The Lansdowne House is a historic house in Greenville, Ohio, United States. Built in 1870,[1] it was the residence of Zachary Lansdowne, who was a pioneer in the development of the U.S. Navy's airship program and commanded the airship Shenandoah. A native of Greenville, Lansdowne attended the United States Naval Academy upon graduating from Greenville High School;[2] as Shenandoah's skipper, he was killed in its crash on September 3, 1925.[3]
Lansdowne House | |
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| Location | 338 E. 3rd St., Greenville, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′14″N 84°37′43″W / 40.10389°N 84.62861°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001824[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1979 |
Architecturally, the Lansdowne House is unremarkable. It is a simple two-story rectangular frame structure,[2] topped with a shingled roof and supported by a foundation of limestone.[4]
In 1979, the Lansdowne House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It qualified to be added to the Register because of its connection to Zachary Lansdowne.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 306.
- ^ Lansdowne, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Accessed 2010-05-22.
- ^ Lansdowne House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-05-22.