Former Houses in the United States - Blair-Dunning House, Charles B. Russell House, Clutts House, Frederick Lunkenheimer House, Gen. William Grose Hous (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Blair-Dunning House, Charles B. Russell House, Clutts House, Frederick Lunkenheimer House, Gen. William Grose House, Godwin-Knowles House, Hawthorn Hill, Henry County Sheriff's Residence and Jail, John Edwards House, John H. Nichols House, John L. Nichols House, Judge Joseph Barker House, Langstroth Cottage, Legg House (Bloomington, Indiana), Literary Club of Cincinnati, Martin Marmon House, Millen House, Morgan Mansion, Mountain House (Chillicothe, Ohio), Phillip Gaensslen House, Sandusky County Jail and Sheriff's House, Scarlet Oaks, Seip House, Sen. Walter Lowrie House, Southworth House (Cleveland, Ohio), Taft Museum of Art, The Octagon (Heidelberg University), Wilder-Swaim House, William Lawrence House (Bellefontaine, Ohio). Excerpt: Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 22, 1976. The cottage, built in 1856, is now the home for the University's Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching. Beekeeper L. L. Langstroth purchased it in 1859, and lived there for the next 28 years, conducting research and breeding honey bees. Langstroth Cottage was built in the mid-1850s by Reverend Edward Root. Lorenzo Langstroth then purchased the house in 1859, where he then raised his family and found his love for bees.The cottage is currently the oldest building of the Western College. After Langstroth left the house, the cottage was purchased by Susan Peabody, Helen's niece, who donated it to the Western College. Located on Western Campus, the cottage is adjacent to Patterson Avenue and State Route 27, the cottage is a prime marker to Miami University. The architecture within presents Greek Revival influence dating back to 1856. The cottage has undergone newer changes in order to keep updated and...