Roueche House
Why it's listed
Built in 1899 at 762 Park Avenue in Meadville, the Roueche House is a two and one-half story frame Queen Anne residence with multi-gabled and hipped roofs. The local Meadville builders, the Roueche brothers and Albert A. Huttelmayer, erected it as a full-size model of their building advertisement, reflecting a period when many local builders sold complete houses from catalog designs. The house combines brick, clapboard, fish-scale shingles and pebble-dash panels. Its most distinctive feature is a large curved brick chimney at the front corner, which has a round-arched window set into it. A three-story hexagonal tower, round porch and ornate balconies with spindles and brackets complete the exterior. Interior woodwork in oak and maple repeats a bulls-eye block pattern, and several rooms have stained and beveled glass windows and corner fireplaces with firetile. The house is valued for its detailed reproduction of the catalog style and for its well-preserved condition.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a text-book example of the Queen Anne style and a full-size reproduction of a local builders' catalog design. It cites its detailed reproduction of the catalog style and its fine preservation, along with its potential for architectural research.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82003784, listed March 4, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 762 Park Ave., Meadville |
|---|---|
| County | Crawford County |
| Listed | March 4, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003784 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architect / builder | The Roueche brothers and Albert A. Huttelmayer (Meadville builders) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition is marked excellent and unaltered, with original site. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 41.64247, -80.15110 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82003784.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7370756
- This listing as JSON
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