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.