.                                                     90
-  HAWLEY, A. W.                                                       61
-  HEALY, M. F.                                                        10
-  HEALY, Robert                                                       31
-  HELSELL, F. H.                                                      63
-  HORN, Paul                                                          67
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-                                   J
-  JACKMAN, A. S. (Electrical)                                         37
-  JOHNSON, E. H.                                                      59
-  JOSELYN, Ed S.                                                      91
-  JOYCE, Matthew W.                                                  113
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-                                   K
-  KELLEHER, Dennis M.                                                 35
-  KEMPLEY, James L.                                                  108
-  KENYON, Charlotte                                                   84
-  KERSTEN, Dr. E. M.                                                  95
-  KIME, Dr. J. W.                                                     92
-  KIRCHNER, Jacob                                                     32
-  KURTZ, Harry L.                                                    102
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-                                   L
-  LARRABEE, Charles                                                   29
-  LARSEN, Thorvald S.                                                 68
-  LARSON, E. G.                                                       13
-  LAUFERSWEILER, Charles C.                                           98
-  LAUFERSWEILER, Conrad                                               12
-  LEARY, Dennis E.                                                    73
-  LEIGHTON, E. I.                                                     51
-  LOHR, Michael                                                       44
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-  McQUILKIN, A. D.                                                    50
-  MERRITT, W. N.                                                      74
-  MESERVEY, S. T.                                                     27
-  MINKEL, L. H.                                                       38
-  MOELLER, Walter J.                                                 100
-  MONK-ANDERSON                                                       77
-  MUELLER, William F.                                                 64
-  MULRONEY, John M.                                                   47
-  MULRONEY, W. V.                                                     82
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-  OLESON, O. M.                                                        5
-  OLSON, Evan.                                                        41
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-                                   P
-  PEARSONS, John H.                                                  109
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-                                   R
-  REMER, Dr. W. F.                                                   111
-  REYNOLDS, A. S. R.                                                  70
-  RHODES, Daniel                                                     103
-  RICH, E. H.                                                          6
-  RICH, Willis F.                                                     96
-  ROBERTS, George E.                                                  23
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-                                   S
-  SAUNDERS, Dr. C. J.                                                 56
-  SMITH, C. H. (Cad)                                                  66
-  SPENCE, Rev. W. H.                                                  48
-      (Methodist Parsonage)
-  STEVENS, Mary                                                       86
-  STUDEBAKER, Dr. J. F.                                               79
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-<div id="cover" class="img">
-<img id="coverpage" src="images/cover.jpg" alt="Historic Homes of Fort Dodge, Iowa" width="500" height="747" />
-</div>
-<div class="box">
-<h1>HISTORIC HOMES
-<br /><span class="smallest cur">of Fort Dodge, Iowa</span></h1>
-<hr class="dwide" />
-<p class="center smaller"><span class="ssn">PUBLISHED BY THE BLANDEN FEDERATION OF ARTS
-<br />FORT DODGE, IOWA
-<br />APRIL, 1975</span></p>
-<hr class="dwide" />
-<p class="center smaller"><span class="ssn">PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALLEN R. LOOMIS &#149; TEXT BY KARL F. HAUGEN</span></p>
-<hr class="dwide" />
-<p class="center smaller"><span class="ssn">INDEX TO HOMES ON PAGE <a href="#Page_119">119</a>-120
-<br />MAP ON PAGE <a href="#Page_117">117</a></span></p>
-<p class="tbcenter"><span class="smallest"><span class="ssn">PRINTED BY MESSENGER PRINTING COMPANY, FORT DODGE, IOWA</span></span></p>
-</div>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_3">3</div>
-<h2 id="c1"><span class="small">INTRODUCTION</span></h2>
-<p>This book is a picture-story history of 101 Fort Dodge
-homes. Those who brought the homes into being are
-chronicled here, as are those who succeeded those first tenants.
-The homes as well as their occupants are representative of the
-Fort Dodge community over a time span of more than 100
-years.</p>
-<p>All of the homes are extant; the publishers regret the absence
-in the history of many grand old homes no longer in
-existence.</p>
-<p>The homes first appeared in a weekly series in the Fort
-Dodge Messenger. The photographer&rsquo;s skill reflects the hobby
-of Allen R. Loomis, Fort Dodge industrialist, whose grandparents&mdash;the
-A.&nbsp;R. Loomises and the Leon Vincents&mdash;were
-prominent business and cultural leaders in the earlier-day Fort
-Dodge.</p>
-<p>The histories were written by Karl F. Haugen, retired City
-Editor of the Messenger. Mr. Haugen devoted many hours
-studying state, county and city records, and interviewed scores
-of persons.</p>
-<p>To Mr. Haugen and Mr. Loomis, as well as to all who so
-graciously and cheerfully cooperated with them, the publishers
-extend a grateful thank-you.</p>
-<p class="jr1"><span class="ssn">BLANDEN FEDERATION OF ARTS<br />FEBRUARY 6, 1975</span></p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_5">5</div>
-<h1 title="">HISTORIC HOMES
-<br /><span class="smallest cur">of Fort Dodge, Iowa</span></h1>
-<h2 id="c2"><span class="small">THE O.&nbsp;M. OLESON HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig1">
-<img src="images/p04.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="609" />
-<p class="pcap">The O.&nbsp;M. Oleson home
-<br />1020 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>O. M. Oleson, pioneer pharmacist and philanthropist, erected this large three-story brick
-residence with green tile roof in 1906.</p>
-<p>Located at 1020 3rd Ave. S. it probably is the only home in the city to have had a pipe
-organ for many years. The home was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Oleson until 1938 when it was
-sold to Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Whittemore. Mrs. Whittemore continues to reside in the house
-following the death of her husband who was prominently identified with the Vincent Clay
-Products Company here.</p>
-<p>The home has a full basement, first floor with living room, dining room, and kitchen;
-<span class="pb" id="Page_6">6</span>
-second floor with five bedrooms and two baths; and third floor with recreation room and attic
-storage space.</p>
-<p>The pipe organ which Oleson enjoyed playing was removed from the home prior to its sale
-to the Whittemores and given to Lutheran Hospital&rsquo;s nurses&rsquo; home. The nurses&rsquo; home was torn
-down some years ago during rebuilding work at the hospital (now Trinity Regional West).</p>
-<p>Oleson was noted for his countless philanthropic acts. He donated land to the city for
-Oleson Park in the southeast part of the city and Leif Erickson Park in west Fort Dodge. He
-was the principal benefactor of Lutheran Hospital when it was organized and began operations
-here. His widow, Julie Haskell Oleson, willed more than $2 million to the hospital at the time of
-her death.</p>
-<p>Oleson was a native of Norway and came to Fort Dodge as a young man and started in the
-drug business. In 1894 he erected the three-story brick building at Central Avenue and Eighth
-Street which was long the home of his drug firm&mdash;the Oleson Drug Company. The first floor
-and basement were occupied by the drug firm which for many years had both retail and
-wholesale operations. The second and third floors had apartments and some offices. The
-building was razed in recent years along with other structures to make way for the City Green
-Parking lot.</p>
-<p>Oleson enjoyed good music and in the early 1890s organized the Grieg Male Chorus and
-was its director for many years. The chorus had a large hall on the third floor of the Oleson
-building where members rehearsed and held social activities. His love of music led to some
-composing. One of the numbers he set to music was the celebrated World War I poem by Col.
-John McCrae&mdash;&ldquo;In Flanders Fields the Poppies Grow.&rdquo;</p>
-<h2 id="c3"><span class="small">THE E.&nbsp;H. RICH HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig2">
-<img src="images/p05.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="604" />
-<p class="pcap">The E.&nbsp;H. Rich home
-<br />819 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>E. H. Rich, a prominent Fort Dodge banker, built this large brick home at 819 3rd Ave. S.
-in 1880 and it was occupied continuously by members of the Rich family until the recent death
-of Miss Eva Rich.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_7">7</div>
-<p>Rich came to the city in 1874 and was cashier of the early-day First National Bank for
-many years&mdash;a bank that later was reorganized as the State Bank.</p>
-<p>The Rich house is located on a three-lot site at the southwest corner of Third Avenue
-South and Ninth Street. Foundation of the home is constructed of large hand-hewn limestone
-blocks 20 inches thick and upper walls are 14 inches thick. The soft burned red brick used on
-the exterior was produced at a local brickyard using wood logs at that time to fire the kilns.</p>
-<p>The house contains seven bedrooms, living room, dining room, music room, kitchen and
-two bathrooms. The third floor attic area has three large rooms and there is a fourth floor with
-two unfinished rooms now reached only by a ladder. The interior stairway, doors and trim of
-the home are of solid walnut, cut out and formed from local walnut trees.</p>
-<p>Originally the house had seven open fireplaces, four on the first floor and three in upstairs
-bedrooms. With the coming of gas heat these were sealed off and six of the eight chimneys on
-the house removed. The house is now heated by two hot air gas-fired furnaces.</p>
-<p>The home was piped for gas lighting long before there was any city gas in Fort Dodge. A
-large tank filled with naphtha was buried in the backyard and the naphtha was piped to a gas
-machine in the basement. The naphtha dripped over a large enclosed rotating drum which
-generated illuminating gas by evaporation. A pump then forced the gas into distributing pipes.
-Power for this home gas system was supplied by clockwork gears run by gravity from 2,000
-pound millstones. Each evening it was necessary to wind up the machine before lighting the gas
-fixtures.</p>
-<p>There were no telephones in the town when the house was built so Rich installed a telegraph
-line from the home to the bank a few blocks distant. Mr. and Mrs. Rich learned the telegraph
-code and one day when Mrs. Rich was injured she telegraphed her husband &ldquo;Come quick&mdash;badly
-hurt.&rdquo; Mr. Rich ran the distance from the bank to his home and found his injured wife.
-It was believed the telegraph message saved her life.</p>
-<p>In later years the Rich home was completely modernized. In 1973 the house was sold by
-Willis Rich, last of the family of seven, to Bill and Bruce Algood who are reconditioning and
-furnishing it in the tradition of the era when it was built. A large floor based mirror from the
-home was given by Rich to the governor&rsquo;s mansion&mdash;&ldquo;Terrace Hill&rdquo;&mdash;in Des Moines.</p>
-<h2 id="c4"><span class="small">THE DOLLIVER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>One of the stately residences built along Second Avenue South prior to the turn of the century
-is now the Women&rsquo;s Clubhouse, but for many years it was the home of United States
-Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver and family.</p>
-<p>Built in 1895 and located at 915 2nd Ave. S., the large three-story red brick residence has
-been owned by the Women&rsquo;s Club since 1935. While generally known as the Dolliver house it
-was built by Sen. Dolliver&rsquo;s father-in-law, George R. Pearsons and occupied by his family for
-several years. The same year the house was built, Dolliver married Pearson&rsquo;s daughter, Louise,
-but it was not until Pearson&rsquo;s death in 1904 that the Dollivers moved into the home.</p>
-<p>The home site originally included four lots. Pearsons, a prominent early-day resident,
-came here as agent for the Illinois Central Railroad. He served as mayor for two terms and was
-a member of the school board.</p>
-<p>The Dolliver home originally had a parlor, drawing room or music room, dining room,
-kitchen and pantry on the first floor; five bedrooms and one large bath on the second floor and
-other rooms on the third floor. In later years the upstairs was extensively remodeled. There is a
-huge open stairway leading from the first floor to the upper floors.</p>
-<p>In the rounded window area of the drawing room there once was a large stone hollowed
-out for a small pool. A fountain was located in the center of the pool from which water flowed
-continuously. Goldfish in the pool added charm to the unique window arrangement.</p>
-<p>In 1968 the Women&rsquo;s Club remodeled the house, enlarged the first floor meeting room to
-the west, removed the old porch and added a small patio and new entrance.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_8">8</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig3">
-<img src="images/p06.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="557" />
-<p class="pcap">The Dolliver home
-<br />915 2nd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Dolliver was a prominent Fort Dodge attorney and legislator. He was elected to the U.&nbsp;S.
-House of Representatives in 1888 and served there until 1900 when he was appointed to the
-U.&nbsp;S. Senate to fill a vacancy. He was re-elected and served in the Senate until his untimely
-death Oct. 15, 1910, at age 52.</p>
-<p>Sen. Dolliver was prominent in the Republican party and was known nationally. He was in
-great demand as a speaker and was called the &ldquo;silver-tongued orator.&rdquo; In 1900 he was mentioned
-as nominee for vice president with William G. McKinley who was elected president that
-year. Had he been nominated and elected he would have been elevated to the presidency after
-the assassination of President McKinley in 1901.</p>
-<p>Dolliver lived very little in the home here because the family was with him in Washington
-a great deal of the time he was in the House and the Senate. In failing health for some time
-Sen. Dolliver died at his home here from what was described as a &ldquo;heart ailment aggravated by
-over-exertion.&rdquo;</p>
-<h2 id="c5"><span class="small">THE BREEN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The E. J. Breen Sr. residence occupies a prominent location at the southwest corner of
-Second Avenue South and Tenth Street. Constructed in 1910, the home has been continuously
-occupied by members of the Breen family since that time.</p>
-<p>The house at 925 2nd Ave. S. has a red brick exterior with red tile roof, and is another of
-the sturdy early 20th Century residences built in this area by prominent families of the city. It
-has a full basement and three floors. On the first floor are living, dining and cooking areas; on
-the second floor four bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath; and on the third floor a ballroom.</p>
-<p>The Breen family came to Fort Dodge in 1904 from Estherville. The family included Mr.
-and Mrs. Breen, sons Maurice J. and Edward Jr. and daughter Paulyne. During their early
-years in the city the Breens resided in houses at Fourth Avenue North and Twelfth Street and
-Fifth Avenue South and Twelfth Street before their home on Second Avenue South was completed
-in 1910.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_9">9</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig4">
-<img src="images/p06a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="512" />
-<p class="pcap">The Breen home
-<br />925 2nd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>E. J. Breen Sr. was in the banking business&mdash;was president of the Iowa Savings Bank
-here and president of the Lehigh Sewer Pipe &amp; Tile Company and the Northwestern Portland
-Cement Company of Mason City for many years. He organized both of the latter companies.
-Breen died in 1928.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. Breen and family occupied the home after the death of the elder
-Mrs. Breen in 1939. Mrs. Maurice Breen continues to reside in the home following her
-husband&rsquo;s death and her son, Maurice C., a Fort Dodge attorney, lives with her.</p>
-<p>Television executive Ed Breen of Fort Dodge now resides on RFD 2; and Mrs. Emerson
-Dawson, the former Paulyne Breen, lives at 227 S. 12th St.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Dawson, prior to her marriage, conducted classes in dancing in the third floor
-ballroom of the Breen home. She recalls that she often meets men and women now who were
-her former students in these classes some 50 years ago.</p>
-<h2 id="c6"><span class="small">THE CAPT. BENNETT HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This large house at 911 3rd Ave. S.&mdash;set well back from the street&mdash;was built in 1890 by
-an early-day businessman&mdash;S. J. (Capt.) Bennett who came to Fort Dodge in 1870. It occupies
-a prominent location at the southeast corner of Third Avenue South and Ninth Street and has
-a two-story carriage house at the rear.</p>
-<p>The three-story residence is built of St. Louis granite-brick with Sioux Falls jasper trimmings,
-an early-day history of the city notes. It has a slate roof with copper trim. Wide porches
-extend along the north and west sides of the house.</p>
-<p>Since 1923 this spacious home, built by one of the city&rsquo;s most prominent early-day residents,
-has been owned and occupied by members of the Schaupp family. Enjoying the gracious
-living quarters in the home were the late Judge and Mrs. John M. Schaupp, their sons John Jr.,
-and Bradley and Judge Schaupp&rsquo;s mother, the late Mrs. Emma Schaupp.</p>
-<p>Judge Schaupp, a Fort Dodge attorney for many years, was appointed to the Webster
-County District Court bench in 1944 and served for 19 years before retiring. He died in 1971 at
-<span class="pb" id="Page_10">10</span>
-age 80. The family residence is now occupied by son John Jr. The other son, Bradley, resides in
-Cedar Rapids.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig5">
-<img src="images/p07.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="513" />
-<p class="pcap">The Capt. Bennett home
-<br />911 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Capt. Bennett, a native of New York, came west as a young man, spending some time in
-Ohio and Illinois and then went to St. Louis where he remained until the Civil War broke out.
-He enlisted in the Union Army and spent nearly five years in service. He served first with the
-23rd Missouri Infantry and later was captain of Company A, 12th Missouri Cavalry. At the
-close of the war his unit was one of those sent against the depredating Indians in Wyoming.</p>
-<p>Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth he engaged in surveying work for a time before going to
-Boone and then on to Fort Dodge. He was in the tobacco business here for a time, then left and
-worked on construction projects for the Northern Pacific Railroad. Quitting railroad work he
-settled in Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Ore., and at one time was president of the Tacoma
-Street Railway system.</p>
-<p>Returning to Fort Dodge, Bennett was president of the Commercial National Bank and
-the Green-Wheeler Shoe Company here. He was active in civic affairs and served four years on
-the city council and four times was elected mayor of Fort Dodge. He was also a member of the
-Board of Supervisors and was instrumental in building of the present Webster County courthouse.
-He died at his home here in 1911 at age 81.</p>
-<h2 id="c7"><span class="small">THE M.&nbsp;F. HEALY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This attractive residence at 1218 5th Ave. N., was for many years the home of M. F. Healy,
-one of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s and Iowa&rsquo;s most distinguished attorneys. The home has many unique
-features, including a round, towerlike area at one corner that extends from the large front porch
-upward to a pointed cupola on the roof.</p>
-<p>The three-story house has living room, library, dining room and kitchen on the first floor.
-An open stairway leads to the second floor with its five bedrooms and bath. On the third floor
-are three additional bedrooms.</p>
-<p>Healy lived in the home from the time it was completed in 1903 until his death in 1929 at
-age 66. He and his wife, who was 65 at the time of her death in 1936, reared a family of six
-<span class="pb" id="Page_11">11</span>
-children in the home.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig6">
-<img src="images/p07a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="662" />
-<p class="pcap">The M.&nbsp;F. Healy home
-<br />1218 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>A native of Lansing, Iowa, Healy came to Fort Dodge with his parents in 1892. He was a
-graduate of Notre Dame University, attended Harvard University one year and received his law
-degree from the University of Michigan in 1885.</p>
-<p>He began law practice in Fort Dodge with pioneer statesman and attorney John F. Duncombe.
-Later he was in partnership with his brothers, Thomas D. Healy and Robert Healy and
-his son, Thomas M. Healy. Other well-known attorneys with whom he was associated were A.
-N. Botsford, D. M. Kelleher, B. B. Burnquist and Seth Thomas who later was a federal circuit
-court judge.</p>
-<p>Healy gained statewide and national distinction as an attorney, orator and political
-leader. He was active in the Democratic party and attended nine national Democratic conventions.
-In 1924 he seconded the nomination of Al Smith for the presidency. He was in great
-demand as a speaker and gave addresses at many public functions and celebrations.</p>
-<p>Failing eyesight afflicted Healy in the later years of his life and he was stricken with blindness
-in 1916. Despite the handicap he continued his law practice until his death 13 years later.</p>
-<p>The Healy children included four daughters and two sons&mdash;Mrs. Ruth Healy Coughlin,
-Fort Dodge; Mrs. John (Margaret) Rourke, Providence, R.&nbsp;I.; Mrs. Carl (Eleanor)
-Mangelsdorf, Rock Island, Ill.; and Mrs. Joseph (Kathryn) Pleck, Evanston, Ill.; the Rev. Kerndt
-Healy, an instructor at Notre Dame University, and Thomas M. Healy, Fort Dodge, both
-of whom are deceased.</p>
-<p>The Healy home is now owned by Larry D. Lee, a Fort Dodge Senior High School math instructor,
-who acquired it in 1964.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_12">12</div>
-<h2 id="c8"><span class="small">THE CONRAD LAUFERSWEILER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig7">
-<img src="images/p08.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="455" />
-<p class="pcap">The Conrad Laufersweiler home
-<br />904 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Laufersweiler home at 904 3rd Ave. S. dates its history back to the early years of Fort
-Dodge. Original portion of the house was built in 1866 by Conrad C. Laufersweiler, a pioneer
-businessman of the city.</p>
-<p>In 1892 the home was enlarged to its present size and modernized. It was occupied by
-members of the Laufersweiler family until the death of Elsie Laufersweiler in 1969. The
-property is now owned by Grace Lutheran Church and presently is leased to the Blanden
-Federation of Arts which conducts art classes there and operates the Hand Art Shop in a portion
-of the house. There is also a ceramics art shop with a potter&rsquo;s wheel in the basement.</p>
-<p>The two-story house is of brick construction with stucco exterior. It has five rooms and two
-baths on the first floor and seven rooms and two baths on the second floor. An open stairway
-with oak railing and spindles leads from the first to the second floor.</p>
-<p>Laufersweiler came to Des Moines from his native Germany in 1854 and spent two years
-there. In 1856 he traveled to Fort Dodge on the Charles Rogers, the Des Moines River steamboat
-that plied between Keokuk and Fort Dodge in those early years. For a time he lived in one
-of the original fort buildings here.</p>
-<p>On arrival in Fort Dodge Laufersweiler started a furniture and undertaking business. He
-was an experienced cabinet maker and made most of his furniture by hand. Three sons&mdash;William
-J., John and Charles&mdash;later joined him in the business.</p>
-<p>The furniture business was located on the south side of Central Avenue between Sixth and
-Seventh Streets. It was discontinued in 1929, but the undertaking business has continued since
-its establishment and is now operated by Welch Laufersweiler.</p>
-<p>There were 10 children in the Laufersweiler family&mdash;five sons, William J., John, Charles,
-Albert and Frank; and five daughters, Mary, Bertha, Kitty and twins Edith and Elsie. Mary
-was the only one of the daughters who married. Her husband was Gustav Hilton and their son
-is Conrad Hilton, the internationally known hotel magnate who visited Fort Dodge in 1953
-on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Chamber of Commerce.</p>
-<p>Hilton was guest speaker at that time at an elaborate banquet in the Hotel Warden
-ballroom. While in the city he was a guest of his aunts at the Laufersweiler home.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_13">13</div>
-<h2 id="c9"><span class="small">THE E.&nbsp;G. LARSON HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig8">
-<img src="images/p08a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="554" />
-<p class="pcap">The E.&nbsp;G. Larson home
-<br />300 N. Ninth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s early-day businessmen&mdash;E. G. Larson&mdash;built the home pictured
-above in 1881. It still stands erect and stately at 300 N. 9th St.</p>
-<p>A huge porch that originally extended across the front of the house is now missing and in
-its place is a small stoop and second floor balcony with wrought iron railings. Otherwise, the
-exterior appearance of the home is generally the same as it was in the 1880s and later. In recent
-years the outside brick walls have been painted white adding to the attractive appearance of
-the venerable home.</p>
-<p>The two-story house originally had 13 rooms which are now divided into three apartments&mdash;two
-on the first floor and one on the second. Foundation walls of the house are constructed
-of native limestone and upper walls have four layers of brick measuring 16 inches thick.</p>
-<p>Larson, a native of Norway, came to Fort Dodge in 1868. Trained in tailoring, he began
-work in John W. Hardin&rsquo;s shop, later working in other tailoring shops here. In 1872 he started
-his own tailoring shop, leasing one side of the room then occupied by C. Rank&rsquo;s shoe store.
-Outgrowing the quarters he then moved to Fessler&rsquo;s building on Central Avenue. A few years
-later he leased a new brick building owned by Angus McBane and put in a complete line of
-ready-made clothing in addition to his tailoring department. Business prospered and he
-bought the building where the store was located.</p>
-<p>In 1892 Larson retired from active business and devoted his time to other interests here.
-In later years he was in the banking business as an officer and director of the Security Trust &amp;
-Savings Bank which operated until the early 1930s. He was also an officer of the Larson
-Clothing Company which was sold in 1920 to the Glazers.</p>
-<p>There were three sons and two daughters in the E. G. Larson family. They included Ben P.
-Larson Sr., Olaf Larson, Clarence Larson, Martina and Louise Larson, who was married to
-Eugene Gates. Miss Martina Larson resided in the family home until 1935 when it was sold.
-Present owners of the Larson home are Mr. and Mrs. Orrin R. White who purchased the
-property in 1947.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_14">14</div>
-<h2 id="c10"><span class="small">THE FESSLER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig9">
-<img src="images/p09.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="652" />
-<p class="pcap">The Fessler home
-<br />1110 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of the city&rsquo;s most historic houses is this brick residence at 1110 5th Ave. N. built by
-pioneer storekeeper and Indian fur trader David Fessler.</p>
-<p>The original portion of the two-story home dates back to 1869 when it was erected by
-Fessler in the northeast part of the town in order to make it easier to conduct his fur trading
-business with the Indians who camped in the nearby north woods.</p>
-<p>Fessler came to Fort Dodge from Germany in 1858 and shortly after arrival opened a
-trading center and clothing store. He started his fur trading business in his first small home
-located where the Blanden Art Gallery now stands. It was a considerable distance from this
-place to the Indian camp so Fessler purchased property in the northeast part of the growing
-town and built a new home there.</p>
-<p>The rear of the present home is the original part of the house built more than 100 years
-ago. The old time brick is still in good condition as are the basement walls made of stone. In
-pioneer days there were gunslots in the foundation walls for use in event of Indian attacks.</p>
-<p>The house now has four rooms and bath on the first floor and four rooms and bath on the
-second floor. The property has changed hands many times in past years and is now owned and
-occupied by George Bradshaw, Fort Dodge attorney, and daughter, Vivian.</p>
-<p>Fessler&rsquo;s home on Fifth Avenue North was reported one of the largest and most elaborate
-of the pioneer dwellings and included a 20x24 parlor. Adjoining was the flower room with a
-white gypsum floor and at the rear was the large kitchen. The kitchen was used primarily as a
-trading place with the Indians when they came out of the nearby woods to sell their furs. They
-were in groups and always remained at the house for a meal.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_15">15</div>
-<p>Fessler is also remembered for buildings he erected along Central Avenue one of which
-housed the Fessler Opera House, a popular pioneer entertainment center. Fessler had four
-sons and three daughters. One of the sons, Louis, was county recorder here for many years.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Marion Gilday of Fort Dodge is a granddaughter of the elder David Fessler. Her
-father was Louis Fessler.</p>
-<h2 id="c11"><span class="small">THE LEON VINCENT HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig10">
-<img src="images/p09a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="619" />
-<p class="pcap">The Leon Vincent home
-<br />1024 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The large brick residence at 1024 3rd Ave. S.&mdash;known in earlier years as the Leon Vincent
-home&mdash;was built by a pioneer Iowan who was a civil engineer, railroad builder and gypsum
-industrialist. The house dates back to 1896 when it was erected and occupied by Mr. and
-Mrs. Leon Vincent.</p>
-<p>The house, of exterior brick construction, now has three rooms and bath on the first floor,
-four rooms and two baths on the second floor, two bedrooms on the completely finished third
-floor and a large finished basement area.</p>
-<p>Ownership of the house has changed several times since it was built by Vincent. At one
-time it was owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vincent and later by Mr. and Mrs.
-Shirley Thornton. In 1965 the Thorntons sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Eide who
-now, with their family occupy the home.</p>
-<p>Leon Vincent, a first cousin of Webb and Beth Vincent, came to Iowa in 1867 and as a
-civil engineer worked in laying out the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad, now part of the North
-Western system. He continued in this work until 1873 when he came to Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>In 1881 Vincent was employed as assistant cashier of the Merchants National Bank until
-its merger with the early-day First National Bank here. He was secretary-treasurer of the Iowa
-Plaster Association in 1891 and was identified with gypsum operations here for many years. In
-<span class="pb" id="Page_16">16</span>
-1899 he rebuilt and re-equipped the Central Gypsum mill, first of the early-day gypsum plants
-here. When the U.&nbsp;S. Gypsum Company took over the Iowa Plaster Association in 1902, Vincent
-remained as manager of the Blanden mill.</p>
-<p>Vincent was active in many affairs, one of which was designing and building of the present
-St. Mark&rsquo;s Episcopal Church, which replaced an earlier edifice destroyed by fire. He also
-helped in laying out and beautifying of Oleson Park and in designing of 17th Street as a
-boulevard.</p>
-<p>In 1911, Leon Vincent and the brothers Harry S. and Donald Vincent, sons of Webb Vincent,
-founded the Vincent Clay Products, Inc., which operated its big plant at Shady Oaks until
-recent years. Many of the plant&rsquo;s machines and processes were inventions of Leon Vincent.</p>
-<p>In failing health for many years, Leon Vincent died in 1916 at age 69. Mrs. Vincent died
-in 1928 at age 81. Mr. and Mrs. Vincent were grandparents of Al Loomis, photographer for
-most of the houses shown in the book.</p>
-<h2 id="c12"><span class="small">THE JOHN HAIRE HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig11">
-<img src="images/p10.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="473" />
-<p class="pcap">The John Haire home
-<br />502 North Ninth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s earliest businessmen&mdash;John Haire&mdash;purchased property along north
-Ninth Street and built the home at 502 N. 9th St. nearly 100 years ago. Haire acquired the
-property along the west side of Ninth Street from Fourth to Eighth Avenues North in 1878 and
-platted it as Haire&rsquo;s Seminary Square Addition to Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>Shortly after purchasing the property, Haire built the north Ninth Street residence. He
-and his family resided there during his lifetime; then the property passed on to his heirs. In
-1941 the home was purchased by the late Verne Schram and his wife Thora.</p>
-<p>The Schrams remodeled the home extensively and added a small apartment and garage at
-the rear of the house. Earlier, in 1914, Haire&rsquo;s son Jack, had remodeled the house for apartments.
-Presently there are four apartments, three on the first floor and one on the second floor.</p>
-<p>John Haire came to Fort Dodge from his native Ireland in 1855 and entered into the mercantile
-business. His store was reported to be the third one opened in the newly-founded town
-and was located at First Avenue South and Sixth Street.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_17">17</div>
-<p>In 1879 Haire was elected Webster County auditor and held that office until 1885. He also
-served as county clerk of courts and was a member of the Fort Dodge School board and its vice
-president for 10 years. He retired from active business life here in 1870, some years before
-being elected to county offices.</p>
-<p>Haire and his wife were parents of 10 children, seven sons and three daughters. The sons
-were prominent in business affairs of the city for many years. They were M. J. Haire, Oleson
-Land Company; W. W. Haire, Sackett &amp; Haire Drugs; Jack Haire, Fort Dodge Lumber Company;
-Dave Haire, who served as county clerk; Tom Haire, Haire Clothing Store; Edward and
-Fred who were associated with Sackett &amp; Haire Drugs. The daughters were Anna, Josephine
-and Mrs. Margaret Haire Kinney.</p>
-<p>Two grandsons of the pioneer businessman are Fort Dodge residents&mdash;George M. Haire
-and John Haire, sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Haire.</p>
-<h2 id="c13"><span class="small">THE DR. EVANS HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig12">
-<img src="images/p10a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="610" />
-<p class="pcap">The Dr. Evans home
-<br />530 S. Twelfth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The brick home located at 530 S. 12th St. was built in 1913 by Dr. Robert Evans, for many
-years a prominent physician and surgeon in Fort Dodge. The two-story house has three rooms
-on the first floor, three rooms on the second floor and an attic area with two rooms.</p>
-<p>The house is situated in part of the Fair Oaks addition to the city that once was also the
-location of the Duncombe deer park and the attractive gypsum block residence of John F.
