1400 North Second Street - St. Charles, Missouri
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N 38° 47.547 W 090° 28.609
15S E 719139 N 4296769
This structure in the Frenchtown Historic District is classified as C
Waymark Code: WM18W8R
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/07/2023
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County of building: St. Charles County
Location of building: N 2nd St. & Wood St., NE corner, St. Charles
Built: 1890
Architectural Style: Eastlake
Classified: C
Frenchtown District Map

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1400 North Second Street
Laura Ebeling Rohlfing House (c. 1887-1890). Story and a half duplex. Remained in the family until 1975. Common in design with its wooden porch, paired gables, fieldstone foundation and dentil cornice. Brick herringbone sidewalk is original. Location of the "original" Frenchtown Museum founded by Richard Vinson.

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History of Mark:
"Built: c. 1890
Walls: masonry brick
Foundation: stone
Roof: sidegable, comp. shingle
Architectural Style: Eastlake
Two family carved Eastlake brackets and porch post frame - gabled dormers with pierced work, moldings, carved brackets, segarched 2/2 windows, chimneys at north end of roof.
1905; Property owned by L. Ossick." ~ St. Charles Historic Survey  pages 47-48

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