Berger Hill Building Projects


Berger Homestead
There had been a fire in the small house before John and Mary purchased it in 1865. Therefore the house had to be remodeled or rebuilt before John & Mary moved in.
The deep cellars below the east side of the house indicate that the area above was the original house. As the family grew there were several additions. I believe the room on the southwest, the bedroom above, and the west stairway was the 1st addition. Aunt Theresa said that the Kitchen, the bed room above and the 2nd floor bath room was the last addition. We don't know when the summer kitchen and the back porch were added, but they were there in 1899.    (Photo)

Carriage House, Sleeping quarter, Barn
Near the entrance at the bottom of the hill a structure stone structure was built with a barn on the ground lever, a sleeping area above and a shed for the carriage was built. This structure is pictured in 1899. We do not know when it was built.    (Photo)    (Sketch)

Barn on the circle
A 2 story wood barn stood on the south side of the circle in 1899. It had an out house on the outside of the southeast corner. We do not know when it was built. It was taken down in the 1950s.    (Photo)

Nauni's house
We have no record of when this small one room house was built, I would guess it was shortly after Nauni arrived on the Hill.

Eckerle Homestead
Around the time of their marriage in 1895 the Eckerle home was built. A carriage house was built on Queen City Avenue below their house.    (Photo 1946)    (Photo 2001)

Swimming Pool
John Eckerle had the pool built in 1910.

Lodge
Wally Sheblessy designed and with the help of Wally Meyer built the lodge building in 1940. Originally the lodge contained the men's dressing room on the north, and the women's on the south ends of the building.
After the bath house was built in 1949 the the two interior walls in the lodge were removed, and the bar built on the north end.    (Photo)    (Photo)

Bath House
In 1949 Wally Sheblessy designed the new dressing rooms and again he and Wally Meyer built them.    (Photo)    (Photo)    (Photo)


Carriage House on the circle
In 1988 Fred Berger had Wally Sheblessy design the new carriage hoouse and apartment on the circle. Fred had the shell and exterior built. He and David finished the interior.    (Photo)

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