One of the early homes on Park Avenue in the Crawford-Armstrong addition to the city was this attractive two-story brick residence built in 1928 by a Fort Dodge dentist, Dr. W. F. Remer.

The home at 1404 Park Avenue is now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Schweiger and family. Schweiger is vice president in charge of mortgage loans at The State Bank. Their family includes Mike, Steve, Marggy, Mary Pat and twins Judd and Joe.

Dr. Remer, who began his dental practice in Fort Dodge in 1919, purchased the Park Avenue building lot in 1927. A year later he built the home which was designed by architect Frank W. Griffith.

Original arrangement of the house includes living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and half bath on the first floor; three bedrooms and bath on the second floor; full basement and porch on the west side of the house. The porch now has been remodeled into a first floor den. All downstairs windows are plate glass including the living room bay windows overlooking the surrounding Crawford Park area.

Dr. and Mrs. Remer resided in the home until 1941 when it was sold to David L. Rhodes. Later owners included F. J. Deaner and Dr. and Mrs. Marion B. Allen who sold the house to the Schweigers in 1961.

Dr. Remer, a native of LeMars, attended schools there and in 1916 graduated from the University of Iowa Dental College. After practicing in Grand Mound for 2½ years he came to Fort Dodge in 1919 and purchased the dental practice of Dr. Grant Bruner in the former First National Bank Building (now the Beh Building).

When the upper six floors of the Carver Building were completed in 1922 Dr. Remer moved there and was associated for a time with the Fort Dodge Clinic. Later he maintained his own office in the building until his retirement in 1966 and sale of his practice to Dr. Donald Cassady. During the years of practice here Dr. Remer was assisted in the office by his wife, Edna.

In 1968 Dr. Cassady, Dr. P.J. Leehey and Dr. John Duro constructed the Dental Associates building at 1622 1st Ave. N. Also a member of the staff now is Dr. Craig E. Knouf. Dr. Remer is associated with the dentists only in a consulting capacity. He and Mrs. Remer now reside at 1819 9th Ave. N.