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Bauman House

601 1st Ave SW – Augustus and Elizabeth Bauman House

Photo of 601 First Ave SW

The Bauman House (601 1st Ave. SW) The house was built circa 1854 for Augustus … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bauman House

Bauman Home

Photo of Bauman Home at 601 First Avenue South

Bauman Home at 601 First Avenue South.  This house dates 1853, and was built some … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bauman House, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider

Bauman House

photo of Bauman House-106

106 1st Ave S. Historic Home of August Bauman (not in a historic district) Date … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bauman House, Glass Negative, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon

Bauman House

photo of Bauman House

106 1st Ave S.W. Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bauman House, Glass Negative, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon

Bauman Home

photo of Bauman Home-1995

Bauman Home – Highway #1 and Palisades Road – built @1855. Date @1995

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Ask R Thomas, Bauman House, Mount Vernon

Bauman Home

photo of Bauman Home

Bauman Home – Highway #1 and Palisades Road – built @1855. Photo taken @1995. (duplicate) … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Ask R Thomas, Bauman House, Mount Vernon

Bauman House

photo of Bauman House

Originally the Bauman House. Built between 1854 and 1857 with local bricks. Note the summer … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Bauman House, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?

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