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Reitz Home Museum - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 37°58′3.39″N 87°34′20.69″W / 37.9676083°N 87.5724139°W

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John Augustus Reitz House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	224 S.E. 1st St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates	37°58′3.39″N 87°34′20.69″W / 37.9676083°N 87.5724139°W / 37.9676083; -87.5724139
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1871
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	73000047^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1973

The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian house museum located in the Riverside Historic District in downtown Evansville, Indiana. The museum offers year-round guided tours.

An authentic restoration offers visitors a step back in time with silk damask-covered walls, hand painted ceilings, delicately molded plaster friezes, and intricately patterned hand-laid wood parquet floors. Other features of the home include tiled and marbled fireplaces, stained glass windows, and French gilt chandeliers. Much of the home is decorated with original period furniture.^[2]

Considered by many to be one of the finest examples of the French Second Empire style architecture, the home has been featured in several issues of Victorian Homes magazine as well as Victorian Decorating and Lifestyle magazine.

In 2003 the home received a commendation from the Victorian Society in America for the preservation and restoration of the Victorian mansion.^[3]

The museum is open everyday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. except Sunday and Monday.^[4]

History

John Augustus Reitz, who amassed a fortune in the lumber business, built the house in 1871 in the French Second Empire style. Built to express his success, the mansion was decorated with elegant furnishings and detailed architectural features. Upon Reitz's death in the 1890s, his eldest son Francis Joseph Reitz took over the house and completely redecorated the interior in a variety of Victorian styles.^[5]

The last of Reitz' children died in 1931, and the home was left to the Daughters of Isabella, a non-profit Roman Catholic women's organization. In 1944 the home was purchased by the Diocese of Evansville to become the home of its bishop. It was occupied by the first incumbent, Henry J. Grimmelsman.

In 1974 the Diocese of Evansville donated the mansion to the Reitz Home Preservation Society, a non-profit organization formed to restore and preserve the home. It was officially placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was opened for public tours a year later. Natalie Singer is currently the museum director.^[6]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Reitz Home Museum". Evansville Online. Archived from the original on 2007-06-25. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
^ "Preservation Awards Recipients 2003". The Victorian Society of America. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
^ "Reitz Home Museum". penzu.com. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Mrs. Richard Snodgrass (August 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Augustus Reitz House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photograph
^ Martin, John (2024-07-10). "Home Again". Evansville Living Magazine. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

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Reitz Home Museum official website

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