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Charles A. Bottger House

Coordinates: 35°5′41″N 106°40′8″W / 35.09472°N 106.66889°W / 35.09472; -106.66889
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Charles A. Bottger House
Bottger House, May 2010
Charles A. Bottger House is located in New Mexico
Charles A. Bottger House
Charles A. Bottger House is located in the United States
Charles A. Bottger House
Location110 San Felipe NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Coordinates35°5′41″N 106°40′8″W / 35.09472°N 106.66889°W / 35.09472; -106.66889
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectEdward B. Christy
Architectural styleAmerican Foursquare
NRHP reference No.83001615[1]
NMSRCP No.751[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1983
Designated NMSRCPOctober 26, 1979

The Charles A. Bottger House is a historic house in the Old Town neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is listed on the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties[2] and the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The house was built in 1911–12 for Charles A. Bottger (1872–1914), a German-American businessman who moved to Old Town from Rutherford, New Jersey in 1889.[3] The house was designed by local architect Edward B. Christy, who was also responsible for the remodeling of Hodgin Hall in 1908.

Built in the American Foursquare style, it is a square, two-and-a-half-story building of balloon frame construction with a shallow hipped roof. A glassed-in sun porch wraps around the south and east sides of the house, while a smaller sun porch projects from the north (rear) facade. The wide eaves are supported by paired Italianate brackets and the metal tile roof is punctuated by dormers on three sides. Inside, the house was equipped with modern conveniences like speaking tubes and a dumbwaiter and also has a notable pressed metal ceiling.[4]

The house is currently operated as a bed and breakfast.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Listed State and National Register Properties" (PDF). New Mexico Historic Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Charles Bottger dies at home in Old Albuquerque". Albuquerque Journal. December 11, 1914. Retrieved September 21, 2017 – via Library of Congress.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charles A. Bottger House". National Park Service. March 7, 1983. Retrieved May 9, 2017. with five accompanying photos