George Hunt Pendleton House

George Hunt Pendleton House

The house as visible from Liberty Hill
Location Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates 39°6′43″N 84°30′16″W / 39.11194°N 84.50444°W / 39.11194; -84.50444Coordinates: 39°6′43″N 84°30′16″W / 39.11194°N 84.50444°W / 39.11194; -84.50444
Built 1879
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Second Empire, Other
NRHP Reference # 66000611[1]
Added to NRHP October 15, 1966

The George H. Pendleton House is located at 559 Liberty Hill in the Prospect Hill Historic District of Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built in 1870 in the French Second Empire style.[2] From 1879 until his death in 1889, this was the residence of Senator George Hunt Pendleton. He was a lawyer and politician. As a U.S. Senator (1879-1885), Pendleton spearheaded civil service reform. He and his committee met here in 1882 to draft the Pendleton Act, creating the Civil Service merit system.

The hilltop mansion is visible from many points in the downtown basin below.[3]

References

  1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Oldies But Goodies. Cincinnati Magazine. September 1979. p. 104. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. The Sights of Prospect Hill. Cincinnati Magazine. October 1998. p. 135. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

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