The original house at 608 Bemidji Avenue was owned by E. M. Bigelow, head bookkeeper for the Crookston Lumber Company. He put it up for sale in August of 1905.
Raymond H. Schumaker began work at a bank at Brainerd, later going to Cass Lake. In 1905 he came to Bemidji and became associated with the First National Bank as assistant cashier, later becoming cashier. Shortly before he became ill in 1929, he had been named vice-president of the bank. He died April 7, 1929.
Ray and Ida Schumacher with their daughter Georgia lived at 1102 Beltrami Avenue in 1905 but moved to 608 Bemidji Avenue before 1910. The house was owned by R. H. Schumaker from 1910 to 1929. Little Raymond Schumacher celebrated his third birthday with a valentine’s party at the home in 1911.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Gill moved into the R. H. Schumaker residence and were still there in 1919.
Raymond Schumaker married Marguerite Bernick in 1918. Daughter Ruth was born in 1919 and Lois was born in 1921 at Bemidji. Mrs. Schumaker hosted the Mothers club at their home of in 1920 and 1926, she hosted a birthday party for Mr. Schumaker in 1921. (Oct 1920) (Mar 4, 1926)
The house was then owned by Fred Langdon, who had established the ice cream manufacturing plant with a bottling works in 1921 known as Langdon Bottling Works. The Langdon home was moved in the late 1950s to Birchmont Drive.
In 1961, workmen from the Mohler Moving Co. relocated a two story dwelling from 715 Bemidji Avenue to 608 Bemidji Avenue. The house, formerly the A. S. Halvorson residence, was purchased by Norman P. Mohler, co-owner of the moving firm. He planned to convert the building into a home for his family. The house was the second removed from the block preparatory to increasing the playground and parking area adjacent to St. Philip’s church.