F.J. Kirchman House

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F.J. Kirchman House
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Location957 Beech Street, Wahoo, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°12′52″N96°37′02″W / 41.21444°N 96.61722°W / 41.21444; -96.61722 (F.J. Kirchman House) Coordinates: 41°12′52″N96°37′02″W / 41.21444°N 96.61722°W / 41.21444; -96.61722 (F.J. Kirchman House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byJohnson Crawford
ArchitectJacob Ort
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference # 03000796 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 21, 2003

The F.J. Kirchman House is a historic house in Wahoo, Nebraska. It was built in 1903 for F. J. Kirchman, a banker who went to prison in 1930 because of his role in the Great Depression. [2] The house was then purchased by Ernest Schiefelbein and his wife Jacqueline, who lived here until the 1950s. [2] The house was originally designed in the Queen Anne architectural style by Jacob Ort, [2] who had served in the Union Army's Battery "E", 1st Illinois Light Artillery Regiment during the Civil War before moving to Wahoo in 1878. [3] [4] It was moderately remodelled in the 1920s. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 21, 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jennifer Brockmeier (March 12, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: F.J. Kirchman House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 17, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Civil War Veteran Is Dead At Wahoo. Jacob Ort Is Wounded in Civil War". Fremont Tribune. Fremont, Nebraska. August 1, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved May 17, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Civil War Veteran Dies". The Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 1, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved May 18, 2019 via Newspapers.com.