Conner, Alexander, House
About this property
The Alexander Conner House is a historic rowhouse in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Built in 1836, this two-story brick building is a physical merger of six buildings constructed in the Greek Revival and Federal styles of architecture. It is built in the shape of the letter "U," with three buildings facing the street and two to the rear. Born in Ireland circa 1790, Alexander Conner emigrated from Ireland to the United States in young adulthood, and he settled in Xenia in 1816. Engaging in business there, he became prosperous enough to purchase a lot southeast of the county courthouse after twenty years of life in the city. On this lot he erected three buildings facing the street; they are the front portions of the present rowhouse. The rear two buildings were completed between that time and his 1865 death, upon which event the rowhouse was sold. The street-facing portions of the rowhouse are architecturally important to the city of Xenia: although the western and central buildings are Federal and the eastern is Greek Revival, they are together a typical example of housing found in many communities of southwestern Ohio before the Civil War of the 1860s. In Xenia, no other historic rowhouses have survived to the present day, and almost no Federal streetfront houses are still in existence in the city except for the western and central components. In recognition of the importance of the architecture of the rowhouse, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1987; only the original three buildings qualified as contributing properties.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Conner, Alexander, House
This page lists Conner, Alexander, House. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Conner, Alexander, House listed on the National Register?
Conner, Alexander, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1987.
What type of historic resource is Conner, Alexander, House?
Conner, Alexander, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Conner, Alexander, House?
The period of significance for Conner, Alexander, House is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Conner, Alexander, House?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Conner, Alexander, House will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Greene County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Greene County.
Explore GreeneCounty ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Conner, Alexander, House will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.