Tag: America

The Bemidji Townsite Company sold these two lots 13 and 14 to Christa Wallace, a single woman on October 1914 for $300. She built the […] Read More

In the late 1890’s, a village school was located on the corner where the Fire Station is now located on the corner of 5th Street […] Read More

The first mention of this residence in the newspapers is an announcement of the upcoming marriage of Otto Johnson and Miss Lavinia Arnitz. Their marriage […] Read More

In 1905, this house was occupied by Richard O. Richardson, and it was also the residence of Dr. G. A. Jones, a practical chiropodist, who advertised […] Read More

Agnes McConnell Robinson lived in this house for 42 years until her death on May 5, 1941. Samuel and Agnes Robinson built the house about […] Read More

The Trondhjem Hotel was operating at this address as early as 1904, owned by H. M. Johnson. Ole Erickson purchased it and renamed it the Erickson […] Read More

Two hotels once existed on the east side of America Avenue between Third and Fourth Street. The Minnesota House at 314 America Avenue was operated […] Read More

The interesting yellow brick house at the intersection of America Avenue and Fourth Street was built by Frank Silversack. He was born in Wisconsin, homesteaded […] Read More

Amanda Grodland lived at this address in 1910. Joseph and Alvina Wells lived there in 1912-1913. Mrs. Wells had worked as a cook for Joe […] Read More

This was the home of John and Mathilde Thompson in 1910. John was a bartender for Ole Anderson in 1910. Ole Anderson and John Croon […] Read More

The west side of America Avenue was residential but also offered lodgings over the years.  The first residents that we know of are Anton and […] Read More