The Reitz Home Museum is the 1871 home of former lumber baron and philanthropist John Augustus Reitz, his wife Gertrude, and eight of their ten children. Built in the style of Second Empire architecture, the residence is decorated with authentic period furniture, hand-painted ceilings, hand-laid parquet floors, marble fireplaces, and stained-glass windows. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and has been featured in a number of national broadcasts as well as print publications. Visitors can tour the home starting at the visitors center in the carriage house. Tours are one hour and cover 12 rooms in the house. Admission is nominal.

112 Chestnut Street, Evansville, IN, Phone: 812-426-1871

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