Gauff-Roth House facts for kids
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Gauff-Roth House
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Gauff-Roth House, October 2011
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 Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
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| Location | 427-443 Auburn Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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| 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 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It's a beautiful old building with a unique design. Imagine a house with a porch that wraps all the way around it! It also has a balcony on the third floor. You can see a cool round tower-like part and a fancy roof with many different shapes.
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A Look Back at the Gauff-Roth House
Building a Grand Home
The Gauff-Roth House was built in 1880. It was made for Mary Craig and Elizabeth Craig Gauff. They used money they inherited from their grandfather to build it. While the house was being built, Mary met William Gangewere. They got married. Mary may not have lived in the house for very long, or even at all.
Unique Queen Anne Style
This house is a two-and-a-half-story brick building. It is built in the Queen Anne style. This style often features different textures and shapes. The Gauff-Roth House has 66 windows! It also has two working chimneys and two more inside that are just for decoration.
Inside the house, there is a grand oak staircase. It goes up three floors. There are also 43 doors. Much of the beautiful wood decoration inside still looks original. Only a few small changes have been made over the years.
Families Who Lived Here
Many families have called this house home. The Gauff family lived there first in 1880. Later, the Roth family moved in around 1930. In 1982, the Ziegler family became the new owners.
Kenneth Roth lived in the house until 1944. His parents, Wilbur and Bertha Roth, bought the house. His mother, Bertha, was not sure about moving into such a big mansion at first. She liked living in their old home in Lehigh Parkway. She waited until the end of summer with her children before joining her husband in the mansion.
A Historic Landmark
The Gauff-Roth House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. This means it is recognized as an important historic building. The house was fully updated and fixed up in the mid-1990s.
