Glendower State Memorial

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Glendower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Glendower State Memorial (Ohio)
Glendower State Memorial
Location: Lebanon, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°25′48″N 84°12′38″W / 39.43, -84.21056Coordinates: 39°25′48″N 84°12′38″W / 39.43, -84.21056
Built/Founded: 1836
Architect: Bennett, Amos
Architectural style(s): Greek Revival
Added to NRHP: November 10, 1970
NRHP Reference#: 70000521

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Governing body: State

Glendower, now known as Glendower State Memorial, 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 the 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.

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[edit] 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 grounds of Glendower are often used by Civil War reenactors.

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

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