Cassius Clark Thompson House, historic residence on the edge of downtown East Liverpool, Ohio, United States
The Cassius Clark Thompson House is a large brick structure built in 1876 in the Italianate style with tall, narrow windows and decorative brackets. The home contains sixteen rooms with 13-foot ceilings, a tower on its roof, and hand-crafted interior details including a black walnut staircase and locally sourced materials throughout.
Built in 1876 by pottery owner Cassius Clark Thompson, the house remained in family ownership until 1978. A plan to demolish it in 1971 for highway expansion was stopped when local preservation groups worked with federal officials to have it registered as a historic site.
The house served as a family home for the Thompson family and remains a visible landmark in the downtown area. The rooms reflect how a prosperous pottery business owner and his family lived during the late 1800s.
The house is located in downtown East Liverpool at the corner of East Third and Walnut Streets, making it easy to find among other historic buildings in the neighborhood. Visitors can join guided tours through the spacious rooms, and special events are held periodically to support the building's maintenance.
The property once had an ice house where blocks of ice were stored in sawdust to keep them frozen through the summer months. A memorable incident involved a pet burro that startled household members by peering through the window of the new bathroom wing.
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