George Hunt Pendleton House
Built 1870. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Register name | Pendleton, George Hunt, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 559 E. Liberty St., Cincinnati, OH |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Military, Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000611 |
| Built | 1870 · more from the 1870s |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Local Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 559 E. Liberty St., Cincinnati, OH |
| Coordinates | 39.1120° N, 84.5044° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Cincinnati | 314 listed places in Cincinnati → · walking tours → |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 1 mile · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Overlook Shelter (Brookville Lake) 34 miles · Caesar Creek Lake 35 miles · Tailwater Shelter 1 (Brookville Lake) 35 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was George Hunt Pendleton House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was George Hunt Pendleton House built?
1870, in the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is George Hunt Pendleton House?
559 E. Liberty St., Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 1 mile away.
Where is the nomination form for George Hunt Pendleton House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near George Hunt Pendleton House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Overlook Shelter (Brookville Lake), 34 miles away. Caesar Creek Lake is 35 miles away, and Tailwater Shelter 1 (Brookville Lake) is 35 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at George Hunt Pendleton House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000611. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.