August Sehrt House

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August Sehrt House
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August Sehrt House, May 2016
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Location275 Webster St., Augusta, Missouri
Coordinates 38°34′17″N90°53′9″W / 38.57139°N 90.88583°W / 38.57139; -90.88583
Area8.6 acres (3.5 ha)
Builtc. 1860 (1860)
MPS Augusta MPS
NRHP reference No. 94001143 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1994

The August Sehrt House is a historic home located at Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri. It was built about 1860 by German immigrant, August Sehrt. He came to America in 1848 with several family members, including his brother, Julius Sehrt who went on to become the most extensive land owner in St. Charles, MO. It is a 1+12-story, five-bay, brick dwelling on a stone foundation and with a side-gable roof. [2] :5 The building houses the Augusta History Museum. [3]

The August Sehrt House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Mary M. Stiritz (January 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: August Sehrt House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 3 photographs from 1993)
  3. "Augusta Historic Museum » Attractions". 2013-06-18. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-10.