Aug 04, 2011
Home history of 796 Fairmount Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA
A. E. Boyesen House; Built-in 1892; Georgian Revival in style; Charles Engelbrecht, architect. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Alf E. Boyeson (1857- ) was born in Christiania, Norway, immigrated to the United States in 1869, graduated from Urbana University in 1878, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota in 1880, practiced law in Fargo, North Dakota until 1887, was retained by James J. Hill and the Northwestern Fuel Company, a wholesale coal business, and moved to St. Paul in 1887. A. E. Boyesen's brothers were Ingolf Boyesen, a lawyer in Chicago, and Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1848-1895,) an author-reformer and a professor at Columbia University. In 1920, Alf E. Boyeson was a subscriber of the Central Law Journal and was one of 29 lawyers and law firms in St. Paul recommended on that publication's international law list. James C. Otis, Sr., the son of Charles Otis (1846- ,) attended Central High School, attended the Barnard School (later renamed St. Paul Academy,) attended Cornell University, studied at the St. Paul College of Law in 1901, joined the family firm, Otis & Otis, in 1903, was a member of the St. Paul City Council as a Democrat from 1907 to 1912, served on the St. Paul Charter Commission during the decades between world wars, served as president of the Ramsey County Public Health Association and the Children's Preventorium, was a member of the Advisory Board of Children's Service, was a member of the Girl Scouts of America, was a trustee of Wilder Charities, was a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, was the chairman of the Selective Service Appeal Board for the Ramsey County district during World War II, served on the Ramsey County Bar Association's Executive Council, was the president of the Minnesota Bar Association, and was a member of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates. The 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Boyesen resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alf E. Boyeson, a partner with James C. Otis and Kenneth G. Brill in the law firm of Boyesen, Otis & Brill, located at the Endicott Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Boyesen resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alf E. Boyeson, a lawyer and partner with James C. Otis and Roland J. Faricy in the law firm of Boyeson, Otis & Faricy, located at the Endicott Building, resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that William L. West, Jr., a member of the Class of 1928, Presbury B. West, a member of the Class of 1960, and Frederick S. West, a member of the Class of 1963, all resided at this address.
Home history of 796 Fairmount Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA
A. E. Boyesen House; Built-in 1892; Georgian Revival in style; Charles Engelbrecht, architect. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Alf E. Boyeson (1857- ) was born in Christiania, Norway, immigrated to the United States in 1869, graduated from Urbana University in 1878, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota in 1880, practiced law in Fargo, North Dakota until 1887, was retained by James J. Hill and the Northwestern Fuel Company, a wholesale coal business, and moved to St. Paul in 1887. A. E. Boyesen's brothers were Ingolf Boyesen, a lawyer in Chicago, and Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen (1848-1895,) an author-reformer and a professor at Columbia University. In 1920, Alf E. Boyeson was a subscriber of the Central Law Journal and was one of 29 lawyers and law firms in St. Paul recommended on that publication's international law list. James C. Otis, Sr., the son of Charles Otis (1846- ,) attended Central High School, attended the Barnard School (later renamed St. Paul Academy,) attended Cornell University, studied at the St. Paul College of Law in 1901, joined the family firm, Otis & Otis, in 1903, was a member of the St. Paul City Council as a Democrat from 1907 to 1912, served on the St. Paul Charter Commission during the decades between world wars, served as president of the Ramsey County Public Health Association and the Children's Preventorium, was a member of the Advisory Board of Children's Service, was a member of the Girl Scouts of America, was a trustee of Wilder Charities, was a director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, was the chairman of the Selective Service Appeal Board for the Ramsey County district during World War II, served on the Ramsey County Bar Association's Executive Council, was the president of the Minnesota Bar Association, and was a member of the American Bar Association's House of Delegates. The 1894, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902, and 1918 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Boyesen resided at this address. The 1920 city directory indicates that Alf E. Boyeson, a partner with James C. Otis and Kenneth G. Brill in the law firm of Boyesen, Otis & Brill, located at the Endicott Building, resided at this address. The 1924 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Boyesen resided at this address. The 1930 city directory indicates that Alf E. Boyeson, a lawyer and partner with James C. Otis and Roland J. Faricy in the law firm of Boyeson, Otis & Faricy, located at the Endicott Building, resided at this address. The 1964 St. Paul Academy Alumni Directory indicates that William L. West, Jr., a member of the Class of 1928, Presbury B. West, a member of the Class of 1960, and Frederick S. West, a member of the Class of 1963, all resided at this address.
Aug 04, 2011
Posted Date
Feb 07, 2022
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Aug 04, 2011
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