George & Ida Lammers House
In the dining room of this attractive house, under the dining room table, is a small piece of metal embedded in the floor. It is the remnant of a foot pedal the lady of the house used to summon the servant in the course of a meal. The lady of the house, in this case, was Ida Lammers, the wife of George Lammers, a prosperous and successful lumberman in nineteenth century Stillwater. _x000D_ _x000D_ George Lammers was born in Taylors Fall, Minnesota in 1857; his wife, Ida, was born in Sweden in 1862. George moved to Stillwater in 1872, and married Ida Johnson at Marine on St. Croix in 1879. _x000D_ _x000D_ George began in the lumbering business at the age of sixteen and spent most of his life following the lumber trade. When the white pine was exhausted in Minnesota, Lammers extended his lumbering business to the Bahamas Islands, North and South Carolina, Florida, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, becoming wealthy in the process. _x000D_ _x000D_ The prosperity of Georges business is evident in his home at 620 West Pine Street. The original house was built in 1882, and at least two large additions were made over the next twenty years. The front porch was originally a wrap around porch, and a turret has been removed from the southwest corner of the house, but otherwise the house is much the same as it is pictured on historic photos. After raising eight children in the house, George lived here until his death in 1935, and Ida resided here until her death in 1942. _x000D_ _x000D_ Inside the house is a swirl of woodwork decoration at every angle, with built-ins and parquet floors, stained and cut glass windows, original light fixtures, fireplaces and pocket doorsincluding what must be the widest pocket door in Stillwater. While the house is not exactly as it was 120 years ago (the second floor was once cut up into apartments), it nevertheless leaves you with a definite sense of a prosperous household of the nineteenth century. Fortunately for the history of the house, Darrell and Monica Rhodes purchased the home in 2003, and they have spent an enormous amount of time, energy, and money to restore the residence to its former glory, and maintain this tribute to a prominent Stillwater lumberman and his wife._x000D_ _x000D_ Oh, and that servant summoned by the foot pedal in the floor? In 1900, she was Carrie Ericksen, a young 21 year old girl, born of Swedish parents.
George & Ida Lammers House
In the dining room of this attractive house, under the dining room table, is a small piece of metal embedded in the floor. It is the remnant of a foot pedal the lady of the house used to summon the servant in the course of a meal. The lady of the house, in this case, was Ida Lammers, the wife of George Lammers, a prosperous and successful lumberman in nineteenth century Stillwater. _x000D_ _x000D_ George Lammers was born in Taylors Fall, Minnesota in 1857; his wife, Ida, was born in Sweden in 1862. George moved to Stillwater in 1872, and married Ida Johnson at Marine on St. Croix in 1879. _x000D_ _x000D_ George began in the lumbering business at the age of sixteen and spent most of his life following the lumber trade. When the white pine was exhausted in Minnesota, Lammers extended his lumbering business to the Bahamas Islands, North and South Carolina, Florida, Idaho, Washington and British Columbia, becoming wealthy in the process. _x000D_ _x000D_ The prosperity of Georges business is evident in his home at 620 West Pine Street. The original house was built in 1882, and at least two large additions were made over the next twenty years. The front porch was originally a wrap around porch, and a turret has been removed from the southwest corner of the house, but otherwise the house is much the same as it is pictured on historic photos. After raising eight children in the house, George lived here until his death in 1935, and Ida resided here until her death in 1942. _x000D_ _x000D_ Inside the house is a swirl of woodwork decoration at every angle, with built-ins and parquet floors, stained and cut glass windows, original light fixtures, fireplaces and pocket doorsincluding what must be the widest pocket door in Stillwater. While the house is not exactly as it was 120 years ago (the second floor was once cut up into apartments), it nevertheless leaves you with a definite sense of a prosperous household of the nineteenth century. Fortunately for the history of the house, Darrell and Monica Rhodes purchased the home in 2003, and they have spent an enormous amount of time, energy, and money to restore the residence to its former glory, and maintain this tribute to a prominent Stillwater lumberman and his wife._x000D_ _x000D_ Oh, and that servant summoned by the foot pedal in the floor? In 1900, she was Carrie Ericksen, a young 21 year old girl, born of Swedish parents.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Heirloom Homes and Landmark
