Henry Tekotte House - 1872 - Hermann, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 42.306 W 091° 26.210
15S E 635921 N 4285211
It seems the house owners and the local history seem to differ on the date...
Waymark Code: WM137CW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/03/2020
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County of house: Gasconade County
Location of house: E. 3rd St, 3rd house E. of Market St., S. side of street, Hermann
Built: 1892-98
Architectural Style: Side-Gable Center Hall
"112 East 3rd Street, Henry Tekotte speculative house, 1892-1898, Contributing (survey #77)
Outbuildings: Sheds, 2 contributing
This 1 1/2-story brick house sits on a stone foundation and has a side-gable asphalt shingle roof. The façade is 5-bays wide with a central entrance flanked by two windows with
modern replacement sash on each side. Fenestration has stone sills and brick arches. A
simple dentiled cornice stretches across the roofline. A hipped roof porch supported by
turned posts stretches across the center 3 bays. There are 2 gabled dormers with 2/2
windows on the roof and chimneys at each gable end. There are 3 board-and-batten
outbuildings with concrete foundations at the rear of the house." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"General description: One and one half story rectangle shaped
building constructed of brick laid in common bond resting on a
crudely tooled coursed ashlar stone foundation with full cellar.
The house matches in many details its neighbor to the east.
"setting: The house rests circa ten feet from the sidewalk at the
facade and has sideyards approx. fifteen feet wide or more.
The lot extends back to the alley in the middle of the block." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF page 384