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The Hayner House was once located in Warren County, Ohio, along the Little Miami River near South Lebanon. In 1862, John Hayner purchased the property the house sat upon along with several other local farms. Hayner made his living by raising and...

Elk Lick House, a beautiful example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, was the first building moved on-site in Sharon Woods. It looks so snug and warm, like a place you could go home to and meet family and friends. Over the years, Elk Lick House has...

Flatboats were used by many who settled in Southwest Ohio. This type of boat had many names, including “Immigrant Boat,” “Kentucky Broadhorn,” and “Ark.” These wooden rectangle vessels were made in varying sizes based on their use for freight or...

Benedict Cottage has been nestled in the Village since 1997, but its history is nearly 200 years in the making. The architecture of Benedict Cottage is a mix of Federalist and Neo-Classical Greek Revival. It was built somewhere along Mill Creek...

It is assumed that this home was built between 1820 and 1830; the actual date of construction is unknown due to a courthouse fire in 1844 that destroyed many records. It is a circa 1820s Federal style farmhouse that was located on Cornell Road near...

Chester Park Train Station In southwestern Ohio, early settlements along the Ohio River and its branches used the river to transport goods, but other settlements further inland had no way to get their extra produce to market. A system of canals in...

Kemper Log House was built in 1804 and is one of the two oldest buildings in Cincinnati. It was originally located in Walnut Hills, on what is now Kemper Lane, near McMillan Street, and was home to Rev. James Kemper, his wife, and most of his 15...

The Kemper Stone Kitchen is a replica of the original Kemper kitchen, reconstructed according to the detailed plans described in the Remembrances of Helen Kemper Blinn . This type of kitchen has been referred to as a stone kitchen, hearth kitchen;...

From 1829 until 1991 the Somerset Church building stood on the Warren County side of Fields-Ertel and Montgomery Roads – where the Meijer gas station is now located. When commercial development in that area began, the Somerset congregation sold its...

The most recent building acquired by Heritage Village is the Myers Schoolhouse, which was located at 370 Neeb Road in Delhi Township and relocated in 2008. Built in 1891, it is an example of Neo-Classical architecture. The schoolhouse was...

The Schram Printing Company was located at 407 Madison Avenue, Covington, in Kenton County, Kentucky. It is one of two buildings that are not from the 19th century (the other is Kemper Stone Kitchen). The structure was built here to house our...

The Fetter General Store was originally built on Main Street in Boston (now Owensville), Clermont County, Ohio. It was erected shortly after the Civil War, around 1866, by James Robinson on land purchased in 1851. Robinson’s widow sold the building...

The Langdon Medical Office, built circa 1857, was situated on Eastern Avenue in Cincinnati in a section called Linwood. The building, which resembles Steamboat Gothic architecture, was completely dismantled and rebuilt on its present site in the...

The Gatch Barn, built ca. 1812 near Milford, is one of the oldest barns still standing from Clermont County. It gets its name from the land where it originally stood. The first owner of the property was Phillip Gatch, a Methodist minister and judge...