Lansdowne House
Front of the house
Lansdowne House (Greenville, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Lansdowne House (Greenville, Ohio)
Lansdowne House (Greenville, Ohio) is located in the United States
Lansdowne House (Greenville, Ohio)
Location338 E. 3rd St., Greenville, Ohio
Coordinates40°6′14″N 84°37′43″W / 40.10389°N 84.62861°W / 40.10389; -84.62861
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1870
NRHP reference No.79001824[1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1979

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 1. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 306.
  3. ↑ Lansdowne, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Accessed 2010-05-22.
  4. ↑ Lansdowne House, Ohio Historical Society, 2007. Accessed 2010-05-22.
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