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John Edwards House
John Edwards House The John Edwards House is a historic building in the vil-
lage of Leipsic in Putnam County, Ohio, United States. Lo-
U.S. National Register of Historic Places cated at 305 W. Main Street,[1] the house is a fine example
of Victorian architecture.[2]
In 1861, Thomas and Isabella Edwards began farming
a short distance east of Leipsic. As their four sons grew
to manhood, they entered local industry in 1886, and
their Buckeye Stove Company soon became one of the
most prosperous corporations in the rural Black Swamp
of northwestern Ohio. By the mid-1890s, the company
was one of the largest landowners in Defiance, Henry,
and Putnam counties, and the wealth it produced en-
abled one of the Edwards brothers to build a mansion on
Leipsic’s west side.[2]
John Edwards paid approximately $21,000 to con-
Front and western side of the house struct his Leipsic house in 1894.[2] Built with brick walls
and a slate roof,[3] this Late Victorian mansion was or-
namented with elements such as elaborate stencilling,
molds of the heads of lions, and embossed gold.[2]
In 1978, the Edwards House was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places because of its well-preserved
historic architecture. It is one of two Leipsic places on
the Register, along with the former Leipsic Village Hall.[1]
One year prior to listing on the Register, the house was
purchased by Harriett Gamper, an Edwards descendent,
and donated to the village of Leipsic for conversion into
a library. Today, the house is the location of the Leipsic
Edwards Gamper Memorial Library; it is a part of the Put-
nam County District Library system.[4]
References
[1] ^ "National Register Information System". National
Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/
Location: 305 W. Main St., Leipsic, Ohio
docs/All_Data.html.
Coordinates: 41°6′5″N 83°59′27″W / 41.10139°N [2] ^ Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic
83.99083°W / 41.10139; Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999,
-83.99083Coordinates: 41°6′5″N 83°59′27″W
/ 41.10139°N 83.99083°W / 41.10139;
1180-1181.
-83.99083 [3] Edwards, John, House, Ohio Historical Society,
2007. Accessed 2010-06-26.
Area: less than one acre
[4] Leipsic Branch Library, Putnam County District
Built: 1894 Library, n.d. Accessed 2010-06-26.
Architectural style: Late Victorian
Governing body: Local
External links
• Putnam County District Library
NRHP Reference#: 78002177[1]
Added to NRHP: November 27, 1978
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