Dr. August Nasse Residence and Office - 1848 - Hermann, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 42.311 W 091° 26.119
15S E 636052 N 4285223
Again we have the conflicting dates...The right side, 215 store front address, was once a bicycle shop...is is since closed. The left side, 213 address, and the building next door is now a B&B.
Waymark Code: WM13GN1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2020
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County of house: Gasconade County
Location of house: Schiller St. & E. 3rd St., NE corner, Hermann
Built: 1959
Architectural Style: Commercial Vernacular
"213-15 Schiller Street, Dr. August Nasse Residence and Office, 1859, Contributing (survey
#161)
Two story brick commercial building with parapeted side gable roof. The flush eaves are
lined with a corbelled brick cornice. The second floor is five bays wide with segmental
arched openings, stone sills. The center bay has a door with transom, flanked by 6/6 wood
windows. The first floor has an early or original storefront with transoms and multi-light
display windows. The other half of the first floor has a double leaf entrance and two
segmental arc windows with stone sills. A flat roof awning supported by round wood posts
extends across the façade. A balustrade lines the top and creates a gallery for the second
floor." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Built in 1859 by Dr. August Nasse.
"August Nasse immigrated to Hermann in 1847 after spending 10 years in
other sections of the country during which time he obtained his
medical degree in Cincinnati. Nasse bought the lot on which the
present building stands and constructed a small brick office. In
1849 Nasse joined with other town leaders to form the Geselleschaft
Erholung, a society dedicated to the "intellectual improvement of its
members." Quickly establishing himself as an influential member of
the community, in 1859 he built a residence and office which would
reflect his status. Edward Robyn included the building in his
lithograph of outstanding buildings ca. 1859. In his new building
Nasse practiced medicine and started a thriving drugstore which would
ultimately help to make him one of the wealthiest men in town.
Nasse's diverse interests naturally led him into the wine-making
craze which swept Hermann during the 1850s. Under his house he built
an unusual cellar with a pair of chambers. In 1860 Nasse had three
acres of producing grapes. During the 1880s Nasse installed the
present glass storefront on what was then the drugstore. In the
spring of 1877 he added the large two-story ell behind the drugstore,
during which time he reroofed the whole house with a metal roof, only
the third building to have such a roof in Hermann. His son, Eugene,
held the franchise and was energetically pushing its benefits.
Sometime before 1892 the flat roof porch was added and one of the
windows of the second story converted to a doorway. The rear garage
dates to the 1920s or 1930s.
"General description: Two story rectangle shaped building with two
rear wing additions. Constructed of brick laid in common bond resting
on a foundation of rock faced coursed ashlar stone with a full cellar.
"Setting: The building is on a corner lot built to the sidewalk on
either visible elevation. There is a small open area at the rear
of the property." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF page 737