H.E. Fledderjohann House, Doctor's Office and Summer Kitchen | |
![]() Front of the house, with the office to the right and the kitchen to the left | |
Location | 107 E. German St., New Knoxville, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 40°29′36″N 84°18′56″W / 40.49333°N 84.31556°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 93001388 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1993 |
The H.E. Fledderjohann Property is a complex of five historic buildings in the village of New Knoxville, Ohio, United States. Three of these structures — a house, a doctor's office, and a standalone kitchen building — were owned and used by Fledderjohann, a prominent New Knoxville physician in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dr. Fledderjohann was the son of Herman Fledderjohann, a native of Prussia who immigrated to present-day Auglaize County in 1835. Soon after arriving, the elder Fledderjohann began laboring in the construction of the Miami and Erie Canal, and his diligence quickly led to him becoming a foreman and a leading man in the community. He was twice married and fathered eighteen children; among the sons borne by his second wife were Henry and B.A. Fledderjohann, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives. [2] Henry Fledderjohann graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania in 1886. [3] Upon entering the medical profession, Fledderjohann was well regarded by other physicians; he was a member of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association, [4] and in 1906, he was elected to the vice presidency of the Auglaize County Medical Society. [5] For a time, he was also a public official, acting as the health officer for the New Knoxville Board of Health in 1902. [6] Besides serving the community as a family doctor, Fledderjohann was also an inventor; he was granted a patent for a type of steam turbine in 1913. [7]
Fledderjohann's house was built in 1879 by Gustave Zuelch, Fledderjohann's predecessor as community doctor; he served the village from 1878 to 1888. [8] Located adjacent to the house is the doctors office. [9] Built in 1890, [10] the office is a one- story brick building with small rounded windows that open into the attic. [11] The kitchen is a one-story frame structure located immediately behind the house. [12] These three buildings were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, primarily because of their connection to Fledderjohann. [1] Today, Fledderjohann's property is operated as a museum by the New Knoxville Historical Society, with his residence as a historic house museum. Besides the three landmarked buildings, the museum complex includes a barn, a barber shop and a small log house. [9]
H.E. Fledderjohann House, Doctor's Office and Summer Kitchen | |
![]() Front of the house, with the office to the right and the kitchen to the left | |
Location | 107 E. German St., New Knoxville, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 40°29′36″N 84°18′56″W / 40.49333°N 84.31556°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 93001388 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1993 |
The H.E. Fledderjohann Property is a complex of five historic buildings in the village of New Knoxville, Ohio, United States. Three of these structures — a house, a doctor's office, and a standalone kitchen building — were owned and used by Fledderjohann, a prominent New Knoxville physician in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Dr. Fledderjohann was the son of Herman Fledderjohann, a native of Prussia who immigrated to present-day Auglaize County in 1835. Soon after arriving, the elder Fledderjohann began laboring in the construction of the Miami and Erie Canal, and his diligence quickly led to him becoming a foreman and a leading man in the community. He was twice married and fathered eighteen children; among the sons borne by his second wife were Henry and B.A. Fledderjohann, who served in the Ohio House of Representatives. [2] Henry Fledderjohann graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania in 1886. [3] Upon entering the medical profession, Fledderjohann was well regarded by other physicians; he was a member of the Northwestern Ohio Medical Association, [4] and in 1906, he was elected to the vice presidency of the Auglaize County Medical Society. [5] For a time, he was also a public official, acting as the health officer for the New Knoxville Board of Health in 1902. [6] Besides serving the community as a family doctor, Fledderjohann was also an inventor; he was granted a patent for a type of steam turbine in 1913. [7]
Fledderjohann's house was built in 1879 by Gustave Zuelch, Fledderjohann's predecessor as community doctor; he served the village from 1878 to 1888. [8] Located adjacent to the house is the doctors office. [9] Built in 1890, [10] the office is a one- story brick building with small rounded windows that open into the attic. [11] The kitchen is a one-story frame structure located immediately behind the house. [12] These three buildings were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, primarily because of their connection to Fledderjohann. [1] Today, Fledderjohann's property is operated as a museum by the New Knoxville Historical Society, with his residence as a historic house museum. Besides the three landmarked buildings, the museum complex includes a barn, a barber shop and a small log house. [9]