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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1939/10/01 Leo Julius Weissenborn Architect August Derleth, Leo Weissenborn, Charles E Brown (curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin), Dr Harold Bachhuber and others attend the laying of the Cornerstone of the Place of Hawks.
1939/11/00 August W Derleth Home On 10 acres of land there I had a house of stone built for me, largely by my father, a skilled carpenter, one large enough to house my comics collection, my personal library (12,000 books), my record collection, and my even larger Arkham House stock. - AD
1971/07/04 August W Derleth Died August Derleth dies of a heart attack in Sauk City, Wisconsin. He is buried at Saint Aloysious Cemetery in Sauk City.

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Particulars for August W Derleth House:
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Business
Area of Significance Literature
Architectural Style Modern Movement
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 30th April 1991

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Derleth, August W., House
Registry Address: S10431a Lueders Rd.
Registry Number: 91000468
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Weissenborn,Leo Julius; et al.
Architectural Style: Modern movement
Area in Acres: 10
Contributing Buildings: 1
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Literature
Applicable Criteria: Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1950-1974
Significant Year: 1939
Associated People: Derleth,August W.
Historic Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Business
Current Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling Business

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