The Albert Neukom House
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Albert Neukom constructed the Neukom House in 1888. Albert Neukom was a successful Toledo businessman who owned and operated a successful stone contracting business. Neukom worked in many different areas such as Coldwater, MI, and Rushville, IL. His works in Toledo included the Toledo Public Library, Lucas County Courthouse, and the Toledo Customs and Post Office. The home is designed in a renaissance style, constructed out of sandstone. The building also featured ionic marble columns as well as a French chateau-style chimney. The house is notable as it is one of the oldest homes still standing on the Southside of Toledo.
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The Albert Neukom House as it stands today.
Sources
Downtown Architecture 101 Part II, https://www.downtowntoledo.org. December 21st 2017. Accessed December 10th 2019. https://www.downtowntoledo.org/news/posts/2017/december/downtown-architecture-101-part-ii/.
Speck, William D.. Toledo: A History in Architecture, 1835-1890. Chicago, IL. Arcadia Publishing , 2001.
Johannesen, Eric. The Albert Neukom House. National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form. Published March 4th 1971. National Register of Historic Places .
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albert_Neukom_House.jpg