Glendower State Memorial

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caption =
location= Lebanon, Ohio
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 25
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 38
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1836
architect= Bennett, Amos
architecture= Greek Revival
added = November 10, 1970
governing_body = State
refnum=70000521cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

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.

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.

ee also

* List of Registered Historic Places in Warren County, Ohio

References

External links

* [http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/glendowe/ OHS's page on the home]
* [http://www.wchsmuseum.com/ Warren County Historical Society website]