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Shandy Hall (Ohio)

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Nearest city
  
Geneva, Ohio

NRHP Reference #
  
74001395

Area
  
1 ha

Added to NRHP
  
28 June 1974

Built
  
1815

Opened
  
1815

Phone
  
+1 440-466-3680

Shandy Hall (Ohio)

Address
  
6333 South Ridge Rd W, Geneva, OH 44041, USA

Similar
  
Hubbard House UGRR M, Lake Shore And Michigan, Victorian Perambulator, Geneva State Park, Western Reserve Historical

Shandy Hall is the name of a homestead museum located in Harpersfield, Ohio, owned and maintained by the Western Reserve Historical Society.

The original rooms of Shandy Hall were built in 1815 by Col. Robert Harper, a son of Alexander Harper, namesake of the township and the first permanent settler in that area. Considered the oldest frame residence in this section of the state, Shandy Hall eventually grew into an 18-room home, practically a mansion by frontier standards. Shandy Hall was named by Robert Harper's daughter, Ann, after her favorite book, Tristram Shandy. Her copy of the book remains at the museum to this day. Shandy Hall, together with many of its original antique furnishings, was donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society in the 1930s. Although a museum, the property does not have regular hours for public visits; tours are by appointment only. The majority of the pieces on display are original to the home.

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Shandy Hall (Ohio) Wikipedia