-Duncombe and his wife, Mary. Duncombe was a prominent early-day attorney and industrialist
-here.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Duncombe sold the South Twelfth Street building lot in 1909 to Mercie T. Evans,
-wife of Dr. Evans. Four years later the Evans built the brick home which they occupied for
-many years.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_18">18</div>
-<p>The house has changed ownership a number of times and once was owned by Mr. and
-Mrs. John P. Barton. Mrs. Barton was a niece of Dr. and Mrs. Evans. Following the deaths of
-the Bartons the house was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Al Hayden who now live in Mesa, Ariz. After
-some remodeling of the house it was sold by Haydens in 1967 to the Don Slotten family. They,
-in turn, sold the property in 1972 to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee Pingel who presently reside
-there with their family.</p>
-<p>Dr. Evans was born in Canada in 1857 and in 1888 was graduated from the Detroit
-College of Medicine. He began his medical practice in LaCrosse, Wis., and remained there until
-1891 when he came to Fort Dodge and opened an office in the downtown area at 516&frac12; Central
-Ave.</p>
-<p>In 1908 he associated himself with Dr. C. H. Mulroney and Dr. W. W. Bowen. After 15
-months Dr. Mulroney withdrew from the firm and Dr. Evans and Dr. Bowen continued
-together for 24 years with offices in the Snell Building. In the spring of 1932 Dr. Evans retired
-from active practice and in the fall of that year he died suddenly at his home.</p>
-<p>Dr. Evans was married to Miss Mercie Thompson of LaCrosse. They had no children but
-raised two orphan nieces, Sarah and Kathryn Thompson. Kathryn was married to John P. Barton
-who was a city commissioner here some years ago. Both are now deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c14"><span class="small">THE DR. BOWEN HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig13">
-<img src="images/p11.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="646" />
-<p class="pcap">The Dr. Bowen home
-<br />628 S. Twelfth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>Two Fort Dodge physicians and surgeons who practiced together for 24 years also lived in
-the same South Twelfth Street neighborhood. They were Dr. W. W. Bowen, whose home at 628
-S. 12th St. is pictured above, and Dr. Robert Evans who resided at 530 S. 12th St.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_19">19</div>
-<p>Both residences are of brick construction, fronting east on Twelfth Street, and were built
-about the same time in 1913. Dr. Bowen purchased his lot in 1912 and erected the house a year
-later.</p>
-<p>The Bowen residence is now owned and occupied by another physician and his wife&mdash;Dr.
-and Mrs. Walter E. Gower&mdash;who acquired the property in 1946. The house has one unique
-feature&mdash;lightning rods on the roof.</p>
-<p>The home has five rooms and a half bath on the first floor, four bedrooms and bath on the
-second floor and two finished rooms on the third floor. There is a butler&rsquo;s pantry and a second
-pantry on the first floor, both with their original cupboards. In the butler&rsquo;s pantry is a small
-heating element to keep dishes warm during the winter months.</p>
-<p>Woodwork in the house has the original finish and has never been redone. The Gowers
-have been told that the excellent varnish finish is the same as used on the early-day Pullman
-railroad cars.</p>
-<p>Dr. Bowen was born in Marion, Ill., in 1869 and as a youth of 15 moved with his parents to
-Kossuth County where the family settled near Algona. He attended the Algona public schools
-and later Northern Illinois Normal School in Dixon, Ill. In 1895 he graduated from the University
-of Iowa Medical college and began the practice of medicine at Whittemore. After five years
-he sold his practice and went to Berlin, Germany, for a year.</p>
-<p>Returning to the United States in 1901 he came to Fort Dodge where he was a prominent
-physician and surgeon until 1940 when he retired. He and Dr. Evans practiced together for 24
-years.</p>
-<p>Dr. Bowen was active in medical societies and served as president of the Iowa Medical
-Society. He was a charter Fellow of the American College of Surgeons which was organized in
-1913.</p>
-<p>In 1895 Dr. Bowen was married to Miss May King and they were parents of a son, Harold,
-and a daughter, Lydia. Dr. Bowen died in Fort Dodge in 1944 at age 75.</p>
-<h2 id="c15"><span class="small">THE CHENEY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>An early-day Fort Dodge banker&mdash;John C. Cheney&mdash;built this home at 1008 3rd Ave. S.
-in 1896&mdash;another of the fine residences constructed in the 1890-1900 era.</p>
-<p>Cheney was one of the organizers of the Fort Dodge National Bank (now the First
-National Bank) and first president when it began business in 1882. He and his wife resided in
-the Third Avenue South home until 1913 when it was acquired by J. R. Mulroney. The
-Mulroney family owned the property until 1931 when it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Tom
-Kelley.</p>
-<p>The three-story house is of frame construction with a large open porch on the front. On
-the first floor are parlor, dining room, library and kitchen with breakfast nook that earlier was
-a butler&rsquo;s pantry. The second floor has five bedrooms and two baths; the third floor includes a
-large finished room and storage space.</p>
-<p>A first floor fireplace in the home is unique in that it won second prize in the Columbian
-Exposition in Chicago in 1892-1893. It reportedly was purchased by Cheney and shipped to
-Fort Dodge for his new home that was constructed shortly after the exposition closed.</p>
-<p>The fireplace is made of hand carved oak with red tile around the fire area. The ornate
-mantel atop the fireplace has a large mirror with lights on either side. Columns on sides of the
-fireplace are topped by hand carved gargoyles.</p>
-<p>Mulroney, who once owned the property was a well-known Fort Dodger and one of the
-owners and officers of the Mulroney Manufacturing Company. The company produced
-overalls and work clothes for many years and distributed them over a wide area. The three-story
-building at First Avenue North and Seventh Street now occupied by the Marso &amp; Rodenborn
-Manufacturing Company is the former plant of the Mulroney firm.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_20">20</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig14">
-<img src="images/p12.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" />
-<p class="pcap">The Cheney home
-<br />1008 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Tom Kelley and his wife, Mary Brady Kelley, moved into the house in the fall of 1931.
-Kelley was a widely-known insurance man who organized the Kelley Insurance Agency now
-located at 216 S. 8th St. Two of his sons, Robert and Thomas X., are presently members of the
-firm carrying on the business.</p>
-<p>Following the deaths of Kelley in 1958 and Mrs. Kelley in 1959 the property was transferred
-to Robert and Thomas Kelley and their sister, Mrs. Charles H. McCrea of Las Vegas,
-Nev., the former Mary Loyola Kelley. The home has been rented for many years and currently
-is occupied by the Robert Tarbox family.</p>
-<h2 id="c16"><span class="small">THE GEORGE GILLMAN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The large two-story brick and cement faced residence at 400 N. 9th St. has been known as
-the Gillman home since it was built in 1915 by George W. Gillman, a prominent pharmacist
-and businessman of Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>Gillman lived there until his death in 1959. The house is now owned by William J. Thatcher.
-Two apartments in the home are currently rented out.</p>
-<p>Henry Kehm &amp; Sons&mdash;well-known brick masons and home builders here for many years&mdash;constructed
-the house for Gillman. Originally it had living room, solarium, music room,
-dining room and kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms, bathrooms and sleeping porch on
-the second floor. A large attic provided storage space.</p>
-<p>Gillman started his drug store here in 1904 at the southwest corner of First Avenue South
-and Seventh Street in a new building erected by Colby Brothers, who operated a livery barn
-here in the earlier days. The store was in operation at this location until the spring of 1974
-when it closed its doors after 70 years of continuous operation. Roy W. Gillman, son of the
-store&rsquo;s founder, was associated with the firm for 56 years and the owner until the store closed.</p>
-<p>The senior Gillman, who was 79 at time of his death, was born in Nowlin, S.&nbsp;D., and came
-<span class="pb" id="Page_21">21</span>
-with his family to Badger at an early age. As a boy he worked in the Campbell &amp; Tower drug
-store here and later graduated in pharmacy from Highland Park University in Des Moines. After
-working with Campbell &amp; Tower as a registered pharmacist he opened his own store.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig15">
-<img src="images/p12a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="556" />
-<p class="pcap">The George Gillman home
-<br />400 N. Ninth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>Gillman was active in pharmacy circles and was a member of the State Board of Pharmacy
-for 18 years, serving as its chairman several times.</p>
-<p>Gillman was also interested in the theater and was president of the Princess Theater Company
-which built and operated the Princess here for many years. During his years as manager,
-the theater offered some of the finest vaudeville available and also booked in outstanding
-shows with celebrated performers. The theater finally closed its doors and in 1939 the building
-was sold to the First National Bank. It is now the home of the bank at 18 N. 9th St.</p>
-<h2 id="c17"><span class="small">THE VINCENT HOUSE</span></h2>
-<p>One of the few remaining landmarks in Fort Dodge is the historic Vincent home at 824
-3rd Ave. S. The house is now more than a century old, having been built in 1871 by James
-Swain, a pioneer Fort Dodge resident who was in the wholesale and retail drug business.</p>
-<p>The house was purchased in 1879 by Webb Vincent, an early-day Fort Dodge industrialist
-and one of the founders of the gypsum industry here in 1872. Associated with him at that time
-in the establishment of the Fort Dodge Plaster Mills were George S. Ringland and Stillman T.
-Meservey.</p>
-<p>The Webb Vincent family moved into the spacious home Oct. 17, 1879. It had been occupied
-continuously by members of the family until the death in 1969 of Mrs. Anne Vincent,
-widow of Donald Vincent.</p>
-<p>The home has an exterior of red brick&mdash;a &ldquo;soft brick&rdquo; made from red clay that was
-found extensively in this area. Foundation walls are of limestone set in mortar. These stones of
-different sizes and roughly hewn form a foundation wall about seven feet high. Exterior house
-walls are 30 inches thick and interior walls are 24 inches thick.</p>
-<p>Rooms of the house are large. Ceilings on the first floor are 14 feet high, on the second
-<span class="pb" id="Page_22">22</span>
-floor 12 feet high and on the third floor nine feet high. The third floor included a ballroom, 20
-&times; 50 feet in size, where many early-day parties were held.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig16">
-<img src="images/p13.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="625" />
-<p class="pcap">The Vincent House
-<br />824 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Vincent House was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and in
-1974 was allocated $1,200 in federal funds for preservation purposes. The money will be used
-for restoration of the third floor ballroom in the house.</p>
-<p>The beautiful home at the northwest corner of Third Avenue South and Ninth Street has
-been preserved through the years in excellent condition. It survived a battle in 1957 and 1958
-with the Federal Government when it was proposed to raze the structure to make room for the
-nearby Federal Building and Post Office.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Anne Vincent bequeathed the historic home to the Fort Dodge YWCA. Income from
-a $150,000 trust fund may be used by the YWCA to keep the home in good repair and to
-redecorate it. The home is now being used by the organization for many gatherings.</p>
-<h2 id="c18"><span class="small">THE FORD HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Fort Dodge mayor John F. Ford, who served from 1911 to 1919, resided in this Fifth
-Avenue North home for many years with his wife and five children. Ford won election as mayor
-when the city&rsquo;s form of government was changed from the ward system to the present commission
-system.</p>
-<p>The first City Council under the commission form included Mayor Ford, Commissioner
-Frank W. Collins and Commissioner C. H. (Cad) Smith. At that time Collins was in charge of
-the department of accounts, finances, public properties and parks. Smith headed the department
-of public safety, streets and public improvements.</p>
-<p>The two-story frame house at 1242 5th Ave. N., which the Ford family occupied was built
-in 1890 and acquired by the Fords in 1895. The home has changed ownership a number of
-<span class="pb" id="Page_23">23</span>
-times since the Fords resided there and presently is owned by Mrs. Fatima Habhab, who with
-her late husband, Allie, purchased the property in 1953.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig17">
-<img src="images/p13a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="634" />
-<p class="pcap">The Ford home
-<br />1242 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Ford was prominent in Fort Dodge and Webster County affairs for many years. He was
-born here in 1864 and when six years old moved with his parents to a Jackson Township farm.
-He lived on the farm for 21 years and then moved back to Fort Dodge. During his years on the
-farm Ford taught school for 10 years during the winter months.</p>
-<p>In 1893 Ford was appointed deputy county auditor under Auditor T. A. Cunningham and
-served in that capacity for six years, then was elected county auditor and served for another six
-years. Later he was interested in the R. B. Berryhill store at the northwest corner of Central
-Avenue and Eighth Street which sold books, stationery and had a complete newsstand.</p>
-<p>Ford was an outstanding bowler and a member of championship bowling teams of Fort
-Dodge with other well-known men of his time.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Ford were the parents of a son and four daughters. They were Howard,
-Mary, Charlotte, Helen and Alice.</p>
-<h2 id="c19"><span class="small">THE ROBERTS HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Another of the landmark homes along Third Avenue South is the Roberts home, 919 3rd
-Ave. S., which housed publishers and editors of The Messenger for many years. Built by
-George E. Roberts in 1888, the house is a three-story frame structure with large porches that
-extend along the north, east and south sides.</p>
-<p>Occupying an impressive location at the southwest corner of Third Avenue South and
-Tenth Street, the house has an expansive yard extending southward from the avenue for a considerable
-distance. Large trees also surround the home.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_24">24</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig18">
-<img src="images/p14.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="591" />
-<p class="pcap">The Roberts home
-<br />919 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Beautiful oak and cherry woodwork mark the interior of the rooms on the first floor. A
-large open entrance hall with beamed oak ceiling is just inside the front entryway. It features
-oak woodwork and a large fireplace with a carved oak mantel. The open stairway to the second
-floor is flanked by large columns of Grecian design.</p>
-<p>The adjoining library room also has a fireplace and is unique with its cherry woodwork
-and massive open bookcases. A large handcrafted wood archway over a huge window at the
-east separates the bookcases. Floors in the entrance hall, library, living room and dining room
-are of oak. There are four bedrooms and two baths on the second floor and attic space on the
-third floor. The house has a large basement area, including a cyclone cellar with an arched
-brick ceiling.</p>
-<p>George E. Roberts was an outstanding early-day newspaperman and also served for a time
-as state printer for Iowa. He advanced from the publishing business here to the office of director
-of the United States Mint and later to high banking positions.</p>
-<p>When Roberts left Fort Dodge in 1898 he was succeeded at The Messenger by his brother,
-Charles A. Roberts, who also purchased the home at 919 3rd Ave. S. Charles Roberts was head
-of The Messenger until his death Jan. 1, 1933.</p>
-<p>Following the death of Mrs. Roberts in 1957, the Roberts home was inherited by Mrs.
-John C. Deardorf, the former Catherine Vincent. She presently occupies the stately home.</p>
-<h2 id="c20"><span class="small">THE GRIFFITH HOME</span></h2>
-<p>One of the fine homes in the south part of Fort Dodge is the residence at 1234 6th Ave. S.
-whose history dates back to the 1870s. Familiarly known as the Griffith home, it was occupied
-by the Frank Griffith family for many years.</p>
-<p>City assessor records show the original portion of the home at this location was built in
-1871, but was remodeled, enlarged and modernized years later. Located on parts of two lots,
-<span class="pb" id="Page_25">25</span>
-the house has a 93-foot frontage on Sixth Avenue South and 106 feet on Thirteenth Street.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig19">
-<img src="images/p14a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="530" />
-<p class="pcap">The Griffith home
-<br />1234 6th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>John F. Duncombe, pioneer attorney here, was the first owner of the property before a
-house was erected there. He sold the lots in 1861 to a William Kellner who, in turn, disposed of
-the property to William C. Young. The original house is believed to have been built by Young
-as he retained ownership of the property until 1883.</p>
-<p>Frank W. Griffith, an architect who later was manager of the U. S. Gypsum plant here,
-purchased the home in 1914. Age of the house is shown by the fact that its construction includes
-solid walnut studdings, walnut floor joists and walnut sheathing. Foundation walls are
-of limestone.</p>
-<p>The two-story house has a shingle exterior. The first floor has living room, L-shaped
-dining room, playroom, kitchen, screened-in porch and large entrance hall. On the second
-floor are three bedrooms, bath, screened-in porch and attic space.</p>
-<p>Griffith came to Fort Dodge in 1901 to design the Blanden gypsum mill located about a
-mile east of the present Celotex plant. He also supervised construction of the plant of the
-American Independent Gypsum Company organized in 1906.</p>
-<p>Griffith then went to Chicago with the United States Gypsum Company and in 1908 was
-transferred to Fort Dodge as manager of the local mill and office. Later he was transferred to
-Alabaster, Mich., and then returned to Fort Dodge in 1913 as manager of the U.&nbsp;S.&nbsp;G. plant. He
-remained as plant manager here until 1921 when he resigned to resume architectural work. His
-son, Stanford W. Griffith, later joined him in the business and is presently head of the Griffith
-Company architectural firm here. The elder Griffith continued work as an architect until his
-death in 1953.</p>
-<p>The Griffith home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Carney who reside there.</p>
-<h2 id="c21"><span class="small">THE BUTLER HOUSE</span></h2>
-<p>This attractive white frame house at 924 5th Ave. N. dates its history back to 1880 and
-from 1901 until 1945 was known as the Paddy Butler home. During this 44-year period it was
-<span class="pb" id="Page_26">26</span>
-the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. (Paddy) Butler and family.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig20">
-<img src="images/p15.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="516" />
-<p class="pcap">The Butler House
-<br />924 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Earlier the house was the First Presbyterian Church&rsquo;s manse and was occupied by Dr. J.
-Milton Greene, the church pastor, from 1893 to 1899. During these years the residence was
-familiarly called the &ldquo;Preacher Greene&rdquo; house.</p>
-<p>The two-story house has unique bow windows of a type used in early-day construction.
-Originally it had a parlor, two sitting rooms, bedroom, bath, kitchen and dining room on the
-first floor. The second floor had three large bedrooms and there also was an attic.</p>
-<p>Albert E. Clark who acquired the lot at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue North and
-Tenth Street in 1880 built the house that year. He owned the property until 1884 when it was
-sold to Thomas Sargent, a well-known early-day resident. Sargent kept the home until 1893
-when it was sold to the Presbyterian Church for its minister, Dr. Greene.</p>
-<p>In 1901 the church sold the house to the Butlers and it remained in the family&rsquo;s possession
-until 1945 when sold to Effie R. Davis. J. Aaron Davis purchased the property in 1958 and
-resided there until 1970 when he sold it to the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ackerman
-of Des Moines.</p>
-<p>Butler, who owned the home for many years, was a farmer and livestock raiser in Webster
-and Humboldt counties. There were four daughters and two sons in the family&mdash;Mrs. F. E.
-Ludgate (Josephine) now deceased; Mrs. Mary Savage and Mrs. T. J. Tokheim (Ina) both of
-Fort Dodge; and Mrs. George Brennan (Esther) of Littleton, Colo.; John Butler, deceased, and
-Harry Butler of Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Tokheim, her husband and family resided in Lytton for many years and while there
-constructed a new home. She was so impressed with the bow windows in her parents&rsquo; home
-here that similar windows were installed in their Lytton home.</p>
-<p>The Butler home was remodeled after its purchase by the Davis family and now includes
-two apartments which the Ackermans rent out.</p>
-<h2 id="c22"><span class="small">THE J. B. BLACK HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A well-known Webster County farmer, who was also an early-day auto dealer in Fort
-<span class="pb" id="Page_27">27</span>
-Dodge, built the home at 1102 5th Ave. N. and occupied it with his family for many years.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig21">
-<img src="images/p15a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" />
-<p class="pcap">The J. B. Black home
-<br />1102 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>He was J. B. Black who acquired the property at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue North
-and Eleventh Street in 1893 and erected the home the same year. The home site was purchased
-from David Fessler, pioneer merchant and fur trader who resided at 1110 5th Ave. N.</p>
-<p>Black owned a farm northeast of the city and lived there until the home in town was completed.
-After moving into town he continued to operate his farm with a hired man.</p>
-<p>The large two-story frame house with full basement has been enlarged and remodeled
-since the Blacks resided there. It has changed ownership a number of times and has been
-owned by Hassan Habhab since 1947. The house now has two apartments that are rented out.</p>
-<p>Black became interested in early-day autos and operated a garage here with a partner,
-Will Kirkpatrick, under the name of Black &amp; Kirkpatrick. The firm began business in 1908
-and continued operations until 1918. The garage originally was at 1104 Central Avenue, but
-later moved to other downtown locations. During 10 years in business Black &amp; Kirkpatrick was
-dealer for the line of EMF and Everett automobiles&mdash;both of which long ago passed out of the
-motor car picture.</p>
-<p>In addition to his farming and auto operations, Black in his early-days here was in the
-butcher shop business with the Wolverton Brothers at Central Avenue and Eighth Street. Mr.
-and Mrs. Black were parents of two sons and three daughters&mdash;Ben and Irving, Miss Edna
-Black, Miss Laura Black and Mrs. Lucy J. Carpenter.</p>
-<p>Black owned farm property at the north end of Dolliver State Park and part of this land
-was sold to the state when the park was established in 1922. Irving Black also farmed some of
-the land near the park for a number of years. The elder Mr. Black spent the later years of his
-life at his farm home near Dolliver Park and died there in 1935 at age 79.</p>
-<h2 id="c23"><span class="small">THE MESERVEY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was a guest in the Stillman T. Meservey home at
-923 1st Ave. S. when he visited Fort Dodge in 1902&mdash;the residence that now is the Bruce
-Funeral Home.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_28">28</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig22">
-<img src="images/p16.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="588" />
-<p class="pcap">The Meservey home
-<br />923 1st Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Meservey home was large and spacious with many elegantly furnished rooms on its
-three floors. There were seven fireplaces in the home which provided heat to the many rooms
-during the winter months. The first floor included living room, dining room, library finished in
-black walnut, kitchen and pantry, butler and maid&rsquo;s quarters. There was also a large reception
-hall from which the solid oak open stairway led upstairs.</p>
-<p>The second floor had a balcony area at the head of the stairs, five bedrooms and two
-bathrooms. On the third floor is a complete apartment.</p>
-<p>Meservey, one of the city&rsquo;s most prominent early-day residents, was born in Clinton, Ill.,
-in 1848 and came to Fort Dodge with his parents in 1856. After completing his education in the
-public schools and high school here he graduated from Clinton Liberal Institute with a degree
-in pharmacy. He returned to Fort Dodge and for some time was associated with the Cheney
-and Meservey drug firm. That was the start of his meteoric rise as a merchant, industrialist,
-banker, financier and politician.</p>
-<p>In 1886 Meservey bought the property at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and
-Tenth Street and in 1890 erected the large brick residence. It was the showplace of the town
-and the meeting place for many social and civic events. During this era the Meserveys entertained
-President Roosevelt.</p>
-<p>Meservey was one of the founders of the gypsum industry here in 1872 and for many years
-was associated with the U. S. Gypsum Company as secretary. He was also associated with civic
-and commercial enterprises, including the city&rsquo;s street railway system. Interested in politics he
-was elected to the City Council for several terms and served as mayor of Fort Dodge for three
-terms. He also was elected to the Iowa Legislature.</p>
-<p>In 1905 Meservey moved to Chicago where he was active with the U. S. Gypsum Company.
-In 1908 he sold the home here to Thomas D. Healy and the Healy family resided there for many
-years. In 1936 it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wilder who moved their funeral parlor there
-and it since has been used as a funeral home. Mack B. Bruce acquired an interest in the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_29">29</span>
-business in 1938 and it operated as Wilder &amp; Bruce until the Bruces purchased the Wilder interest
-in 1945. Since then it has been Bruces Funeral Home.</p>
-<h2 id="c24"><span class="small">THE LARRABEE HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig23">
-<img src="images/p16a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="515" />
-<p class="pcap">The Larrabee home
-<br />1222 6th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The son of an early-day governor of Iowa&mdash;Charles Larrabee Sr. and his family&mdash;occupied
-this residence at 1222 6th Ave. S. for many years.</p>
-<p>Charles Larrabee was one of the seven children of Gov. William Larrabee, Iowa&rsquo;s chief
-executive from 1886 through 1889. Gov. Larrabee was born in Ledyard, Conn., in 1832 and
-came to Iowa in 1853, settling at Clermont in Fayette County. His home&mdash;Montauk&mdash;is now
-a historical museum there.</p>
-<p>Interested in farming he began purchasing land in the northeastern part of Iowa and soon
-became one of the largest land owners in the state. In 1867 Larrabee was elected to the Iowa
-Senate and served for 18 years. He was elected governor in 1885 and served four years.</p>
-<p>Two of Gov. Larrabee&rsquo;s children became residents of Fort Dodge&mdash;Charles and Frederic.
-Charles was a land owner, banker and capitalist. Frederic was also a land owner and a
-purebred livestock raiser specializing in Brown Swiss cattle which won many awards. He also
-was a state senator from this district.</p>
-<p>The Larrabee home here was erected in 1910. The two-story frame house has a large open
-front porch with heavy supporting pillars. Much of the interior woodwork is solid walnut. The
-house was owned by the Larrabees until 1944. Since then it has changed hands several times
-and presently is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heller Sr. Heller is in the mechanical department
-at the Hormel plant here and Mrs. Heller is a licensed realtor.</p>
-<p>The house now has two apartments. The Hellers and their family occupy the apartment in
-the main part of the home and the other is rented out.</p>
-<p>The Hellers have seven children. They are: twins, Dr. Joseph Heller Jr., a pediatrician in
-Dubuque and Michael, director of marketing for Emerson Electric in Honeoye Falls, N.&nbsp;Y.;
-<span class="pb" id="Page_30">30</span>
-Thomas, manager of controls for United Air Lines in San Francisco, Calif.; Robert, a computer
-programmer and analyst with Lockheed Aircraft in Sunnyvale, Calif.; and David,
-student at St. Edmond High School; daughters, Diane, married to Richard McCarville of Fort
-Dodge; and, Elizabeth, student at Iowa Central.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larrabee Sr. were parents of two sons and a daughter. They are:
-Charles Jr., a retired Pan American Airlines official in Coral Gables, Fla.; Frederic, a law
-professor in Nashville, Tenn.; and Mrs. Lawrence Heileman, the former Anne Larrabee, in
-Bridgeport, Conn. The elder Larrabees are now deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c25"><span class="small">THE BRENNAN HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig24">
-<img src="images/p17.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" />
-<p class="pcap">The Brennan home
-<br />560 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>John J. Brennan, store owner and city commissioner in later years, built this large two-story
-brick residence in 1899 and resided there for 24 years. Located at 560 3rd Ave. N., it occupies
-the northwest corner of Third Avenue North and Seventh Street.</p>
-<p>Brennan and Charles Furlong operated the Furlong &amp; Brennan store here from the late
-1890&rsquo;s until 1920 when it was closed. The store which featured groceries and general merchandise,
-was located at the northeast corner of the City Square.</p>
-<p>The Brennan house originally had a large entrance hall, sitting room, parlor, living room,
-dining room, bedroom, kitchen and half bath on the first floor; five bedrooms and bath on the
-second floor. The Brennan family lived in the home until 1923 when they built a new brick
-house at Sixth Avenue North and Tenth Street. The house at 560 3rd Ave. N. has changed
-hands a number of times and is now owned by D. R. Gumm of Fort Dodge. The house has six
-apartments that are rented out by the Gumms. A large open porch extends along the south and
-east sides of the house.</p>
-<p>Brennan was born in Kingston-on-Hudson, N.&nbsp;Y., and came to the Fort Dodge area with
-his parents in 1881. The family settled in Elkhorn Township where they farmed and raised cattle.
