Mount Vernon in Knox County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Lakeholm Administration Building
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008
1. Lakeholm Administration Building Marker
Inscription.
Lakeholm Administration Building. Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1875. Delano (1809-1896) came to Mount Vernon in 1817, attended public schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1831. In addition to practicing law in Mount Vernon and serving as the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Delano was a farmer, mill owner, and politician. Lakeholm, originally part of a 300-acre farm, contains many of its original rooms and Italianate features. In 1966, 209 acres of the farm were acquired for the establishment of the Mount Vernon Nazarene College. The house served as offices, meeting rooms, and classrooms. In 2002, the college became a university and continues to use Lakeholm for administrative offices. Historic Lakeholm is a focal point on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University campus and a symbol of the institution's ties with the Mount Vernon community.
Lakeholm was built as the home of Columbus Delano while serving as Secretary of the Interior under President Ulysses S. Grant from 1870 to 1875. Delano (1809-1896) came to Mount Vernon in 1817, attended public schools, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1831. In addition to practicing law in Mount Vernon and serving as the Prosecuting Attorney of Knox County, Delano was a farmer, mill owner, and politician. Lakeholm, originally part of a 300-acre farm, contains many of its original rooms and Italianate features. In 1966, 209 acres of the farm were acquired for the establishment of the Mount Vernon Nazarene College. The house served as offices, meeting rooms, and classrooms. In 2002, the college became a university and continues to use Lakeholm for administrative offices. Historic Lakeholm is a focal point on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University campus and a symbol of the institution's ties with the Mount Vernon community.
Erected 2003 by Mount Vernon Nazarene University and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 9-42.)
40° 22.279′ N, 82° 28.405′ W. Marker is in Mount Vernon, Ohio, in Knox County. Marker is on Martinsburg Road (Ohio Route 586) 0.2 miles south of Ames Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is south of the R. R. Hodges Chapel, on the Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Vernon OH 43050, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008
2. Lakeholm Administration Building and Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008
3. Lakeholm Administration Building
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 16, 2008
4. Lakeholm Administration Building Fountain "Living Stones"
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 991 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
