A popular residence for stone cutters. Albert and Charles Laughlin boarded here in 1899. James Payette lived here in 1898. Albert was born in Kentucky in 1877 and was accepted into the St. Paul Stone Cutters Branch in May of 1899, the same week as Frederick Purdy.
Charles Laughlin went to work as a carver for Purdy and Hutcheson in 1900. The Stone Cutters Journal of February 1915 reported that Charles, a member of the St. Paul Local, had died on January 1 and his body was sent to Chicago for interment.
Dale and Bumgardner Payroll. French Canadian teamster, John LaValle, was born in Canada in 1850 and moved to the U.S. in 1862. His home was Centerville, Minnesota and he was only in St. Paul briefly during the Capitol construction.
1902 City Directory. A. Laytty worked as a laborer on the Capitol. Fellow Capitol worker John Freed also lived here.
1904 City Directory. Stonecutter Michael LeBrun was born in Canada on July 22, 1859 and moved to Minnesota, along with his wife, Leontine, and youngest daughter, in 1882. Michael died on Oct 30, 1915 in Wright County, Minnesota. He is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Silver Creek, Minnesota, according to Find a Grave, which includes the possible names and dates of the couiple's children.
1902 City Directory. John Lee worked on the Capitol as a laborer.
According to his great grandson, Wentzle Leier worked a sledge with his team of horses to dig the foundation of the Minnesota State Capital.
1902 City Directory. Herman Lender is also listed as "Landan" in the City Directory. He worked as a laborer on the Capitol. Christian Peterfeldt also lived here.
This is approximately where 257 W. 3rd was located. Gottfried Lenzer was born in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1856 and came to America in 1881. Emmett Butler attributes much of the Butlers' success to Lenzer's skill in estimating construction costs. According to a report in Stone magazine of June 1900 Lenzer and fellow Butler employee Joseph Bourgeault had leased a stone quarry in Marquette, Michigan. Soon after Lenzer went into business as an architect.
August Jensen also lived here.
