Oliphant house, German-Templer residence in German Colony, Haifa, Israel.

The Oliphant House is a Templer residence at 16 Ben-Gurion Boulevard in Haifa's German Colony, built by carpenter Karl Oldorf, who settled in Haifa in 1870. It has a gable, a steep red-tiled roof and a courtyard where Oldorf kept a joinery and a small stable. Above the original entrance a German inscription quotes Psalm 106:3 in Luther's translation; "Haus Oliphant" is carved between the two central windows of the upper floor.

The house was built in the 1880s as part of the German Templer settlement in Haifa. British diplomat Sir Laurence Oliphant and his wife Alice moved in during 1882 and formed connections supporting Jewish settlement efforts in the region.

The German inscription above the original entrance quotes Psalm 106:3 in Luther's translation: "Wohl denen, die das Gebot halten, und thun immerdar Recht." The "Haus Oliphant" plaque between the two central windows of the upper floor was added later by the Templers, after visitors came to the colony asking to see the house.

The house stands at 16 Ben-Gurion Boulevard in Haifa's German Colony. The original entrance door faces the street, with the German inscription carved above it at ground level; the "Haus Oliphant" inscription sits on the second floor between the two central windows. The building is a private residence, so the facades and inscriptions are seen from the street.

Sir Laurence Oliphant worked on railway plans while living in this house, envisioning a line connecting Ismailia to Haifa. This ambitious project would have linked major cities across the broader region.