The Maria Waechter House - 1868 - Hermann, MO
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 42.411 W 091° 26.204
15S E 635926 N 4285405
Top of the grade - down E. 1st St., is one of two main shopping area, and leads to the river and the wharf and railroad...
Waymark Code: WM13D4D
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2020
Views: 1
County of house: Gasconade County
Location of house: 1st St., 3rd building on S. side E. of Market St., Hermann
Built: 1869/c. 1892
Architectural Style: Federal
"112 East 1st Street, Waechter House, 1869/c. 1892, Contributing (survey #18)
Outbuildings: Garden shed, non-contributing
This two-story brick house has a side gable roof with interior end chimneys and sits on a
stone foundation. The entrance is in the second (from west) of four bays. It has a transom
with segmental arch lintel. The windows on both floors also have low segmental arch
openings filled with 6/6 wood sash windows. There is a historic frame addition on the rear.
Near the alley is a gable front, frame outbuilding with shed roof addition." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"In October 1868, when Maria Wachter purchased the lot in question,
there were already two small one-story buildings facing the street.
Probably in the spring of 1869 the present two-story brick building
was erected. The 1869 Ruger's Birdseye Map shows the present
building in place. Little is known of the builders except that Maria
was married to day laborer Louis Wachter. The entry in the façade is
the only major alteration to the main block. The door appears to
have been in the second bay originally. The rear frame additions
were in place by 1892.
"General description: Two story rectangle shaped building with
rear frame additions. The main building is constructed of brick
laid in common bond resting on a rock faced coursed ashlar stone
foundation.
"Setting:-The building rests· virtually at the sidewalk on the façade
and has a large side-yard on the east between it and the neighboring
house to that side. On the west there is a four inch gap between
the adjacent building which is also flush with the façade." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF page 25