-In 1886 Brennan&rsquo;s father, also named John, purchased six lots north of the Pleasant Valley.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_31">31</div>
-<p>After the Furlong &amp; Brennan store was closed, Brennan was associated with M. J. (Joe)
-Haire and John Laufersweiler in the Oleson Land Company here. In 1924 Brennan was appointed
-to the City Council of Fort Dodge as commissioner of parks and streets following the
-death of Commissioner H. R. Beresford. He held the council office until 1931.</p>
-<p>Brennan died in 1945 at age 84 and Mrs. Brennan died in 1947 at age 82. The Brennans
-were parents of three daughters, Mrs. Edmund Condon of Fort Dodge, Mrs. Norma Kelly of
-Davenport and Mrs. Eleanor Lawler, now deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c26"><span class="small">THE ROBERT HEALY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig25">
-<img src="images/p17a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="625" />
-<p class="pcap">The Robert Healy home
-<br />1126 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house at 1126 5th Ave. N. was the home of the Robert Healy
-family for many years. Healy and his brothers, Michael F. and Thomas D., were widely-known
-attorneys here.</p>
-<p>The home, which has been remodeled and modernized in past years, is now owned and occupied
-by J. A. Leary.</p>
-<p>Robert Healy was born in Lansing, Iowa, in 1872 and came to Fort Dodge with his parents
-when eight years old. After his schooling here he attended Notre Dame University and then
-completed law studies at the University of Michigan. Two Healy sisters&mdash;Kate and Lizzie&mdash;also
-attended Michigan University. While at the university Robert Healy met Iva Bruce, a
-student from Birmingham, Mich., and they were married in 1900.</p>
-<p>After graduating from law school in 1898 Robert Healy practiced law in Rockwell City for
-two years. Upon the retirement of A. N. Botsford, he then became associated with his brothers
-Thomas and Michael and B. B. Burnquist in the practice of law in Fort Dodge.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_32">32</div>
-<p>Later Robert Healy practiced law alone here for a time and then he and Maurice Breen
-were partners for a number of years until Healy&rsquo;s death in 1929 at age 57.</p>
-<p>The home at 1126 5th Ave. N. was built in 1900 and purchased by the Healys in 1902. It
-was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Healy and their children, Louise, Iva and Bruce until 1917 when
-they moved to a residence a block east. Later another of the Healy brothers&mdash;William&mdash;resided
-there.</p>
-<p>Peter Russell, well-known to several generations of Fort Dodgers, was employed by the
-Healys for many years while they lived in the 1126 5th Ave. N. house. He worked as a groomsman
-in charge of the family&rsquo;s driving horses and a pony and also did yard work. He continued
-with the family until resigning to take over as parlor car porter with the Fort Dodge Des
-Moines &amp; Southern electric line.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Robert Healy, now 97, lives in Chicago with her daughter, Louise. Another daughter,
-Iva, now Sister Jean Gabriel, taught in Rock Island, Ill., and St. Louis, Mo., and is now with
-Cathedral High School in Chicago. The son, Bruce, resided in Chicago for many years until his
-recent death.</p>
-<h2 id="c27"><span class="small">THE KIRCHNER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig26">
-<img src="images/p18.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="475" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kirchner home
-<br />106 S. Thirteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>This early-day Fort Dodge home&mdash;built in 1866&mdash;is unique in that it is still occupied by
-one of the members of the family of the builder.</p>
-<p>The home was constructed by Jacob Kirchner, one of the first of a number of industrially
-minded pioneer businessmen to locate in this growing little town over a century ago. Located
-at the southwest corner of First Avenue South and Thirteenth Street, the house carries the address
-of 106 S. 13th St.</p>
-<p>Elmer Kirchner, son of this pioneer factory and flour mill operator, and his wife, Wilma,
-reside in this historic home which they have occupied since 1936. Two other sons of the elder
-Kirchner are also Fort Dodge residents. They are Jacob Kirchner Jr. and John Kirchner&mdash;practicing
-attorneys. Elmer is a retired farm manager and real estate broker. Prior to the time
-<span class="pb" id="Page_33">33</span>
-the Elmer Kirchners moved into the house, it was occupied by Jacob Kirchner Jr. and his
-mother for many years.</p>
-<p>The elder Kirchner built the home after purchasing Block 18 in the area between Twelfth
-and Thirteenth Streets and First and Second Avenues South. Of two-story frame construction,
-the house is painted white and has green shutters. In the years since it was constructed, the
-house has been remodeled and modernized.</p>
-<p>Kirchner was born in Germany and at the age of 2 came with his parents to the United
-States. They settled first in Bern Township, N.&nbsp;Y. and after several years moved to Iowa and settled
-in the Peterson area. When gold was found in Colorado Kirchner joined the rush there,
-found some gold and returned home.</p>
-<p>Before moving to Fort Dodge in 1866 Kirchner bought and sold thousands of acres of land
-in Clay County. On arrival here he built a saw mill, sash and door factory at First Avenue
-South and Twelfth Street. Later he rebuilt the sash factory into a large modern flour mill that
-produced the finest white flour, whole wheat, meals and various milling staples. He operated
-the mill for more than 30 years. The mill finally was closed, was idle for six years and in 1912
-burned to the ground.</p>
-<p>Kirchner was active in Fort Dodge affairs, was one of the founders of the Commercial
-National Bank and served on the City Council in 1874, 1875, 1879 and 1880. His brother
-Christian was also elected to the council from another ward. The elder Jacob Kirchner died in
-1909; Mrs. Kirchner died in 1962.</p>
-<h2 id="c28"><span class="small">THE ABEL HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig27">
-<img src="images/p18a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="570" />
-<p class="pcap">The Abel home
-<br />1333 2nd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>A former Webster County treasurer and brick and tile company officer built the original
-section of this spacious residence at 1333 2nd Ave. S. in 1891. He was John H. Abel, a native of
-<span class="pb" id="Page_34">34</span>
-Germany, who came to the United States in 1867 at age 13 and lived on a farm in Colfax Township
-for several years.</p>
-<p>In 1888 Abel moved into Fort Dodge and three years later purchased two lots at the southwest
-corner of Second Avenue South and Fourteenth Street where he built his home. In 1904 he
-enlarged the house.</p>
-<p>W. H. Koeper purchased the home in 1934, enlarged and remodeled it into a funeral
-home which he operated until selling the business to L. O. Guenther in 1947. Guenther merged
-the business with Bruces in 1972 and the house later was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Raphael
-Halligan of 1415 2nd Ave. S. They, in turn, did some further remodeling and now have two
-apartments in the house which are rented out.</p>
-<p>Abel was engaged in various activities here before being appointed deputy county
-treasurer in 1892 under C. W. Newton. He served in this capacity until 1896 when he was
-elected to the treasurer&rsquo;s post for two terms.</p>
-<p>After leaving the county treasurer&rsquo;s office, Abel became interested in the brick and tile
-business here and was president of the Fort Dodge Brick &amp; Tile Company from 1900 until
-1922. This clay plant was in the northwest part of the city near the east end of the Hawkeye
-Avenue bridge over the Des Moines River. The brick plant was sold in 1922 but continued
-operations for a time and then was closed. Abel retired from active work after the clay plant
-was sold.</p>
-<p>Abel was interested in other businesses in Fort Dodge including the Fort Dodge Serum
-Company, Plymouth Gypsum Company and the Fort Dodge Foundry. He was also a director of
-the Fort Dodge National Bank (now the First National Bank) in its early years.</p>
-<p>Active in church work he was treasurer of the Iowa District of the Lutheran Church-Missouri
-Synod from 1893 to 1912. He died in 1946 at age 91. Mr. and Mrs. Abel were parents
-of two daughters and a son&mdash;Miss Mathilda Abel, now deceased, Mrs. W. H. (Amanda)
-Koeper and A. C. Abel, who was assistant Fort Dodge postmaster for many years.</p>
-<h2 id="c29"><span class="small">THE AMOND HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This large frame house was built in 1902 by John W. Amond, widely-known Fort Dodge
-coal dealer and farm land owner. Located at 1024 6th Ave. N., it has a large open porch that
-extends across the south side and a portion of the east side&mdash;one of few such large porches on
-homes here. Ionic columns support the roof over the porch.</p>
-<p>The first floor includes parlor, living room, dining room, kitchen and butler&rsquo;s pantry,
-hallway and vestibule. A large open stairway with a landing area or nook leads to the second
-floor where there are five bedrooms and bath.</p>
-<p>All of the first floor rooms have parquet oak floors, oak woodwork and the stairway nook
-is paneled in oak. Ionic columns and an archway mark the entrance to the large dining room
-with its plate rail and built-in china closet. The living room has its original fireplace with tile
-hearth and red oak mantel with large mirror.</p>
-<p>The original chandeliers in the downstairs rooms are combination gas and electric and
-there is a large art window on the east side with stained and leaded glass. A large two-story
-carriage house is at the rear of the lot.</p>
-<p>Amond was born in Alsace-Lorraine (part of France) in 1861 and came to the United
-States with his parents who settled in Illinois. Later the family moved to Iowa and acquired
-farm land near Barnum. Amond purchased large tracts of Webster County land which he farmed
-for many years. In addition he owned a coal mine southeast of the city and was in the coal
-business here for many years with offices on Central Avenue and south Eighth Street.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Amond were parents of six children, three of whom died during their early
-years. Others were Mrs. Edna Hogan, well-known artist and widow of Jack Hogan, Fort
-Dodge; Mrs. Bernard Steinle and Jack Amond, both of whom are deceased. Jack Amond was
-in the coal business with his father and also managed the family farms until his death. He and
-<span class="pb" id="Page_35">35</span>
-his wife, Eva, moved into the Sixth Avenue North home in 1929. The property is now owned by
-Mrs. Peter (Eva) Paterson.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig28">
-<img src="images/p19.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="526" />
-<p class="pcap">The Amond home
-<br />1024 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Amond Coal Company ceased operations here in 1945 after having been in continuous
-business since 1895. Amond died in 1925 at age 64. Mrs. Amond died in 1949.</p>
-<h2 id="c30"><span class="small">THE KELLEHER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Kelleher built this home at 701 Crest Avenue in Snell Place in
-1921 and resided there with their family for 26 years. Kelleher, a prominent Fort Dodge attorney,
-practiced law here for more than 60 years and was widely known for his legal activities.</p>
-<p>The house, of brick and frame construction, is spacious and has rooms on first and second
-floors as well as in the basement. The first floor includes living room, dining room, family
-room, kitchen, conservatory, three bedrooms and bath. There are fireplaces in the living room
-and family room. On the second floor are three bedrooms and bath and large walk-in linen
-closet. The basement has a drive-in garage and five rooms including a large recreation room.
-There is also a screened-in front porch.</p>
-<p>The house has changed ownership only twice since it was built. In 1947 the Kellehers sold
-the residence to the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Dodge and it was the home of ministers
-of the church until 1960. On May 25, 1960, it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E. Stark who
-presently occupy it with their family. Stark is a well-known tax attorney.</p>
-<p>Kelleher died in 1964 at age 92 after a distinguished legal career here since 1902. After
-graduation from the University of Iowa law school in 1893 he began law practice in Des Moines
-and then went to Pomeroy where he remained until moving to Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>He was associated with a number of Fort Dodge attorneys including the Healy brothers,
-William S. Kenyon, Maurice O&rsquo;Connor, Richard F. Mitchell and his son John Kelleher.
-During World War I Kelleher was appointed to the War Trade Board in Washington, D.&nbsp;C., by
-President Woodrow Wilson. Later he was named solicitor for the Bureau of Internal Revenue
-and special assistant to the United States Attorney General in trial of cases throughout the
-country.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_36">36</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig29">
-<img src="images/p20.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="520" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kelleher home
-<br />701 Crest Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Kelleher were parents of five children&mdash;Leo of Fort Dodge; John of
-Waukegan, Ill.; Edward and Mrs. John Staff of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Mrs. James Hart of
-Highland Park, Ill. Mrs. Kelleher is now a resident of the Marian Home in Fort Dodge.</p>
-<h2 id="c31"><span class="small">THE DONALD VINCENT HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This Second Avenue South residence was identified for years by the huge landmark oak
-tree in the front yard. Reported to be more than 100 years old, the tree still stands in the yard at
-1010 2nd Ave. S.</p>
-<p>The house was built in 1909 and occupied by the Donald Vincents and their daughters,
-Catherine and Nancy, until 1932 when they moved into the historic &ldquo;Vincent House&rdquo; at 824
-3rd Ave. S. Presently the house is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jahn Jr., who purchased the
-property in 1951.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Vincent acquired the building lot in 1908 and the following year erected the
-spacious two-story brick home. The first floor has living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry
-and lavatory; the second floor has four bedrooms and bath. The finished attic has one room.</p>
-<p>The front yard tree&mdash;known as the &ldquo;Hawkeye Oak&rdquo;&mdash;was once recognized as the finest
-example of its species (burr oak) in Iowa. It was graceful and majestic in earlier years with
-spreading branches that extended well over the sidewalk and street. At one time it received a
-plaque from the Garden Club of Iowa for its outstanding appearance and age.</p>
-<p>The tree now has lost many of its stately limbs and today little attention is paid to it.
-Removal of the lower limbs started some years ago when a house mover cut off one branch. In
-an attempt to give it symmetry other branches were then cut off.</p>
-<p>After Mr. and Mrs. Vincent and family moved from the home it was rented from 1932 until
-1945 by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Loth. Mrs. Winston O. Larrabee, widow of Charles Larrabee
-Sr., purchased the property in 1945 and resided there until selling it to Mr. and Mrs. Jahn in
-1951.</p>
-<p>Donald Vincent was prominent in business and industrial affairs, being one of the
-organizers of the Vincent Clay Products Company and for years was an officer of the Fort
-<span class="pb" id="Page_37">37</span>
-Dodge Grocery Company. He was also identified with banking interests here, serving as
-president of The State Bank for many years. Jahn is in the furniture refinishing and
-upholstering work. He and his wife are also antique collectors and have remodeled the interior
-of their home for displays of their collections. They also own the adjoining corner house which
-they are remodeling into a future gift and antique shop.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig30">
-<img src="images/p20a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="622" />
-<p class="pcap">The Donald Vincent home
-<br />1010 2nd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<h2 id="c32"><span class="small">THE ELECTRIC HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Residents of the city who have lived here for about 50 years will probably recall that this
-home was popularly known in the mid-1920s as the &ldquo;electric house.&rdquo; Built by A. S. Jackman, a
-Fort Dodge electrical contractor, the home located at 1117 N. 19th St. is presently owned and
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Merlin B. Hays and family.</p>
-<p>The home was one of the first built in the Elmhurst Acres area just west of Dodger
-Stadium. It is located on a lot with a 120-foot frontage on Nineteenth Street and extending 265
-feet eastward to the stadium parking lot.</p>
-<p>Jackman, who owned the Jackman Electric Company at 924 Central Avenue, built the
-two-story brick home in 1923 and incorporated the most modern electrical installations at that
-time. When completed Jackman, in cooperation with the Fort Dodge Gas &amp; Electric Company,
-arranged to have open house and invited Fort Dodge and area residents to visit it. The newest
-and latest electrical appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, toasters and the like
-were on display along with beautiful electrical fixtures in the various rooms.</p>
-<p>The basic arrangement of the home has not changed much through the years but owners
-did considerable remodeling to fit their needs. The first floor includes spacious living and
-dining rooms, family or TV room, kitchen and bedroom with half bath. The second floor has
-three bedrooms and bath. There is also a large floored attic and a full basement. The house
-originally had a tile roof but this has been replaced with new type roofing. All spouting on the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_38">38</span>
-house is of copper. The home is set back a considerable distance from Nineteenth Street and
-there is a circular driveway leading to the house.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig31">
-<img src="images/p21.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="470" />
-<p class="pcap">The Electric Home
-<br />1117 No. Nineteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Hays purchased the home in 1959 from John and Ann Doud who acquired it
-in 1955. Other earlier owners were Arthur Westerman, Richard Paul and Robert Lentz.</p>
-<p>Hays, present owner of the attractive home, is a virologist with the Fort Dodge
-Laboratories. He and his wife are parents of four children&mdash;three boys and a girl.</p>
-<h2 id="c33"><span class="small">THE MINKEL HOUSE</span></h2>
-<p>This Fort Dodge home&mdash;known for many years as &ldquo;the Minkel house&rdquo;&mdash;dates its
-history back nearly 100 years as it was built in 1876, according to county records. Located at
-1008 6th Ave. N., the home has been remodeled at various times during these many years and
-is presently owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moses. They purchased the property
-in 1961 and added a combination living room and bedroom with bath on the east side.</p>
-<p>The house now has a living room, dining room, three bedrooms and two baths on the first
-floor and two bedrooms upstairs. Two wood-burning fireplaces&mdash;one in the living room, the
-other in the east bedroom&mdash;have now been converted to gas.</p>
-<p>The house acquired the Minkel name because it was owned and occupied by L. H. Minkel,
-Fort Dodge school superintendent and his family, for many years. Minkel came to Fort Dodge
-to take over the school position and continued as superintendent until 1923. The Minkel family
-resided in the Sixth Avenue home during this period and for many succeeding years when
-Minkel was in the insurance business here. The Minkel heirs sold the home to Mr. and Mrs.
-Louis C. DeFoe, who in turn, sold it to the Moses family.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Minkel were parents of five children&mdash;Lewis Minkel, now retired and living
-in Laguna Hills, Calif.; Eleanor, now deceased who was married to Roger Files of Fort Dodge;
-Dr. Roger Minkel, now deceased; Elizabeth (Betty) Myser of Ketchikan, Alaska; and Willard
-Minkel of La Mesa, Calif.</p>
-<p>Minkel purchased the home when he came to the city early in 1911. John F. Duncombe,
-pioneer Fort Dodge attorney and industrialist, acquired the lot on which the house is located in
-1864. In 1872 he sold the lot to Julia A. Ingersoll and it was during her ownership that the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_39">39</span>
-home was built.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig32">
-<img src="images/p21a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="473" />
-<p class="pcap">The Minkel house
-<br />1008 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Stories about the house relate that it once was occupied by a Dutch seaman who built a
-cupola in the style of a ship&rsquo;s pilot house on the porch above the front entryway. It was removed
-many years ago.</p>
-<p>Mr. Moses, the present owner of the house, is an Illinois Central Railroad conductor. He
-and his wife are parents of three daughters, all of whom are married and living elsewhere.</p>
-<h2 id="c34"><span class="small">THE CONWAY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>An early-day lumber dealer&mdash;Owen Conway&mdash;who came to the United States in 1845
-from his native Ireland and to Fort Dodge in 1865 built the house at 400 S. 8th St. in 1882.</p>
-<p>Conway, who was in the hardware and lumber business here, resided in the home with his
-family for many years. The house remained in possession of members of the Conway family until
-1946 when it was sold to John J. Williams. It was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Howick who
-remodeled the first floor into a spacious apartment for themselves. Mrs. Howick continues to
-reside in the home following the death of her husband.</p>
-<p>A large porch extends across the front of the house which faces the east. Square columns
-standing atop railing posts support the porch roof and are joined together with ornate wood
-trim. Windows of the house have distinctive outdoor arched tops and there are pointed dormers
-with windows on the four sides of the roof.</p>
-<p>The home originally had a living room, parlor, dining room, master bedroom and bath
-and kitchen on the first floor; six bedrooms and bath on the second floor. The second floor has
-been converted into a large apartment with three baths and there is also an apartment on the
-third floor. Rooms downstairs are large with high ceilings, floors are of oak and doors have
-double board casings.</p>
-<p>Conway&rsquo;s first business venture in the city was a hardware store and in 1869 he established
-a lumber business at First Avenue South and Fifth Street that continued until 1939. Conway&rsquo;s
-sons James and John, were in business with him for many years. After the business was incorporated
-in 1914 as the Conway Lumber Company the firm included Owen, John, James and
-Ed Conway, the latter a son of John Conway.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_40">40</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig33">
-<img src="images/p22.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="553" />
-<p class="pcap">The Conway home
-<br />400 So. Eighth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>James, Dave and Eustace Conway, sons of the pioneer, operated a general merchandise
-store at 612 1st Ave. S. and Dave, Eustace and Owen P. Conway also had a general store and
-lumber yard in Moorland. Two other sons, were in business in Clare&mdash;F. D. Conway, lumber
-and grain, and C. P. Conway, general store. The elder Owen Conway died in 1916.</p>
-<p>Two grandchildren of the founder of the Conway firms reside in Fort Dodge. They are
-Miss Delores and Owen Conway. There are also two great grandsons living here&mdash;Ray and
-Robert Conway.</p>
-<h2 id="c35"><span class="small">THE THIEDE HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Franz Thiede, who owned and operated a brick plant here for many years, built this large
-brick residence in 1890. The 14-room house at 520 N. 2nd St. has changed little since it was
-built and today is owned by a son, Frank Thiede and the estate of the late Elma Thiede.</p>
-<p>The house occupies the back portion of a lot that has a frontage of 160 feet on Second
-Street and extends back 230 feet. The first floor of the large, sturdy residence has a hall,
-parlor, living room, dining room, sunroom, kitchen, bedroom and bath. On the second floor
-are six bedrooms.</p>
-<p>Rooms on the first floor have 10&frac12; foot ceilings and woodwork throughout the house was
-cut from native lumber. The hall and parlor have walnut woodwork as does the stairway to the
-second floor. Other rooms have oak woodwork and oak floors. Doors and woodwork in the
-house shine with the original varnish applied in 1890.</p>
-<p>Thiede was born in Germany and studied masonry and architectural work there. He came
-to the U.&nbsp;S. in 1858 and at the age of 21 arrived in Fort Dodge and began masonry work. In
-1883 he and Charles Heileman organized a brick manufacturing company and built a plant
-near the east end of the Hawkeye Avenue bridge over the Des Moines River.</p>
-<p>The plant operated under the name of Thiede &amp; Heileman until Heileman&rsquo;s death in
-1895. In the spring of 1896 the company was reorganized under the name of Thiede &amp; Company.
-<span class="pb" id="Page_41">41</span>
-Later the name was changed to the Fort Dodge Brick &amp; Tile Company and continued under
-this name until the plant was sold in 1922.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig34">
-<img src="images/p22a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="464" />
-<p class="pcap">The Thiede home
-<br />520 No. Second Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The company manufactured a high grade paving, building and sidewalk brick and blocks
-as well as drain tile. One of the firm&rsquo;s specialties was a fine quality white pressed brick used in
-many homes and business buildings here. Much of the brick used in paving streets in the city in
-the early days came from the Thiede plant.</p>
-<p>Thiede erected several downtown buildings, also houses, and had a part in the building of
-St. Paul&rsquo;s Lutheran Church. After a long and successful business career in the city, he died in
-1925 at age 88.</p>
-<h2 id="c36"><span class="small">THE OLSON HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A house patterned after a &ldquo;cozy cottage in Norway&rdquo; is the Olson home at 1301 3rd Ave. N.&mdash;the
-home of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Olson, their son Bjorn, and daughter, Mrs. Doris Olson
-Wood, for many years.</p>
-<p>The Olsons were women&rsquo;s apparel designers and tailors and their expert work was widely
-known. Olson and Mrs. Wood also were artists and their paintings gained for them a wide
-reputation.</p>
-<p>The Olson house which has rooms on first and second floors, dates back to 1897 when it
-was built on a lot across the street from its present location. The original site was at the east
-end of Johnson Place. When this block-long street was cut through from Twelfth to Thirteenth
-Streets in 1911 in order to provide building lots in a previously inaccessible area, the Olson
-house was moved to the southeast corner of Third Avenue North and Thirteenth Street&mdash;its
-present location.</p>
-<p>The house remained in possession of Mrs. Wood for many years after the death of her
-parents and she continued her tailoring and art work there. After her death the property was
-sold in 1969 to Mrs. Helen L. Moreland who presently resides there.</p>
-<p>Olson turned out many fine oil paintings during spare time from his tailoring work. Mrs.
-Wood&rsquo;s art work was mostly in water colors. Both spent many hours in wooded areas around
-the city sketching and then completing the paintings at home. Mrs. Wood also made a trip to
-<span class="pb" id="Page_42">42</span>
-Norway where she did extensive sketching and painting. As a result many of her water colors
-were scenes from Norway. She also turned out paintings of farms and rural area scenes.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig35">
-<img src="images/p23.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="550" />
-<p class="pcap">The Olson home
-<br />1301 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Mrs. Wood painted and decorated the kitchen of her home in the style of Norwegian kitchens.
-It became so widely known that a picture of the kitchen and a story about her work appeared
-in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. The interior of the home has been remodeled
-by Mrs. Moreland and the downstairs now includes a living room, two bedrooms and a kitchen.
-The second floor has one bedroom and a bath. Walls have been painted, new floors laid
-and jalousie doors installed. Exterior of the house is painted red and growing on the outside
-walls are five different varieties of ivy plants.</p>
-<h2 id="c37"><span class="small">THE WRIGHT HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This was the residence of a pioneer businessman and early-day railroad official&mdash;Thomas
-H. Wright. Built in the late 1880s, the home at 209 S. 7th St., has been owned and occupied
-by members of the Wright family since then. Many changes have been made in the
-home since it was constructed. In the late 1930s it was modernized, a new entryway was added
-and brown cedar shingles were applied to the exterior.</p>
-<p>Isaac Garmoe, another pioneer businessman here, bought the property in 1873. Ten years
-later it was sold to Thomas H. Wright who later erected the house which is still owned by his
-two daughters&mdash;the Misses Marie Wright and Florence Wright. Marie is a retired Fort Dodge
-Senior and Junior High school social studies teacher; Florence is the former organist at First
-Presbyterian Church.</p>
-<p>The two-story frame house has two living rooms, dining room and kitchen on the first
-floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor. A garage is at the rear of the lot where
-once was a two-story barn that housed the family&rsquo;s horse, buggy and sleigh.</p>
-<p>Mr. Wright was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1840 and came to the United States in 1871.
-He moved to Fort Dodge in the early 1880s where he was trainmaster for the Illinois Central
-Railroad&rsquo;s Sioux City division. Later he was owner and partner in the hardware business here
-<span class="pb" id="Page_43">43</span>
-with S. J. Robertson. Their store was at Central Avenue and Sixth Street.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig36">
-<img src="images/p23a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="586" />
-<p class="pcap">The Wright home
-<br />209 So. Seventh Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>After retiring from the hardware business, Mr. Wright was in the real estate and insurance
-business. He also was an officer and director of the First Trust &amp; Savings Bank, a
-division of the old First National Bank, now the State Bank. Always civic minded, Wright served
-on the public library board in the days of Capt. W. H. Johnston, one of the city&rsquo;s early
-library presidents. He was also a member and officer of the First Presbyterian Church.</p>
-<p>There were six children in the Wright family&mdash;two boys who died during a diphtheria
-epidemic; Misses Marie and Florence Wright; Thomas H. Wright Jr., who died in Cedar
-Rapids in 1970; and Robert L. Wright of Oklahoma City. The elder Mr. Wright died in 1932 at
-age 92.</p>
-<h2 id="c38"><span class="small">THE VAN AULT HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This house at 1040 9th Ave. SW has been known as the home of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s &ldquo;Santa
-Claus&rdquo; for the past 39 years. &ldquo;Santa Claus&rdquo; is, of course, Van J. Ault, 79, who was the official
-Santa for the Boston Store here for 25 years and during that time greeted thousands of
-youngsters in the store&rsquo;s toyland.</p>
-<p>Van retired from his interesting occupation some years ago but occasionally now will don
-the red and white costume and appear at a party. Van figures he played the part of &ldquo;Santa
-Claus&rdquo; here for a total of 49 years. While he spent much time as Santa he was a meat cutter by
-trade and worked for the A. &amp; P. Store here many years ago. Later he and his son John purchased
-the Kubicek Grocery on Tenth Avenue Southwest and operated it for a time.</p>
-<p>The Ault home is located on property that once was owned by Major William Williams
-who platted Fort Dodge in 1854 and was its first mayor and postmaster. The property has
-changed ownership many times since then and was acquired by Van&rsquo;s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
-<span class="pb" id="Page_44">44</span>
-John Ault, in 1905. The first deed of record for the property was dated 1864&mdash;a conveyance to
-C. C. Smeltzer.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig37">
-<img src="images/p24.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="561" />
-<p class="pcap">The Van Ault home
-<br />1040 9th Avenue Southwest</p>
-</div>
-<p>Original portion of the present house was built during the 1860s. Since then it has been
-modernized extensively. Van and his wife purchased the property in 1936 and have lived there
-since that time. The house had four rooms when built, no porches and the exterior was marked
-by 1 &times; 12 vertical siding. Van enlarged the house by adding two rooms, bath, two large porches
-and a full basement. Van&rsquo;s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winneka owned the
-house prior to its purchase by the Van Aults.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Ault were parents of four children&mdash;Robert with the Celotex Corporation
-in Knoxville, Tenn.; John who owns Big John&rsquo;s Place; Ray, owner of Ray&rsquo;s Meat Market; and
-Mrs. Paul (Lola) Lynch of Pioneer.</p>
-<h2 id="c39"><span class="small">THE LOHR HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This sturdy brick residence was built 80 years ago in northeast Fort Dodge when there was
-only one other house (the Lou Alger home) to the east of its location at 1831 10th Ave. N.</p>
-<p>Known for years as the Lohr home, it has changed ownership a number of times and for
-the past 29 years has been owned and occupied by a number of well-known business and
-professional men here. Present owners are Mr. and Mrs. M. James Hutchison who have lived in
-the home since 1967.</p>
-<p>The two-story house has a one-story brick addition on the east side&mdash;built in recent years.
-Walls of the original home are of solid brick construction so popular more than three quarters
-of a century ago. The first floor includes the family room in the addition, living room, dining
-room, kitchen and bath and three bedrooms and bath on the second floor.</p>
-<p>The exterior brick is painted white and windows have black shutters. The roof overhang is
-also painted black to match the roofing. The house occupies two lots with a frontage of 75 feet
-<span class="pb" id="Page_45">45</span>
-on Tenth Avenue North and 190 feet in depth.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig38">
-<img src="images/p24a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="550" />
-<p class="pcap">The Lohr home
-<br />1831 10th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house was built in 1895 by Michael Lohr who came to the United States from his
-native Germany and settled in Fort Dodge in 1894. He purchased a 3&frac12;-acre tract of land along
-Tenth Avenue North from David A. Haviland who had acquired it from the federal government
-in 1857; built the house and lived on this acreage for many years.</p>
-<p>Lohr&rsquo;s son, Peter J. Lohr, acquired the house and adjoining property in 1911 and retained
-possession until 1941 when it was deeded to his daughter Alice M. Thomas. Warren A. Downs,
-manager of the Sears store purchased the home in 1946 from Alice M. Thomas and husband,
-Bernard J. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas had lived in the home from 1938 to 1946.</p>
-<p>Later owners and occupants of the home were L. H. and Virginie Anderson of the Jones
-Piano House; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkberg of Kirkberg Jewelers; Mr. and Mrs. Jon McClure
-of McClure Engineering; and Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, the present occupants. Hutchison is
-president of First Federal Savings &amp; Loan Association of Fort Dodge. The house has been extensively
-remodeled and modernized in recent years.</p>
-<p>Peter J. Lohr, who owned the property for many years, farmed east of the city before
-moving into the home. He then was employed by the Thompson Buttertub Company here and
-later was a rural mail carrier. Three of his sons&mdash;Ray, Clarence and Walter&mdash;live in the city.</p>
-<h2 id="c40"><span class="small">THE CRAWFORD HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Architecture of the late 19th century features this large house at 302 S. 8th St., which has
-now been converted into a four-apartment building. Built in 1875, the two-story frame house
-was owned and occupied for many years by Robert W. Crawford, an early-day druggist in Fort
-Dodge.</p>
-<p>Two large Ionic columns mark the main entryway on the east side of the house which
-stands at the southwest corner of Third Avenue South and Eighth Street. Crawford purchased
-<span class="pb" id="Page_46">46</span>
-the lot on which the house stands from Thomas Snell, a pioneer real estate dealer here. The
-house has changed ownership only a few times since Crawford constructed it and presently it is
-owned by Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Salvatore who acquired it in 1965. There are two apartments
-on both the first and second floors. One of the downstairs apartments is occupied by the
-Salvatores.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig39">
-<img src="images/p25.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="556" />
-<p class="pcap">The Crawford home
-<br />302 So. Eighth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>All of the rooms are large and typical of the style of the era when it was built. One of the
-downstairs living rooms has the original fireplace and there is an attractive circular stairway
-leading to the upstairs.</p>
-<p>Crawford was in the wholesale and retail drug business during the early years of Fort
-Dodge. He erected a large building at the northwest corner of Central Avenue and Sixth Street&mdash;known
-as the Crawford Block&mdash;in which his store was located. The structure was destroyed
-in the big fire that struck the area in December of 1956.</p>
-<p>A product known as &ldquo;Gopher Death&rdquo; was developed by Crawford which was manufactured
-and distributed through the Fort Dodge Chemical Company which he organized. The
-product was widely sold throughout the nation. In 1945 the company was purchased by Jewell
-A. Johnson, a Fort Dodge druggist, who continued its operation until he sold the business in
-1970.</p>
-<p>There were three children in the Crawford family&mdash;a daughter and two sons. The
-daughter, Mary, was married to E. F. Armstrong, a long-time pharmacist here with the Oleson
-Drug Company. Mrs. Armstrong was prominent in Fort Dodge and Iowa circles; taught
-English in high school and was appointed to the State Conservation Commission. The sons
-were Charles, who operated the Crawford Hotel here and Robert, now a physician at
-Burlington.</p>
-<p>Crawford-Armstrong addition in the north part of the city was opened by the two
-families for which it was named and Crawford-Armstrong Park was their gift to the city.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_47">47</div>
-<h2 id="c41"><span class="small">THE JOHN M. MULRONEY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig40">
-<img src="images/p25a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="593" />
-<p class="pcap">The Mulroney home
-<br />302 So. Seventh Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>Another of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s brick residences built by pioneer businessmen is the one pictured
-above which dates back to 1871. Erected by John M. Mulroney, it is located at 302 S. 7th St.</p>
-<p>The two-story house was built of soft red brick manufactured by one of the city&rsquo;s early-day
-brick plants and they are generally in good condition after more than 100 years. Basement
-walls are of native stone.</p>
-<p>Additions have been made to the house since it was constructed&mdash;on the west and south
-sides. The original part of the house has seven large rooms, hallway and stairway and is now
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Janssen who acquired the property in 1944. The additions
-to the house have apartments.</p>
-<p>John M. Mulroney was born in Ireland in 1832 and came to the United States at age 16
-and took part in the 1849 gold rush in the west and prospered there. He then returned to the
-middlewest and settled in Emmetsburg where he engaged in the cattle business. He married
-Jane Evans there in 1858 and they moved to Fort Dodge. On arrival here he purchased and
-operated a general store on the south side of the City Square. Some time later he sold the store
-and with Webb Vincent, E. H. Rich and G. L. Rich organized the original First National Bank
-here.</p>
-<p>Mulroney and his wife Jane, were parents of the following children: Mary, who became the
-wife of Ed O&rsquo;Connell; John E. Mulroney, father of attorney John Mulroney who was a judge of
-the U. S. Tax Court in Washington, D.&nbsp;C. for many years; Joe, Will and Louis, all of whom
-were associated with the Mulroney Manufacturing Company which had its first plant at Central
-Avenue and Tenth Street, the present location of Wahkonsa Manor. After fire destroyed
-the plant the company built the three-story brick building at First Avenue North and Seventh
-Street now the home of the Marso &amp; Rodenborn Company.</p>
-<p>Two other sons were Charles, a physician in general practice here for some years; and Edward,
-<span class="pb" id="Page_48">48</span>
-a lawyer who lived in Missoula, Mont. After the death of his first wife, Jane, J. M.
