County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: N Benton Ave., 2nd house S of Franklin St., E side, St. Charles
Built: 1901
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Architectural Style: Federal
Original Occupant: Adam Ossenbrink
Historic District Map
Marker Text:
CIRCA 1880
728 n. BENTON
1830 - Nathan Boone's survey of the Commons Lot 9
1837 - Became part of Andrew Wilson's subdivision of the commons.
1870 - Ludwig Schock purchased 101 ft lot along Wilson St. (Benton) starting at Franklin. He had the
corner house (734 N. Benton) built.
1877 - Adam Ossenbrink purchased the corner house and lot for $1600. He He [sic] established the
family house there until he was able to build this, a much larger house.
1880 - The house is a side gabled Victorian Folk House. Full St. Charles brick construction, with
double door construction to allow free flow of air through the rooms in the summer. Fan shaped
door and window lintels and transoms above the doors are typical as well as the brick dentil work
along the roof line. Original porch had simple Greek Revival columns and porch balustrades.
1901 - The corner house sold to Julius Schlenther.
1909 - Adam Ossenbrick sold this house to his daughter and son-in-law, Liza and John Blohm in
consideration of natural love and affection, as compensation for care and nursing given and
a sum of $2.00.
1943 - J.W. and Bertha Rodgers purchased this home after returning to the St. Charles area.
The property later owned by Mr. and Mrs. Albert and Bernice (Rodgers) Waldvogle.
2003 - Property still owned by decedents of Albert and Bernice.