National Register of Historic Places

Kaehler-Rector House

Merced, Merced County, California
Listed
January 4, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82002206

About this property

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

Location

408 W. 25th St.
Merced, Merced County, California
37.30868, -120.47758

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Kaehler-Rector House listed on the National Register?

Kaehler-Rector House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Kaehler-Rector House?

Kaehler-Rector House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kaehler-Rector House is recorded as the industrial era.

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