Claim: Benjamin Brunson House, located at 485 Kenny Rd. Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in federal-style architecture in 1855.
Evidence: The Benjamin Brunson House is one of the oldest houses remaining in Saint Paul, Minnesota it was built ca. 1856 in the area known as "railroad island," being surrounded by tracks. 1855 485 Kenny Rd.,
Saint Paul, Minnesota Federal He built his house in 1855 in Brunson's Addition to the City of Saint Paul, which was a semi-rural area at the time but is now within an inner-city warehouse and industrial district.