216 Howard Avenue Lancaster, PA
In the late 1800s this 1 ½-story frame residence was the home of Matthew Mathias Matt and wife Mary M. (Reidenbach) Matt.
Mr. Matt worked as a day laborer and as a factory worker. His parents had emigrated here from Germany. The family was actively involved with Lancaster’s St. Anthony Catholic Church.
The house has two gabled dormers. The wide shed dormer on the rear elevation is later addition.