There was a house at 961 Selby Ave. as recently as 1994, and it is likely still there today. Chances are that it is the original house built on that site. I will check for sure next time I am in the area and let you know. That area of the Summit-Hill neighborhood was built mostly during the 1880s and 1890s. The neighborhood suffered greatly from inner-city urban neglect by the 1960s, caused by a high concentration of poverty. A large number of the original buildings were lost during this period. Today the neighborhood is greatly rejuvenated, many new homes and shops have been built, and there are plans for more. Selby Avenue marks the center of the oldest African American neighborhood in St. Paul, dating from the 1860s. Originally, the African American community centered around Rondo Street, but when Rondo St. was replaced by Interstate 94 during the 1960s, many of the former residents moved south to the Selby Ave. area. There is also a much newer (beginning in the 1980s) African American community on the Eastside of St. Paul, near Payne Avenue. The Payne Avenue area was first settled during the 1870s and 1880s by Scandinavians, many of them railroad workers. Hope this helps.