Dr. Samuel Blumer House

The Dr. Samuel Blumer House is a historic house at 112 Sixth Avenue in New Glarus, Wisconsin.

Dr. Samuel Blumer House
Dr. Samuel Blumer House is located in Wisconsin
Dr. Samuel Blumer House
Location112 Sixth Ave., New Glarus, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°48′53″N 89°38′05″W / 42.81472°N 89.63472°W / 42.81472; -89.63472 (Dr. Samuel Blumer House)
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.92001556[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1992

History

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The two-story stone house was built circa the 1850s during the early development of New Glarus. Dr. Samuel Blumer, the first physician in New Glarus, bought the property in 1858; like most of New Glarus' first residents, Blumer was a Swiss immigrant. The house applied elements of the Greek Revival style, such as a front-facing gable with cornice returns, to traditional Swiss stone construction techniques. Abraham Kundert placed a clapboard addition on the house while using it as a hardware store in the 1870s.[2] The house was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Eiseley, Jane (September 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Blumer, Dr. Samuel, House". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "112 Sixth Ave". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-09-07.