Sarah Benedict House

	Sarah Benedict House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Front of the house
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Location	3751 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°30′8″N 81°39′41″W / 41.50222°N 81.66139°WCoordinates: 41°30′8″N 81°39′41″W / 41.50222°N 81.66139°W
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1883
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Upper Prospect MRA
NRHP reference No.	84000220
Added to NRHP	November 1, 1984

The Sarah Benedict House is located at 3751 Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The house is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the .^[2]

The brick Queen Anne-style house features asymmetrical massing, a hip roof, detailed masonry, irregular slate shingling and a tiled frieze between the first and second stories. The identity of the home's architect is unknown.^[3]

The house was built in 1883 for Sarah Rathbone Benedict, widow of Cleveland Herald publisher George A. Benedict. Widowed in 1876, Sarah Benedict lived in the home from its construction until shortly before her death in 1902 at the age of 87.

After her death, the Benedict House existed for many years as a single-family residence. As the Upper Prospect neighborhood transitioned during the early 20th century to a center for Cleveland's automobile retail sales and other commercial uses, the property served as a boarding house, office building and for light manufacturing. It later became "The Library," a popular bar for students at nearby Cleveland State University.

The house was renovated by the to allow for its use by the Society as its headquarters and for office space.^[4] The house can also be rented for special occasions.^[5]

Tours of the building's interior are by appointment only and are free to CRS members.

References[]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Marker #76-18 Sarah Benedict House". Remarkable Ohio. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ "The Sarah Benedict House and Garden". Cleveland Restoration Society. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
^ http://clevelandrestoration.org/sarah_house/house_garden.php
^ "Sarah Benedict House". Sammy's Caterer. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

External links[]

Media related to Sarah Benedict House at Wikimedia Commons

Cleveland Restoration Society

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Marker #76-18 Sarah Benedict House". Remarkable Ohio. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[3] "The Sarah Benedict House and Garden". Cleveland Restoration Society. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

[4] ttp://clevelandrestoration.org/sarah_house/house_garden.php

[5] "Sarah Benedict House". Sammy's Caterer. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

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