Charles Heigold House

The remaining fascade of the Charles Heigold House stands on the banks of the Ohio River in Louisville. This is only the front wall of the house, the rest has been demolished. The building, built in 1857 was built by a German Immigrant named Charles Heigold. Heigold built his house at a time of intense anti-immigrant sentiment in the US, so he covered it with patriotic inscriptions and images to show his loyalty to his adopted homeland. "Hail to (President James) Buchanan, Now and Forever" is inscribed below the head above the upper door. "Hail to the Union, Never Dissolve It" is inscribed elsewhere. This is the back of the wall, what would have been the interior of the house. See the next photograph of the Charles Heigold House.

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