Peter E. Kern
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Peter E. Kern (October 13, 1860 - February 8, 1937) was a jeweler and real-estate entrepreneur in El Paso, Texas and Skagway, Alaska. Kern Place in El Paso is named after him.[1] Kern was keenly interested in astrology.[2] Kern was a Freemason and had been a member of the El Paso Lodge No. 130 for fifty years.[3] He was also interested in the Egyptian swastika, which he made into jewelry and worked into various designs.[4] Kern was also known for building the first Queen Anne house in the city, which was located on North Oregon Street.[4] Kern lived at 1308 Cincinnati Street (renamed Avenue). The gate to the neighborhood was on Robinson Street: