Title	Golden Lamb Hotel photograph
Subject	Golden Lamb (Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio) Historic hotels Porches Inn signs
Time Period	1930s 1940s
Place	Lebanon (Ohio) Warren County (Ohio)
Description	This is a picture of the front porches and signs of the Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon, Ohio. The hotel is located at the corner of Broadway and Main Street. A wooden sign hanging from the second story has a lamb painted in the center and reads in cursive script "Golden / Lamb / Hotel." On the first floor there is another sign, reading "Famous since 1815 as the / GOLDEN LAMB / And the oldest Inn still / operating as a hotel in Ohio. / Here JQ Asams, Henry Clay, / Chas Dickens and many other / famous men have stayed. / NOW A MODERN HOTEL" The Golden Lamb, formerly the old Lebanon House, is the oldest hotel in the state of Ohio. Established by Jonas Seaman in 1803, the hotel was a success and became known for its quality food and lodging. Two years later the Warren County courthouse was built across the street, increasing the business of the Golden Lamb. The tavern served as a meeting place for troops during the War of 1812 and as a stagecoach stop during the nineteenth century. The present day, four-story building was built in 1815 during the rebuilding of the inn. The inn has had many famous guests such as Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, and twelve U.S. Presidents. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Creator	Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Date of Original	1930-1940 circa
Collection	Ohio Guide Photgraphs
Source	State Archives Series 1039AV
Submitting Institution	Ohio Historical Society
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
Type	StillImage
File Name	SA1039AV_B14F07_043_001.tif
Image Height	5972
Image Width	4914
File Size	88060108 Bytes
Display File Type	image/jp2
Format	picture
Date created	2011-02-15
Date modified	2012-03-15

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