Olds-Norman House in Erie Preserved Through Relocation

Erie, PA / September 2025

Brick house with yellow steel beams under it for relocation

Brick house in Erie, PA, on house moving dollies

Aerial view of brick Queen Anne-style house on Wolfe dollies

Aerial view of house being moved with new footers in foreground

Large brick house on house-moving dollies with worker in foreground

Brick house being moved while skid loader sets steel plate on move route

Three-story brick house is rotated on house-moving dollies

Close-up view of Wolfe house-moving dollies under building

Aerial view of brick house in partial rotation

Workers watch as a brick house is driven up to its new footers

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Erie, PA / September 2025

Wolfe House & Building Movers participated in the preservation of the historic Olds-Norman house in Erie, Pennsylvania, moving the building 250 feet from its original location. Built in the 1880s, the three-story, 4500-sq-ft Queen-Anne-style building will be renovated for guest lodging for Gannon University. Wolfe placed the house on steel beams and dollies and drove it north over the move path, rotating the house 180° en route to face the street in its new location. Despite the rainy weather, the relocation went smoothly and Wolfe positioned the house safely over the new footers. To read news articles on the move and watch a timelapse of the process, click here.

Specs

Built in 1884

Brick Construction

Moved 250 Feet

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