This home was built in 1937 for Anton Hoganson. He lived there until he retired in 1949.
Anton O. Hoganson was born in Spring Valley, Wisconsin in 1878. He grew to manhood there. He and his brother, John, established the Model Dry Cleaning House at 106 Second Street in Bemidji in April 1909 which he continued to operate until his retirement in 1949. They installed a telephone in May 1909. He was married to Hilda Hanson in Minneapolis in 1912 and she preceded him in death in December 1960. Mr. Hoganson was a long-time member of First Lutheran Church, a member of Civic and Commerce for many years; served on the Bemidji Hospital Board during much of its development period. During World War II, Mr. Hoganson spent a great deal of time promoting War Bond sales and was an avid sports enthusiast his entire life. Toward the end of his life he lived at Lake Plantagenet. He died at the Bemidji Hospital on Feb. 9, 1965, following a brief illness. He had been a resident of Bemidji for over 60 years. Anton and his wife Hilda had two sons, Harold and Donald, and one daughter Mona.
Kermit Lysen (1951)
Wm. Keenan (1956)
Jerome & Valborg Skeim (1964) (1967) (1970). Jerry Skeim was the Beltrami County Assessor from 1957-1969. Mrs.Jerome Skeim was the organist for First Lutheran Church and also directed the choir. He became the Meeker County assessor from 1969 to 1973.
Jerry & Patrick Oelrick (1974)
Dawn Skittone (1978)
Wayne Simmons (1970)
Sandra Traczyk (1982)
Patty Tracy, Ann Haugo (1989)