Reitz Home Museum

Reitz Home Museum

Infobox_nrhp | name =Reitz, John Augustus, House
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caption =
location= Evansville, Indiana
lat_degrees = 37 | lat_minutes = 58 | lat_seconds = 3.39 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 34 | long_seconds = 20.69 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1872
architect=
architecture= French Second Empire
added = October 15, 1973
governing_body = Private
refnum=73000047 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian House Museum located in the Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in 1973. The museum is Evansville's only Victorian House Museum.

History

John Augustus Reitz built the house in 1871 in the French Second Empire style architecture. His eldest son Francis Joseph took over the house after his death in the 1890s and redecorated the interior in a variety of Victorian styles. In the 1970's the Reitz Home Preservation Society, a non-profit organization, was formed to restore and preserve the home.

External links

* [http://www.reitzhome.evansville.net/ Reitz home's official website]

References


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