The George Wolz House, also referred to as the McCullough Residence is located at West Crowder Road in Trenton, Missouri (Grundy County). On July 19, 2018, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The house was last sold in October 2020. Visit here for photos.
The architectural style is Late Victorian: Queen Anne. The foundation is limestone and the walls are wood. The builder was Jacob Helwig.
The George Wolz House, also referred to as the McCullough Residence is located at West Crowder Road in Trenton, Missouri (Grundy County). On July 19, 2018, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The house was last sold in October 2020. Visit here for photos.
The architectural style is Late Victorian: Queen Anne. The foundation is limestone and the walls are wood. The builder was Jacob Helwig.
This rectangular house was constructed in 1896. It has a wrap-around porch that goes up to the porte cochère (which means carriage entrance in French).
The City of Trenton
Trenton is in north central Missouri about 40 miles south of the Iowa border. It’s the county seat of Grundy County. The county was first settled by General W.P. Thompson and his family in 1833. In 1841, the county was officially established and Trenton was coming to life in 1857.
From 1873 to 1943, coal mining was a chief industry in Grundy County and it was convenient to have the railroad run through Trenton. In 1881, a branch of the Burlington Railroad called the Quincy, Omaha, and Kansas City Railway was constructed. There was also Rock Island Railroad.
The railroad shops enhanced the economic growth of Trenton by employing over 200 men. What these men earned would also be spent in Trenton.
In 1870, Trenton’s population was 920. According to census records, the population estimate as of July 2022 is 5,626.
As the population grew in the 19th century, more buildings and homes were being constructed.
In 1907, a leading manufacturing facility, Trenton Brick & Tile Company, was managed by G.M. Wolz. This company could make up to 20,000 bricks a day by using three kilns.
George Wolz
Wolz was born in Grundy County on his family’s homestead on May 30, 1842. In 1869, he married Martha Evans Odom. Wolz also served in the Civil War. The Wolz family moved to Trenton in the last 1890s where George managed his family’s agricultural interests.
George and Martha had four children (one daughter and three sons). Their son, George Michael Wolz (b. 1876, d. 1955), lived in his parent’s home even after he married Catherine Conrads. He was the manager and secretary of Trenton Brick and Tile Company.
The Wolz House is located on a large block in a residential area. It’s one of the few Queen Anne residences remaining in Trenton.
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