Gustav Rohrich Sod House

Gustav Rohrich Sod House

The Gustav Rohrich Sod House was a sod house located in Bellwood, Nebraska. It was built in 1883 on 80 acres of land by Gustav Rohrich (1849-1938), an immigrant from Austria, 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 2.5 feet long, 12 to 16 inches wide, and 3 to 4 inches deep.

References

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ne0023 HABS/HAER entry, Library of Congress]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~neresour/OLLibrary/bellwood/blwd0040.htm Rootsweb article]


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