St. Francis, undated. The Riverside Hotel is visible in the middle background of the photograph, to the left of the bridge. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 2056.1.4. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

View of St. Francis

St. Francis, undated but after 1889. The Riverside Hotel is visible in the middle background of the photograph, to the left of the bridge. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 2056.1.4. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Photograph of the front of the Riverside Hotel, sometimes called the St. Francis Hotel. Four people stand or sit on the porch. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# JE0038-2. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

Riverside Hotel

Photograph of the front of the Riverside Hotel, sometimes called the St. Francis Hotel. Four people stand or sit on the porch. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# JE0038-2. Used with the permission of Anoka County Historical Society.

The Rum River Inn restaurant and bar (former Riverside Hotel), St. Francis, Minnesota, May 4, 2008. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Elkman. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rum River Inn (former Riverside Hotel)

The Rum River Inn restaurant and bar (former Riverside Hotel), St. Francis, Minnesota, May 4, 2008. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Elkman. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Riverside Hotel, St. Francis

The former Riverside Hotel at 3631 Bridge Street in St. Francis is the only surviving commercial building dating to the milling boomtown’s original settlement. It was built in about 1860, during the heyday of the local lumber industry that urbanized present-day Anoka County.

This section of the 1932 plat map of Ramsey shows the location of the Ramsey schoolhouse in the middle bottom of section 25, within land owned by Edith Patch. The site sits west of the Rum River.

1932 plat map showing Ramsey School

This section of the 1932 plat map of Ramsey shows the location of the Ramsey schoolhouse in the middle bottom of section 25, within land owned by Edith Patch. The site sits west of the Rum River.

Photograph of the Ramsey District #28 School House after it was repurposed as the Ramsey Town Hall. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s. Public domain.

Ramsey Town Hall (rear view)

Photograph of the Ramsey District #28 School House after it was repurposed as the Ramsey Town Hall. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s. Public domain.

Photograph of the Ramsey District #28 School House after it was repurposed as the Ramsey Town Hall. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s.

Ramsey Town Hall (front view)

Photograph of the Ramsey District #28 School House after it was repurposed as the Ramsey Town Hall. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s.

District 28 School / Ramsey Town Hall

Originally built in 1892, the Ramsey School House served Anoka County’s School District #28 until the mid-twentieth century, when the schools in the county were consolidated. The building was then repurposed as the Ramsey Town Hall.

A photograph of the Porter Kelsey House showing the light color of the Kelsey brick used to build the house. Photographer and date unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 0000.0000.325.

Porter Kelsey House

A photograph of the Porter Kelsey House showing the light color of the Kelsey brick used to build the house. Photographer and date unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 0000.0000.325.

The Porter Kelsey House in Andover, ca. 1910. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 0000.0000.324.

Porter Kelsey House

The Porter Kelsey House in Andover, ca. 1910. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, Object ID# 0000.0000.324.

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