Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio)

The Eleutheros Cooke House, also known as the Cooke-Dorn House, at 1415 Columbus Avenue in Sandusky, Ohio is a three-story, limestone Greek Revival style house that was built in 1844. It was the last home of Eleutheros Cooke, one of the first settlers in Sandusky and its first lawyer. Eleutheros was father of Jay Cooke, the Civil War financier.[2]

Eleutheros Cooke House
Front of the house
Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio)
Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio) is located in the United States
Eleutheros Cooke House (1415 Columbus Avenue, Sandusky, Ohio)
Location1415 Columbus Ave., Sandusky, Ohio
Coordinates41°26′38″N 82°42′18″W / 41.44389°N 82.70500°W / 41.44389; -82.70500
Built1844
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSSandusky MRA
NRHP reference No.82001389[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The house is owned by the Ohio Historical Society and is open seasonally as a historic house museum that has been restored to a 1950s appearance. It is managed locally by the Old House Guild of Sandusky.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 344. ISBN 9781878592705.
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