Fremont in Sandusky County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Spiegel Grove
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2012
1. Spiegel Grove Marker
Inscription.
Spiegel Grove. . The twenty-five acre estate Spiegel Grove was the home of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Spiegle Grove received its name from the German word "spiegel," meaning mirror, describing pools that collect beneath the trees after a rainstorm. Hayes's uncle, Sardis Birchard, a Fremont merchant, built the home on this site in 1863. The Hayeses moved to Spiegel Grove after Hayes's second term as Ohio governor ended in 1873. They inherited the estate in 1874. The family left Fremont after Hayes's election as Ohio governor in 1874, and U.S. president in 1875. They returned to Spiegel Grove in 1881. The Hayeses expanded the home in 1880 and 1889. Lucy and Rutherford Hayes died at Spiegel Grove in 1889 and 1893 respectively. They were reburied at Spiegel Grove in 1915. Their children donated the property to the state of Ohio in 1909 in order to establish the nation's first presidential library.
The twenty-five acre estate Spiegel Grove was the home of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th president of the United States. Spiegle Grove received its name from the German word "spiegel," meaning mirror, describing pools that collect beneath the trees after a rainstorm. Hayes's uncle, Sardis Birchard, a Fremont merchant, built the home on this site in 1863. The Hayeses moved to Spiegel Grove after Hayes's second term as Ohio governor ended in 1873. They inherited the estate in 1874. The family left Fremont after Hayes's election as Ohio governor in 1874, and U.S. president in 1875. They returned to Spiegel Grove in 1881. The Hayeses expanded the home in 1880 and 1889. Lucy and Rutherford Hayes died at Spiegel Grove in 1889 and 1893 respectively. They were reburied at Spiegel Grove in 1915. Their children donated the property to the state of Ohio in 1909 in order to establish the nation's first presidential library.
Erected 2003 by The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, Pennies for Presidents, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-72.)
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Location. 41° 20.517′ N, 83° 7.609′ W. Marker is in Fremont, Ohio, in Sandusky County. It is at the intersection of Hayes Avenue and Buckland Avenue on Hayes Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fremont OH 43420, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Lake Erie Shore and in the Toledo Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Croghan Gateway (within shouting distance of this marker); Spiegel Grove State Park
Another marker is no longer nearby. Spiegel Grove (was about 600 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 15, 2012
3. Side view of Spiegel Grove
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 27, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on August 5, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on September 27, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
