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Chestnut Hill Loop G: Fred and Mary Yates House (318 6th Street South)
Stillwater City CouncilMonday, November 10, 2014
Watch on original sourceBiography 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
Full Document Analysis
People (4)
Fred YatesBookkeeper / City Councilman / AuthorIndiana native, surveyor clerk, Stillwater City Councilman, and novelist.
Indiana native, surveyor clerk, Stillwater City Councilman, and novelist.
John ProctorSurveyor GeneralHeld a lucrative political position in Stillwater; earned over $13,000 in 1883.
Held a lucrative political position in Stillwater; earned over $13,000 in 1883.
Mary YatesN/AHosted neighborhood social events at the family home.
Hosted neighborhood social events at the family home.
Flora YatesN/ATalented pianist who died in the family home.
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