Scharnberg House

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Scharnberg House
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Location Clewiston, Florida
Coordinates 26°45′37″N80°55′49″W / 26.76028°N 80.93028°W / 26.76028; -80.93028 Coordinates: 26°45′37″N80°55′49″W / 26.76028°N 80.93028°W / 26.76028; -80.93028
NRHP reference No. 99000472 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1999

The Scharnberg House is a historic site in Clewiston, Florida. It is located at 325 East Del Monte Avenue. On April 26, 1999, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Clark J. Lawrence, a West Palm Beach architect, and was built in 1927. According to Florida's Division of Historical Resources factsheet:

"J.B. Scharnberg was a German born engineer and inventor who worked for the United States Sugar Corporation and held numerous patents for machinery innovations. Scharnberg occupied the house from 1931 to his death in 1940. At the time of his death Scharberg had developed the largest, most advanced sugar grinding mill in the world." [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hendry County listings Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Florida's History Through Its Places, Division of Historical Resources. Accessed July 7, 2008.