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Guertler House

Coordinates: 38°54′3″N 90°10′57″W / 38.90083°N 90.18250°W / 38.90083; -90.18250
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Guertler House
Front of the house
Guertler House is located in Illinois
Guertler House
Guertler House is located in the United States
Guertler House
Location101 Blair St., Alton, Illinois
Coordinates38°54′3″N 90°10′57″W / 38.90083°N 90.18250°W / 38.90083; -90.18250
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
Built byBruch, Ignaz
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74000767[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

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]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.