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Delbert & Theresia Kellogg House

 

Although some distance from the riverfront sawmills,, this is one of the oldest residential areas of Stillwater, dating from before the Civil War. Samuel Hadley, a barber, and his wife, Olivia, two of Stillwater’s few black people, bought this lot for $300 in 1876, and built their home on this corner facing Western Row, as Greeley Street was then named. They lived there 12 years.

What happened to the Hadley house is uncertain, but in 1910, Theresia and Delbert Kellogg purchased two lots for $100, and built the present house at a cost of $1,500 by taking out two mortgages from the Washington County Building Loan Association for $1,100 and $200. Delbert, who lived across the street at 930 West Willard Street while his new house was being built, was a streetcar operator on the Stillwater-St. Paul line.

The 1910 Census lists Delbert L. "Kelley," age 34, an electrician and streetcar operator, along with his wife, Theresia, age 27, and their children, Lloyd, age 5; Gertrude, Age 3; and Geraldine, age 1.

In 1919, the Kelloggs sold the residence to George (age 40) and Lillian (age 32) Williams, who moved in with their children, Kenneth, 9; Lillian, 7; and Marion, 5. George worked as a train conductor.

Over the years, this stylish house has changed little. A dormer was added on the north side, and a back sleeping porch, so popular around the turn of the century, has been enclosed. The current owners, Mark and Karen Gieseke, have maintained the house and preserved its original apearance.

Source(s): Information complied by Donald Empson, Empson Archives on 2/24/2009. The current owners were kind enough to provide me with a copy of their Abstract of Deed. The 1910 Census listed the Kelloggs under the name, Kelley. The Stillwater City Directories were helpful. City of Stillwater Building Permit application #2550.

Washington County Parcel Identification Number (PIN): 3303020220005

Common Property Name: Delbert & Theresia Kellogg House

Neighborhood: Holcombes Addition

State Historic Preservation Office Inventory Number: WA-SWC-894

Construction Date: 1910

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Architectural Style: Vernacular