Gauff-Roth House

	Gauff-Roth House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Gauff-Roth House in Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 2011
Location	427-443 Auburn Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°35′46″N 75°27′52″W / 40.59611°N 75.46444°W
Area	0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built	1880
Architect	Gangewere, William H.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	85001966
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1985

Gauff-Roth House is a historic home located at 427 to 443 Auburn Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The house features a wraparound porch, third floor balcony, a polygonal turret, and a hipped roof with multiple gables and dormers.^[2]

History

The house was built in 1880 for Mary Craig and Elizabeth Craig Gauff with money inherited from their grandfather. Mary met William Gangewere while the house was being constructed and married him. She lived only a short time in the home, or not at all, according to some historians.

The home is a two-and-one-half-story, irregular rectangular brick dwelling, which was designed in the Queen Anne style. It has sixty-six windows, two working chimneys and two interior non-functional chimneys. Inside the house, an oak staircase stretches three floors. The home's forty-three doors and extensive wood decoration have retained their original finish with few minor changes over the years.

Throughout its history, the home was occupied by the Gauff family in 1880, the Roths in 1930 and the Ziegler family in 1982.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The home was completely renovated in the mid-1990s.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-05. Note: This includes Michael W. Ziegler (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gauff-Roth House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

External links

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-05. Note: This includes Michael W. Ziegler (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gauff-Roth House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-05.

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