Laurel Court lily pond   Save
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Description: This photograph shows the lily pond at Laurel Court. The date on an identical photograph is 1938. Laurel Court was built for Peter G. Thomson, founder of The Champion Coated Paper Company. Started in 1902 and completed in 1907, it is one of America’s best surviving examples of the opulent homes built during the “gilded age”. Upon its completion, Laurel Court was described as "the most sumptuous and palatial in this part of the country….finished with all good taste can command." Laurel Court, located in the Cincinnati community of College Hill, was built on an estate of approximately 23 acres, on the highest point in Hamilton County (greater Cincinnati). Laurel Court was listed on the National Historic Register in 1979. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F09_021_1
Subjects: Landscapes; Gardens--Ohio; Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio); Thomson, Peter G. (Peter Gibson), 1851-1931
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)