Kaehler–Rector House

The Kaehler–Rector House is a historic house located at 408 W. 25th St. in Merced, California. Built in the early 1890s, the house was designed by architect Louis Wegner in the Queen Anne style. The house's design includes a corner tower with a conical roof, a veranda extending to the front and east sides of the house, and a complex roof design that includes both gabled and hipped sections. A 1905 history of the San Joaquin Valley called the house "one of the finest in Merced County."[2]

Kaehler–Rector House
Kaehler–Rector House is located in California
Kaehler–Rector House
Kaehler–Rector House is located in the United States
Kaehler–Rector House
Location408 W. 25th St., Merced, California
Coordinates37°18′31″N 120°28′36″W / 37.30861°N 120.47667°W / 37.30861; -120.47667
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1894 (1894)
ArchitectWegner, Louis
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.82002206[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1982

George Kaehler, the house's first owner, was a major liquor distributor in the San Joaquin Valley. In 1903, he sold the house to Judge E. N. Rector, a Merced County Superior Court judge, who lived in the house until his 1941 death.[2]

The Kaehler–Rector House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Teel, Almon B.; Laura N. Hausenfluke Teel (February 28, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Kaehler–Rector House". Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
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