Pfleger Family Houses
Ohio, United States
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A pair of adjacent Queen Anne residences in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Pfleger Family Houses were built in the late nineteenth century by German immigrant Julius Pfleger, a prominent shoe manufacturer and president of Guiss, Pfleger, and Company. Julius and his wife Catharine occupied the western house, while their son Edward and his family lived in the eastern house. Constructed of brick with stone foundations, both residences feature distinctive architectural elements including circular turrets, prominent porches, and Neoclassical fenestration—details that exemplify the period's stylistic transition from Queen Anne to Neoclassical design. Their intentional construction as a matching pair is architecturally rare; most adjacent historic houses were built separately, even when commissioned by the same contractors. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in early 1980 for their well-preserved historic significance, the houses stand as testament to the Pfleger family's prominence in Cincinnati's business community.
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- Ohio, United States
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