419 Sherburne Avenue
Saint Paul, MN, USA

  • Architectural Style: Stick
  • Bathroom: N/A
  • Year Built: 1895
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • Square Feet: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Architectural Style: Stick
  • Year Built: 1895
  • Square Feet: N/A
  • Bedrooms: N/A
  • Bathroom: N/A
  • Neighborhood: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: N/A
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: N/A
Neighborhood Resources:

Property Story Timeline

You are the most important part of preserving home history.
Share pictures, information, and personal experiences.
Add Story I Lived Here Home History Help

Jun 01, 1895

  • Charmaine Bantugan

419 Sherburne Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA

Charles James Home By Jane McClure 419 Sherburne Avenue is the Charles James home. The three-story home, with its corner bay windows, is missing its original front porch and much of a second floor balcony, so it looks much differently than it did years ago. But it is still a reminder of a remarkable man. James was a member of a pioneer Saint Paul African-American family. He was a local and national leader in the Boot and Shoe Workers Union in the early 20th century. James became a union leader when the boot and shoe makers were coming into their own in the labor movement. He served three terms as the president of Saint Paul’s Trades and Labor Assembly. The term of office was not long -- six months -- but historian David Riehle tells us that was unusual then for anyone to be elected more than once to the Assembly’s top position. James would then serve seven more years as recording secretary of the Assembly. James and his family were among the city’s African-American elite. He was the labor representative to the Saint Paul Charter Commission. James was involved in civil rights and church groups. He was very popular in the labor movement and in the greater community, and was widely mourned at his death in 1923. Cite this Page Jane McClure, “Charles James Home,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed July 5, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/62.

419 Sherburne Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA

Charles James Home By Jane McClure 419 Sherburne Avenue is the Charles James home. The three-story home, with its corner bay windows, is missing its original front porch and much of a second floor balcony, so it looks much differently than it did years ago. But it is still a reminder of a remarkable man. James was a member of a pioneer Saint Paul African-American family. He was a local and national leader in the Boot and Shoe Workers Union in the early 20th century. James became a union leader when the boot and shoe makers were coming into their own in the labor movement. He served three terms as the president of Saint Paul’s Trades and Labor Assembly. The term of office was not long -- six months -- but historian David Riehle tells us that was unusual then for anyone to be elected more than once to the Assembly’s top position. James would then serve seven more years as recording secretary of the Assembly. James and his family were among the city’s African-American elite. He was the labor representative to the Saint Paul Charter Commission. James was involved in civil rights and church groups. He was very popular in the labor movement and in the greater community, and was widely mourned at his death in 1923. Cite this Page Jane McClure, “Charles James Home,” Saint Paul Historical, accessed July 5, 2022, https://saintpaulhistorical.com/items/show/62.

1895

Property Story Timeline

You are the most important part of preserving home history.
Share pictures, information, and personal experiences.
Add Story I Lived Here Home History Help

Similar Properties

See more
Want to Uncover Your Home’s Story?
Unlock our NEW BETA home history report with just a few clicks—delivering home and neighborhood history right to your fingertips.