Lebanon in Warren County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Blair House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

1. Blair House Marker, Side One

Inscription. The house at 210 E. Silver Street sits in an 1807 addition to Lebanon that was originally owned by one of the town's founders, Samuel Manning. Built in the 1850s in the Greek Revival style by J. Kelley O'Neall, it features beautiful small- frieze windows and decorative roof line, iron grill work. Years later the Italianate style porch was added.

An attorney, O'Neall served as Warren County's prosecutor three separate times in three different decades for a total of 12 years. In 1892, Dr. B.H. Blair bought the house. He practiced medicine for 42 years in a small building that once stood next to his home. It was said he possessed “a wisdom that ministered to soul as well as body.”

Erected by Lebanon Rotary Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 39° 26.124′ N, 84° 12.277′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Ohio, in Warren County. It is on East Silver Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 E Silver St, Lebanon OH 45036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mary Ann Klingling Home (within shouting distance of this marker); United Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Quinn Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Courthouse (about 300 feet away); War Savings Stamps (about 300 feet away); Lebanon Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away); General O. M. Mitchel (about 400 feet away); Old County Jail (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Also see . . . East End Historic District (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which includes the Blair House and was listed in 1984. (via National Archives) (Submitted on June 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Blair House Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

2. Blair House Marker, Side Two

Blair House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

3. Blair House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 22, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.