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Guertler House 
Summary
The Guertler House is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in Alton, Illinois. Stonemason Ignaz Bruch built the house in 1854. Bruch, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846, was a prominent Illinois stonemason who constructed buildings in cities ranging from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri. The Guertler House is a Federal building with three bays. The front door and windows have a pointed arch design, while the second story of the house's west side has a single Gothic arch window.[2]
Guertler House | |
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| Location | 101 Blair St., Alton, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′3″N 90°10′57″W / 38.90083°N 90.18250°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1854 |
| Built by | Bruch, Ignaz |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000767[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1974.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Means, Ruth (January 22, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Guertler House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2014.