-Mulroney married Hannah Byrne of Moorland. They were parents of two sons&mdash;Robert, a
-lawyer who also practiced in Missoula, Mont., and Frank, in the Flaherty &amp; Mulroney clothing
-store here.</p>
-<p>A large barn was built south and west of the Seventh Street home to house the several horses,
-carriages, sleighs and racing carts which Mulroney owned. He generally had one or more
-horses in county fair harness races in the area. A large box stall in the barn was used as a
-boxing ring.</p>
-<p>Two grandsons and one great grandson of pioneer John M. Mulroney reside in Fort
-Dodge. They are William V. (Bill) and Richard J. (Dick) Mulroney who operate the Mulroney
-Insurance Agency founded by their father Will Mulroney; and Gary Mulroney of Mulroney
-Construction Company, the great grandson.</p>
-<h2 id="c42"><span class="small">THE METHODIST PARSONAGE</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig41">
-<img src="images/p26.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="647" />
-<p class="pcap">The Methodist parsonage
-<br />1518 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The former First Methodist Church parsonage, where the author of &ldquo;best seller&rdquo; novel
-&ldquo;One Foot in Heaven&rdquo; was reared, is this residence at 1518 3rd Ave. N.</p>
-<p>Hartzell Spence was the writer and his father&mdash;the Rev. W. H. Spence&mdash;was pastor of
-the church here from 1909 to 1917. The story relates the life and experiences of the Rev. Mr.
-Spence and family while here and in other parishes. Following publication of the novel, it was
-made into a hit motion picture in the early 1940s.</p>
-<p>The Rev. Mr. Spence, 34, was assigned to the Fort Dodge church in 1909 and Hartzell
-Spence recalls in his book that President William Howard Taft came to the city shortly after
-<span class="pb" id="Page_49">49</span>
-that to visit U. S. Senator J. P. Dolliver. The President gave Hartzell a &ldquo;pat on the head&rdquo;
-during that visit, he notes.</p>
-<p>The original Methodist church in Fort Dodge was built at the southeast corner of Second
-Avenue South and Seventh Street in 1858. The second church was erected at the northeast corner
-of First Avenue North and Tenth Street and dedicated in 1878. This church, around which
-the novel revolves, was a stately red brick edifice with a towering steeple. Just to the east of the
-church was the large two-story frame parsonage built in 1893 which was the home of the Spences.</p>
-<p>This parsonage was in use until 1914 when it was sold and moved to the Third Avenue
-North location where it is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. P. McGrane. Removal
-of the house was made necessary to make way for the present First United Methodist Church
-which was dedicated in 1915. First Church now has its parsonage at 1211 N. 11th St.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. McGrane acquired the property at 1518 3rd Ave. N. in 1939 and have since
-resided there. It has been extensively remodeled and modernized and now has four rooms, bath
-and music room on the first floor and four bedrooms and bath on the second floor.</p>
-<p>The novel by Hartzell Spence tells of the wrecking of the old red brick church in 1914 and
-building of a tabernacle one block east of the church site where services were held until the new
-edifice was completed. Much of the book is devoted to the life of the Spence family in Fort
-Dodge, including many youthful events in Hartzell&rsquo;s life told in a fictional vein.</p>
-<p>The Rev. Mr. Spence left Fort Dodge in 1917 to take over a church in Omaha. Later he
-had Methodist charges in Sioux City (Morningside College) and Mason City.</p>
-<h2 id="c43"><span class="small">THE COLBY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig42">
-<img src="images/p26a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="457" />
-<p class="pcap">The Colby home
-<br />215 No. Fifteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s early-day residents, who for many years operated a widely-known
-livery business here, built the house pictured above in 1885.</p>
-<p>He was W. H. H. Colby who came to Fort Dodge in 1870 and established a livery and lumber
-business. Fifteen years later he erected the home at 215 N. 15th St. which is now owned and
-<span class="pb" id="Page_50">50</span>
-occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Hilken and family. The Hilkens purchased the property
-in 1963 and reside there with their children, David, Janet and Danny. Hilken is employed at
-the Geo. A. Hormel &amp; Co. plant.</p>
-<p>The one-story frame house faces the west and sets far back from Fifteenth Street. It has a
-living room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, bath and a full basement. An open porch
-extends along two sides of the house. In past years the house has been remodeled and modernized.</p>
-<p>Colby was born in Vermont in 1840 and came to Wisconsin in 1859 where he operated a
-livery business in Sun Prairie. After 11 years there he and his family moved to Fort Dodge
-where he established his livery and lumber business. After a short time he quit the lumber
-business in order to devote full time to the livery and transfer business.</p>
-<p>Colby&rsquo;s brother, Charles, was associated with him in the business under the name of
-W. H. H. Colby &amp; Bros. The firm&rsquo;s operations included livery, hacks, bus and baggage transfer
-line. Their horse-drawn vehicles met all the trains arriving at the various railroad depots in the
-city and carried passengers and baggage to hotels and homes.</p>
-<p>The Colbys erected a large brick building on the north side of the City Square where they
-carried on their extensive business. Their address was listed in old city directories as 426-428
-Central Avenue.</p>
-<p>After building the north Fifteenth Street home, Colby purchased the half block area just
-to the north of the home. Old timers recall that he brought many horses from his livery barn
-out to this area to graze on the grassy ground.</p>
-<p>There were two children in the W. H. H. Colby family&mdash;a son Fred G. Colby who was
-bookkeeper for the livery firm; and a daughter, Miss Nellie Colby.</p>
-<p>Frank Ulish purchased the Colby home in 1936 and the Ulish family resided there until
-1949 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Yates. Owners of the property prior to its purchase
-by the Hilkens were Mr. and Mrs. Everett W. Mason.</p>
-<h2 id="c44"><span class="small">THE McQUILKIN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A prominent furniture dealer&mdash;A. D. (Archie) McQuilkin&mdash;who advertised &ldquo;The Big
-Store With Little Prices,&rdquo; erected this attractive home a short distance from the business
-district in 1911.</p>
-<p>McQuilkin established his business here in 1902 and nine years later built this south 12th
-St. home. It is now occupied by Mrs. E. B. Dawson, who with her late husband, Dr. Dawson,
-purchased the property in 1937.</p>
-<p>The two-story brick residence faces west at the corner of Third Avenue South and Twelfth
-Street. The house originally had living room, dining room, kitchen and hallway on the first
-floor; four bedrooms, sewing room and bathroom on the second floor. In later years some
-remodeling was done to the interior, including installation of 1&frac12; more baths and paneling of
-the basement for a recreation area. A study area with bookcases and a workshop for the late
-Dr. Dawson were also completed.</p>
-<p>McQuilkin was born in Pennsylvania in 1864. His father was a farmer and came to Iowa
-and located in Benton County in 1866. McQuilkin remained on the farm until 15 years of age
-before going to LaPorte City where he worked as a drug store clerk. Later he operated a meat
-market for four years and then took a job as a traveling salesman for a publishing concern.</p>
-<p>He began his career in the furniture business in Burlington and remained there 11 years.
-In 1902 he moved to Fort Dodge and opened a furniture store at 817 Central Ave. As business
-increased he purchased the lot adjoining his first store and in 1913 erected the six-story
-building which the McQuilkin company occupied for many years with extensive stocks of furniture,
-carpets, queen&rsquo;s ware and allied lines. The company continued in business until 1943
-when it was sold to the Home Furniture Company which then took over occupancy of the big
-building. The Home later moved to 611 Central Ave.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_51">51</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig43">
-<img src="images/p27.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="551" />
-<p class="pcap">The McQuilkin home
-<br />227 So. Twelfth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The main floor of the McQuilkin Building is presently occupied by the Lazy M shoe store;
-upper floors are occupied by the Boston Store furniture department and Sperry &amp; Hutchinson
-(green stamps).</p>
-<p>McQuilkin was prominent in the affairs of Fort Dodge and was active in the First
-Presbyterian Church. He died in 1926 at age 62. Mrs. McQuilkin died in 1942. The
-McQuilkins were parents of four children&mdash;Mrs. Granger P. (Marjorie) Mitchell of Fort
-Dodge; Mrs. Eleanor Terrill, now deceased; and two daughters who died in infancy.</p>
-<h2 id="c45"><span class="small">THE LEIGHTON HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The former E. I. Leighton home at 1120 3rd Ave. N. was built by the founder of the
-Leighton Supply Company of Fort Dodge. It is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
-Donald E. Struve.</p>
-<p>The Struves acquired the house in 1969 and have completely modernized the interior and
-made many exterior changes such as adding old-fashioned posts, trim and railing to the large
-front porch.</p>
-<p>Leighton built the home in 1901 following plans drawn by architect J. H. Albright. The
-Leighton family retained ownership of the house until 1946 when it was sold to Mrs. Marie
-Friday, who in turn, sold it to the Struves.</p>
-<p>Originally the house had a reception room, parlor, dining room, kitchen and pantry on
-the first floor; five bedrooms and bath on the second floor and three bedrooms and storage
-room on the third floor. The arrangement now includes reception room, living room, dining
-room, kitchen, pantry and utility room on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the
-second floor and an apartment on the third floor with living room, three bedrooms and bath.</p>
-<p>The entire house now has a pleasing antique motif with suitable furnishings to complement
-this style. All woodwork now has a natural finish&mdash;a project of the Struves. Red carpeting
-<span class="pb" id="Page_52">52</span>
-covers the floors in the living room, hallway and the open stairway to the second floor.
-The reception room has a homemade wool-braided rug. Antique furniture is used in the downstairs
-rooms and in the second floor bedrooms. Exterior of the house has been painted red and
-all trim is white.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig44">
-<img src="images/p28.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="723" />
-<p class="pcap">The Leighton home
-<br />1120 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>E. I. Leighton was born in Vermont in 1867 and came to Fort Dodge in 1885 where he
-learned the tin and hardware trade. From 1889 to 1893 he was a partner in the retail hardware
-firm of Arthur &amp; Leighton and then for seven years was with Leighton Brothers retail plumbing
-shop. In 1900 Leighton went into the wholesale plumbing and heating business and in
-1909 organized the Leighton Supply Company. He was secretary-treasurer and general
-manager of the firm for many years.</p>
-<p>The present five story Leighton building at First Avenue South and Thirteenth Street was
-erected in 1911 and has been headquarters since then for the firm. The company operates in
-northwest and north central Iowa and is a wholesaler of plumbing, heating and industrial supplies.</p>
-<p>Leighton was prominent in state plumbing association circles and active in civic groups
-here including the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, YMCA, Boy Scouts and the First
-Methodist Church. He and Mrs. Leighton were parents of a daughter, Gertrude, and a son,
-Lucius.</p>
-<h2 id="c46"><span class="small">THE CHARON HOME</span></h2>
-<p>For 33 years this residence was the home of Louis Charon, prominent Fort Dodge merchant
-and his family. Built in 1905 at 1332 2nd Ave. N. it was occupied by the Charons until
-1938.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_53">53</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig45">
-<img src="images/p28a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="583" />
-<p class="pcap">The Charon home
-<br />1332 2nd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Charon headed the Boston Store here from the time it was established in 1898 until his
-death in 1940 at age 69. He acquired the lot at the northwest corner of Second Avenue North
-and Fourteenth Street early in 1905 and built the home that year.</p>
-<p>The house has living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry and large hallway on the first
-floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor and bedroom and storage room in the attic
-area. A large open porch originally extended across the front of the house.</p>
-<p>The Charons sold the house in 1938 to E. G. Sear. Presently it is owned by Dr. John Sear of
-Alden. In past years the house was remodeled. Tan colored shingles and green shutters were
-applied to the exterior walls and the front porch was cut in half.</p>
-<p>Charon was born in Germany and learned the retail trade there. He came to the United
-States in 1892, lived in Savannah, Ga., for two years and then moved to Sioux City where he
-was employed by Davidson Bros. store. In 1894 he came to Fort Dodge and opened Davidson&rsquo;s
-store. He continued with the company until 1898 when he bought out the store and established
-the Boston Store with Adolph Tuerke as his partner. The store then moved to Central Avenue
-between Seventh and Eighth Streets.</p>
-<p>As business increased, the need for larger quarters led to erection in 1914 of the present
-six-story Boston Store Building at 809 Central Avenue. A disastrous fire in 1922 destroyed the
-interior of the store but it was immediately rebuilt and enlarged.</p>
-<p>Charon was married in 1902 to Clara M. Tuerke and they were parents of three children,
-two sons and a daughter. Maurice Charon was associated with the store for many years and
-was president and general manager. Another son, Louis, was secretary of the corporation. Both
-were with the store until it was sold in 1974. The daughter, Clara Louise, a twin of Louis, is
-married to Herbert Horn and resides in Webster City.</p>
-<p>In addition to his outstanding merchandising in the retail field, Charon was active in civic
-affairs&mdash;was chairman of the Associated Retailers, a director of the Credit Bureau and a
-<span class="pb" id="Page_54">54</span>
-member of the Iowa Association of Retailers. He was also a member of the Fort Dodge school
-board and the Chamber of Commerce.</p>
-<h2 id="c47"><span class="small">THE JACOB BROWN HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig46">
-<img src="images/p29.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="591" />
-<p class="pcap">The Jacob Brown home
-<br />510 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Jacob Brown Sr. started a grocery business in Fort Dodge in 1870 that continued for a
-record breaking 95 years and in 1896 built this home near the business district&mdash;at 510 3rd
-Ave. S.</p>
-<p>The Brown Grocery began operations in a store building at 15 S. 6th St. and continued in
-that location until 1965 when it ended nearly a century of service to customers in the city and
-surrounding area. During this time it was always operated by members of the Brown family.</p>
-<p>The Third Avenue South home is now owned and occupied by Miss Rose Brown, one of
-only two members of the family still living.</p>
-<p>Brown came to Fort Dodge in 1864 from Germany and shortly after arrival here enlisted
-in Company F of the 11th Iowa Infantry and was in service until the close of the Civil War.
-Returning to Fort Dodge after the war he bought the South Sixth Street property where he first
-had a blacksmith shop. Later he gave up this work and opened the grocery store in 1870. The
-two-story brick building which housed the store is now owned by Mrs. Doris Brown, widow of
-John Brown.</p>
-<p>In 1864 Brown was married to Wilhelmina Schultze and they were parents of six children&mdash;Jacob
-Brown Jr., Louise Brown, Mrs. Kate Etzel, Mrs. Nettie Brown, Frank Brown and
-Mrs. Minnie B. Leiss. Two years following Mrs. Brown&rsquo;s death in 1885 Brown married
-Henricha Becker and they were parents of five children&mdash;Rose, Anna, Amelia, John and
-Christine, now Mrs. Harris of Pittsburgh, Pa. She and Rose are the only survivors of the Jacob
-Brown family.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_55">55</div>
-<p>The two-story brick home at 510 3rd Ave. S. has a living room, dining room, bedroom and
-bath and large kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor. In
-the basement is a large brick kettle built into the chimney which was used for heating water
-needed in washing clothes and making soap. There is also a cyclone cave in the basement.</p>
-<p>Brown died in 1915 at the age of 71 years. Members of his family recall that on his arrival
-in Fort Dodge he first made his home with the Christopher Arnold family in a log cabin located
-near the Wahkonsa School (now the school administration office building). This cabin is now
-at the Fort-Museum here.</p>
-<h2 id="c48"><span class="small">THE THOMAS HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig47">
-<img src="images/p29a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="466" />
-<p class="pcap">The Thomas home
-<br />1200 10th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>This large and attractive northside residence was for 50 years the home of Seth Thomas,
-former Fort Dodge High School principal and later U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge.
-Located at 1200 10th Ave. N., it was the home of the Thomas family from the time it was built
-in 1912 until sold in 1962 to Dr. Roger E. Drown.</p>
-<p>Presently the house is owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hancock who
-acquired it in the fall of 1974 from Mr. and Mrs. Don F. Carney. Carney, owner of Don Carney
-Used Auto Parts, and his wife purchased the Thomas home in 1965 and lived there until
-moving to their new home at 1227 11th Ave. N.</p>
-<p>The two-story house is of frame and stucco construction with full basement and porches
-on both the east and west sides. On the first floor are living room, dining room, kitchen,
-bedroom and bath, front hall and curving open stairway to the second floor. The second floor
-has four bedrooms, bath and enclosed porch. The downstairs bedroom and full bath were added
-some years after the house was built and this addition included a garage underneath.</p>
-<p>The west porch has been converted into a family room and the east porch is a room for
-social activities. The 10 upstairs windows on the main portion of the house have stained glass
-insets and there are also stained glass insets in the living and dining room windows.</p>
-<p>Judge Thomas, a native of Ohio, was educated in the east and was a school teacher and
-<span class="pb" id="Page_56">56</span>
-principal before coming to Iowa in 1900. In 1902 he was named principal of the Washington,
-Iowa, high school and served there for three years. He came to Fort Dodge in 1905 and was
-principal of the high school here until 1909. He studied law during the summer months at the
-University of Michigan and received his law degree at Iowa University in 1910.</p>
-<p>Thomas began his practice of law here with Healy &amp; Healy and from 1910 to 1928 was a
-law partner of M. F. Healy. He was appointed assistant U. S. district attorney for northern Iowa
-from 1914 until 1921.</p>
-<p>Later he was a law partner of Alan Loth and in 1933 was appointed solicitor of the U. S.
-Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.&nbsp;C. He served there until 1935 when he was appointed
-judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals, 8th circuit, with office in Fort Dodge. Thomas
-was a judge of this court for 19 years, retiring in 1954. He continued to make his home in Fort
-Dodge and died in 1962 at the age of 88.</p>
-<p>Judge Thomas was the father of two children&mdash;Reynolds B. Thomas, a Fort Dodge attorney;
-and Mrs. Franz (Eleanor) Van Alstine of Pocahontas. He was prominent in legal circles
-and was president of the Iowa State Bar Association (1931-1932). He was a member of the
-Webster County, Iowa and American Bar Associations and served as president of the Fort
-Dodge Chamber of Commerce two years. In 1947 he received special recognition as one of the
-50 prominent living alumni at the 100th anniversary of the University of Iowa.</p>
-<h2 id="c49"><span class="small">THE SAUNDERS HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig48">
-<img src="images/p30.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="560" />
-<p class="pcap">The Saunders home
-<br />1108 4th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Dr. C. J. Saunders, a well-known Fort Dodge physician, who came to the city in 1893, built
-this spacious home at 1108 4th Ave. N. in 1907. During the following 23 years it was the home
-of the Saunders family until sold in 1930 to Dr. C. J. Jensen, a local chiropractor, and his wife,
-Agnes.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_57">57</div>
-<p>Dr. Jensen, who died in 1970, had his office in the house for many years. His widow now
-owns the property and lives in one of the apartments in the house.</p>
-<p>When built in 1907 the Saunders house originally had living room, library, dining room
-and kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor and two finished
-rooms on the third floor. The house has been enlarged and remodeled in past years and now
-has six apartments.</p>
-<p>Dr. Saunders was born in Iowa City in 1862 and graduated from high school there as
-valedictorian of his class. He studied medicine at the University of Iowa, graduated from
-medical school in 1885 and began his practice in Iowa City. In 1886 Dr. Saunders opened an
-office in Audubon and practiced there for one year, moving then to Clare where he was a
-widely-known doctor for six years. At Clare he also operated a drug store and helped organize
-a bank.</p>
-<p>In 1893 Dr. Saunders came to Fort Dodge and had his first office in the newly constructed
-Oleson Building. After the First National Bank Building (now the Beh Building) was constructed
-in 1908 he moved his office there. He was a radiologist and had one of the first X-ray
-machines in the city.</p>
-<p>Later Dr. Saunders had offices in the Carver Building and was associated with a number
-of doctors. He continued practice here until his death in 1928 at the age of 66 years.</p>
-<p>Active in medical circles he served at one time as president of the Iowa Medical Society.
-He was interested in a number of Fort Dodge enterprises including the Fort Dodge Telephone
-Company, First National Bank, Oleson Land Company and the Street Railway System.</p>
-<p>Dr. Saunders was married in 1907 to Lucy Merrill of Bangor, Me., and they were parents
-of a son and two daughters. They are: Merrill Saunders, Fort Dodge realtor; Miss Katherine
-Saunders, a Chicago librarian; and Mrs. Robert (Helen) Thackaberry, a university instructor
-in Akron, Ohio. Mrs. Saunders died in Fort Dodge in 1949 at age 72.</p>
-<h2 id="c50"><span class="small">THE THATCHER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This attractive two-story residence is one of the many fine homes erected along Tenth
-Avenue North after the Crawford-Armstrong Addition to the city was platted.</p>
-<p>Built in 1916 at 1201 10th Ave. N., by O. M. Thatcher, it was the Thatcher family home
-until sold in 1965 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hancock. The Hancocks resided there until the
-fall of 1974 when they sold the house to Dr. John E. Duro, Fort Dodge dentist. The Hancocks
-then moved across the street to the residence at 1200 10th Ave. N. which they purchased from
-the Don Carneys. The Carneys, in turn, moved to their newly-built home at 1227 11th Ave. N.</p>
-<p>The frame and stucco house has a red tile roof such as used on several of the homes built
-in the area. The room arrangement of the house includes a living room, library, dining room,
-kitchen and half bath on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. It has a
-steam heating system now fired with gas. After their purchase of the home, the Hancocks
-remodeled and modernized the kitchen.</p>
-<p>Thatcher was a native of the town of Grimes and both he and his wife were graduates of
-Valparaiso University in Indiana. After completing his education Thatcher went into the
-banking business at Luther and remained there until 1914 when he sold out his interest and
-came to Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>A few years after arriving in the city Thatcher was one of the organizers and officers of the
-Webster County National Bank and its affiliate, the Webster County Trust &amp; Savings Bank.
-They were located in a large double room in the Wahkonsa Hotel Building at 919-921 Central
-Avenue.</p>
-<p>Later Thatcher was in the insurance business here for many years, part of the time under
-the name of Thatcher &amp; Weiss following his purchase of the firm owned by Henry Weiss.</p>
-<p>Married in 1907, Thatcher and his wife resided in Luther until 1914. They were the parents
-of two sons and a daughter&mdash;Dr. W. C. Thatcher, a retired Fort Dodge physician and
-<span class="pb" id="Page_58">58</span>
-surgeon now living at Woman Lake near Hackensack, Minn.; Dr. Don Thatcher, who was lost
-on a military flight across the English channel during World War II; and Mrs. Wayne
-(Mildred) Warren of Humboldt. A grandson is William Jeffrey Thatcher, who was elected
-Webster County attorney last fall and began serving in this office Jan. 1.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig49">
-<img src="images/p31.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" />
-<p class="pcap">The Thatcher home
-<br />1201 10th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The elder Thatcher died in 1968 at the age of 83 years. Mrs. Thatcher died in 1967 at age
-81.</p>
-<h2 id="c51"><span class="small">THE COREY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Frank Corey, a native of Webster County, erected this large brick residence at 1238 6th
-Ave. N. in 1914 and it was the home of the Corey family until 1922.</p>
-<p>The house has changed ownership a number of times since then and is now owned and occupied
-by Mr. and Mrs. Dennis F. Mallinger and family. Mallinger is president of the
-Mallinger Truck Lines.</p>
-<p>Corey sold the home to Fred E. Gamble in 1922 and it was owned later by George
-Schnurr, Fort Dodge industrialist and banker; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Glaser of the meat
-processing firm; and their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John G. Graham. The
-Mallingers acquired the home in 1971.</p>
-<p>The buff colored brick home has a red tile roof and fronts to the south on Sixth Avenue
-North. The first floor includes living room, dining room, kitchen, family room, half bath and
-large hallway. The second floor has four bedrooms, a children&rsquo;s room and two full baths; the
-third floor has a large recreation room.</p>
-<p>Corey was born in the Holiday Creek area southeast of Fort Dodge. As a young man he
-moved to Lehigh where he resided until 1903 when the family came to Fort Dodge. Corey was
-interested in the brick and tile business and for many years was principal owner and president
-of the Corey Pressed Brick Company which had its plant and office in Lehigh. The company
-manufactured the noted Lehigh red, buff and ornamental pressed building brick as well as
-sidewalk brick.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_59">59</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig50">
-<img src="images/p31a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="478" />
-<p class="pcap">The Corey home
-<br />1238 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The company introduced its products in 1894 and they were widely used in Fort Dodge
-and area homes and in sidewalks. In addition to his brick plant operations, Corey was interested
-in several banks and served as their president. Three brothers were associated with
-Frank Corey in the brick and tile plant&mdash;Silas, George and M. N. Corey who also owned the
-&ldquo;Morning Star Mill&rdquo; at Lehigh.</p>
-<p>The Coreys resided in a large frame house on Sixth Avenue North before their brick home
-was constructed. The frame house was then moved to a lot directly to the west and is now
-owned and occupied by Mrs. Esther K. Thorsen, 1230 6th Ave. N.</p>
-<p>Corey and his wife, the former Caroline Tyson, were the parents of three daughters and a
-son. They were Mrs. Louis (Eva) Neudeck, Mrs. Paul (Roxie) Tinkham; Miss Lucile Corey, for
-many years a widely-known violinist and music teacher; and Frank Tyson Corey who was killed
-by lightning in 1923 at the Neudeck farm northwest of the city.</p>
-<h2 id="c52"><span class="small">THE JOHNSON HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Johnson Place&mdash;a one-block long street extending from Twelfth to Thirteenth Streets&mdash;was
-platted and laid out by E. H. Johnson, Fort Dodge attorney, who also built this large brick
-residence.</p>
-<p>The home at No. 5 Johnson Place was occupied by members of the Johnson family from
-the time of its construction in 1920 until Mrs. Johnson&rsquo;s death in 1961. Since then it has been
-the home of Mrs. Dora Holman Tellier, Mrs. Johnson&rsquo;s companion for many years and a well-known
-former Fort Dodge High School mathematics instructor. The house is now owned by a
-son, Wallace Johnson of Berkeley, Calif.</p>
-<p>Of brick construction with red tile roof, the home has two stories, full basement and attic.
-The first floor includes entrance hall, large living room, sun room, dining room, kitchen,
-children&rsquo;s room and half bath; the second floor has five bedrooms and complete bathroom.</p>
-<p>Johnson was born in Raritan, Ill., in 1877 and died in Fort Dodge in 1940 at age 63. He
-moved with his parents to a farm in the Coalville area in 1891 and lived there until the family
-moved to Fort Dodge in 1901. He was educated in schools here and then attended Drake
-<span class="pb" id="Page_60">60</span>
-University where he completed his law studies. Returning to Fort Dodge after being admitted
-to the bar he began a law practice here that continued until 1940.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig51">
-<img src="images/p32.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="596" />
-<p class="pcap">The Johnson home
-<br />No. 5 Johnson Place</p>
-</div>
-<p>After acquiring property between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets and Second and Fourth
-Avenues North Johnson platted the area in 1910, had a street cut through and named it Johnson
-place at the suggestion of a member of the City Council.</p>
-<p>Johnson sold lots along the street and built his first home there at No. 8 Johnson Place.
-Later he erected the house at No. 5 Johnson Place in 1920 where the Johnsons&rsquo; family of a son
-and two daughters were reared. They included Wallace of Berkeley, Calif.; Eleanor, known by
-her stage name Eleanor Prentiss during her theatrical career and presently in public relations
-work in New York City; and Olive, now deceased, who was married to Carlton Coveny of Los
-Angeles, Calif.</p>
-<p>Wallace is a prominent industrialist and engineer and president and principal owner of
-UP-RIGHT, Inc., of Berkeley, a pioneer company in the manufacture of portable aluminum
-scaffolds, radio towers and wine grape harvesting machines. He served as mayor of Berkeley
-for two terms and has authored two books&mdash;&ldquo;Responsible Individualism,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Uncommon
-Man in American Business.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>E. H. Johnson was prominent in church, Masonic Orders and Republican circles here. He
-served on the school board several years.</p>
-<h2 id="c53"><span class="small">THE CHUMLEA HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This large frame and stucco house is now the home of Dr. and Mrs. Paul L. Stitt, but for
-many years it was known as the Chumlea home.</p>
-<p>Located at 605 N. 13th St., it was built in 1914 by Miles P. Chumlea, who came from
-Sioux City to take over as vice president and general manager of the Lehigh Sewer Pipe &amp; Tile
-<span class="pb" id="Page_61">61</span>
-Company.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig52">
-<img src="images/p32a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="477" />
-<p class="pcap">The Chumlea home
-<br />605 No. Thirteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Fred Hagans acquired the residence in 1936 and resided there with their family until
-1951 when the home was sold to Dr. and Mrs. Stitt. The Stitts have occupied it since that time.</p>
-<p>The house has a large living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook (formerly the
-pantry), sun porch and powder room on the first floor; four bedrooms, sleeping porch and two
-baths on the second floor; bedroom, bath and storage area on the third floor.</p>
-<p>Dr. and Mrs. Stitt have four children&mdash;two sons and two daughters. They are: Dr.
-Michael W. Stitt, associated with his father in the practice of medicine here; Marc P. Stitt of
-Fort Dodge; Mrs. Dan (Beth) Culver, a junior high teacher in Moline, Ill.; her husband teaches
-in Augustana College; and Mrs. Mark (Jane) Anderson of Des Moines, a teacher in Van Meter
-special education school; her husband is attending the College of Osteopathic medicine in Des
-Moines.</p>
-<p>When the Lehigh Sewer Pipe &amp; Tile Company was sold by E. J. Breen, the company founder,
-to George Avery of Sioux City, Chumlea came to Fort Dodge in 1914 to take over
-management of the company.</p>
-<p>For many years the company had its offices in the First National Bank Building, later
-moving to First Avenue South and Eleventh Street in the building now dismantled but formerly
-occupied by the Laufersweiler Funeral Home and the Union Trust &amp; Savings Bank. The clay
-plant was sold in 1964 to the W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company and offices were
-moved to Lehigh.</p>
-<p>Chumlea continued as an official of the firm until his death in 1917. Roy Dallam, who had
-been associated with the company for many years was then named general manager and continued
-in that capacity until his retirement in 1955.</p>
-<h2 id="c54"><span class="small">THE HAWLEY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The attractive Hawley home at 604 N. 13th St. is probably the only Fort Dodge residence
-with the date of its construction&mdash;1912&mdash;set in large figures in the brick work on one of its
-exterior walls. The home was built by A. W. Hawley, who engaged in diversified farming but
-<span class="pb" id="Page_62">62</span>
-specialized in Royal Belgian draft horses.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig53">
-<img src="images/p33.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="524" />
-<p class="pcap">The Hawley home
-<br />604 No. Thirteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The home has changed ownership only twice since it was built in 1912. In 1942 it was
-sold to Forrest Hagerman, an official of the Tobin Packing Company. The Hagermans occupied
-the residence until 1953 when it was sold to D. E. McTigue and his wife, Elizabeth (Betty).
-Mrs. McTigue continues to reside in the home since the death of her husband in 1965.
-There are three sons in the family&mdash;Michael, Brian and Dennis.</p>
-<p>A. W. Hawley was born in Bridgeport, Conn., in 1875 and after a few years in the banking
-business made a trip to Iowa and settled in the Pioneer area. He brought out a large supply of
-nursery stock and planted many homesites around Pioneer. In the late 1890s Hawley
-established his home in Jackson Township of Webster County. He was married in 1902 to Martha
-Waller.</p>
-<p>Hawley made several trips to Belgium to purchase breeding stock for his Belgian draft
-horse operations. His farm was known as &ldquo;Whip Tree&rdquo; because of a cottonwood tree that grew
-there by chance. Mrs. Harold B. Freeman, the former Susan Hawley Atwell now living in Whittier,
-Calif., recalls that her father had groves, orchards and various plantings on the farm.</p>
-<p>The Hawleys built their home in Fort Dodge and moved here so the children could attend
-city schools. The house has undergone interior remodeling since it was built. Room
-arrangements on the first floor now include reception hall, living room, dining room, kitchen,
-den, powder room and sun porch. The upstairs has four bedrooms, full bath, large walk-in
-closets and screened-in porch.</p>
-<p>Hawley continued active farming for six years after moving to Fort Dodge. Later he
-managed a number of farms he owned, judged horses at the Iowa State Fair and showed his
-prize horses at various fairs and shows. For a time he was in partnership in the horse business
-with Roy Ives who farmed near Duncombe.</p>
-<p>The Hawleys were parents of three children&mdash;Mrs. Harold B. (Susan) Freeman of Whittier,
-Calif.; Mrs. Louis (Betty) Kelso of San Mateo, Calif.; and Richard (Dick) Hawley, a retired
-Pan-American pilot now living in Seattle, Wash. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hawley are now deceased.
-Mr. Hawley died in 1932 at age 57; Mrs. Hawley died in 1942.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_63">63</div>
-<h2 id="c55"><span class="small">THE HELSELL HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig54">
-<img src="images/p33a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="580" />
-<p class="pcap">The Helsell home
-<br />1003 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>F. H. Helsell, prominent Iowa lawyer, jurist and banker occupied this large brick residence
-at 1003 6th Ave. N. for many years. Judge Helsell and family acquired the house in 1919 and
-retained possession until 1943.</p>
-<p>The house stands at the southeast corner of Sixth Avenue North and Tenth Street. Built in
-1906 of brown brick, it has two stories, attic and basement. A large porch extends along the
-north and west sides.</p>
-<p>The home has living room with fireplace, vestibule, dining room and kitchen on the first
-floor; five bedrooms and bath on the second floor. The attic is completely paneled and carpeted
-for a recreation room.</p>
-<p>Present owners and occupants are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pett who acquired the house in
-1970 from James and Mildred Kempley. Pett is with the Georgia Pacific Corporation. Other
-earlier owners were Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hughes and Mr.
-and Mrs. Fred S. Thornley.</p>
-<p>Judge Helsell was born in Ohio in 1857 and came to Iowa with his parents in 1864. After
-completing his education and legal training he began the practice of law in Sioux Rapids in
-1882. In addition to his private practice he was local attorney for five railroads&mdash;Chicago and
-North Western, Rock Island, Milwaukee, Missouri &amp; St. Louis and Illinois Central.</p>
-<p>In 1898 Helsell was elected a district court judge. He left the bench after two and a half
-years and became active in banking, helping to organize a number of northwest Iowa banks.
-He was an officer and director of these banks.</p>
-<p>Helsell was married in 1880 and he and Mrs. Helsell were parents of five children&mdash;a son
-and four daughters. They were Charles A. Helsell, who was his law partner here for many
-years; Glenora, married to Don G. LaGrange; Corrine, married to John Q. Adams; Laura,
-<span class="pb" id="Page_64">64</span>
-married to Roy L. Liddel; and Miss Virginia Helsell.</p>
-<p>Judge Helsell and son Charles were in law practice together until the father&rsquo;s death in
-1927. Following his death Charles was named district attorney here for the Illinois Central
-Railroad and later was promoted to solicitor general of the railroad with offices in Chicago.
-B. B. Burnquist then succeeded Charles Helsell as district attorney here.</p>
-<p>Judge Helsell was active in the Masonic orders, Knights of Pythias and the Elks. A
-prominent Republican he was a delegate to the national conventions of 1888 and 1896.</p>
-<h2 id="c56"><span class="small">THE MUELLER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig55">
-<img src="images/p34.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="579" />
-<p class="pcap">The Mueller home
-<br />615 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The &ldquo;Mueller home&rdquo; at 615 3rd Ave. S. stands on an historic site that dates back to the
-early days of Fort Dodge. It was at this location the congregation of St. Paul&rsquo;s Evangelical
-Lutheran Church erected its first house of worship&mdash;a small building constructed of gypsum
-rock and familiarly known for many years as &ldquo;the old stone church.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>The congregation was organized in 1863 and the following year built the stone church on
-Third Avenue South property purchased from Fort Dodge&rsquo;s founder Major William Williams.
-Although the present St. Paul&rsquo;s edifice was erected in 1885-1886 the congregation continued
-ownership of the stone building until 1895 when it was sold to J. M. Mulroney.</p>
-<p>The present house at 615 3rd Ave. S. was built in 1896 on the church site. When the old
-stone church was torn down some of the gypsum rock was used in the foundation of the house.
-Records show that J. R. Mulroney acquired the property in 1911 and resided there until 1913
-when the house was sold to William F. Mueller, Fort Dodge hardware dealer.</p>
-<p>The home has been owned and occupied by members of the Mueller family since 1913 and
-is presently owned by a daughter, Miss Ruth Mueller. The house has been remodeled in past
-years and now has four apartments&mdash;two on the first floor and two on the second floor. Miss
-Mueller resides in one of the downstairs apartments.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_65">65</div>
-<p>William F. Mueller was born in Fort Dodge in 1877 and began his hardware career in a
-store owned by Harry Vincent. Later Vincent formed a partnership in the hardware business
-with Mueller, Franz and Bruno Thiede and the firm began operations in 1911 as the Thiede-Mueller
-Hardware Company at 516 Central Avenue. After some years the store moved to the
-Thiede Building at 815 Central Avenue and later returned to the original site at 516 Central.
-The Ferguson True Value Hardware store is now located in the building where the Thiede-Mueller
-firm had its beginning more than 60 years ago.</p>
-<p>In 1951 Mueller retired and sold his interest in the firm. He died in 1955 at age 77. He was
-prominent in hardware circles and served as president of the Iowa Retail Hardware
-Association and was a director of the Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance Association for more
-than 30 years. During his business career Mueller was a member here of the Kiwanis and
-Rotary Clubs, the Chamber of Commerce and the United Commercial Travelers.</p>
-<p>He and Mrs. Mueller (the former Emma Thiede) were parents of seven children: Ruth,
-Mrs. Ray (Helen) Adamson, Mrs. Robert (Wilma) Ackerson, William J. Mueller, Mrs. Frank
-(Dorothy) Barry; and Mrs. Carl (Gertrude) Tunwall and Frank Mueller, both deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c57"><span class="small">THE COLLINS HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig56">
-<img src="images/p34a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="702" />
-<p class="pcap">The Collins home
-<br />1307 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The residence at 1307 3rd Ave. N. is probably the only one in Fort Dodge with concrete
-wall construction&mdash;somewhat of a novelty when it was built in 1911. The two-story house was
-constructed by E. W. Collins, a coal dealer here for many years.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_66">66</div>
-<p>Collins came from a Webster County family whose members pioneered in the coal mining
-and gypsum industry in this area and were of an innovative turn of mind. He had an idea for a
-house that would be built differently than the usual run of houses and put the idea into practical
-use in 1910 after buying the Third Avenue North lot in 1909.</p>
-<p>The house has double-wall concrete construction, giving it both exceptional structural
-strength and an insulating air space between the two walls. Wood forms were made for the
-walls and concrete poured into them. Facing of the exterior concrete walls is unique. Instead of
-making the walls flat, Collins devised forms so that the poured concrete would simulate wood
-siding. This gave the house an outward appearance of an ordinary wood siding frame home.
-The unusual features attracted considerable interest among those associated with home construction.</p>
-<p>The Collins family moved into the home after it was completed and lived there until 1917
-and then moved to 1245 5th Ave. N. which has since been the Collins home. The concrete home
-which presently has two apartments is now owned by Hubert McMahon, 1129 S. 17th St.</p>
-<p>A brother of E. W. Collins was Tom Collins who engineered and put into successful
-operation the first underground gypsum mine in the area. This was shortly before the turn of
-the century when he and others organized the Cardiff Gypsum Plaster Company.</p>
-<p>E. W. Collins was married in 1900 to Alice Quealy and about that time started a retail
-coal business in the city which he operated until his retirement in 1937. He died in 1945 at age
-77; Mrs. Collins died in 1961 at age 88.</p>
-<p>The Collins were parents of three children&mdash;two sons and a daughter. They were Edwin,
-deceased; Allan of Fort Dodge; and Kathleen of Rochester, Minn. Allan and his wife reside in
-the family home at 1245 5th Ave. N. They are parents of 11 children. Allan retired from postal
-service several years ago and is now employed in the office of Iowa Beef Processors here.</p>
-<h2 id="c58"><span class="small">THE SMITH HOME</span></h2>
-<p>One of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s first city commissioners under the present form of government owned
-and resided in this home at 1205 5th Ave. S. for a number of years after acquiring it in 1910.</p>
-<p>He was C. H. (Cad) Smith, public safety commissioner from 1911 until his death in 1919.
-He was elected to the city council when the commission form of government was adopted. Elected
-at that time with Smith were John F. Ford, mayor; and Frank W. Collins, streets commissioner.</p>
-<p>The large frame house was erected in 1891 by Charles B. Hepler, a well-known contractor
-here for many years. He was also associated with David Brown in the Fort Dodge Planing Mill.
-The lot at the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue South and Twelfth Street was part of a tract of
-land purchased in 1861 by John F. Duncombe, pioneer attorney and industrialist.</p>
-<p>Smith purchased the house in 1910 from E. J. Breen and it remained in possession of the
-Smith family until 1948 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Cooper. At that time
-Cooper, a plumber, converted the house into a duplex dwelling and the apartments have since
-been rented out.</p>
-<p>The house originally had five rooms on the first floor&mdash;living room, library, dining room,
-solarium, kitchen and pantry; the second floor had four bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath.
-The third floor attic area also had two finished rooms. The house had large front and back
-porches.</p>
-<p>Smith was born in Pennsylvania in 1867 and came west as a young man to Grinnell where
-he attended and graduated from Grinnell College. Moving to Fort Dodge he then was employed
-by The Messenger until entering public service.</p>
-<p>Smith was married in Fort Dodge to Grace Hepler, daughter of Charles B. Hepler, the
-contractor. They were parents of three daughters&mdash;Mrs. Margaret Lowrey of Seattle, Wash.;
-Elizabeth, deceased; and Mrs. Thomas (Gretchen) Porter of Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>Mr. Smith died in 1919 at the age of 52 years; Mrs. Smith died here in 1948.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_67">67</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig57">
-<img src="images/p35.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="658" />
-<p class="pcap">The Smith home
-<br />1205 5th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<h2 id="c59"><span class="small">THE HORN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>For many years this residence at 1201 6th Ave. S. was the home of Paul Horn, widely-known
-cabinetmaker, inventor and industrialist. Built in 1908 it stands on a lot generally
-known at that time as the highest point in the city.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Horn and family resided in the house as it was originally built until 1924
-when it was completely remodeled. After remodeling the house included a large kitchen with
-breakfast nook, dining room large enough to seat 18 persons and with a built-in buffet expertly
-crafted by Horn which covered the entire south wall of the room. Also on the first floor were
-large living room with solarium, family room and powder room.</p>
-<p>The upstairs of the house is reached by a stairway that divides at a landing. One section of
-the stairway leads to the area with two bedrooms and bath; the other to three bedrooms and
-bath. The third floor has two rooms. The Horns retained possession of the home until 1964
-when Mrs. Horn moved to Friendship Haven.</p>
-<p>Horn had many hobbies in addition to his unique skill at woodworking. These included
-stonework and growing of special flowers. The basement of the house was completely finished
-and included his hobby shop with both wood and metal working equipment. Attached to the
-house on the south side is a small greenhouse where Horn raised many flowers.</p>
-<p>A native of Germany, Horn learned cabinetmaking there and came to Fort Dodge in 1902
-and worked for a time at the Fort Dodge Planing Mill. In 1909 he established his own business
-here known as the Paul Horn Cabinet Works where he manufactured store fixtures and
-repaired fine furniture. It later became the Horn Manufacturing Company.</p>
-<p>In 1922 he invented Horn Folding Partitions for use in schools and public buildings
-throughout the United States. Some years later&mdash;in 1938&mdash;Horn invented the Horn Folding
-<span class="pb" id="Page_68">68</span>
-Bleachers that were made here and installed in school gymnasiums in all parts of the country.
-During World War II the Horn company made and installed large airplane hangar doors for
-military installations throughout the US.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig58">
-<img src="images/p36.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" />
-<p class="pcap">The Horn home
-<br />1201 6th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>In 1943 Horn retired from the company and his four sons took over active management.
-They expanded operations and added farm equipment to their line of products. The company
-erected the large manufacturing facility at the southwest edge of the city which was later sold to
-the Brunswick Corporation and then to Avco-New Idea. It is now owned by the Kraus
-Manufacturing Company, a farm machinery company.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Horn were parents of six children: Frederic G., Herbert, Robert, Walter,
-now deceased; Mrs. Herbert Blaess and Mrs. John Barnes. In addition to his manufacturing
-activities, Horn was active in civic and church affairs here and a member of the board of
-Lutheran Hospital (now Trinity Regional West) for 26 years. He died in 1963 at age 86; Mrs.
-Horn died in 1973 at age 96.</p>
-<h2 id="c60"><span class="small">THE LARSEN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Norwegian youth, who came to the United States in 1889 and later became manager
-and partner in the Oleson Drug Company here, built this house and resided there until his sudden
-death in 1941. He was Thorvald S. Larsen, who was 18 when he arrived in this country.</p>
-<p>After a short stay in Minneapolis he accepted a job as a pharmacy apprentice with O. M.
-Oleson at his store here. That was the start of Larsen&rsquo;s long and successful association with
-Oleson, a pioneer Fort Dodge pharmacist and noted philanthropist.</p>
-<p>The Larsen home, a large white frame structure at 1302 4th Ave. N., was built in 1903. It
-is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kelleher and family who purchased it in 1953
-from C. M. Bodensteiner. The Bodensteiners acquired the residence in 1944.</p>
-<p>Interior of the home is substantially the same as it was when built. The downstairs has a
-large living room, library, dining room, kitchen and pantry, half bath and hall leading to the
-open stairway to the second floor. On the second floor are five bedrooms and bath. A large
-<span class="pb" id="Page_69">69</span>
-open porch extends along the south and west sides of the house.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig59">
-<img src="images/p36a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="599" />
-<p class="pcap">The Larsen home
-<br />1302 4th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Larsen studied pharmacy while working as an apprentice and became a registered pharmacist.
-In 1900 he took over management of the Oleson Drug Company store at Central
-Avenue and Eighth Street. The store occupied the first floor and basement of the three-story
-Oleson Building erected in 1894 and a downtown landmark until razed in 1971 to make way
-for the City Green parking lot.</p>
-<p>Larsen was married to May Larson of Fort Dodge, daughter of Olaf Larson an early-day
-contractor and bridge builder. They were parents of six children&mdash;Helen, deceased; Rolf, Dr.
-Harold Larsen, deceased; Dr. Frank S. Larsen, Robert and Carl Larsen.</p>
-<p>Larsen was a widely-known businessman of Fort Dodge. He was 70 years of age when
-killed in an auto accident at Second Avenue North and Thirty-second Street in 1941. Mrs. Larsen
-died in 1968 at age 89 at Friendship Haven where she resided for a number of years.</p>
-<h2 id="c61"><span class="small">THE CARVER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A well-known eye, ear, nose and throat doctor in Fort Dodge&mdash;Dr. W. F. Carver&mdash;erected
-this attractive home at 905 Northwood Ave., in 1920. Earlier he had maintained his office
-and residence in a large house at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Tenth Street built
-in the early 1890s by Col. Leander Blanden. This historic structure was razed in 1915 to make
-way for the present Carver Building.</p>
-<p>The two-story Snell Place house was built of buff colored brick but in later years the exterior
-was painted white. The first floor includes a hall, large living room with marble
-fireplace, sunparlor also with fireplace, dining room with built-in china closet, large kitchen
-and breakfast room modernized in recent years and a half bath. The second floor has four
-bedrooms and bath.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_70">70</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig60">
-<img src="images/p37.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="528" />
-<p class="pcap">The Carver home
-<br />905 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>The large plastered attic room has been painted and made more livable. The attic has 12
-large drawers for storage; these measure 36 inches wide, 12 inches deep and pull out 50 inches.</p>
-<p>Dr. Carver purchased the Snell Place lot in late 1919 after his discharge from overseas
-duty during World War I and built the home in 1920. In 1938 it was sold to L. G. Shannon.
-Following Mr. Shannon&rsquo;s death the house was sold in 1957 to Gene Gutknecht. He and his wife
-and family presently occupy the home. The house now has all natural birch woodwork
-following an extensive refinishing project by Gutknecht.</p>
-<p>Dr. Carver was born in Madison County in 1869 and graduated in 1894 from the
-Louisville Medical College, a division of the University of Kentucky. He started his general
-practice of medicine in Murray, Iowa. Following his marriage, the couple moved to Fort Dodge
-in 1900. They built a home at 1420 4th Ave. N. in 1904 and lived there for a few years and then
-purchased the Blanden House at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Tenth Street.</p>
-<p>The family resided in the historic house until it was decided to raze it and erect a downtown
-business and office building. The first two floors of the Carver Building were built in 1915
-and later six more floors were added. The Blanden house had a conservatory in the south portion
-where plants and flowers flourished beautifully the year around. Ceilings in the house were
-13 feet in height and all wood work was solid walnut. Doors were heavy&mdash;from two to three inches
-thick.</p>
-<p>Dr. and Mrs. Carver had three children&mdash;two sons who carried on the medical profession
-and a daughter. They were Dr. W. F. Carver Jr., now retired and living in Arizona; Dr. James
-Carver, now deceased; and Mrs. Susan Carver Anderson of Seattle, Wash.</p>
-<h2 id="c62"><span class="small">THE REYNOLDS HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A. S. R. Reynolds, an early-day Fort Dodge merchant who constructed the three-story
-Reynolds Block Building at Central Avenue and Seventh Street, also erected this home at 1202
-4th Ave. N. Reynolds and his wife resided in the home for many years after it was completed in
-1910.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_71">71</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig61">
-<img src="images/p37a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" />
-<p class="pcap">The Reynolds home
-<br />1202 4th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house, now a two-family duplex, is presently owned by Rillmon E. Hoskin, 1037 N.
-24th Place, and apartments are rented out. Both are substantially the same&mdash;living room,
-dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath. Earlier owners of the house were Allen R. Loomis,
-who acquired it in 1937, and Mrs. Matina Constantine who purchased it in 1952.</p>
-<p>Reynolds built another house here in the 1890s at the northwest corner of First Avenue
-North and Ninth Street. The Reynolds family occupied this home until 1910 when it was sold to
-the YWCA which continued to use it until 1913 when it was sold and moved to Fourth Avenue
-North and Ninth Street. The YWCA then built its present building at the site. (See story
-elsewhere in this book on the <a href="#c100">YWCA house</a>).</p>
-<p>Known as &ldquo;one of the state&rsquo;s capitalists,&rdquo; Reynolds was born in Missouri in 1844 and
-came with his parents to Iowa in 1846. He was reared and educated in Delaware County and at
-age 18 enlisted in Company G of the 6th Iowa Cavalry in 1862 and served until 1865.</p>
-<p>In 1872 Reynolds came to Fort Dodge and purchased a grocery store at 523 Central
-Avenue which he operated for a year. He then erected a building at 521 Central Avenue, moved
-the grocery there and continued business at that place until 1882. Reynolds next built the
-three-story building at the northeast corner of Central and Seventh. He used the west half of
-the ground floor for his grocery store&mdash;where the Commercial National Bank later was
-located. He operated this store until 1894 when he disposed of the business in order to devote
-his attention to management of property interests.</p>
-<p>Space on the east side of the first floor of the building was rented out and offices occupied
-the second floor. The third floor was rented to the Masonic Orders and later to the labor
-unions. In later years the third floor was removed. The building now has apartments on the
-second floor and the Wicker Jewelry and Friesth Appliance Center on the first floor. Jerry
-Neeson now owns the building.</p>
-<p>Reynolds was active in many affairs here, was a member of the Masonic Orders and served
-14 years on the Fort Dodge school board. He was an uncle of Charles H. Reynolds, Webster
-County surveyor and later city engineer of Fort Dodge for 31 years.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_72">72</div>
-<h2 id="c63"><span class="small">THE GOLDSWORTHY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig62">
-<img src="images/p38.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="663" />
-<p class="pcap">The Goldsworthy home
-<br />1302 5th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>This large brick residence has occupied the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue South and
-Thirteenth Street since 1891 and for many years was known as the Goldsworthy home because
-of an early owner and builder.</p>
-<p>In later years it was owned by a noted artist, china painter and art instructor&mdash;Miss Edna
-Richardson&mdash;who taught painting to many Fort Dodge and area women. The house, located
-at 1302 5th Ave. S., is now owned by Mrs. Katherine Gilligan.</p>
-<p>A large hall inside the front entrance leads to the oak staircase going to the upstairs. The
-first floor includes large living rooms, dining room, den, kitchen and half bath. There is a
-fireplace in one of the living rooms and another fireplace in an upstairs bedroom. There are
-three bedrooms and bath on the second floor. Upstairs ceilings are 9 feet high, those downstairs
-are 10 feet high.</p>
-<p>Oak was used throughout the house in the floors and woodwork that shine elegantly
-despite their age. Old-fashioned inside window shutters are found in the two living rooms and
-dining room.</p>
-<p>John Goldsworthy, a carpenter and cabinetmaker, purchased the corner lot and built the
-house in 1891. He also built a small shop at the rear of the lot where he continued his work for
-many years. In 1919 Goldsworthy sold the property to Clarence and Allie Hoyt Wakeman who,
-in turn, sold the brick residence to Miss Edna Richardson in 1920.</p>
-<p>Miss Richardson was born in 1874 at Bath, N.&nbsp;Y., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
-Richardson. She came to Fort Dodge with her parents at an early age and after completing her
-schooling began art work, doing oil painting and china painting.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_73">73</div>
-<p>Her artistic ability became widely-known and she started art classes at her home and also
-taught art in other towns. She was especially known for her beautiful china painting and many
-persons in Fort Dodge and the area now have dishes painted by her or by some of her students.
-The room in the house now used as a den was the classroom where students did their china
-painting.</p>
-<p>Miss Richardson resided in the large brick house until her death in 1945. The property
-then was bequeathed by Miss Richardson to Mrs. Gilligan (Katherine) who was her nurse prior
-to her death. Mrs. Gilligan and her husband, Thomas, have occupied the home since 1947.</p>
-<h2 id="c64"><span class="small">THE LEARY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig63">
-<img src="images/p38a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="598" />
-<p class="pcap">The Leary home
-<br />225 So. Seventh Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>A large house with huge columns reminiscent of elegant southern plantation homes has
-dominated the northeast corner of Third Avenue South and Seventh Street since shortly after
-the turn of the century.</p>
-<p>It is the house at 225 S. 7th St., built in 1901 by Dennis E. Leary, a prominent Fort Dodge
-grocer for many years. Ownership of the property has changed several times and the house is
-now owned by Robert Walters who acquired it in 1956.</p>
-<p>The house has now been converted into five apartments&mdash;two on the first floor, two on
-the second floor and one in the attic area. Walters resides in one of the downstairs apartments&mdash;others
-are rented out.</p>
-<p>Originally house had a large hall, living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen and pantry on
-the first floor. The second floor had four bedrooms, bath, den and large hall. All floors were of
-hard wood and walls had much beautiful fresco work. Leary purchased property in 1893 at
-Third Avenue South and Seventh Street which had a small house on the lot. This remained until
-1901 when it was moved to Second Avenue South and Third Street to make way for the large
-Leary home.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_74">74</div>
-<p>Leary, a native of Boston, Mass., came to Waverly, Iowa, with his parents and remained
-there until 1893 when he moved to Fort Dodge. On arrival here he purchased property at the
-southwest corner of Central Avenue and Seventh Street and established a grocery store there.
-He operated this store until 1903 when fire destroyed the building.</p>
-<p>Leary then purchased a building across the street on the north side of Central Avenue and
-opened another grocery store which he continued to operate until 1910 when he sold the
-business to Tom Welch. Ownership of the building continued in Leary&rsquo;s name.</p>
-<p>Leary was married in 1892 to Ellen Foley and they were parents of two sons&mdash;John A.
-Leary and Dennis E. Leary, both of whom reside in Fort Dodge. The elder Leary died in 1910
-at age 48. Mrs. Leary died in 1950 at age 91.</p>
-<p>The Learys had a large barn at the rear of their home where they kept horses, a surrey with
-fringe on the top and the wagon used for delivering groceries to customers in the city. One of
-the owners of the Leary home after it was sold was Dr. W. E. Alton who had a private hospital
-and office there. His hobby was boat building and he built a number of boats.</p>
-<h2 id="c65"><span class="small">THE MERRITT HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig64">
-<img src="images/p39.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="489" />
-<p class="pcap">The Merritt home
-<br />1119 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The large two-story brick home at 1119 6th Ave. N.&mdash;with huge columns supporting a
-canopy extending across the front of the house&mdash;was built in 1914 by a Fort Dodge real estate
-dealer and insurance representative.</p>
-<p>Known for several years as the Merritt home because it was owned by W. N. Merritt, it
-later was known as the Faville home, the Thompson home and the Barrett home. Since 1961 it
-has been owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Anver Habhab and family.</p>
-<p>The house has four rooms on the first floor&mdash;living room, den, dining room and kitchen;
-the second floor has four bedrooms and bath and the attic also has one bedroom. The Merritt
-family resided in the home from the time it was built in 1914 until early in 1918 when it was
-sold to Fredrick F. Faville, a Fort Dodge attorney who came to the city from Storm Lake.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Faville, son Stanton, and daughter, Marion, lived in the home until 1921
-<span class="pb" id="Page_75">75</span>
-when it was sold to Mrs. Martha Thompson, widow of S. H. Thompson who owned and
-operated the Fort Dodge Cooperage Works here. Faville, a law partner of Robert Healy, was
-prominent in legal circles and in 1920 was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court. The Favilles
-then moved to Des Moines where their son Stanton, was a well-known attorney in later years.</p>
-<p>The cooperage firm operated by Thompson was located in the vicinity of Fifth Avenue
-North and Fifth Street and manufactured wooden buttertubs, tanks, cisterns and casks as well
-as barrels for stucco, apples and oatmeal. Following Thompson&rsquo;s death the company was
-operated by members of his family including the late M. T. Thompson.</p>
-<p>The Thompson family retained ownership of the house at 1119 6th Ave. N. for some time
-after Mrs. Thompson&rsquo;s death. In 1940 it was sold to S. L. Barrett, who for many years was sales
-manager and later president of the Fort Dodge Laboratories. The Barretts owned the property
-until it was purchased in 1961 by Anver and Betty Habhab.</p>
-<p>The exterior front of the home was remodeled by the Habhabs in 1968 and the large
-canopy with four columns extending from ground level to the roof line was added. It covers an
-open patio area. Habhab operates Anver&rsquo;s Lounge in downtown Fort Dodge and the Rose-A-Rio
-Restaurant and Lounge in the Crossroads.</p>
-<h2 id="c66"><span class="small">THE CARTER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig65">
-<img src="images/p39a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="452" />
-<p class="pcap">The Carter home
-<br />510 So. Twelfth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>A Fort Dodge industrialist who operated a culvert manufacturing company and an iron
-and steel mill here more than a half century ago, built this large home at 510 S. 12th St. in
-1915.</p>
-<p>He was Charles L. Carter, who with a number of other Fort Dodgers organized and
-operated the Fort Dodge Culvert Company in the vicinity of Sixth Avenue North and Seventh
-Street. In addition to the south Twelfth Street home he also erected the three-story building at
-1018-1020 Central Avenue known in recent years as the Dunsmoor or Dee Building. This
-building is now owned by Dodger Homes, a partnership of Fort Dodge men including Leo
-Bevien, William Gibb, Gene Marchi and Richard Koberg.</p>
-<p>Carter purchased the building lot for his home in 1914 and the following year erected the
-home which has a stucco exterior. Originally the house had a large living room that extended
-<span class="pb" id="Page_76">76</span>
-across the front interior, a sun room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor. On the second
-floor were three bedrooms, two sleeping porches, sewing room and bath.</p>
-<p>Carter&rsquo;s Central Avenue building had living quarters on the second and third floors
-known as the Carter Apartments. The first floor had a large room occupied by various business
-firms through the years and another room leased out to a motion picture theater. The theater
-operated under the name of the Majestic, Pokadot and finally the Dodge. The building apartments
-are now known as the Dee Apartments.</p>
-<p>The Fort Dodge Culvert Company had its original plant at 529 N. 7th St., only a short
-distance from the Fort Dodge Baseball Park where the city&rsquo;s Central Association League teams
-played their games. Carter was secretary-treasurer of the culvert firm.</p>
-<p>From culvert manufacturing the company expanded into the steel and iron business and
-operated under the name of Fort Dodge Culvert and Iron Mills Company. The office was at 14
-S. 6th St., plant and steel mill at 624 N. 7th St. Carter was president of the firm; C.&nbsp;E. Kitchen,
-vice president; and R. M. Stevens, secretary-treasurer. In 1923 the company again changed its
-name to Fort Dodge Culvert and Steel Company with Carter as president; J. W. Amond, vice
-president; W.&nbsp;L. Tang, secretary-treasurer; and W. G. Warner, sales manager. The business
-continued in operation until about 1927.</p>
-<p>A.&nbsp;R. Williams, Fort Dodge realtor, purchased the Carter residence in 1938 and the
-Williams family resided there for many years. The house is now owned by Williams&rsquo; widow,
-Irene M. Williams and apartments are rented out.</p>
-<h2 id="c67"><span class="small">THE GADD HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig66">
-<img src="images/p40.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="562" />
-<p class="pcap">The Gadd home
-<br />710 Elizabeth Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of the early residences constructed in Snell Place after it was platted was this large
-and comfortable home. Located at 710 Elizabeth Ave., it was built in 1920 by C. W. Gadd, a
-well-known Fort Dodge banker.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_77">77</div>
-<p>The two-story red brick house with red tile roof and white wood trim faces the northeast in
-an attractive setting surrounded by an expanse of green lawn, shrubbery and flower beds. At
-the rear of the house is a screened-in patio.</p>
-<p>Gadd purchased the building lot in 1919 and the following year erected the residence
-which was occupied by his family until 1928. The home was then sold to J. B. Butler and the
-Gadds moved into an apartment. A short time later the house was purchased by Charles F.
