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Reitz Home Museum, Evansville, IN

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Reitz Home Museum

A Victorian house museum in downtown Evansville, Indiana, with guided tours that begin in the carriage house.

112 Chestnut St., Evansville, IN 47713 · Evansville, IN

About Reitz Home Museum

The Reitz Home Museum is a Victorian house museum in the Riverside Historic District of downtown Evansville. The Reitz Home Preservation Society runs it, and it is presented as one of the country's notable French Second Empire style homes. Guided tours start in the carriage house behind the main residence and move through 12 rooms across two floors. Tours run about an hour and begin on the hour. Groups of 10 or more are asked to book ahead by phone.

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  • #house museum
  • #guided tour
  • #historic district
  • #downtown Evansville

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