Marietta in Washington County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cisler Terrace

1886

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2021

1. Cisler Terrace Marker

Inscription. Home of Thomas Cisler, which overlooked the Thomas Cisler and Son brickyard. He and son Thomas H. Cisler were business, civic, and religious leaders. First house in Marietta with indoor plumbing and a bathroom. Occupied by Lillian E. Cisler, daughter of Thomas H. Cisler, until her passing in 1993. She continued the Bach Festival begun by her father in 1923. Restored in 1997 by Dr. Jesse and Laurie Ada.

Erected by The Rotary Club of Marietta.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 39° 25.257′ N, 81° 26.965′ W. Marker is in Marietta, Ohio, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Ephraim Cutler Street and North 7th Street, on the right when traveling west on Ephraim Cutler Street. It is at Cisler Terrace Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marietta OH 45750, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mound Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial to the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Marietta (approx. 0.2 miles away); House of Seven Porches (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul’s Church

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Mills House (approx. ¼ mile away); The President’s Home of Marietta College (approx. ¼ mile away); Muskingum Academy / Marietta College (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marietta.

Also see . . . Cisler Terrace a gem in downtown Marietta. 2015 article in The Marietta Times. Excerpt:

The home was the site of the then-oldest running Bach Society and even an astronomy-oriented society. “It was the oldest-running Bach Society in the world at the time,” said Marietta Councilman Harley Noland. “(Lillian) played a pipe organ at it. Her father opened the meetings, even when he was dead; she had a recording of him.”

The home had the first indoor bathroom in the area. “They were the first in 1886 to have plumbing; they have the first bathroom,” Jesse Ada said. “They were a very prominent family and at least one president was here.”

(Submitted on April 27, 2021.)

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2021

2. Cisler Terrace Marker

Marker at Cisler Terrace Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2021

3. Marker at Cisler Terrace Park

The mansion is obscured by trees, in the heights beyond the wooden bridge.

Cisler Terrace image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, April 10, 2021

4. Cisler Terrace

Telephoto view from Ephraim Cutler Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 27, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.