Bredeick–Lang House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bredeick–Lang House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Bredeick–Lang House (also known as the "James Lang House") is a historic house on the western (Van Wert County) side of Delphos, Ohio, United States. Built in 1859, it is one of western Ohio's best examples of the Italian Villa style of architecture. Members of the Bredeick family have been important throughout Delphos' history: brothers Ferdinand and John Otto Bredeick platted the community along the Miami and Erie Canal in 1845, naming the two sides "West Bredeick" and "East Bredeick" respectively. Few buildings from the city's earliest years have survived, making the Bredeick–Lang House one of the oldest extant buildings in Delphos as well as one of the most elegant.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1364. A brick building with iron elements,, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-08-11. it has seen few changes since the time of its construction, thus retaining its mid-nineteenth-century appearance to the present time. Read more on Wikipedia
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