The Lansdowne House is a historic house in Greenville

Greenville, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. Built in 1870, it was the residence of Zachary Lansdowne

Zachary Lansdowne

Lieutenant Commander Zachary Lansdowne, USN Navy Cross was a United States Navy officer and early Naval Aviator who contributed to the development of the Navy's first lighter-than-air craft...

, who was a pioneer in the development of the U.S. Navy's

United States Navy

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 airship program and commanded the airship Shenandoah

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)

USS Shenandoah was the first of four United States Navy rigid airships. It was built in 1922-1923 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, and first flew in September 1923. It developed the Navy's experience with rigid airships, even making the first crossing of North America by airship...

. A native of Greenville, Lansdowne attended the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

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 upon graduating from Greenville High School

Greenville High School (Ohio)

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; as Shenandoah's skipper, he was killed in its crash on September 3, 1925.

Architecturally, the Lansdowne House is unremarkable. It is a simple two-story

Storey

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 rectangular frame

Framing (construction)

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 structure, topped with a shingled roof

Roof shingle

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 and supported by a foundation of limestone.

In 1979, the Lansdowne House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. It qualified to be added to the Register because of its connection to Zachary Lansdowne.