Homer Laughlin House

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Homer Laughlin House
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Site of the house
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Location414 Broadway, East Liverpool, Ohio
Coordinates 40°37′3″N80°34′38″W / 40.61750°N 80.57722°W / 40.61750; -80.57722
Arealess than one acre
Built1882
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS East Liverpool Central Business District MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003513 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1985

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

The house was 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 later 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Ohio Places Dictionary. North American Book Dist LLC. 2008. p. 163. ISBN   9781878592705.