Chestnut Hill Loop G: Fred and Mary Yates House (318 6th Street South)
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Biography of Fred Yates
History of the Stillwater logging industry
Functions of the Surveyor General of Logs
Architectural analysis of the Yates home
Social life and community history in 19th century Stillwater
People (4)
Fred YatesBookkeeper / City Councilman / Author
Indiana native, surveyor clerk, Stillwater City Councilman, and novelist.
John ProctorSurveyor General
Held a lucrative political position in Stillwater; earned over $13,000 in 1883.
Mary YatesN/A
Hosted neighborhood social events at the family home.
Flora YatesN/A
Talented pianist who died in the family home.
Places Mentioned
Stillwater, MinnesotaSt. Croix ValleyThe Boom (site north of Stillwater)Northern WisconsinNortheastern Minnesota
Events & Meetings (4)
- 1883: Peak earning year for Surveyor General John Proctor
- 1887: Fred Yates elected to Stillwater City Council
- 1889: Construction of the Yates home
- 1894: Presbyterian ladies Aid Society ice cream social