802 Fairmount Ave
St Paul, MN 55105, USA

Home history of 802 Fairmount Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA

James Cleary House; built-in 1897 (1890 according to Ramsey County property tax records;) Colonial Revival in style; E. P. Bassford, architect. This structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the historic Hill District.

Oakland Cemetery Association records indicate that Charles F. Phillips resided at this address in 1894.

The 1896, 1898, and 1900 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. James Cleary and their daughter and Miss Winifred Callaghan all resided at this address.

The 1902 city directory indicates that Mr. and Mrs. James Cleary and their daughter all resided at this address.

The 1918 and 1924 city directories indicate that Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mayo resided at this address.

The 1930 city directory indicates that Walter L. Mayo, the president of Schuneman's & Mannheimer Department Store, and his wife, Sarah J. Mayo, resided at this address.

In 1934, Walter Lewis Mayo, Sr., Sarah Joslin Mayo, Walter Lewis Mayo, Jr., Janet E. Mayo, and Rosamond Mayo all resided at this address. Walter L. Mayo, Sr., graduated from the University of Minnesota and was associated with Schuneman's, Inc., a St. Paul department store. Walter Lewis Mayo, Jr., (1912-2003) graduated from Saint Paul Academy, graduated from Princeton University in 1933, and graduated from the University of Minnesota, served in the Army Air Corps in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, then joined the family enterprise, the Schuneman Department Store, and became its vice president and chief financial officer, retired from Schuneman's after its merger with the Dayton Hudson Company, and concluded his career as the office manager of the Oppenheimer law firm. Walter Lewis Mayo, Jr., was a member of the University Club, the Saint Paul Athletic Club, and the Minnesota Club. Walter Lewis Mayo, Jr., and his wife, Ruth Herbert Mayo ( -1995) had two sons, David Mayo and Walter Mayo (a 1958 graduate of Princeton University.) Walter Lewis Mayo, Jr., died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. James Cleary ( -1912) and Rosamond Mayo ( -1922) both died in Ramsey County. Walter L. Mayo (1877-1961) and Sarah Joslin Mayo (1881-1960) both were born outside of Minnesota and died in Ramsey County. Ruth Irene Mayo (1911-1995) was born outside of Minnesota, had a mother with a maiden name of Coulson, and died in Dakota County, Minnesota. James M. Cleary, along with T. B. Walker, Cyrus Northrop, P. M. Ringdal, Joseph W. Mauck, and Webster Merrifield, contributed articles that were published in the Minneapolis Journal, in December 1897.

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