On April 13, 1868 — almost three years
to the day after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox — Pittsburgh
confectioner Jacob Reymer purchased the lots upon which he would build
his home. However, it was not until 1883, 15 years later, that Reymer
House was built in Manchester which had by then been annexed to the
City of Allegheny on the North Shore of the Allegheny River, across
from the City of Pittsburgh. Today, Manchester has been declared a historic
district, and Reymer House is registered on the National Registry of
Historic Landmarks.
