Gustav Rohrich Sod House



The Gustav Rohrich Sod House was a sod house located in Bellwood, Nebraska, United States. It was built in 1883 on 80 acre of land by Gustav Rohrich (1849–1938), an immigrant from Austria, for himself, his wife and three children. Its walls are made of sod laid in blocks, grass side down, with each block approximately 2 to 2.5 ft long, 12 to 16 in wide, and 3 to 4 in deep.