-Isaacson, Fort Dodge merchant&mdash;one of the organizers of the Gates Store here. The Isaacson
-family owned the property until 1970 when it was sold to Mr. and Mrs. Dale C. DeFoe who
-presently reside there with their family. DeFoe is owner of DeFoe Motors.</p>
-<p>The home has spacious rooms including a living room that extends across the front of the
-house, solarium, dining room, kitchen and half bath on the first floor; four bedrooms, two full
-baths, playroom and den on the second floor.</p>
-<p>Gadd was a native of Rolfe and lived there until 21 years of age. He then moved to Buffalo
-Center where he began his banking career with the First National Bank of that community. He
-resided there for 30 years before coming to Fort Dodge in 1920 and operating a real estate
-business dealing principally in farm land.</p>
-<p>In 1929 Gadd became associated with the bank now known as The State Bank and was active
-in its management until his death in 1949 at age 78. He was executive vice president of the
-bank until 1944 when he was elected chairman of the board.</p>
-<p>Gadd was active in civic affairs, including the Fort Dodge Betterment Foundation, the
-Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club. Married in 1900 he and Mrs. Gadd were parents
-of five children&mdash;Robert Gadd and Mrs. Lyle (Louise) Sells, both of Fort Dodge; Clem Gadd,
-now deceased; Mrs. Kenneth (Eunice) Edwards of Silver Springs, Fla., and Richard Gadd of
-Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Gadd died here in 1936.</p>
-<p>In addition to his banking interests, Gadd was also identified with the gypsum industry
-and served for a time as treasurer of the Cardiff Gypsum Company.</p>
-<h2 id="c68"><span class="small">THE MONK-ANDERSON HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This house at 910 5th Ave. N. dates back to 1884 when it was built by Dr. Casper D. Koch,
-an early-day musician in Fort Dodge. Later it was the home for many years of a prominent
-educator&mdash;Prof. John F. Monk&mdash;and a widely-known social worker and YWCA executive&mdash;Miss
-Lynn S. Anderson.</p>
-<p>The two-story frame house is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Gurnett who acquired
-it in 1959. There presently are four apartments in the house&mdash;two on each floor. One of the
-downstairs apartments is occupied by the Gurnetts.</p>
-<p>Windows in the house are typical of the era when the house was built and are long and
-narrow. Three windows in the front living room extend from the floor to the ceiling.</p>
-<p>Dr. Koch acquired the building lot and erected the home in 1884. Evidence of the years he
-spent in the house came to light some years ago when sheet music with Dr. Koch&rsquo;s name was
-found in the attic of the home.</p>
-<p>The house was purchased in 1901 by S. J. Robertson, a Fort Dodge businessman, who
-resided there until 1910 when he sold the property to Mrs. J.&nbsp;F. (Helen) Monk and her sisters,
-Lynn S. Anderson and Florence A. Anderson. Prof. and Mrs. Monk and the Anderson sisters
-occupied the home at various times during later years. Monk was a professor at Tobin College
-here and owned the college in partnership with C. V. Findlay. The college was located at the
-northwest corner of First Avenue North and Seventh Street and at one time had between 400
-and 500 students in its various departments.</p>
-<p>Monk was married in 1892 to Helen M. Anderson and they were parents of four children&mdash;Florence,
-Melville, Dorothy and John. The father was prominent in Fort Dodge affairs&mdash;was
-president of the Chautauqua Assembly, director of the Commercial Club and president of
-the official board of the First Methodist Church.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_78">78</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig67">
-<img src="images/p41.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="572" />
-<p class="pcap">The Monk-Anderson home
-<br />910 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Miss Lynn Anderson became sole owner of the 910 5th Ave. N. house in 1936 and retained
-possession until 1951. A native of Clarence, Iowa, she came to Fort Dodge in 1904 after completing
-her education and teaching for a time. She helped organize the YWCA here and was its
-first physical director and secretary. Leaving the YWCA she worked for the Webster County
-Welfare Department and then was probation officer here for many years. She taught a Sunday
-School class at the First Presbyterian Church for 20 years, was a member of the Fort Dodge
-Business &amp; Professional Women&rsquo;s Club and the Story Tellers Club. She received the Kiwanis
-Club&rsquo;s &ldquo;Golden Ruler&rdquo; award some years prior to her death in 1972 at age of 100 years.</p>
-<h2 id="c69"><span class="small">THE FINDLAY HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Fort Dodge mayor&mdash;C. V. Findlay&mdash;who served as the city&rsquo;s chief executive for 10
-years, owned and occupied this house for many years. The two-story frame house at 1707 8th
-Ave. S., was built in 1895 by Charles Hayler and sold in 1901 to James Findlay.</p>
-<p>The home remained in possession of members of the Findlay family until sold to Mr. and
-Mrs. Donald Pieper in 1953. In 1973 it was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Reel who
-presently reside there with their two children. Reel is a sheet metal worker with Northwest Furnace
-Company.</p>
-<p>The house has undergone some remodeling but has substantially the same room
-arrangement now as in past years. The first floor has living room, dining room, family room,
-kitchen and bath. The second floor has four bedrooms, (one used as a children&rsquo;s playroom) and
-bath.</p>
-<p>C. V. Findlay acquired the home in 1910 and lived there with his wife and family for many
-years. Born in Illinois in 1866, he came to Iowa and Clay County with his parents in 1871. Six
-years later the Findlays moved to Webster County and settled in Otho Township. He attended
-schools in the area and then graduated from Highland Park College in Des Moines. Returning
-to Fort Dodge Findlay was elected Webster County superintendent of schools and served in
-that capacity for a number of years.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_79">79</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig68">
-<img src="images/p41a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="697" />
-<p class="pcap">The Findlay home
-<br />1707 8th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Findlay then purchased Tobin College in partnership with J.&nbsp;F. Monk and the two operated
-this widely-known educational institution for many years. The three-story frame college
-building was located at the northwest corner of First Avenue North and Seventh Street. It burned
-down in 1929.</p>
-<p>In 1899 Findlay was married and the couple were parents of two sons&mdash;James Franklin Findlay
-and Maurice Findlay. Mrs. Findlay was an early secretary of the YWCA.</p>
-<p>Findlay was elected to the city council while the city was operating under the ward system
-of government and served during 1910 and 1911. Still interested in civic affairs Findlay later
-was elected mayor of Fort Dodge in 1923 under the commission form of government
-established in 1911. He was reelected to four additional terms, serving a total of 10 years in the
-mayor&rsquo;s office. His tenure of office was the longest of any of the city&rsquo;s mayors until Albert
-Habhab was elected mayor in 1959 and served continuously through 1973&mdash;a total of 14
-years.</p>
-<h2 id="c70"><span class="small">THE STUDEBAKER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Dr. John F. Studebaker, who established his medical practice here in 1908, built this large
-two-story house at 2018 8th Ave. N. in 1914. Dr. Studebaker and family occupied the home until
-he retired in 1942 and moved to California.</p>
-<p>The house was then sold to Richard Hess, U.&nbsp;S. Gypsum plant manager here; then to Mr.
-and Mrs. Roy V. Murray in 1947. In 1948 the property was sold to Robert M. Kelley, Fort
-Dodge insurance man, and Mrs. Kelley who occupied it with their family until 1974 when it
-<span class="pb" id="Page_80">80</span>
-was purchased by R. Thomas Price, Fort Dodge attorney and Mrs. Price. The Prices now
-reside there.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig69">
-<img src="images/p42.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="565" />
-<p class="pcap">The Studebaker home
-<br />2018 8th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Originally the house included living room, parlor or music room, dining room, library
-used by Dr. Studebaker for his medical books, large kitchen and bath on the first floor; four
-bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath on the second floor. The house has been remodeled and
-modernized at various times, the Kelleys adding a family room on the north side 15 years ago
-and a bedroom and bath on the second floor.</p>
-<p>Grounds around the house were extensively landscaped with trees, shrubs, flowers,
-vegetable garden, small fruit orchard, grape arbor and raspberry bushes. An octagonal summer
-house and a tennis court were also on the grounds.</p>
-<p>Dr. Studebaker was born in Pearl City, Ill., in 1874 and later moved to Summerfield, Kan.
-He graduated from MacPherson College and then attended the University of Illinois School of
-Medicine and took postgraduate work at Harvard School of Medicine. He had his first office in
-the newly completed First National Bank building here and engaged in general medical practice
-until 1916 when he began specializing in surgery.</p>
-<p>He was a World War I veteran serving in the Army Medical Corps. After his discharge
-from service Dr. Studebaker returned to Fort Dodge and in 1922 joined with Dr. E. F. Beeh
-and Dr. A. A. Schultz in building the Physicians Clinic, a two-story structure at First Avenue
-North and Tenth Street, where they had offices for many years. Four additional floors&mdash;devoted
-to apartments&mdash;were added in 1928 and given the name Biltwell Apartments.</p>
-<p>Dr. and Mrs. Studebaker had two children. Their son Dr. Leland F. Studebaker practiced
-medicine in California. He died in 1971 at age 63. The daughter, Miss Rowena Studebaker
-resides in Fort Dodge.</p>
-<h2 id="c71"><span class="small">THE TRAUERMAN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>One of Fort Dodge&rsquo;s most unique residences is this Spanish-type home at 725 N. 21st St.&mdash;built
-in 1925 by furniture store owner Joe K. Trauerman. The attractive home is now owned
-<span class="pb" id="Page_81">81</span>
-and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lunn and family. Lunn is a Fort Dodge attorney.</p>
-<p>The house is similar to those seen in the southwestern United States where Spanish architecture
-is much in vogue. Exterior of the house is of stucco, painted a pleasing yellow with
-black trim. Front of the house is distinguished by three arches supported by two black columns.
-Behind and set back of a small patio area are large French-type doors opening out from the
-west side of the living room.</p>
-<p>A traditional Spanish-type wall extends from the southwest corner of the house to the
-south lot line, providing privacy for the back yard.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig70">
-<img src="images/p42a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="449" />
-<p class="pcap">The Trauerman home
-<br />725 No. Twenty-first Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>An entry hall just inside the front door leads to the large living room with high beamed
-ceiling and a Spanish style fireplace. Other rooms include a dining area, kitchen, two large
-bedrooms and bath and another bedroom over the garage. Just off this bedroom is a veranda
-over a portion of the garage. The backyard has a large screened-in porch and patio.</p>
-<p>Trauerman came to Fort Dodge from Sioux Falls, S.&nbsp;D., in 1921, purchased the C.&nbsp;H. Pill
-Furniture Store and changed the name to the Home Furniture. He remained in active
-operation of the store until 1940 when he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, but retained an interest
-in the business. The Trauerman home changed ownership several times after that until
-purchased by the Lunns in 1970.</p>
-<p>Harold W. Burch joined Trauerman as an officer of the Home Furniture in 1933, coming
-here from Clinton. In 1950 Trauerman sold his remaining interest in the business to Burch and
-the late Kitty Munn. Earlier (in 1947) the Home purchased the McQuilkin Furniture Store,
-transferred its operations to the McQuilkin building and remained there until 1960. The store
-then moved to a new building at 611 Central Ave. In 1972 the business was sold to the Kelly
-Furniture Company. In 1974 the Elliott Home Furniture took over the 611 Central Avenue
-location.</p>
-<p>Trauerman and his wife. Lucille, were parents of three children&mdash;two daughters and a
-son. They are Betty Frantz, Weslaco, Texas; Marjorie, New York City; and Joe Trauerman Jr.,
-Palatka, Fla. The elder Trauerman resides in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mrs. Trauerman is
-deceased.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_82">82</div>
-<h2 id="c72"><span class="small">THE W. V. MULRONEY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig71">
-<img src="images/p43.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="530" />
-<p class="pcap">The Mulroney home
-<br />625 No. Thirteenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>A Fort Dodge work clothes manufacturer is credited with re-designing and remodeling
-this Haviland Homestead Addition home at 625 N. 13th St.&mdash;a home whose history dates
-back to 1880.</p>
-<p>He was W. V. Mulroney who, with his brother J.&nbsp;R. Mulroney, was associated for many
-years in the operation of the Mulroney Manufacturing Company. The company was a widely-known
-maker and distributor of work clothes and gloves under the trade name of &ldquo;Fort
-Brand.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>The two-story frame residence is now owned and occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Theodore J.
-Michelfelder. It is located on two lots at the southeast corner of Seventh Avenue North and
-Thirteenth Street.</p>
-<p>Room arrangement of the house after it was remodeled by Mulroney included living room,
-hallway and open stairway to the second floor, dining room, kitchen with walk-in pantry,
-playroom, solarium and enclosed back porch on the first floor; five bedrooms, bathroom and
-sleeping porch on the second floor. Rooms now include living room, entry hallway, parlor,
-dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, bedroom and bath on the first floor; five bedrooms,
-bath and kitchen on the second floor. An apartment area on the second floor is presently not in
-use.</p>
-<p>Mulroney acquired the property in 1914 and immediately remodeled the existing house.
-An additional basement area was excavated, the house was moved farther back from the street
-and turned around so that it fronted to the west on Thirteenth Street. Room arrangements
-were changed and the house modernized. The house has also been remodeled in recent years by
-the Michelfelders and other owners. The Mulroney family resided in the home until 1932.
-Through the years the house changed ownership several times, the Michelfelders acquiring it
-in 1966.</p>
-<p>W. V. Mulroney was the son of pioneer settlers, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mulroney. Born in
-1867 he attended local schools and in 1890 with a brother, J. R. Mulroney, established the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_83">83</span>
-Mulroney Brothers General Store, operating it until 1905 when they organized the Mulroney
-Manufacturing Company which had its first plant at the southwest corner of Central Avenue
-and Tenth Street. After fire destroyed this building the three-story building at First Avenue
-North and Seventh Street was constructed and the company operated there for many years.
-Later it was sold to Marso &amp; Rodenborn.</p>
-<p>In 1927 Mulroney entered the insurance business under the name of Mulroney Insurance
-Agency. The agency is now operated by his sons William V. (Bill) Mulroney and Richard J.
-(Dick) Mulroney. The elder Mulroney was married in 1896 to Elizabeth Howard and they were
-parents of six children. They are Mrs. Eleanor McKenzie, Miss Helen Mulroney, Mrs. Gertrude
-Barnes, Miss Elizabeth Mulroney, William and Richard. Mulroney died in 1950 at age
-82; Mrs. Mulroney died in 1952, also at age 82.</p>
-<h2 id="c73"><span class="small">THE CHASE HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig72">
-<img src="images/p43a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="591" />
-<p class="pcap">The Chase home
-<br />1320 10th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>This large English-type residence at 1320 10th Ave. N. was built in 1926 by Dr. Sumner B.
-Chase, a well-known eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. It is now owned and occupied by Don
-N. Kersten, Fort Dodge attorney, his wife, Merope, and family. They acquired the home in
-1961.</p>
-<p>Dr. Chase and his wife, Edith, purchased lots in the newly-platted Crawford-Armstrong
-Addition in 1922 and four years later built the main section of the beautiful and authentic
-English style home. In 1933 the Tudor or playroom wing on the east side of the house was added.</p>
-<p>The house has main floor, upstairs area and full basement and there are five fireplaces of
-various sizes. The present first floor arrangement includes living room, dining room, television
-room, kitchen and breakfast area that originally was a maid&rsquo;s room and bath. There is also an
-entrance hallway. A recent addition to the house is a large open deck along the north side
-overlooking the wooded and ravine area. The upstairs has four bedrooms and two baths.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_84">84</div>
-<p>The Tudor room has an impressive cathedral-type ceiling and a balcony. All windows have
-leaded and stained glass imported from England. Furnishings in the room include a massive
-wood hutch and a large refectory table with heavy carved legs. The hutch is part Jacobean
-period and has panels reported to be 400 years old. Both the hutch and table were imported
-from England to give more British authenticity to the Tudor room. The ceiling light fixture in
-the room was made from a large wooden wheel once on a horse-drawn bus operating here in
-the early 1900s.</p>
-<p>The house is in a beautiful wooded setting and there is a curved driveway leading to the
-garage under the rear portion of the house. Exterior of the house is of scrolled natural finish
-cement with blue and olive green wood trim.</p>
-<p>Dr. Chase, a native of Waterloo, began practice in Fort Dodge in 1916 a year after
-receiving his medical degree at the University of Iowa. He spent his entire medical career of 45
-years in the city, retiring in 1961 and moving to Mt. Pleasant where he died in 1964 at age 76.
-His widow now resides in Mt. Pleasant and a daughter, Mrs. George (Rosemary) Haire lives in
-Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>Dr. Chase was active in county, state and national medical societies and was surgeon for
-the Chicago Great Western and Illinois Central Railroads. He was a member of the American
-Association of Railway Surgeons.</p>
-<h2 id="c74"><span class="small">THE KENYON HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig73">
-<img src="images/p44.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="721" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kenyon home
-<br />1229 2nd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Kenyon name was associated with this large two-story residence at 1229 2nd Ave. N.
-<span class="pb" id="Page_85">85</span>
-from the early 1900s until 1938. Built in 1901, it was acquired in 1902 by Mrs. Harriett A.
-Kenyon, widow of the Rev. Fergus L. Kenyon, an early-day minister of the First Presbyterian
-Church here.</p>
-<p>Mrs. Kenyon deeded the house in 1909 to her daughter, Miss Charlotte Kenyon, a well-known
-Fort Dodge music teacher. Following her death the property was transferred in 1937 to
-her brother, A.&nbsp;M. Kenyon, Fort Dodge Serum Company executive. Elmo Hoffman, local
-realtor, purchased the home in 1938. Both he and Mrs. Hoffman (Goldie) are deceased
-and the property is now owned by the Hoffman&rsquo;s daughter, Miss Vanna Hoffman.</p>
-<p>The Hoffmans remodeled the home which now has a large apartment on the first floor
-which they occupied and two smaller apartments on the second floor.</p>
-<p>The Rev. and Mrs. Kenyon were parents of three sons and a daughter. They were William
-S. Kenyon, for many years a United States Senator from Iowa and later a U.&nbsp;S. Circuit Court of
-Appeals judge; A.&nbsp;M. (Dick) Kenyon, associated with the serum company for many years; F.&nbsp;A.
-Kenyon, a banker at Washta; and Miss Charlotte Kenyon.</p>
-<p>The Rev. Mr. Kenyon came to Fort Dodge in 1885 and served the Presbyterian Church
-here until the following year. He then founded the Fort Dodge Collegiate Institute which later
-became Buena Vista College. The school was moved from Fort Dodge to Hawarden and then to
-its present location in Storm Lake where it is now Buena Vista College, operated by the
-Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Mr. Kenyon died in 1902.</p>
-<p>William S. Kenyon was a prominent attorney here for many years, was Webster County attorney
-and district court judge. In 1911 he was elected U.&nbsp;S. senator from Iowa and served until
-1922 when he resigned from the Senate and was named a federal Circuit Court judge. He maintained
-an office in the federal building here during his years as a judge and when in Fort Dodge
-lived with his sister in the home at 1229 2nd Ave. N. In 1929 during his judicial career Kenyon
-was named a member of President Herbert Hoover&rsquo;s Law Enforcement Commission. Judge
-Kenyon died in 1933 at age 64.</p>
-<p>A.&nbsp;M. Kenyon was secretary of the Fort Dodge Serum Company (now the Fort Dodge
-Laboratories) for 28 years until his retirement in 1946. Two of his sons reside here now&mdash;Robert
-P. Kenyon and Bruce Kenyon; a third son Fergus Kenyon, lives in Lewiston, Idaho.</p>
-<h2 id="c75"><span class="small">THE WOLFE HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This sturdy-looking cement block house&mdash;known for many years as the &lsquo;stone house&rsquo; or
-the &lsquo;castle&rsquo;&mdash;has occupied the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue North and Sixteenth Street
-since 1908.</p>
-<p>Henry W. Wolfe purchased the corner lot in 1903 that extended along Sixteenth Street
-from Fifth to Sixth Avenues North and five years later built the big house. In 1910 he erected
-the cement house just to the north&mdash;at the Sixth Avenue corner.</p>
-<p>The house with the address of 1530 5th Ave. N. is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
-Bocken, 831 N. 21st St. who purchased it in 1965. Many years ago it was converted into a
-duplex with two apartments that are rented out. Each apartment has a living room, dining
-room, kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms and bath on the second floor.</p>
-<p>A unique feature of the house is the corner tower-like area that extends from the ground
-floor to the attic. At the roof level is a cupola with six windows and a peaked roof. Wolfe, a
-Spanish-American War veteran brought back many mementoes of the Philippine Islands
-which he displayed in cases in the cupola area. There was also a landscape mural painting on
-the six sections of the wall.</p>
-<p>Mrs. A. F. Jessen, 2442 10th Ave. N. is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.
-Wolfe, and relates interesting information about the house where she lived with her parents.
-Original interior arrangement of the house included a large living room, entry hall, dining
-room, library with fireplace, kitchen and pantry on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on
-<span class="pb" id="Page_86">86</span>
-the second floor, the bedroom above the library with a fireplace.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig74">
-<img src="images/p45.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="693" />
-<p class="pcap">The Wolfe home
-<br />1530 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house was occupied by the Wolfes until 1918. In 1923 it was acquired by Dr. E.&nbsp;M.
-Van Patten, a well-known osteopathic physician here, and the Van Pattens resided there for
-many years. Since then the house has changed ownership several times.</p>
-<p>Wolfe built the home when he was associated with the Iowa Hydraulic Stone Company
-which had its plant in the area where the Hormel plant is now located. The company manufactured
-cement blocks, ornamental stone and special forms of cast work. Wolfe was secretary
-and general manager of the stone company and F.&nbsp;C. Minogue was president. After the company
-ceased operations Wolfe was employed at the Fort Dodge post office for some years. He
-died in 1955 at age 83; Mrs. Wolfe died in 1970 at age 92.</p>
-<h2 id="c76"><span class="small">THE STEVENS HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The two-story brick residence pictured above was built on a site in the northwest part of
-the city that was deeded by the United States of America to the State of Iowa in 1862. The tract
-of land was part of the area later transferred by the state in 1874 to the Des Moines Valley
-Railroad Company and then in 1875 to the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad Company.</p>
-<p>Located at 510 3rd Ave. NW, it was known as the Stevens property for many years. Presently
-it is owned by Sterling Ainsworth, a great grandson of Socrates G. Stevens, an early resident
-of Douglas Township. Stevens came to Webster County in 1857 and purchased a large farm in
-Douglas Township. In later years the farm adjoined the northwest Fort Dodge city limits and
-included the building site where the original Stevens home was erected.</p>
-<p>The Stevens&rsquo; had a daughter, Mary, who took over operation of the farm following the
-deaths of her parents. In 1906 she replaced the old farm house with the present attractive
-<span class="pb" id="Page_87">87</span>
-house and resided there until her death in 1929. The Stevens also had a daughter Julia who was
-married to W. C. Ainsworth. They were parents of Harriet Ainsworth and W. L. Ainsworth, a
-widely-known farmer and the father of Sterling Ainsworth who now resides in the Stevens
-house.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig75">
-<img src="images/p45a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="564" />
-<p class="pcap">The Stevens home
-<br />510 3rd Avenue Northwest</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house has foundation walls of solid granite blocks two feet thick. Oak woodwork was
-used throughout the house and floors are solid oak, an inch in thickness. First floor of the
-house has living room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, large music room and half bath. The upstairs
-has four bedrooms, sewing room and full bath. A porch extends across the south and
-east sides of the house.</p>
-<p>Socrates G. Stevens, who established the Douglas Township farm, was born in North
-Carolina in 1811. Married in 1835 he and his wife came to Oskaloosa in 1856 and the following
-year began their farming career in Webster County. Their daughter, Mary, was 15 years old
-when she came to Iowa with her parents. She completed schooling in Oskaloosa and after
-coming to the Fort Dodge area was a school teacher for 22 terms.</p>
-<p>Following the death of her mother in 1888 Miss Stevens quit teaching and remained at
-home and helped to operate the farm. She was reputed to be one of the most efficient business
-women of Webster County and after the death of her father in 1901 she successfully carried on
-the farm operations.</p>
-<p>Ownership of the house and surrounding farmland was transferred to Harriet Ainsworth
-after Miss Stevens&rsquo; death in 1929. In 1939 the property was bequeathed to Sterling Ainsworth.
-For a time in the early 1930s the house was leased out and the Red Feather Inn, a popular
-dining place, operated there.</p>
-<h2 id="c77"><span class="small">THE E. F. ARMSTRONG HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This large residence at 1302 10th Ave. N., was one of the first constructed in the Crawford-Armstrong
-Addition to the city after it was platted in 1910. Built in 1911 by E. F. Armstrong, a
-<span class="pb" id="Page_88">88</span>
-well-known pharmacist and drug company officer, the house remained in possession of the Armstrong
-family until 1948.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig76">
-<img src="images/p46.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="558" />
-<p class="pcap">The Armstrong home
-<br />1302 10th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>It was then sold to Dr. J. J. Foley, a Fort Dodge dentist. Following his death the home was
-acquired by Arthur H. Johnson and his wife, Ann. The Johnsons completely remodeled the
-house giving it a traditional and attractive English style of architecture.</p>
-<p>The first floor has living room, family room, dining room, kitchen and half bath; the
-second floor three bedrooms and two full baths. The third floor has a large bedroom, walk-in
-storage closet, two double closets with sliding doors and a built-in chest of drawers. A large
-recreation room is located in the basement, complete with sauna bathroom, full bath and laundry.</p>
-<p>Exterior of the house features gray cement walls with tobacco brown wood trim and roof
-of heavy split cedar wood shakes. The front porch and patio area has a red brick wall&mdash;bricks
-being from the old Chicago Great Western depot which was razed some years ago. Adjoining
-the house at the rear is a family room and double garage.</p>
-<p>The Johnsons occupied the home until the summer of 1974 when it was sold to Dr. and
-Mrs. Gary LeValley. The Johnsons then moved into their new home at 1640 N. 22nd St.</p>
-<p>Armstrong, who built the house at 1302 10th Ave. N., was married to the former Mary
-Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Crawford, well-known early Fort Dodge residents.
-Mrs. Armstrong was prominent in Iowa circles and was a member of the State Conservation
-Commission when Dolliver State Park was dedicated in 1925. The Armstrongs were parents of
-a daughter, Elizabeth.</p>
-<p>For many years Armstrong was associated with the Oleson Drug Company as a pharmacist
-and vice president of the firm. Later he was in the Crawford-Armstrong real estate firm
-and manager of the Fort Dodge Chemical Company.</p>
-<h2 id="c78"><span class="small">THE WELCH HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Fort Dodge shoe dealer, E. A. Welch and his wife, Helen, built this attractive English
-<span class="pb" id="Page_89">89</span>
-type home nearly 50 years ago at 1105 Crawford Avenue. Designed by Mrs. Welch and architect
-Frank Griffith, the house is patterned after the Ann Hathaway Cottage at Stratford-on-Avon
-where author William Shakespeare resided.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig77">
-<img src="images/p46a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="468" />
-<p class="pcap">The Welch home
-<br />1105 Crawford Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>The two-story home has gray cedar shingle shake siding with white wood trim and a thatched
-shingle roof. The first floor includes hallway inside the front entrance, living room with
-arched entryway, a den converted from a former porch, kitchen with glassed-in dining room,
-bedroom and bath.</p>
-<p>The formal dining room on the first floor has a round walnut table with six leaves&mdash;a gift
-from Miss Maude Lauderdale, first curator of the Webster County Historical Society. There
-are also 12 walnut chairs, a gift of O. M. Oleson, pioneer Fort Dodge pharmacist and uncle of
-Mrs. Welch. The upstairs had two bedrooms and full bath and a large attic playroom. The
-house is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Welch and family.</p>
-<p>E. A. (Ed) Welch was born in Fort Dodge in 1875 and had two brothers&mdash;Sam and W. R.
-(Dick) Welch. Sam was in the shoe business with Ed; Dick was in the drug business, operating
-the drug store in the Carver Building (now O&rsquo;Connell Drugs).</p>
-<p>Both Ed and Sam were sales representatives for the Greene-Wheeler Shoe Manufacturing
-plant here for many years. In 1907 they purchased the Ed Rank Shoe Store at 607 Central Ave.
-and operated it under the name of Welch Bros. Shoes. After a year in this location the store
-moved to 818 Central Ave. where it remained until moving in 1963 to its present large and attractive
-location at 915 Central Ave.</p>
-<p>Richard O. Welch, son of E. A. Welch, joined his father in the shoe store in 1930. The
-elder Mr. Welch retired from the firm in 1947 and died in 1953. Mrs. Welch, now 96, is a
-resident of Friendship Haven.</p>
-<p>Dale Happ joined the firm in 1952 when he and Richard Welch became sole owners of the
-business. They reorganized the firm as the Welch Shoe Company with Welch as president and
-Happ as vice president and treasurer. Sale of the store to four employes was announced late in
-January with Robert L. Thiele one of the purchasers to be president and general manager of
-the firm. Welch will remain as consultant and assistant for one year. Happ will retain an
-association with the store but will take an extended leave of absence.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_90">90</div>
-<h2 id="c79"><span class="small">THE HAVILAND HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig78">
-<img src="images/p47.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="534" />
-<p class="pcap">The Haviland home
-<br />926-928 3rd Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>The two-family residence pictured here is believed to be the first of its kind built in the city
-and dates its history back to 1870, according to city assessor&rsquo;s records. Located at the northwest
-corner of Third Avenue North and Tenth Street, the house was the homestead of Andrew
-J. Haviland, noted horticulturist, who came to Webster County in 1855.</p>
-<p>Old-time photos of the house show that it has not changed much since it was erected 105
-years ago. Of two-story frame construction, the house has two identical apartments with addresses
-of 926 and 928 3rd Ave. N. Each apartment has a living room, dining room, kitchen
-and utility room on the first floor; two bedrooms and bath on the second floor.</p>
-<p>There is a basement area where old hand-hewn beams can be observed and there is a tunnel
-leading from the furnace room to the outdoors so as to make removal of ashes easier.</p>
-<p>The residence is presently owned by Mrs. John K. Jensen of Palatine, Ill., and her son John
-K. Jensen Jr. of Green Bay, Wis. Mrs. Jensen is the daughter of K. D. Miller, one-time superintendent
-of schools in Fort Dodge, who purchased the property in 1939 from the estate of
-Rowena H. Haviland.</p>
-<p>A. J. Haviland was born in Pawlings, N.&nbsp;Y., in 1820 and did some carriage making and
-contracting in the east before coming to Webster County in 1855. He located in Cooper Township
-north of the city where he farmed for six years and then moved into Fort Dodge and in
-1870 built the Third Avenue North residence. He resided there with his wife, the former Mary
-Colby, and their four children.</p>
-<p>Two years after his arrival in the county he established the Fort Dodge Nursery at the north
-edge of the city and operated it along with his farm. He was a noted horticulturist and was
-well-known throughout the northwest part of the state as an authority in this line of work.
-Following his death in 1888, Mrs. Haviland and children continued to make their home in the
-old homestead until her death in 1901.</p>
-<p>Historians report that &ldquo;The Evergreens&rdquo; at the north edge of the city, formerly used as a
-nursery by A. J. Haviland, was &ldquo;one of the most beautiful places to be found in or around Fort
-<span class="pb" id="Page_91">91</span>
-Dodge.&rdquo; W. C. Haviland, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Haviland, was credited with planting the
-first apple trees in Cooper Township. Later he had the large apple orchard at the north edge of
-the city.</p>
-<h2 id="c80"><span class="small">THE JOSELYN HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig79">
-<img src="images/p47a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="567" />
-<p class="pcap">The Joselyn home
-<br />310 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>A graduate pharmacist, who later manufactured mineral feeds for livestock, built this impressive
-Snell Place residence at 810 Northwood Avenue in 1922. He was Ed S. Joselyn who
-moved his manufacturing operations from Rockwell City to Fort Dodge in 1921 and continued
-in business here until 1930.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn and family resided in this large home until 1932 when it was sold to
-Charles A. Helsell, Fort Dodge attorney. Helsell was transferred to Chicago in 1938 as solicitor
-general for the Illinois Central Railroad and the house was then sold to Dr. and Mrs. E. F.
