Homer Laughlin House

Homer Laughlin House

Site of the house
Location 414 Broadway, East Liverpool, Ohio
Coordinates 40°37′3″N 80°34′38″W / 40.61750°N 80.57722°W / 40.61750; -80.57722Coordinates: 40°37′3″N 80°34′38″W / 40.61750°N 80.57722°W / 40.61750; -80.57722
Area less than one acre
Built 1882
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS East Liverpool Central Business District MRA
NRHP Reference # 85003513[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1985

The Homer Laughlin House was built by Homer Laughlin in 1882. The house is located in East Liverpool, Ohio. Laughlin was a prominent pottery manufacturer and founder of the Homer Laughlin China Company.[2]

The house is unique in that it makes use of architectural terra cotta, produced in East Liverpool.

In 1916 the house was bought by the Fraternal Order of Eagles.[2]

The house was destroyed to build a parking lot. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Ohio Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 163. ISBN 9781878592705.


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