1915 West Minnehaha Avenue
Saint Paul, MN, USA

Charolette Larson house

According to the building permit, one of the houses on this lot (presumably the larger, front house) was built in 1901 for an estimated $600 for Charolette Larson. The city directory does not list Charolette Larson, but does list John Larson, a lampman for the Minnesota Transfer Railway, living in this house. This site is significant because it contains two hosues on one lot, a phenomenon common in some neighborhoods in St. Paul like Frogtown, but not usually found in this area. These buildings stand in a cluster of small Victorian workers cottages which were once directly east of the Minnesota Transfer Railway Yards and stockyards. Several occupants of these houses worked for the Minnesota Transfer.

First Owner: Charolette Larson

Notes: This site consists of two houses on one lot. The front house is 2 stories, simple in design, with an enclosed hipped roof entrance porch and simple architraves. It is covered with asbestos siding. The house at the rear of the lot is smaller than the main house, with clapboard siding, corner boards, a panelled wood door, and a bay window on the main facade.