The Eleutheros Cooke House, also known as the Cooke-Dorn House, at 1415 Columbus Avenue in

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...

is a three-story, limestone

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

style house that was built in 1844. It was the last home of Eleutheros Cooke, one of the first settlers in Sandusky and its first lawyer. Eleutheros was father of

Jay Cooke Jay Cooke (August 10, 1821 – February 16, 1905) was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States. He is generally acknowle ...

, the Civil War financier. It was listed on the

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in 1982. The house is owned by the

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and is open seasonally as a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

that has been restored to a 1950s appearance. It is managed locally by the Old House Guild of Sandusky.

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Cooke-Dorn House
- Ohio Historical Society

- Old House Guild Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Greek Revival houses in Ohio Buildings and structures in Sandusky, Ohio Houses completed in 1844 Ohio History Connection Historic house museums in Ohio Museums in Erie County, Ohio National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio Houses in Erie County, Ohio Tourist attractions in Sandusky, Ohio {{Ohio-museum-stub

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