The Gustav Rohrich Sod House was a
sod house located in
Bellwood, Nebraska
Bellwood is a village in Butler County, Nebraska, Butler County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 435 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Bellwood was laid out in 1890 when the railroad was extended to that point.
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, United States. It was built in 1883 on of land by Gustav Rohrich (1849–1938), an immigrant from
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, for himself, his wife and three children. Its walls are made of
sod laid in blocks, grass side down, with each block approximately 2 to long, 12 to wide, and 3 to deep.
References
HABS/HAER entry, Library of Congress
Austrian-American history
Buildings and structures in Butler County, Nebraska
Houses in Nebraska
Sod houses
Houses completed in 1883
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