-Beeh.</p>
-<p>Present owners of the home are Herbert Bennett, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife,
-Geraldine, who acquired the property in 1964 from the estate of Dr. Beeh. They reside in the
-attractive residence with their daughters, Karen, and twins Kathy and Kris.</p>
-<p>The house has huge white columns that extend upward to the roof and outline the front
-entryway&mdash;typical of its Colonial style of architecture. An arched front doorway opens into a
-large hallway with a stairway leading to the second floor. The first floor includes living room
-with large fireplace of red brick and white colored woodwork, dining room, kitchen and
-butler&rsquo;s pantry, breakfast room, library and sunroom. The second floor has four bedrooms,
-two bathrooms, sewing room and large cedar closet. On the third floor is a large party room,
-two bedrooms and bath.</p>
-<p>At the rear of the house is a large garden area with terraced slope, a small &ldquo;teahouse&rdquo;, a
-<span class="pb" id="Page_92">92</span>
-bridge over the ravine, flower beds and garage.</p>
-<p>Joselyn was a native of New York state and after completing pharmacy studies he came to
-Stratford where he was in the pharmacy business. Later he moved to Rockwell City and
-established the Joselyn Stock Food Company and began manufacturing feeds for livestock. He
-moved operations to the Brady building here in 1921. Joselyn discontinued the business in 1930
-and in 1934 moved to Webster City where he operated a drug store. He died in 1941 at age 73.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn were parents of three children&mdash;Robert of Chicago; Marion of the
-Joselyn Press Printing &amp; Stationery firm of Fort Dodge; and a daughter, Catherine of Palmerton,
-Pa.</p>
-<h2 id="c81"><span class="small">THE KIME HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig80">
-<img src="images/p48.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="560" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kime home
-<br />728 Crest Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>Dr. J. W. Kime, a Fort Dodge physician and surgeon who was credited with getting the
-city to change its water source from the Des Moines River to deep artesian wells, erected this
-large residence in 1918.</p>
-<p>Dr. Kime came here in 1884 and began the general practice of medicine and later
-specialized in the treatment of tuberculosis at his sanitorium just north of the city. He built his
-attractive home at 728 Crest Ave. after Snell Place was platted in 1915. It combines an exterior
-of red brick and natural stone from the area.</p>
-<p>The home is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fletcher who purchased the property in
-1971. The Fletchers reside there with their two daughters and a son&mdash;Kathy, Jody and David.
-Another daughter Mrs. Bobby Clark resides in Omaha, Neb. Previous owners include Mr. and
-Mrs. H. W. Stowe, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Echternacht and Dr. John D. Rasmussen.</p>
-<p>The house has three floors and a basement. On the first floor are large living room, sunporch,
-dining room, kitchen, half bath and front entryway. The second floor has four
-<span class="pb" id="Page_93">93</span>
-bedrooms and full bath; the third floor has two rooms. The basement has a large family room.</p>
-<p>Dr. Kime was born in Shelby County in 1855 and entered the University of Iowa for a
-general course at age 18. Later he studied medicine and received his medical degree in 1883.
-After a year in Angus he came to Fort Dodge in 1884.</p>
-<p>In connection with his treatment of tuberculosis, Dr. Kime constructed a large sanitorium
-one-fourth mile north of the city limits. Built of brick and stone it was widely-known for years
-as Kime&rsquo;s Sanitorium Boulder Lodge.</p>
-<p>After the sanitorium was discontinued the building was converted into living quarters and
-for many years was occupied by Mrs. Jett Wray who also remodeled it into an elaborate place
-for parties and dinners. She changed the name to Wraywood and the present Wraywood
-Manor apartments are built around the original structure. At one time the building was also a
-popular night club.</p>
-<p>Dr. Kime was a state lecturer on tuberculosis and active in medical groups. His wife, Sara,
-was also a graduate physician and assisted her husband in his work. They were parents of two
-daughters&mdash;Marian and Isabelle.</p>
-<p>Interested in things pertaining to the city Dr. Kime was elected to the city council for one
-term under the ward system of government. He was an advocate of pure drinking water and
-campaigned for many years for water from deep wells. It was largely through his efforts that
-the city began sinking deep artesian wells and drawing water from them for city uses. The first
-well was completed in 1907 and there are now seven such wells in use.</p>
-<h2 id="c82"><span class="small">THE DAMON HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig81">
-<img src="images/p48a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="531" />
-<p class="pcap">The Damon home
-<br />710 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>A Fort Dodge architect&mdash;E. O. Damon Jr.&mdash;who began his career as a naval architect&mdash;designed
-and built this Colonial-type Snell Place home in 1916. He and his family resided in
-the home for many years while he was busy designing many houses and buildings.</p>
-<p>Damon died in 1948 at age 72 and in 1949 the home was sold to Paul E. McCarville, Fort
-<span class="pb" id="Page_94">94</span>
-Dodge attorney, and his wife, Helen, who have since resided there.</p>
-<p>Located at 710 Northwood Ave., the three-story brick residence faces the east. At the rear
-of the house and attached to the garage is a large screened-in summer porch the McCarvilles
-built some years ago. It has been a popular place for the McCarvilles and their family that included
-two daughters&mdash;Mrs. Mary Alice Coleman, Fort Dodge; and Mrs. Carl A. Nelson,
-Wayzata, Minn.</p>
-<p>The house has traditional colonial styling with white shutters on the first floor windows
-and green shutters on the second floor windows. Third floor windows are set into dormers. A
-large hall extends east to west through the house from the front door entrance and there is a
-staircase with mahogany railing and white spindles from the first to the third floor.</p>
-<p>The first floor has large living room with fireplace, dining room, sunroom, butler&rsquo;s pantry,
-second pantry and half bath. The second floor includes a master bedroom, two other large
-bedrooms, sunporch, study, children&rsquo;s room and two full baths. A sitting room, bedroom, bath
-and attic storage space are on the third floor. All woodwork in the house is white but doors are
-dark mahogany.</p>
-<p>A large pastel landscape hangs over the fireplace in the living room. The original painting
-depicts an attractive country scene and was the work of Robert Reaser, a widely-known artist
-who resided in Fort Dodge for a time.</p>
-<p>Damon, a native of Northhampton, Mass., took his naval architectural training in
-Scotland, returned to the U.&nbsp;S. and practiced for a time in the south before coming to Fort
-Dodge in 1912. He was married to Georgia Mason and after Snell Place was platted they built
-their Northwood Ave. home. Damon was well known for his architectural work that included
-the addition to Mercy Hospital (now Trinity East), the City Hall and Wahkonsa School.</p>
-<p>The Damons were parents of two sons, Mason Damon, Buffalo, N.&nbsp;Y.; and Kent Damon,
-Rochester, N.&nbsp;Y. Following the death of his first wife, Damon was married to Edna Wheeler
-Dougherty.</p>
-<h2 id="c83"><span class="small">THE JACK HAIRE HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig82">
-<img src="images/p49.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="443" />
-<p class="pcap">The Jack Haire home
-<br />815 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>A native Fort Dodger&mdash;Jack Haire&mdash;who was in the lumber business here for 45 years,
-erected this Snell Place home in 1922. It is located at 815 Northwood Ave.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_95">95</div>
-<p>The house is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Schnurr who purchased
-it in 1960. Schnurr is vice president of the Federal Mortgage and Investment Company of Fort
-Dodge. The Schnurrs have five children&mdash;Matt, Sally, Donald, Pat and Tom.</p>
-<p>The home has spacious rooms including living room, dining room, library, kitchen,
-butler&rsquo;s pantry, breakfast room and bath on the first floor. The second floor has five bedrooms,
-sleeping porch and three baths. A recreation room is located in the basement. At one time
-there was a tennis court in the area just south of the house.</p>
-<p>Jack Haire was the son of John Haire, pioneer Fort Dodge businessman. Born in 1877, he
-attended local schools and later graduated from the Des Moines College of Pharmacy. He was
-a partner with his brother, Will W. Haire, in the Sackett &amp; Haire Drug Store for 10 years
-before going into the lumber business.</p>
-<p>In 1909 Jack Haire and George W. Mason, who was a partner in the Mason &amp; O&rsquo;Connell
-Lumber Company, purchased the Chapin Lumber Yard located at First Avenue North and
-Sixth Street. The name was changed to the Fort Dodge Lumber Company and the business
-operated until 1954 when it was sold to the Joyce Lumber Company. The Joyce firm continued
-at the First Avenue North location for the next five years.</p>
-<p>Haire&rsquo;s two sons joined their father in the lumber business&mdash;George in 1931 and John in
-1935&mdash;and they continued in its active management until the firm was sold to the Joyce Company.
-Jack Haire retired from the lumber business in 1954. In 1962 he died at age 85.</p>
-<p>Haire was prominent in state lumber circles and active in Fort Dodge affairs. He served as
-a director of the Fort Dodge Serum Company, the State Bank and the Fort Dodge Telephone
-Company.</p>
-<p>Married in 1907 to Margaret Mason, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Mason, they
-were parents of three sons&mdash;George and John, both of Fort Dodge; and Dr. Mason Haire,
-Boston, Mass.</p>
-<h2 id="c84"><span class="small">THE KERSTEN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Dr. E. M. Kersten, founder of the Kersten Clinic in Fort Dodge, erected this large Snell
-Place residence at 712 Crest Ave. in 1924 and it was occupied by members of the Kersten
-family until 1959.</p>
-<p>Dr. Kersten, a widely-known surgeon, came to Fort Dodge in 1916 and practiced here until
-1957 with the exception of two years he was in service during World War I with the
-American Expeditionary Forces in France. He was a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps in
-charge of Field Hospital No. 34 overseas.</p>
-<p>The two-story brick home has an interior arrangement that includes entry hall, living
-room, dining room and kitchen on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor.
-There is also a family room on the landing halfway up the stairway to the second floor. The
-third floor attic has two large rooms used for recreation by the family. Years ago an amateur
-(ham) radio unit was installed there and operated extensively.</p>
-<p>The home is now owned and occupied by Fred Breen, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife.
-They acquired it in 1972.</p>
-<p>Dr. Kersten was born in 1892 in De Pere, Wis., a suburb of Green Bay. After attending
-schools there he enrolled in Marquette University&rsquo;s Medical School and graduated in 1913. He
-began practice in Two Rivers, Wis., and remained there until 1916 when he came to Fort
-Dodge.</p>
-<p>He was married in 1917 and he and Mrs. Kersten were parents of five children&mdash;all of
-whom were reared in the Crest Avenue home. They are Drs. Herbert, Paul and John Kersten of
-Fort Dodge; Don Kersten, Fort Dodge attorney; and Mrs. William (Frances Anne) Wolfe of
-Chicago.</p>
-<p>Following World War I service, Dr. Kersten returned to Fort Dodge and entered into
-medical practice with Dr. F. E. Seymour with offices in the Snell Building. Later he officed in
-<span class="pb" id="Page_96">96</span>
-the Carver Building until founding the Kersten Clinic in 1952. His three doctor sons joined him
-in the clinic&rsquo;s medical staff after it was founded.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig83">
-<img src="images/p50.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="614" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kersten home
-<br />712 Crest Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>Dr. Kersten was one of the state&rsquo;s prominent surgeons during the more than 40 years he
-practiced here and was a member of professional groups during this time. He was associated
-with the clinic until his death in 1957 at age 65.</p>
-<h2 id="c85"><span class="small">THE WILLIS RICH HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Fort Dodge couple&mdash;Mr. and Mrs. Willis F. Rich&mdash;built this large brick residence at
-701 Northwood Ave. in 1924 and have lived there continuously since then. The Riches planned
-and constructed the home more than 50 years ago, have lived there all of this time and also
-reared a family of three children there.</p>
-<p>The stately English style home was constructed of red brick with a red tile roof. The house
-is surrounded by trees and green ivy vines cover the north and west sides.</p>
-<p>The home has large and comfortable rooms on the first floor&mdash;living room with fireplace,
-sunroom, entry hall, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room and half bath. All floors are of hardwood.
-The second floor includes master bedroom, sleeping porch and three other bedrooms,
-bath and sunporch.</p>
-<p>Insulation materials were not in use in the 1924 era but architect E. O. Damon&rsquo;s plans
-specified four dead-air spaces to serve as insulation in the house between the exterior brick
-wall and the interior plastered wall. The method worked successfully.</p>
-<p>Rich is from a family of bankers, his father E. H. Rich being one of the early prominent
-bankers here. He followed in his father&rsquo;s footsteps and in 1932 was cashier of the First Trust &amp;
-Savings Bank and assistant cashier of the early-day First National Bank. At that time he quit
-the bank and went into the property supervision, real estate, insurance and loan business. Mrs.
-Rich was his partner in the business.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_97">97</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig84">
-<img src="images/p50a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="413" />
-<p class="pcap">The Willis Rich home
-<br />701 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>At one time the Riches were supervising 100 city properties and 45 farms. Later he was
-president of the Union State Bank of Rockwell City and director of the Pocahontas State Bank
-and the Renwick Savings Bank.</p>
-<p>Rich has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church here since 1899 and now has the
-distinction of being a member of the congregation longer than any other living person. He is a
-veteran of World War I.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Rich are the parents of three children. They are Willis F. Rich Jr. of Minneapolis;
-Mrs. J. C. (Eunice) Norby of Pasadena, Calif.; and Robert E. Rich, Centerville. Mr.
-and Mrs. Rich are trailer enthusiasts and have visited all the states by trailer except Alaska
-and Hawaii. In 1972 Rich sold his business because of impairment in his hearing and he says
-they are now enjoying retirement in the &ldquo;old homestead&rdquo; more than ever.</p>
-<h2 id="c86"><span class="small">THE L.&nbsp;E. ARMSTRONG HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This buff brick home at 775 Crest Avenue was built in 1919 by the late L. E. Armstrong,
-business and industrial leader of Fort Dodge. It was purchased in 1941 by K. S. Fantle and in
-1954 by its present occupant, C. M. Bodensteiner, president of Fort Dodge By-Products.</p>
-<p>The house is 100 feet long, with a red tile roof. There is an old-fashioned &ldquo;tea house&rdquo; on
-the property and a two-story garage with living quarters on the second floor.</p>
-<p>The home&rsquo;s first floor has living room, dining room, kitchen, butler&rsquo;s pantry, den, four
-bedrooms and two full and two half baths.</p>
-<p>The second floor living quarters have living room, dining room, two bedrooms, two baths,
-kitchen and den.</p>
-<p>The third floor has two bedrooms and bath and a children&rsquo;s ballroom.</p>
-<p>The house has oak ceiling beams in downstairs rooms and the living room has oak
-paneled walls. At the top of the living room walls is a decorative border of cut velvet originally
-put in when the house was built. An oak stairway leads to the second floor and the staircase
-and upper floor areas have imported tooled leather wallpaper that was hung by workmen from
-Italy. The original grand stairway had a lounge area halfway between the first and second
-floors. Furnishings included a grand piano.</p>
-<p>Armstrong began business in Fort Dodge in 1886, establishing the Plymouth Clothing
-Store at Central Avenue and Sixth Street. He promoted the store in a unique way, purchasing
-what was reported to be the first auto delivered in Iowa in 1899, a Winton costing $1,000.
-Hitching a pony cart to the auto he gave customers and friends a ride from his store around the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_98">98</span>
-City Square and back again.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig85">
-<img src="images/p51.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="480" />
-<p class="pcap">The L.&nbsp;E. Armstrong Home
-<br />775 Crest Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>After purchasing clay and gypsum land in the area, Armstrong established the Plymouth
-Gypsum Company in 1903 and the Plymouth Clay Products Company in 1910. Ten years later
-he established the Iowana Gypsum Company. Both were sold in 1922 to the Universal Gypsum
-Company, predecessor of the National Gypsum Company now operating here. Armstrong also
-organized the Plymouth Processing Mill for soybeans.</p>
-<p>Armstrong was president of the Fort Dodge National Bank (now the First National) from
-1924 to 1936. He was interested in promoting Fort Dodge and the area and organized the
-Hawkeye Fair &amp; Exposition in 1919 and was its president. He served as president of the Fort
-Dodge Chamber of Commerce from 1916-1919.</p>
-<h2 id="c87"><span class="small">THE CHARLES LAUFERSWEILER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The residence at 911 Northwood Ave., was for many years the home of Charles C. Laufersweiler,
-well-known funeral home operator and son of a pioneer Fort Dodge businessman.
-Laufersweiler acquired the home in 1918 and resided there until his death in 1941 at age 72.
-His wife continued to make her home there until her death in 1943.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Welch Laufersweiler purchased the home in 1945 and have since lived there
-with their family. The house has a red brick and stucco exterior.</p>
-<p>The present room arrangement on the first floor includes an entry hall, sun parlor, living
-room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, half bath and family room with fireplace and full
-bath. The second floor has a hall, five bedrooms and bath; the third floor has a large bedroom
-and walk-in cedar closet.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Welch Laufersweiler were parents of three daughters and four sons&mdash;Mrs.
-James (Ann) Tornabane, Mrs. Edward (Jean) Micus, Susan, Thomas, John, and Joseph. A son
-Mark died in 1971.</p>
-<p>Charles C. Laufersweiler was born in Fort Dodge in 1868, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad
-C. Laufersweiler who established a furniture and undertaking business here in 1856. He was
-one of ten children in the family that included Mary, who was married to Gus Hilton, their son
-is Conrad G. Hilton, the hotel magnate; Bertha, Kitty, twins Edith and Elsie; William J., John,
-Albert and Frank.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_99">99</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig86">
-<img src="images/p51a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="411" />
-<p class="pcap">The Charles Laufersweiler home
-<br />911 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>Charles followed his father in the undertaking business in 1893 and William J. operated
-the furniture business. In 1914 the undertaking business was moved from its Central Avenue
-location to a new three-story building at the corner of First Avenue South and Eleventh Street.
-First floor and basement were devoted to the mortuary and apartments were on the second and
-third floors. The furniture store continued in business until 1929.</p>
-<p>In 1952 the Laufersweiler Funeral home erected its present large building at Third
-Avenue South and Twelfth Street. Welch Laufersweiler joined his father, Charles, in the
-funeral home in 1930. Since 1941 he has been owner and operator of the business.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig87">
-<img src="images/p51b.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="474" />
-<p class="pcap">The Burnquist home
-<br />704 Crest Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_100">100</div>
-<h2 id="c88"><span class="small">THE BURNQUIST HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This is another of the attractive Snell Place homes erected in the 1920s. Located at 704
-Crest Avenue, it was owned and occupied by the B. B. Burnquist family for many years.</p>
-<p>Built in 1924 by Emmett Mulholland, a Fort Dodge attorney, the house has successively
-been occupied by attorneys, doctors and a packing plant executive. Mulholland sold the house
-to the Burnquists in 1927 when he and Mrs. Mulholland moved to Long Beach, Calif. Presently
-it is owned by John J. Murray, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife, Joan. The Murrays acquired
-the house in 1961 and now reside there with their three sons and daughter&mdash;John, Mike, Steve
-and Sheila.</p>
-<p>The first floor of the house has an entrance hall, living room with fireplace, dining room,
-kitchen, den with half bath and sunporch. The second floor has four bedrooms, two baths and
-sunporch. The basement was remodeled into a recreation room by the Murrays. They also
-remodeled the kitchen, installing a Franklin stove and making it into a &ldquo;country kitchen.&rdquo;</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Murray added a double garage and a large cement patio with historic
-wrought iron railing. The railing came from balconies of the Oleson Building at Central
-Avenue and Eighth Street when it was razed to make way for the City Green parking lot.</p>
-<p>B. B. Burnquist, who practiced law in Fort Dodge for 60 years, was a native of Dayton.
-The son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Burnquist, he was born in 1884, attended schools in Dayton and
-graduated from Fort Dodge High School. He graduated from the University of Iowa in 1907
-with a law degree and began practice in Fort Dodge. Burnquist was associated with various law
-firms here starting with the Healy brothers. Later he was in the firms of Healy, Burnquist &amp;
-Thomas, Price &amp; Burnquist, Helsell, Burnquist, Bradshaw &amp; Dolliver and Helsell &amp; Burnquist.</p>
-<p>Burnquist was prominent in Republican politics and was Webster County Republican
-chairman, state Republican chairman and served as Webster County attorney. He died in 1967
-at age 83; Mrs. Burnquist preceded him in death in 1964. They were parents of two sons and
-two daughters&mdash;William S. Burnquist; Boyd Burnquist; Mrs. N. H. (Betty) Batchelder and
-Mrs. Howard (Caroline) Borgerding.</p>
-<h2 id="c89"><span class="small">THE MOELLER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Walter J. Moeller, Fort Dodge furnace company owner, acquired this residence at 1324
-3rd Ave. S. shortly after it was constructed in 1906. His father, Ferdinand, an early-day carpenter
-and brick manufacturer here, built the two-story house on a lot he purchased in 1889.</p>
-<p>Late in 1906 the residence was sold to Walter J. Moeller and he and his wife, the former
-Elizabeth Zuerrer, moved into the home. The two-story house has eight rooms&mdash;living room,
-parlor, dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath on the first floor; three bedrooms on the
-second floor.</p>
-<p>Walter J. Moeller was born in the Vincent area of Webster County, one of a family of five
-children. His brothers and sisters were Frank C. Moeller, a prominent banker for many years;
-William H. Moeller, dry goods store owner; Mrs. Elizabeth Zuerrer and Mrs. Clara Zuerrer.
-He attended schools at Vincent and in Fort Dodge when his parents moved here. He began his
-business career at the Furlong &amp; Brennan grocery and general merchandise store on the city
-square.</p>
-<p>In 1912 Moeller and Oscar Dahlien formed a partnership and established the Dahlien &amp;
-Moeller Furnace Company at 115 S. 12th St. The two continued in business together until 1915
-when the partnership was dissolved. Moeller then began business as the Moeller Furnace Company
-in a new three-story brick building at 114 S. 12th St.&mdash;the present location of the firm.
-The first floor and basement of the building are devoted to the firm&rsquo;s furnace, air conditioning
-and sheet metal operations. The upper floors of the building have apartments.</p>
-<p>Moeller was joined in the operation of the business by two of his sons&mdash;Walter E. (Bud)
-Moeller in 1927 and Willis H. Moeller in 1945. A third son Art F. Moeller was with the firm for
-a brief time but then began a business career. In 1957 Art and Henry R. (Bud) Trost
-<span class="pb" id="Page_101">101</span>
-established the Trost-Moeller Insurance Service, Inc. which they now operate.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig88">
-<img src="images/p52.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="528" />
-<p class="pcap">The Moeller home
-<br />1324 3rd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Walter J. Moeller retired from the furnace company in 1946 and the business has since
-been operated by the sons Bud and Willis. The elder Mr. Moeller died in 1966 at age 86. Mrs.
-Moeller died in 1958. The Third Avenue South home is now owned by the three Moeller sons
-and currently is rented out.</p>
-<h2 id="c90"><span class="small">THE CHARLES A. BROWN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Fort Dodge clothier&mdash;Charles A. Brown&mdash;erected this Snell Place residence in 1923.
-Located at 1102 Summit Ave., the large two-story brick home was occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
-Brown and family until sold in 1939 to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. (Ed) Klapka. At that time the
-Browns moved to California.</p>
-<p>Present owners and occupants of the house are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Woodruff who purchased
-it in 1968 from Klapka&rsquo;s widow, Pauline. Klapka was executive vice president of the
-Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Fort Dodge from the time it was organized in
-1919. He died in 1967. In 1967 Home Federal merged with First Federal Savings and Loan
-Association.</p>
-<p>Woodruff is a partner in Woodruff-Evans Construction of Fort Dodge. The Woodruffs
-and their family have occupied the Summit Avenue home since the fall of 1968. Their children
-include two daughters, Anne and Laura, and four sons, David, Tom and twins Don and Bill.</p>
-<p>The home&rsquo;s room arrangement on the first floor includes entrance hall, living room,
-dining room, sun porch, kitchen, breakfast room and room for removing soiled clothes, muddy
-shoes and rubbers with closet and lavatory. The second floor has four bedrooms, sun porch
-and two baths. Another room with bath for the Woodruff girls is on the third floor. The
-basement has a children&rsquo;s recreation room.</p>
-<p>Charles A. Brown came to Fort Dodge in the 1890s and began work for L. E. Armstrong
-at the Plymouth Clothing House. He continued his association with the Plymouth until 1908
-when he purchased the store and changed the name to Charles A. Brown, the Plymouth
-<span class="pb" id="Page_102">102</span>
-Clothier. In 1903 Harry L. Kurtz began work at the store and after Brown purchased the
-business Kurtz bought an interest in the store.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig89">
-<img src="images/p53.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="497" />
-<p class="pcap">The Charles A. Brown home
-<br />1102 Summit Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>The Plymouth remained at Central Avenue and Sixth Street until 1914 when Brown leased
-the first floor of the new Snell Building and opened a large store there. The store remained
-there until 1927 when it moved to its present location at 917 Central Ave.</p>
-<p>Brown was active in the store until he sold his Snell Place home in 1939 and moved to
-California. Kurtz then took over management of the business. Later Brown sold his interest to
-Robert R. Kurtz and Richard F. Rosien who are now officers of the firm. Harry Kurtz retired
-in 1964.</p>
-<p>Brown and his wife were parents of two children&mdash;Walter, now deceased; and Marian,
-Mrs. Malcom Beck of Montebello, Calif. Brown died in 1965 at age 88. Mrs. Brown is also
-deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c91"><span class="small">THE KURTZ HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Harry L. Kurtz, a Fort Dodge clothier for more than 60 years who earned the title of &ldquo;Fort
-Dodge and Iowa booster extraordinary,&rdquo; built this home in 1916 directly north across the
-street from Duncombe Athletic Field.</p>
-<p>The two-story house with stucco exterior was his home until his death in 1970 at age 86. It
-remained the Kurtz family home until Mrs. Kurtz&rsquo; death in 1973 after which it was sold to
-Mrs. Margaret G. Siefert who now resides there.</p>
-<p>Duncombe field was the home of Fort Dodge High School athletic teams from 1915 until
-1940 when Dodger Stadium was dedicated. During these 25 years football games, track meets
-and other school events were staged at Duncombe Field, practically in the Kurtz&rsquo; front yard.</p>
-<p>The Kurtz home at 1636 7th Ave. N. has the following room arrangement&mdash;living room,
-dining room, kitchen, bedroom and bath, sun parlor and enclosed patio area on the first floor;
-two bedrooms and large storage space on the second floor.</p>
-<p>Kurtz came to Fort Dodge in 1903 from his native Lisbon and went to work for L. E. Armstrong
-in the Plymouth Clothing House at Central Avenue and Sixth Street. When Charles A.
-Brown purchased the Plymouth in 1908 and changed the store name to Charles A. Brown, the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_103">103</span>
-Plymouth Clothier, Kurtz purchased an interest in the business. The store continued at Central
-and Sixth until 1914 when it moved to the new Snell Building at Central and Eighth and
-took over the first floor. In this location the store was considered &ldquo;the finest men&rsquo;s store in
-Iowa.&rdquo;</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig90">
-<img src="images/p53a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="566" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kurtz home
-<br />1636 7th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>In 1927 the store moved to 917 Central where it has been continuously since then. Brown
-retired and moved to California and Kurtz then took over active management of the business.
-He continued as manager and vice president until his retirement in 1964. Kurtz was joined in
-operation of the store in 1951 by his son Robert R. Kurtz, now president of the firm. Richard
-R. Rosien became a part owner in 1959 and is secretary-treasurer.</p>
-<p>Kurtz was active in civic affairs during his long career as a retail clothier and was a member
-of the Riverfront Commission which developed Loomis Park. He served on the Chamber of
-Commerce and Betterment Foundation boards, was chairman of the Associated Retailers, a
-member of the Rotary Club and the Masonic Orders.</p>
-<p>Kurtz and his wife, Lucile, were parents of three children&mdash;Robert R., Mrs. Worley (Betty)
-Brown, and Jane, a twin of Robert, now deceased.</p>
-<h2 id="c92"><span class="small">THE RHODES HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The attractive two-story frame residence at 1721 8th Ave. S. was the home of Daniel
-Rhodes, well-known Fort Dodge abstractor and insurance man, and his family for nearly 40
-years. Rhodes acquired the house in 1909, a short time after it was built. In 1921 he completely
-remodeled and modernized the exterior and interior of the house.</p>
-<p>When the Rhodes family took over the home, the property was extensively landscaped
-with trees and shrubbery. The planting of trees included Duchess, Wealthy and Whitney apples,
-plums, cherries, mulberries, butternut, hard and soft maple, oak, elm and fir. All are now
-gone.</p>
-<p>After its remodeling the house had the following arrangement: first floor&mdash;hall and
-music room, living room with fireplace, sun porch, dining room, butler&rsquo;s pantry, kitchen and
-<span class="pb" id="Page_104">104</span>
-breakfast room; second floor&mdash;four bedrooms, sleeping porch and bath. The dining room has
-walnut woodwork and a built-in walnut buffet. All other downstairs woodwork is natural finish
-oak.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig91">
-<img src="images/p54.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="603" />
-<p class="pcap">The Rhodes home
-<br />1721 8th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>Rhodes died in 1946 at age 76 following a successful business career. Mrs. Rhodes and
-family continued to reside in the home until 1948 when it was sold to John R. O&rsquo;Neill and his
-sister, Ruth O&rsquo;Neill. Later the property was owned by Miss O&rsquo;Neill and her sisters Mrs. Maude
-Kempley and Mrs. Marie Geiger. They sold the home in 1961 to Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Dagle
-who presently occupy it with their children. Dr. Dagle is associated with the Kersten Clinic.</p>
-<p>Rhodes was born in 1870 on a farm southeast of Fort Dodge, attended local schools and
-graduated from Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa). He taught
-school for a time and then went into partnership with J.&nbsp;B. Butler in the firm of Butler &amp;
-Rhodes, abstractors, realtors and insurance agents. In later years Rhodes was president of the
-Home Building &amp; Loan Association and an officer of the Iowa Savings Bank. Following his
-death, the Butler &amp; Rhodes business was sold in 1947 to James Fitzgerald.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes were parents of three children&mdash;Miss Rachel Rhodes of Fort
-Dodge; Thomas J. Rhodes of Fallbrook, Calif.; and Daniel Rhodes, Santa Cruz, Calif. Mrs.
-Rhodes died in 1973 at age 91.</p>
-<h2 id="c93"><span class="small">THE TROST HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Henry Trost, who came to Fort Dodge in 1883 from his native Germany, and later became
-a well-known realtor and insurance representative, erected this large residence at 1231 6th
-Ave. S. more than 70 years ago. Trost acquired a Sixth Avenue South lot in the spring of 1901
-and built the home later that year.</p>
-<p>The Trost family resided in the home until 1913 when it was sold. Ownership then
-changed several times and in 1966 the house was sold by Melvin Mandelko to Mr. and Mrs.
-Michael J. Yetmar who presently reside there with their six children. Yetmar is associated with
-<span class="pb" id="Page_105">105</span>
-the Kolacia Construction Company.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig92">
-<img src="images/p54a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="646" />
-<p class="pcap">The Trost home
-<br />1231 6th Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The original room arrangement of the house included entrance hall, living room, dining
-room, kitchen, bedroom and bath on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second
-floor. Later upstairs and downstairs sun porches were added on the back portion of the house.
