National Historic Landmark · single-family detached home · Toledo, Ohio

Libbey, Edward D., House

Historic house in Ohio, United States in Toledo, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1983, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Edward D. Libbey House

The Edward D. Libbey House is a historic house museum at 2008 Scottwood Avenue in Toledo, Ohio. Built in 1895, it was the home of Edward Libbey (1854-1925), a businessman who revolutionized the glass making industry in the United States. Libbey and his wife, Florence Scott Libbey would later establish the Toledo Museum of Art in 1901.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address2008 Scottwood Ave., Toledo, OH
CountyLucas County
ListedMay 4, 1983
Reference number83004379
ArchitectDavid L. Stine
Type of placesingle-family detached home
StyleShingle style architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address2008 Scottwood Ave., Toledo, OH
Coordinates41.64225, -83.55800 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitRiver Raisin National Battlefield Park · 21 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 83004379. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.