Augustus F. Gauger papers, 1909-1921.

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Augustus F. Gauger papers, 1909-1921.

The collection contains specifications and plans (original drawings and blueprint reproductions) for about 35 buildings including residences for S.D. Bumgardner (St. Paul), Gustave Doerr (Red Wing MN, n.d.), C.D. Griffith (Camp Walton, Florida, n.d.), C.F. Hubbard (Minneapolis), C.H. Jarvis (St. Paul, 1920), August Prinz (Rochester MN), and Warren Weaver (Amery, Wisc.). Other structures include the August Becker store building (Red Wing), Arlington Hills Presbyterian manse (St. Paul), Apple River Milling Company office building (Amery, Wisc.), Evangelical Lutheran parsonage (Hankinson, N.Dak., 1919), Church of the Redeemer parsonage (St. Paul), and an addition to the Goodhue County Court House in Red Wing MN.

6 cu. ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7885880

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Gauger, Augustus F., 1852-1929.

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Augustus Gauger was born in Germany. He came to the U.S. with his family in 1862, and lived on a farm near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After working as a carpenter in Oshkosh for several years, Gauger went to Chicago and worked as an apprentice architectural draftsman. In 1875, Gauger moved to St. Paul, where he worked as a draftsman in the office of Edward Bassford. In 1878, Gauger set up his own practice and remained active until the late 1920s. While managing his own firm, Gauger also se...