-The Yetmars have done some remodeling and instead of a first floor bedroom they have a
-family room and on the second floor five bedrooms, two baths and a children&rsquo;s room. The front
-porch was also remodeled and modernized.</p>
-<p>Trost worked as a section hand for the M. &amp; St. L. Railroad during his first four years in
-Fort Dodge and later was employed as a salesman in the Haire Clothing Store. After several
-years he joined James H. Coughlin in the real estate and insurance firm of Coughlin &amp; Trost.
-When this firm was dissolved he went into partnership with E. H. Peschau in the real estate
-and insurance firm of Trost &amp; Peschau. When illness forced him to give up active work the
-business was purchased in 1937 by Trost&rsquo;s son Ewald G. Trost and his wife Ermalee. They continued
-its operation until 1957 when Art F. Moeller and Henry R. (Bud) Trost established
-Trost-Moeller Insurance Service which they presently operate.</p>
-<p>The elder Henry Trost was married here in 1891 to Anna Gunther and they were parents
-of six children&mdash;Frieda Becker, Erna, Ewald, Lorenz, Marie and Esther Trost. All are
-deceased except Mrs. Becker and Esther Trost. Mr. Trost died in 1937 at age 70. Mrs. Trost
-died in 1964 at age 92.</p>
-<h2 id="c94"><span class="small">THE ACHER HOME</span></h2>
-<p>The white Colonial-type home with green shutters at 919 Northwood Ave., was built by
-Dr. A. E. Acher, a Fort Dodge physician and surgeon who practiced here for nearly 60 years.
-The attractive Snell Place home was erected in 1926.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_106">106</div>
-<div class="img" id="fig93">
-<img src="images/p55.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="481" />
-<p class="pcap">The Acher home
-<br />919 Northwood Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>The house was occupied by members of the Acher family until 1968 when it was sold to the
-present owners&mdash;Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. McQueen. The McQueens have two sons, Scott
-and Todd. McQueen is a vice president, processing, with Land O&rsquo;Lakes-Felco.</p>
-<p>When the house was built it had the following room arrangement&mdash;living room with
-fireplace, dining room, sitting room, kitchen, pantry, family room and half bath on the first
-floor; four bedrooms, two bathrooms and sewing room on the second floor. The McQueens
-have done some remodeling, making the pantry into part of an enlarged kitchen and converting
-the sewing room on the second floor into a combination laundry and sewing room.</p>
-<p>Dr. Acher was born in 1878 in Napoleon, Ohio, where he completed his early education
-and then taught school for three years. Enrolling at the University of Indiana he graduated
-from medical school in 1905. After interning in Indianapolis for two years he came to Fort
-Dodge in 1907 and began his medical practice.</p>
-<p>For many years Dr. Acher had his office in the former First National Bank Building (now
-the Beh Building) at Central Avenue and Seventh Street. Later he officed in the Crawford
-Building at Central and Sixth. He was active in local and state medical societies. His hobby was
-bowling and he was prominently identified with local leagues. He also planned and built the
-Acher Apartment building on north Eleventh Street.</p>
-<p>Dr. Acher was married to Miss Marcia Pierson of Indianapolis and they were parents of
-three sons&mdash;Chandler, Chester and Carlton. Following his first wife&rsquo;s death he was married to
-Clara Collingsworth of Fort Dodge. Dr. Acher died in Fort Dodge in 1964 at age 86.</p>
-<h2 id="c95"><span class="small">THE WASEM HOME</span></h2>
-<p>Otto Wasem, one of the seven brothers who figured prominently in the gypsum industry in
-Fort Dodge and Webster County through operations of the Wasem Plaster Company, erected
-this brick residence in 1921. The two-story house with red tile room is located at 827 8th Ave.
-N.</p>
-<p>The home was owned and occupied by the Wasem family until 1955 when it was sold to
-Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hesley. In 1965 it was acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fournier
-<span class="pb" id="Page_107">107</span>
-who presently reside there with their family. Their children are Debra; Denise (Mrs. Bart Mundie);
-Doreen, Deanne and Michael. Fournier is a Geo. A. Hormel &amp; Co. plant worker.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig94">
-<img src="images/p55a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="668" />
-<p class="pcap">The Wasem home
-<br />827 8th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Interior arrangement of the Fournier home includes living room, dining room, den, kitchen
-and half bath on the first floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. There is also
-a large enclosed front porch.</p>
-<p>Otto Wasem purchased the lot at 827 8th Ave. N. in 1921 and that same year built the
-comfortable and attractive home which the family occupied for 34 years. Wasem and his wife,
-Hannah, were parents of three daughters&mdash;Mrs. Daniel E. (Mary Louise) Noble; Mrs. A. T.
-(Rachel) La Prade; and Mrs. James B. (Evelyn) Phillips. All reside in Phoenix, Ariz.</p>
-<p>Wasem was treasurer and general manager of the Wasem Plaster Company which was
-organized here in 1909. It was a Wasem family venture&mdash;13 brothers and sisters comprising
-the owners of the company. The Wasem plant was located southeast of the city on a 160-acre
-tract of land undermined by gypsum rock. Operations began in 1910 and continued in the
-original mill until it was destroyed by fire in 1918. A new fireproof plant was then built and put
-into operation in 1920. The company manufactured and sold hollow gypsum tile and marketed
-gypsum board from other plants under the Wasem brand.</p>
-<p>Otto Wasem was the first general manager of the company and continued in that capacity
-from 1909 until the early 1930s. Henry Wasem, first secretary of the company, was president of
-the firm in the 1930s. In 1950 the Wasem Plaster Company was sold to the Celotex Corporation
-which built the large new modern plant along the Coalville blacktop in 1956. The
-Wasem plant was then closed and dismantled, but the structure still stands.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Wasem moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where they resided for a number of years.
-Both are now deceased.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_108">108</div>
-<h2 id="c96"><span class="small">THE KEMPLEY HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig95">
-<img src="images/p56.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="645" />
-<p class="pcap">The Kempley home
-<br />905 6th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>City assessor records show that this sturdy brick residence at 905 6th Ave. N. was built in
-1914 by James L. Kempley, a well-known real estate dealer here for many years. It is the type of
-brick homes erected in the city in the 1910-1920 era.</p>
-<p>The Kempley family resided in the home until 1918 when it was sold to L. W. Scheideman.
-The Scheidemans lived in the ten-room house until 1928 when it was sold to William F. Alpers.
-Edmund G. Engelhardt purchased the house in 1944 and owned it until 1974 when Joseph C.
-Mosbrucker, Fort Dodge realtor, purchased it.</p>
-<p>The house originally had a front vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, music
-room, sewing room, kitchen, laundry and half bath on the first floor. The second floor had four
-bedrooms and bath and there was a large attic used for recreation purposes. A large porch extended
-across the front of the house. In past years the house has been remodeled and it now has
-two apartments.</p>
-<p>Kempley was the son of John Kempley, a native of England who came to the United States
-in 1842 and settled in Racine, Wis. In 1864 the family moved to a farm near Fort Dodge and
-later they came to Fort Dodge where Kempley was active in the town, erecting buildings on
-south Sixth Street.</p>
-<p>James L. Kempley was one of the family of nine children. After attending local schools he
-began work here and for many years was employed by the Standard Oil Company as a tank
-wagon driver. His horse-drawn tank wagon delivered kerosene to farms in the area.</p>
-<p>In 1914 Kempley quit his work with the oil company and went into the real estate
-business. Later he was associated with his son-in-law, Earl C. Codner, in the real estate firm of
-Kempley &amp; Codner. Kempley built several homes in the city including 903 6th Ave. N., 905 6th
-Ave. N. and 1116 4th Ave. N.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_109">109</div>
-<p>Kempley and his wife were parents of six children&mdash;three boys and three girls: Walter V.
-James, Thomas, Mrs. Charles (Marie) Klinger; Mrs. Earl C. (Mae) Codner; and Mrs. Jay (Edna)
-Van Horn. Kempley died in 1942 at age 82.</p>
-<h2 id="c97"><span class="small">THE PEARSONS HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig96">
-<img src="images/p56a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="662" />
-<p class="pcap">The Pearsons home
-<br />1026 2nd Avenue South</p>
-</div>
-<p>The large two-story frame residence (pictured above) is located at 1026 2nd Ave. S. and
-dates its history back to 1896 when it was constructed by John H. Pearsons, son of an early-day
-mayor of Fort Dodge.</p>
-<p>The house is now owned by Martin Cacioppo who acquired it in 1944. He retired recently
-after 55 years as a grocery and meat market operator here.</p>
-<p>There are 10 rooms in the house which has been remodeled and modernized in past years.
-Present room arrangement is as follows: living room, dining room, entrance hall, kitchen,
-bedroom and half bath on the first floor; two bedrooms and a three-room apartment on the
-second floor.</p>
-<p>Cacioppo, a native of Italy, emigrated to the United States in 1910, and lived in Omaha
-for six years before coming to Fort Dodge. He is a widower, his wife having died in 1971. Their
-family includes Tony, Mrs. Ernest (Marguerite) Peterson and James.</p>
-<p>The large Second Avenue South home is located in the East Fort Dodge addition to the
-city and one of the first owners of the property was Thomas Snell. He purchased building lots
-there in 1856 and in 1871 sold the lot on which the house is located to E. G. Morgan, an early
-Fort Dodge banker. Morgan, in turn, sold the lot in 1892 to John F. Duncombe. John H. Pearsons
-purchased the property in 1896 and built the large home that same year.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_110">110</div>
-<p>In later years the home was owned by Margaret Mason Haire and Peter J. Rodenborn.
-The Rodenborns sold the house in 1944 to Cacioppo.</p>
-<p>John Pearsons was the son of George R. Pearsons who served as mayor of Fort Dodge in
-1873, 1899 and 1900 and who constructed the Dolliver home, now the Women&rsquo;s Clubhouse.
-John was a brother of Louise Pearsons who was married to United States Senator Jonathan P.
-Dolliver of Fort Dodge. He had farming and other interests in this area. Shortly after the turn
-of the century he moved to California where he owned farm property.</p>
-<h2 id="c98"><span class="small">THE JON-MAR HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig97">
-<img src="images/p57.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="460" />
-<p class="pcap">The Jon-Mar home
-<br />1631 No. Twenty-second Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The John J. Brady Sr. home&mdash;known for many years as &ldquo;Jon-Mar&rdquo;&mdash;was constructed in
-1935 at 1631 N. 22nd St. The elegant brick residence of unusual architectural design is located
-on a two-acre tract of ground.</p>
-<p>Brady, a nationally-known trucking magnate who built up a trucking operation from a
-small Fort Dodge drayline to a $30,000,000 annual business, purchased 40 acres of farm land
-in 1934 just outside the northeast city limits. When the tract was platted he retained eight acres
-for the house site, but much later six of these acres were laid out and sold as building lots.</p>
-<p>The home is now owned by David A. Opheim, Fort Dodge attorney, and his wife, Mary
-Ellen, who acquired it in 1969 from Joe Bryant. Earlier it was owned by George Schnurr who
-purchased it from Brady in 1959. The Opheims reside in the home with their children, Kristen
-and Matthew.</p>
-<p>The present room arrangement of the home includes a large first floor living room with a
-circular stairway to the second floor that is enclosed in a turret or tower-like portion of the
-house with a pointed roof. The stairway has wrought iron white spindles and a large curved
-wood railing painted aqua blue.</p>
-<p>Other downstairs rooms are sunporch, dining room, family room, kitchen and half bath.
-The second floor has five bedrooms and two baths.</p>
-<p>Brady was born in 1893 on a farm northwest of Fort Dodge and moved to the city with his
-parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Brady, when five years old. The father bought and sold draft horses
-for eastern markets. When a Fort Dodge man was unable to pay for horses used in a dray
-<span class="pb" id="Page_111">111</span>
-line they were repossessed and Brady&rsquo;s father put the son into the draying business.</p>
-<p>When Brady&rsquo;s father died in 1911 John Brady took over the operations and launched the
-Brady Moving &amp; Storage Company and later the Brady Motorfrate Company which became
-one of the major trucking empires in the nation. Brady was chairman of the board and chief
-executive officer of the companies until 1969 when he became honorary chairman of the board
-until the huge trucking operations were sold. The Brady Moving &amp; Storage Company was sold
-in 1968 to John Duvall and John Marrs who now operate the business. The Brady Motorfrate
-Company was sold in 1973 to the Smith Transfer Company of Staunton, Va. Brady is now
-president and general manager of the Brady Realty Company which maintains ownership of all
-its trucking terminals.</p>
-<p>Active in trucking operations Brady was a member of state and national organizations
-and in 1965 was honored by the Iowa Motor Truck Association for 55 years in the transportation
-industry.</p>
-<p>Brady and his first wife, Marguerite Hanrahan of Webster City, were parents of two sons
-and a daughter&mdash;John J. Brady Jr., Robert and Louise. Following the death of his wife,
-Marguerite, in 1947, Brady married Gertrude Lamneck of New York City in 1956. She died
-here in 1969. Brady now resides at 1132 Summit Ave., Snell Place.</p>
-<h2 id="c99"><span class="small">THE REMER HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig98">
-<img src="images/p57a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="451" />
-<p class="pcap">The Remer home
-<br />1404 Park Avenue</p>
-</div>
-<p>One of the early homes on Park Avenue in the Crawford-Armstrong addition to the city
-was this attractive two-story brick residence built in 1928 by a Fort Dodge dentist, Dr. W. F.
-Remer.</p>
-<p>The home at 1404 Park Avenue is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Schweiger
-and family. Schweiger is vice president in charge of mortgage loans at The State Bank.
-Their family includes Mike, Steve, Marggy, Mary Pat and twins Judd and Joe.</p>
-<p>Dr. Remer, who began his dental practice in Fort Dodge in 1919, purchased the Park
-Avenue building lot in 1927. A year later he built the home which was designed by architect
-Frank W. Griffith.</p>
-<p>Original arrangement of the house includes living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen
-and half bath on the first floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor; full
-<span class="pb" id="Page_112">112</span>
-basement and porch on the west side of the house. The porch now has been remodeled into a
-first floor den. All downstairs windows are plate glass including the living room bay windows
-overlooking the surrounding Crawford Park area.</p>
-<p>Dr. and Mrs. Remer resided in the home until 1941 when it was sold to David L. Rhodes.
-Later owners included F. J. Deaner and Dr. and Mrs. Marion B. Allen who sold the house to
-the Schweigers in 1961.</p>
-<p>Dr. Remer, a native of LeMars, attended schools there and in 1916 graduated from the
-University of Iowa Dental College. After practicing in Grand Mound for 2&frac12; years he came to
-Fort Dodge in 1919 and purchased the dental practice of Dr. Grant Bruner in the former First
-National Bank Building (now the Beh Building).</p>
-<p>When the upper six floors of the Carver Building were completed in 1922 Dr. Remer
-moved there and was associated for a time with the Fort Dodge Clinic. Later he maintained his
-own office in the building until his retirement in 1966 and sale of his practice to Dr. Donald
-Cassady. During the years of practice here Dr. Remer was assisted in the office by his wife, Edna.</p>
-<p>In 1968 Dr. Cassady, Dr. P.&nbsp;J. Leehey and Dr. John Duro constructed the Dental
-Associates building at 1622 1st Ave. N. Also a member of the staff now is Dr. Craig E. Knouf.
-Dr. Remer is associated with the dentists only in a consulting capacity. He and Mrs. Remer
-now reside at 1819 9th Ave. N.</p>
-<h2 id="c100"><span class="small">THE YWCA HOME</span></h2>
-<div class="img" id="fig99">
-<img src="images/p58.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="605" />
-<p class="pcap">The YWCA home
-<br />327 No. Ninth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>The two-story frame house at the southeast corner of Fourth Avenue North and Ninth
-Street (pictured above) was the first permanent home of the Fort Dodge YWCA.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_113">113</div>
-<p>Organized in 1909, the YWCA had its original quarters in a small building at First
-Avenue North and Seventh Street where the Flower Mission Club for Girls was located. The
-club was started in 1908 by Dr. Sara Kime and Mrs. J. J. Ryan to extend a welcome to girls
-coming to the community. The building was the birthplace of the YWCA as it was organized in
-the Flower Mission rooms.</p>
-<p>The new YWCA grew at a rapid pace and better housing was needed. It was then learned
-that the large A.&nbsp;S.&nbsp;R. Reynolds house at the northwest corner of First Avenue North and Ninth
-Street was for sale. The property included the eight-room house and a lot with frontage of 75
-feet on First Avenue and 140 feet on Ninth Street.</p>
-<p>The house was purchased for $10,000 and the YWCA took possession in October of 1909.
-Two years later, property just west of the Reynolds house was purchased. The YWCA conducted
-many activities in the new quarters and opened a cafeteria in 1910&mdash;the first in the
-city.</p>
-<p>As activities of the organization increased the house was found inadequate for the YWCA
-programs so a campaign was launched to raise funds for a new building. It proved successful
-and the house was sold for $10,000 to E.&nbsp;O. Fitz, manager of the Farmers Lumber Company. It
-was then moved to its present location at 327 N. 9th St. Fitz resided in the home for a time and
-it was then sold, changing ownership several times through the years. It is now owned by Mr.
-and Mrs. Hubert E. McMahon, 1129 S. 17th St. The house has two apartments which are rented
-out.</p>
-<p>After selling the house the YWCA had temporary quarters in the Tobin College building
-at First Avenue North and Seventh Street. The present three-story brick YWCA building was
-then erected at First Avenue North and Ninth Street at a cost of $72,000 for building and furnishings.
-The building was dedicated in 1914. When completed the building had 36 rooms for
-permanent and transient guests, clubrooms and a gymnasium. For many years the YWCA also
-operated a cafeteria in the new building.</p>
-<h2 id="c101"><span class="small">THE JOYCE HOME</span></h2>
-<p>A Fort Dodge attorney, who practiced law here for a number of years and later was named
-a federal judge in Minnesota, erected this home on north Seventeenth Street in 1915. He was
-Matthew M. Joyce, who lived here from 1910 until 1918. He then moved to Minneapolis where
-he was attorney for the M. &amp; St. L. Railroad for 14 years before being appointed to a
-judgeship.</p>
-<p>The two-story house with stained brown siding and white trim is located at 417 N. 17th St.
-It has changed ownership a number of times and is presently owned by Edwin K. Bradley, who
-acquired it in 1968. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and their sons, Mike, Mark, and Matthew, now
-reside in the house which has the following room arrangement: first floor&mdash;entryway, living
-room, dining room, kitchen, half bath, solarium and screened-in brick porch; second floor&mdash;four
-bedrooms, sun porch and two baths. There is also an attic study room. Bradley is
-laboratory supervisor at Trinity East Hospital and assistant laboratory supervisor at Trinity
-West.</p>
-<p>Joyce was born in Emmetsburg in 1877. After completing elementary and high school
-education he enrolled at the University of Michigan and graduated from law school in 1899.
-He began the practice of law in Missoula, Mont., with Edward C. Mulroney, a native of Fort
-Dodge. In 1910 he came to Fort Dodge and lived at various places before building the North
-Seventeenth Street home.</p>
-<p>During his years in Fort Dodge Joyce practiced law with B. J. Price and B. B. Burnquist for
-eight years and then moved to Minneapolis to accept the M. &amp; St. L. legal post. In 1932 Joyce
-was appointed by President Herbert Hoover as a judge of the Circuit Court of Appeals. After
-17 years as a jurist he retired in 1949. He died in Minneapolis in 1956 at age 79. Mrs. Joyce
-<span class="pb" id="Page_114">114</span>
-died in 1962. Joyce was a nephew of M. F. Healy, T. D. Healy and Robert Healy, widely-known
-Fort Dodge attorneys.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig100">
-<img src="images/p59.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="607" />
-<p class="pcap">The Joyce home
-<br />417 No. Seventeenth Street</p>
-</div>
-<p>On moving to Minneapolis Joyce sold the north Seventeenth Street home to W. C. Woodward
-of the Fort Dodge Grocery Company. Later it was owned by Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Beeh, Mr.
-and Mrs. B. J. Price, Chris Kulild, Eugene Leachman, Robert L. Mitchell and Ralph Humphreys.</p>
-<h2 id="c102"><span class="small">THE HAUGEN HOME</span></h2>
-<p>This Fifth Avenue North home dates back to 1893 when it was built by Carl C. Haugen, a
-Fort Dodge businessman for many years. Located at 1249 5th Ave. N., the house has been
-remodeled in recent years and now has first and second floor apartments. Present owners are
-Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Richardson, 309 N. 18th St., who rent out the apartments.</p>
-<p>The house has white asphalt shingle siding and a brown roof. Entrance to the upstairs
-apartment is by way of an enclosed private stairway.</p>
-<p>Originally the house had a living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen and pantry on the first
-floor; four bedrooms and bath on the second floor. When the house was remodeled the first
-floor was made into a one bedroom apartment with bath, living room, dining room and kitchen.
-The upstairs has a two-bedroom apartment with living room, kitchen and bath.</p>
-<p>Carl C. Haugen came to Iowa from his native Norway in 1884, settled in Bode and then
-moved to Fort Dodge in 1886 where he began work as a barber. After several years he went into
-partnership with D.&nbsp;A. Noah in a large six-chair barber shop in the basement of the original
-First National Bank at Central Avenue and Sixth Street.</p>
-<p>When the First National Bank Building was erected at Central Avenue and Seventh Street
-in 1908 Haugen opened a new six-chair shop in the building basement. He continued in the
-<span class="pb" id="Page_115">115</span>
-barbering business until 1945 when he retired and sold the shop. A brother, Martin C.
-Haugen, was with him in the barber shop until 1939.</p>
-<div class="img" id="fig101">
-<img src="images/p59a.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="559" />
-<p class="pcap">The Haugen home
-<br />1249 5th Avenue North</p>
-</div>
-<p>Following his marriage in 1893, to Hanna Fredrickson, Mr. and Mrs. Haugen built the
-home at 1249 5th Ave. N.&mdash;one of the few homes then in that part of the city. Streets were not
-paved and walks were of wood. Haugen made two trips back to Norway&mdash;in 1891 and in 1900.
-He was one of the organizers of St. Olaf Lutheran Church here and served as secretary of the
-congregation for 50 years. The house was sold in 1965 when Mrs. Haugen moved to Friendship
-Haven.</p>
-<p>Mr. and Mrs. Haugen were parents of four children&mdash;a daughter, Magna, who died in infancy;
-and three sons, Helge H. Haugen, Einar F. Haugen and Karl F. Haugen, author of this
-series of Fort Dodge homes. Mr. Haugen died in 1947 at age 80. Mrs. Haugen died Dec. 23,
-1974. Had she lived until Feb. 3, 1975, she would have been 103 years old.</p>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_117">117</div>
-<div class="img" id="map1">
-<img src="images/p60_lr.png" alt="" width="800" height="822" />
-<p class="pcap">CITY OF FORT DODGE, IOWA</p><p class="center"><a class="ab1" href="images/p60_hr.png">High-resolution Version</a></p>
-</div>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_119">119</div>
-<h2 id="c103"><span class="small">INDEX</span></h2>
-<p class="center"><a class="ab" href="#index_A">A</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_B">B</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_C">C</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_D">D</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_E">E</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_F">F</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_G">G</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_H">H</a> <span class="ab">I</span> <a class="ab" href="#index_J">J</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_K">K</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_L">L</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_M">M</a> <span class="ab">N</span> <a class="ab" href="#index_O">O</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_P">P</a> <span class="ab">Q</span> <a class="ab" href="#index_R">R</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_S">S</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_T">T</a> <span class="ab">U</span> <a class="ab" href="#index_V">V</a> <a class="ab" href="#index_W">W</a> <span class="ab">X</span> <a class="ab" href="#index_Y">Y</a> <span class="ab">Z</span></p>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_A">A</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">ABEL, John H.</span> <a href="#Page_33">33</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">ACHER, Dr. A.&nbsp;E.</span> <a href="#Page_105">105</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">AMOND, John W.</span> <a href="#Page_34">34</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">ARMSTRONG, E.&nbsp;F.</span> <a href="#Page_87">87</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">ARMSTRONG, L.&nbsp;E.</span> <a href="#Page_97">97</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">AULT, Van J.</span> <a href="#Page_43">43</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_B">B</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BENNETT, S.&nbsp;J. (Cap)</span> <a href="#Page_9">9</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BLACK, J.&nbsp;B.</span> <a href="#Page_26">26</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BOWEN, Dr. W.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_18">18</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BRADY, John J., Sr.</span> <a href="#Page_110">110</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BREEN, E.&nbsp;J.</span> <a href="#Page_8">8</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BRENNAN, John J.</span> <a href="#Page_30">30</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BROWN, Charles A.</span> <a href="#Page_101">101</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BROWN, Jacob, Sr.</span> <a href="#Page_54">54</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BURNQUIST, B.&nbsp;B.</span> <a href="#Page_100">100</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">BUTLER, Patrick</span> <a href="#Page_25">25</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_C">C</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CARTER, Charles. L.</span> <a href="#Page_75">75</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CARVER. Dr. W.&nbsp;F.</span> <a href="#Page_69">69</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CHARON, Louis</span> <a href="#Page_52">52</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CHASE, Dr. Sumner B.</span> <a href="#Page_83">83</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CHENEY, John C.</span> <a href="#Page_19">19</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CHUMLEA, Miles P.</span> <a href="#Page_60">60</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">COLBY, W.&nbsp;H.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_49">49</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">COLLINS, E.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_65">65</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CONWAY, Owen</span> <a href="#Page_39">39</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">COREY, Frank</span> <a href="#Page_58">58</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">CRAWFORD, R.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_45">45</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_D">D</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">DAMON, E.&nbsp;O., Jr.</span> <a href="#Page_93">93</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">DOLLIVER, J.&nbsp;P.</span> <a href="#Page_7">7</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_E">E</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">EVANS, Dr. Robert</span> <a href="#Page_17">17</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_F">F</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">FESSLER, David</span> <a href="#Page_14">14</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">FORD, John F.</span> <a href="#Page_22">22</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">FINDLAY, C.&nbsp;V.</span> <a href="#Page_78">78</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_G">G</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">GADD, C.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_76">76</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">GILLMAN, George W.</span> <a href="#Page_20">20</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">GOLDSWORTHY, John</span> <a href="#Page_72">72</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">GRIFFITH, Frank W.</span> <a href="#Page_24">24</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_H">H</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HAIRE, Jack</span> <a href="#Page_94">94</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HAIRE, John</span> <a href="#Page_16">16</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HAUGEN, Carl C.</span> <a href="#Page_114">114</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HAVILAND, A.&nbsp;J.</span> <a href="#Page_90">90</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HAWLEY, A.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_61">61</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HEALY, M.&nbsp;F.</span> <a href="#Page_10">10</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HEALY, Robert</span> <a href="#Page_31">31</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HELSELL, F.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_63">63</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">HORN, Paul</span> <a href="#Page_67">67</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_J">J</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">JACKMAN, A.&nbsp;S. (Electrical)</span> <a href="#Page_37">37</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">JOHNSON, E.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_59">59</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">JOSELYN, Ed S.</span> <a href="#Page_91">91</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">JOYCE, Matthew W.</span> <a href="#Page_113">113</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_K">K</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KELLEHER, Dennis M.</span> <a href="#Page_35">35</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KEMPLEY, James L.</span> <a href="#Page_108">108</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KENYON, Charlotte</span> <a href="#Page_84">84</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KERSTEN, Dr. E.&nbsp;M.</span> <a href="#Page_95">95</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KIME, Dr. J.&nbsp;W.</span> <a href="#Page_92">92</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KIRCHNER, Jacob</span> <a href="#Page_32">32</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">KURTZ, Harry L.</span> <a href="#Page_102">102</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_L">L</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LARRABEE, Charles</span> <a href="#Page_29">29</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LARSEN, Thorvald S.</span> <a href="#Page_68">68</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LARSON, E.&nbsp;G.</span> <a href="#Page_13">13</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LAUFERSWEILER, Charles C.</span> <a href="#Page_98">98</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LAUFERSWEILER, Conrad</span> <a href="#Page_12">12</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LEARY, Dennis E.</span> <a href="#Page_73">73</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LEIGHTON, E.&nbsp;I.</span> <a href="#Page_51">51</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">LOHR, Michael</span> <a href="#Page_44">44</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_M">M</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">McQUILKIN, A.&nbsp;D.</span> <a href="#Page_50">50</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MERRITT, W.&nbsp;N.</span> <a href="#Page_74">74</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MESERVEY, S.&nbsp;T.</span> <a href="#Page_27">27</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MINKEL, L.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_38">38</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MOELLER, Walter J.</span> <a href="#Page_100">100</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MONK-ANDERSON</span> <a href="#Page_77">77</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MUELLER, William F.</span> <a href="#Page_64">64</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MULRONEY, John M.</span> <a href="#Page_47">47</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">MULRONEY, W.&nbsp;V.</span> <a href="#Page_82">82</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_O">O</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">OLESON, O.&nbsp;M.</span> <a href="#Page_5">5</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">OLSON, Evan.</span> <a href="#Page_41">41</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_P">P</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">PEARSONS, John H.</span> <a href="#Page_109">109</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_R">R</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">REMER, Dr. W.&nbsp;F.</span> <a href="#Page_111">111</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">REYNOLDS, A.&nbsp;S.&nbsp;R.</span> <a href="#Page_70">70</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">RHODES, Daniel</span> <a href="#Page_103">103</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">RICH, E.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_6">6</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">RICH, Willis F.</span> <a href="#Page_96">96</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">ROBERTS, George E.</span> <a href="#Page_23">23</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_S">S</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">SAUNDERS, Dr. C.&nbsp;J.</span> <a href="#Page_56">56</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">SMITH, C.&nbsp;H. (Cad)</span> <a href="#Page_66">66</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">SPENCE, Rev. W.&nbsp;H.</span> <a href="#Page_48">48</a></dt>
-<dd>(Methodist Parsonage)</dd>
-<dt><span class="jl">STEVENS, Mary</span> <a href="#Page_86">86</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">STUDEBAKER, Dr. J.&nbsp;F.</span> <a href="#Page_79">79</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<div class="pb" id="Page_120">120</div>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_T">T</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">THATCHER, O.&nbsp;M.</span> <a href="#Page_57">57</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">THIEDE, Franz</span> <a href="#Page_40">40</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">THOMAS, Seth</span> <a href="#Page_55">55</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">TRAUERMAN, J.&nbsp;K.</span> <a href="#Page_80">80</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">TROST, Henry</span> <a href="#Page_104">104</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_V">V</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">VINCENT, Donald</span> <a href="#Page_36">36</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">VINCENT, Leon</span> <a href="#Page_15">15</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">VINCENT, Webb</span> <a href="#Page_21">21</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_W">W</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">WASEM, Otto</span> <a href="#Page_107">107</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">WELCH, E.&nbsp;A.</span> <a href="#Page_88">88</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">WOLFE, Henry W.</span> <a href="#Page_85">85</a></dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">WRIGHT, Thomas A.</span> <a href="#Page_42">42</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<dl class="indexlr">
-<dt class="center b" id="index_Y">Y</dt>
-<dt><span class="jl">YWCA House</span> <a href="#Page_112">112</a></dt>
-</dl>
-<h2>Transcriber&rsquo;s Notes</h2>
-<ul>
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-<li>In the text versions only, text in <i>italics</i> is delimited by _underscores_.</li>
-</ul>
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