Built 1854 (1854) NRHP Reference # 74000767 Area 4,900 m² Added to NRHP 30 July 1974 | Built by Bruch, Ignaz Opened 1854 | |
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Similar Alton National Cemetery, Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Piasa, Clark Bridge | ||
The Guertler House is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in Alton, Illinois. Stonemason Ignaz Bruch built the house in 1854. Bruch, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846, was a prominent Illinois stonemason who constructed buildings in cities ranging from Chicago to St. Louis, Missouri. The Guertler House is a Federal building with three bays. The front door and windows have a pointed arch design, while the second story of the house's west side has a single Gothic arch window.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1974.
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