New Knoxville in Auglaize County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
H.E. Fledderjohann House
107 East German Street
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 2023
1. H.E. Fledderjohann House Marker
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 389.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.
Location. 40° 29.612′ N, 84° 18.933′ W. Marker is in New Knoxville, Ohio, in Auglaize County. It is on East German Street south of South Mill Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 E German St, New Knoxville OH 45871, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Gustave Zuelch House (here, next to this marker); Dr. Henry Fledderjohann 1855-1950 (a few steps from this marker); New Knoxville Sesquicentennial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); New Knoxville: The Ladbergen Kinship (about 500 feet away); Settlers from Ladbergen Germany (about 700 feet away); Fledderjohann Family Memorial
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Also see . . . National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.
This form was prepared in 1993 by Glenn Harper, Regional Coordinator, and Janet Peterson, Intern from Wright State University, of the Ohio Historic Preservation Office. A synopsis of the house's historical significance can be found on page 6:
The Dr. H.E. Fledderjohann house, doctor's office, and summer kitchen are nominated under Criterion B, as the properties most clearly associated with Dr. Henry E. Fledderjohann, a leading physician in New Knoxville from 1886 to 1940. It was in these buildings that he lived and practiced for over fifty years and where he continued to live until his death in 1950. Dr. Fledderjohann's standing as a physician who treated the illnesses and delivered the babies of many families in New Knoxville, coupled with his reputation as a "crack shot, straight talker, and a character" who continued to use his horse and buggy to make house calls throughout his years of practice, his earned a significant place for him in local history. In addition, his 52 year practice is representative of the methods(Submitted on December 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)by which medical care was dispensed in small towns and rural areas during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when the family doctor was a small town institution. In fact, Dr. Fledderjohann's medical career was so lengthy that it spanned the years during which the practice of medicine was revolutionized and many deadly diseases were brought under control.Photographed by Craig Doda, November 18, 20232. H.E. Fledderjohann House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 165 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
