August W. Derleth House
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| Location | S10431a Lueders Rd., Sauk City, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°15′59″N 89°44′26″W / 43.26639°N 89.74056°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Leo Julius Weissenborn |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000468[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 1991 |
The August W. Derleth House, also known as the Place of Hawks, is located at S10431a Lueders Road in Sauk City, Wisconsin. It was the former home of author August Derleth. Built in 1939, the house reflects Derleth's early success as a writer, having earned recognition as a Guggenheim Fellow in 1938.
The house was designed by Sauk City architect Leo Julius Weissenborn and is a one-and-a-half-story stone structure modeled after the nineteenth-century vernacular farmhouses typical of the area. Derleth wrote the majority of his 150 books while living here. He was known for his horror and fantasy stories as well as his Wisconsin-based regionalist works.
In addition to his writing, Derleth founded Arkham House, a publishing company originally based in the attic of the house and later in a separate building on the property. Arkham House was notable for being the first to publish H.P. Lovecraft's works in book form. Derleth lived in the house until his death in 1971.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1991.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Eiseley, Jane (March 5, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Derleth, August W., House". National Archives Catalog. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
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