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| Location | 224 S.E. 1st St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′3.39″N 87°34′20.69″W / 37.9676083°N 87.5724139°W |
| 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]
- ^ "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.