Russell, Rensselaar
Born: Snowden, NY June 18, 1828
Banking and real estate
Rensselaar Russell came to Waterloo from New York in 1856 at the age of 19. He had been in the dry goods business before heading west, but in Iowa he prospered in banking and real estate. Russell was first associated with Martin Moore for two years in banking and land. In 1860, he took over the banking business of Hosford and Miller, which had been in Waterloo since 1854. Russell's was one of five banks in the town at that time.
Russell operated a wholesale grocery business in Waterloo until 1886. He was also responsible for erecting several large buildings along Commercial Street. The largest of these was the Paul Davis Dry Goods Store, destroyed by fire in 1914. He erected the Russell Block adjoining the Russell-Lamson Building in 1859. Russell erected a 22'x60' structure and Robinson built a 20'x60' structure on the same block. C.J. Plato operated a bank in one of these buildings and Robinson operated a wholesale leather company.
Russell purchased the block bounded by West Third, West Second, South, and Washington Streets in 1857. Here, he built his house, which is now maintained as a museum of the period. Along with the Barnum-Bryant-Dempster House, built in Cedar Falls in 1862, the Rensselaar Russell House vividly represents the Italiante style of architecture that flourished in the United States during the mid-19th century. He was married in 1853 to Caroline M. Richards. Their daughter, Lillian, became the wife of Clyde Orrin Lamson.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
NOTICE: Copyright 1993 by Mary Beth Eldridge. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only. Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited.
Born: Snowden, NY June 18, 1828
Banking and real estate
Rensselaar Russell came to Waterloo from New York in 1856 at the age of 19. He had been in the dry goods business before heading west, but in Iowa he prospered in banking and real estate. Russell was first associated with Martin Moore for two years in banking and land. In 1860, he took over the banking business of Hosford and Miller, which had been in Waterloo since 1854. Russell's was one of five banks in the town at that time.
Russell operated a wholesale grocery business in Waterloo until 1886. He was also responsible for erecting several large buildings along Commercial Street. The largest of these was the Paul Davis Dry Goods Store, destroyed by fire in 1914. He erected the Russell Block adjoining the Russell-Lamson Building in 1859. Russell erected a 22'x60' structure and Robinson built a 20'x60' structure on the same block. C.J. Plato operated a bank in one of these buildings and Robinson operated a wholesale leather company.
Russell purchased the block bounded by West Third, West Second, South, and Washington Streets in 1857. Here, he built his house, which is now maintained as a museum of the period. Along with the Barnum-Bryant-Dempster House, built in Cedar Falls in 1862, the Rensselaar Russell House vividly represents the Italiante style of architecture that flourished in the United States during the mid-19th century. He was married in 1853 to Caroline M. Richards. Their daughter, Lillian, became the wife of Clyde Orrin Lamson.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
NOTICE: Copyright 1993 by Mary Beth Eldridge. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only. Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited.
Russell, Rensselaar
Born: Snowden, NY June 18, 1828
Banking and real estate
Rensselaar Russell came to Waterloo from New York in 1856 at the age of 19. He had been in the dry goods business before heading west, but in Iowa he prospered in banking and real estate. Russell was first associated with Martin Moore for two years in banking and land. In 1860, he took over the banking business of Hosford and Miller, which had been in Waterloo since 1854. Russell's was one of five banks in the town at that time.
Russell operated a wholesale grocery business in Waterloo until 1886. He was also responsible for erecting several large buildings along Commercial Street. The largest of these was the Paul Davis Dry Goods Store, destroyed by fire in 1914. He erected the Russell Block adjoining the Russell-Lamson Building in 1859. Russell erected a 22'x60' structure and Robinson built a 20'x60' structure on the same block. C.J. Plato operated a bank in one of these buildings and Robinson operated a wholesale leather company.
Russell purchased the block bounded by West Third, West Second, South, and Washington Streets in 1857. Here, he built his house, which is now maintained as a museum of the period. Along with the Barnum-Bryant-Dempster House, built in Cedar Falls in 1862, the Rensselaar Russell House vividly represents the Italiante style of architecture that flourished in the United States during the mid-19th century. He was married in 1853 to Caroline M. Richards. Their daughter, Lillian, became the wife of Clyde Orrin Lamson.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
NOTICE: Copyright 1993 by Mary Beth Eldridge. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only. Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited.
Born: Snowden, NY June 18, 1828
Banking and real estate
Rensselaar Russell came to Waterloo from New York in 1856 at the age of 19. He had been in the dry goods business before heading west, but in Iowa he prospered in banking and real estate. Russell was first associated with Martin Moore for two years in banking and land. In 1860, he took over the banking business of Hosford and Miller, which had been in Waterloo since 1854. Russell's was one of five banks in the town at that time.
Russell operated a wholesale grocery business in Waterloo until 1886. He was also responsible for erecting several large buildings along Commercial Street. The largest of these was the Paul Davis Dry Goods Store, destroyed by fire in 1914. He erected the Russell Block adjoining the Russell-Lamson Building in 1859. Russell erected a 22'x60' structure and Robinson built a 20'x60' structure on the same block. C.J. Plato operated a bank in one of these buildings and Robinson operated a wholesale leather company.
Russell purchased the block bounded by West Third, West Second, South, and Washington Streets in 1857. Here, he built his house, which is now maintained as a museum of the period. Along with the Barnum-Bryant-Dempster House, built in Cedar Falls in 1862, the Rensselaar Russell House vividly represents the Italiante style of architecture that flourished in the United States during the mid-19th century. He was married in 1853 to Caroline M. Richards. Their daughter, Lillian, became the wife of Clyde Orrin Lamson.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
NOTICE: Copyright 1993 by Mary Beth Eldridge. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only. Commercial copying, hiring, lending is prohibited.
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