Riedel Farmhouse

Riedel Farmhouse. . , 1880 – Albin Riedel immigrated from Germany to New York City. He accepted a job offer to work on a farm in Minnesota. After earning enough money, he purchased land in Fridley and built this large farmhouse., 1889 – Swedish immigrant, Ida, meets Albin Riedel, they fall in love and get married., 1891 – Albin and Ida Riedel's first child is born. Their family grows to include nine children: Minnie, Edward, William, Walter, Arthur, Roy, Alice, Alfred, and Chester., 1911 – Mr. Riedel was one of the first in the area to put gas lights in his home, subscribe to the rural telephone line and purchase an automobile., 1913 – An essential part of the Riedel Farm was delivering milk and other dairy products by horse and wagon to northern Minneapolis and parts of St. Paul., 1918 – Mr. Riedel sold 200 acres of the Riedel Farm to the Great Northern Railroad. Mr. Riedel invests that money into their dairy operations. In partnership with his three oldest sons, they built a new building in St. Paul, changed the name to Sanitary Farm Dairies, Inc. and expanded into Iowa and Texas., 1937 – The family retained ownership of the house and used it as a summer cottage. The house was one of the first homes in the Twin Cities to have a central air conditioning system. The equipment required an entire basement room to operate, still seen in the basement today. John Hawley from the Northern Pump Company purchases the remaining land from the Riedel Family to expand his business operations., 1987 – Anoka County purchased and prepared the property for an official grand opening of Riverfront Regional Park and the Riedel Farmhouse for the community., TODAY – The Riedel Farmhouse remains as a historic space for special events and gatherings. Many of Albin and Ida's descendents [sic] continue to reside in the Twin Cities and actively support Anoka County in its efforts to preserve this beautiful site for many more generations of park goers., All sketches on this sign made by Alfred E. Riedel., A special thank you to the descendents of the Riedel Family for their continued financial and historical contributions to this site.