Minnesota-natives Fred and Nellie Reese built this house in 1932 and resided here until 1937. According to the Wedgwood in History Blog, Reese built the residence in this far-flung section of the city to save money. It stated: "Fred cut trees on the property and built a log-sided house with wood floors and no ceilings. It wasn’t exactly a “log cabin” but it was rural, as there were no other houses in that block and the house was not hooked up to electricity or city water. Well-water was used, and there were outbuildings on the site, including a chicken coop and storage sheds for tools and wood." (See "A Log House Life in Wedgwood in the 1930s,"Accessed 06/07/2014.) They sold the house to L.C. Joslin, who remodeled it completely.

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