Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House

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Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House
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Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House, April 2013
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Location300 Good Hope St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Coordinates 37°17′57″N89°31′18″W / 37.29917°N 89.52167°W / 37.29917; -89.52167 Coordinates: 37°17′57″N89°31′18″W / 37.29917°N 89.52167°W / 37.29917; -89.52167
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 99000987 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1999

Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House, also known as the Wichterich-Lang House, is a historic home located at Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It was built in 1906, and is a 2+12-story, brick dwelling with Colonial Revival style design elements. It features a fine wraparound verandah with Ionic order capitals and a pedimented gable with a Palladian window. [2] :5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1] It is located in the Courthouse-Seminary Neighborhood Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Paul Porter and Roger Maserang (June 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Robert Felix and Elma Taylor Wichterich House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.