Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1424 5th Ave. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°36′16.4″N 93°37′29.3″W / 41.604556°N 93.624806°W / 41.604556; -93.624806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891
Built by	Charles H. Weitz
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference No.	98001282[1]
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1998

The Charles H. and Lena May Weitz House is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This 1½-story frame dwelling features a gable-front-and-wing configuration, a front porch located in the el of the facade, a single-story bay window on the south elevation, a dormer window on the facade, and steeply pitched roofs. Behind the house is a two-story, brick outbuilding. It is one of the few brick out buildings in the neighborhood.^[2] Both were constructed about 1891 by Charles H. Weitz for his home and his workshop. He was a partner and elder son of the founder of Charles Weitz & Sons, which was a prominent Des Moines construction firm in the late 19th and early 20th-century. During his time with the company, Charles H. Weitz "introduced modern methods of construction to this family business, thereby assuring its potential for growth."^[2] The Weitz Company grew to become a nationally recognized full-service general contractor. The house and outbuilding were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.^[1]

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