Glendower State Memorial

Glendower

Front of the house
Location Lebanon, Ohio
Coordinates 39°25′47.5″N 84°12′36″W / 39.429861°N 84.21000°W / 39.429861; -84.21000Coordinates: 39°25′47.5″N 84°12′36″W / 39.429861°N 84.21000°W / 39.429861; -84.21000
Built 1836
Architect Bennett, Amos
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 70000521 [1]
Added to NRHP November 10, 1970

Glendower, now known as Glendower State Memorial or Glendower Mansion, is an historic Greek Revival style house located at 105 Cincinnati Avenue, U.S. Route 42, Cincinnati Avenue, in Lebanon, Ohio. It was built in 1836 by Amos Bennett for John Milton Williams, a Lebanon merchant, and named for Owen Glendower. It has been called "one of the finest examples of the Greek Revival architecture in the Middle West."

On November 10, 1970, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Current use

Until 2007, Glendower was operated and maintained by the Ohio Historical Society. On December 3, 2007, it was transferred to the Warren County Historical Society. The Society offers tours of the home from June through August.

The grounds of Glendower are often used by Civil War reenactors.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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