Wagner–Ritter House & Garden, Johnstown

#12 among attractions in Johnstown

History museum, Museum

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The Wagner–Ritter House & Garden, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is a modest house that was occupied for 130 years by three generations of a steel worker's family, from the 1860s to the 1990s. The house and garden have been restored by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association. The historic house museum illustrates the domestic lives of this immigrant family, interpreting the home lives of the thousands who toiled in the shadow of the mill. The Wagner-Ritter House is located on Broad Street in the Cambria City neighborhood. ()

Coordinates: 40°20'23"N, 78°55'44"W

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Broad StreetJohnstown 15905 United States

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Wagner–Ritter House & Garden – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Point Stadium, Johnstown Flood Museum, Stackhouse Park.

1.2 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Hockey, Sport
Cambria County War Memorial Arena, Johnstown
31 min walk • The Cambria County War Memorial Arena is a 4,001-seat multi-purpose arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, that is managed by SMG Entertainment. It was built in 1950, for the Johnstown Jets of the Eastern Hockey League. The arena was built on the site of the Union Cemetery, Johnstown's first cemetery.
0.8 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport
Point Stadium, Johnstown
20 min walk • Point Stadium is a baseball park in the eastern United States, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The "Point" refers to its location at the confluence of the Little Conemaugh, Stonycreek, and Conemaugh rivers.
0.9 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Johnstown Flood Museum, Johnstown
24 min walk • The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.
0.9 miSW
Park
Stackhouse Park, Johnstown
24 min walk • Stackhouse Park is a park in Westmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Johnstown. It is over 277 acres with 7 miles of hiking and bicycling trails.
~620 ftW
History museum, Museum
Heritage Discovery Center, Johnstown
3 min walk • The Heritage Discovery Center, officially known as the "Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center", is a community history and culture center operated by the Johnstown Area Heritage Association in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
1.1 miSE
Shopping, Department store
Nathan's Department Store, Johnstown
29 min walk • Nathan's Department Store is a historic department store building located at Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1917, and is a four-story brick building with a finished basement.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Stone Bridge, Johnstown
14 min walk • The Stone Bridge spans the Conemaugh River in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The bridge is a seven-arch stone railroad bridge located on the Norfolk Southern Railway mainline, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1887-88. Its upstream face was reinforced with concrete in 1929.
1.3 miSE
40°19'23"N • 78°55'1"W
World War 3 Paintball, Johnstown
34 min walk • Amusement, Game and entertainment center, Amusement park
1.2 miSE
Church, Neo-renaissance architecture
St. John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown
32 min walk • St. John Gualbert Cathedral is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
1 miS
Bridge
Inclined Plane Bridge, Johnstown
25 min walk • The Inclined Plane Bridge is a 237-foot, Pennsylvania through truss bridge that spans Stonycreek River in Johnstown, Cambria County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It connects the city to the lower station of the Johnstown Inclined Plane.
0.8 miS
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concert hall
Peoples Natural Gas Park, Johnstown
20 min walk • Peoples Natural Gas Park is located near the Cambria Iron National Historic Landmark at the junction of the Conemaugh and Stoneycreek Rivers and there is a view of the Stone Bridge and the Johnstown Inclined Plane.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Wagner–Ritter House & Garden?

Nearby attractions include Cambria City Historic District, Johnstown (3 min walk), Heritage Discovery Center, Johnstown (3 min walk), Stone Bridge, Johnstown (14 min walk), Point Stadium, Johnstown (20 min walk).

How to get to Wagner–Ritter House & Garden by public transport?

The nearest stations to Wagner–Ritter House & Garden:

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Johnstown (20 min walk)