This was the home of Paul and Anna (Peterson) Foucault. They were at this address by 1920.
Paul Foucault was born in Canada. He moved to Bemidji in 1902.
Paul Foucault will move his barber shop to a new location next week. The shop will be in the basement of the First National bank building which has been especially fitted for its occupancy and the location will be one of the best in the city. (May 5, 1904)
Clarence Foucault, son of Paul Foucault of this city, had a narrow escape from death yesterday while he was switching on the M. & I. road at International Falls. Mr. Foucault in stepping from a moving engine slipped and fell just as another engine was coming right behind him. The engine brushed his cap off his head and ground it to pieces. Mr. Foucault suffered a wrenched back and dislocated hip. He was taken to the Northern Pacific hospital at Brainerd last evening. (Feb 21, 1917)
Paul died Aug 20, 1938, age 64. He was a barber in partnership with Sam Baney at 220 Minnesota in 1931. He was a former member of the Bemidji city council, serving for six years, and was a charter member of both the Knights of Columbus and Moose Lodges there, and a member of the Catholic parish.
Mrs. Anna Foucault, widow on the 1940 census. She was born in Denmark Nov. 3, 1870, the daughter of Christ Peterson. In 1940, she owned the home and had two women boarders. She lived there until her death on Dec 25, 1953. She had been a resident of Bemidji for 53 years.