[Illustration: The Joselyn home
310 Northwood Avenue]
A graduate pharmacist, who later manufactured mineral feeds for
livestock, built this impressive Snell Place residence at 810 Northwood
Avenue in 1922. He was Ed S. Joselyn who moved his manufacturing
operations from Rockwell City to Fort Dodge in 1921 and continued in
business here until 1930.
Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn and family resided in this large home until 1932
when it was sold to Charles A. Helsell, Fort Dodge attorney. Helsell was
transferred to Chicago in 1938 as solicitor general for the Illinois
Central Railroad and the house was then sold to Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Beeh.
Present owners of the home are Herbert Bennett, Fort Dodge attorney, and
his wife, Geraldine, who acquired the property in 1964 from the estate
of Dr. Beeh. They reside in the attractive residence with their
daughters, Karen, and twins Kathy and Kris.
The house has huge white columns that extend upward to the roof and
outline the front entryway—typical of its Colonial style of
architecture. An arched front doorway opens into a large hallway with a
stairway leading to the second floor. The first floor includes living
room with large fireplace of red brick and white colored woodwork,
dining room, kitchen and butler’s pantry, breakfast room, library and
sunroom. The second floor has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, sewing room
and large cedar closet. On the third floor is a large party room, two
bedrooms and bath.
At the rear of the house is a large garden area with terraced slope, a
small “teahouse”, a bridge over the ravine, flower beds and garage.
Joselyn was a native of New York state and after completing pharmacy
studies he came to Stratford where he was in the pharmacy business.
Later he moved to Rockwell City and established the Joselyn Stock Food
Company and began manufacturing feeds for livestock. He moved operations
to the Brady building here in 1921. Joselyn discontinued the business in
1930 and in 1934 moved to Webster City where he operated a drug store.
He died in 1941 at age 73.
Mr. and Mrs. Joselyn were parents of three children—Robert of Chicago;
Marion of the Joselyn Press Printing & Stationery firm of Fort Dodge;
and a daughter, Catherine of Palmerton, Pa.