Alexander Conner House facts for kids
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Alexander Conner House
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Front of the house: the eastern end is to the left
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 Location in Ohio
Location in the United States
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| Location | 99 E. Second St., Xenia, Ohio |
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| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000460 |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1987 |
The Alexander Conner House is a special old house in Xenia, Ohio, United States. It was built in 1836 and is made of brick. This unique house is actually six buildings joined together! It shows off two cool styles of architecture: Greek Revival and Federal. The house is even shaped like the letter "U" when you look at it from above.
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Who Was Alexander Conner?
Alexander Conner was born in Ireland around 1790. When he was a young adult, he moved from Ireland to the United States. In 1816, he settled down in Xenia, Ohio.
He started a successful business there and earned enough money to buy a piece of land. This land was southeast of the county courthouse.
Building the House
Alexander Conner bought the land after living in Xenia for twenty years. On this land, he built three buildings that faced the street. These are the front parts of the house you see today.
The two buildings at the back were finished later, sometime before he passed away in 1865. After he passed away, the house was sold.
Special Architecture
The parts of the house that face the street are very important for Xenia's history. The buildings on the west and in the middle are in the Federal style. The building on the east is in the Greek Revival style.
Together, these buildings are a good example of houses built in southwestern Ohio before the Civil War in the 1860s.
Unique in Xenia
The Alexander Conner House is extra special because it's the only old rowhouse left in Xenia. A rowhouse is a type of house that shares walls with other houses in a row.
Also, almost no other houses with the Federal style front are still standing in the city. The western and central parts of the Alexander Conner House are some of the very few left.
A Historic Landmark
Because of its important design and history, the Alexander Conner House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1987. This means it's recognized as an important historical place.
When it was listed, only the first three buildings (the ones facing the street) were considered historically important for this listing.
