On This Date in Minnesota History: December 25

December 25, 1855 – Frederick Greiner was born on this date in Chaska, Minn. Greiner was Chaska’s mayor from 1892 to 1898; proprietor of Chaska House, the community’s first hotel, and engaged in the manufacture of brick and tile (Greiner & Corning) from 1882 to his death in 1910. His cream-colored brick home in Chaska built ca. 1870 was named to the National Register of Historical Places on Jan. 4, 1980.
  
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 Frederick Greiner's House, Chaska, Minn.
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Dec. 25, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.