Sherman House and Zane Square Park
Lancaster, Ohio

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1. Richard Edling, Philadelphia, PA
2. William J. Bechmann III, Cincinnati, OH
 
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Sherman House
General William Sherman, notable Civil War military leader, was born in Lancaster, as was his brother, John Sherman, who later became a US Senator and was responsible for the Sherman Anti-trust Act. Their house is now a museum that features the Sherman family as well as plenty of Civil War memorabilia.
 
The original frame home built in 1811, consists of a parlor/dining room, kitchen, master bedroom, and childrens bedroom. The Sherman family added onto the house in 1816, including a parlor and study for Judge Charles Sherman. Rooms have been restored to when the Sherman's lived here.
 
The brick front was added to the house in 1870 and its Victorian parlor is furnished almost completely with furniture owned by the General and Ellen Sherman when they lived in New York City after his retirement. It includes a parlor set originally owned by General Ulysses S. and Julia Grant. One upstairs bedroom houses family memorabilia, another has a re-creation of General Sherman's Civil War field tent . The last room you will visit houses an excellent exhibit of Civil War artifacts.
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