The American–German Colony is a residential neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

, Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

. Founded in the 19th century by American protestants

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

, it moved to the control of the German templers

Templers (religious believers)

Templers are members of the Temple Society , a German Protestant sect with roots in the Pietist movement of the Lutheran Church. The Templers were expelled from the church in 1858 because of their millennial beliefs. Their aim was to realize the apocalyptic visions of the prophets of Israel in the...

 later. It is located between Florentin and old Jaffa

Jaffa

Jaffa is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world. Jaffa was incorporated with Tel Aviv creating the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Jaffa is famous for its association with the biblical story of the prophet Jonah.-Etymology:...

. It is centered mainly around the Auerbach and Beer-Hofmann streets.

Maine Friendship House

The Maine Friendship House is a small, New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 style, wooden, clapboard house located on 10 Auerbach Street. It was built in 1866 by a small group of Christian restorationists from Maine who had emigrated to Israel in the hope of preparing the land for the Jews to return and thereby hastening the coming of the Christian Messiah. It was saved from demolition on February 14, 2002.

The house was prefabricated in Whitneyville, Maine

Whitneyville, Maine

Whitneyville is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The town was named after Colonel Joseph Whitney, a mill owner. The population was 262 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and shipped from Machiasport, Maine

Machiasport, Maine

Machiasport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2000 census. Machiasport is a historic seaport and tourist destination.-History:...

 to Israel as the future home of the Wentworth family.

It has been restored by Jean and Reed Holmes of Jonesport, Maine

Jonesport, Maine

Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census. Jonesport is a fishing, lobstering town.-History:...

. In 2004 the restoration was the first offshore building to win a Maine Preservation Award.