Peter G. Thomson House, commonly known as Laurel Court, is a registered historic building in
Cincinnati,
Ohio, listed in the
National Register on November 29, 1979.
Currently the house is a private residence that is available for tours by reservation and for special events.
Design and construction
Peter G. Thomson, founder of The Champion Coated Paper Co., began construction on Laurel Court in 1902. He selected James Gamble Rogers, the nephew of Peter's wife, Laura Gamble Thomson, to design the
Gilded Age mansion. Rogers based the house's
ordonnance and design on the Trianon de Marbre, the
Grand Trianon at
Versailles,
France, as can be seen from the duplication of the Grand Trianon's decorated Ionic order and the concept of a colonnade between cubical pavilions. The house is smaller than the Grand Trianon, it is revetted in simple stone rather than the marble of the French prototype, it is two stories rather than one, and was adapted to meet the requirements of a private residence at the time of construction.
The Thomson family moved into the
College Hill residence in 1907.
Features
* Atrium with a retractable roof
*
Rookwood tile swimming pool
* Turkish carpets
* Library paneled in African
rosewood
* Music room decorated in
gold leaf
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Historic uses
*Single Dwelling
*Secondary Structure
*Residence of the
Archbishop of Cincinnati
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(1947-1977)
*Former residence of
Donald Larosa
References
External links
*
Documentationfrom the University of Cincinnati
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Historic house museums in Ohio
Houses completed in 1907
Houses in Cincinnati
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Museums in Cincinnati
National Register of Historic Places in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Local Historic Landmarks
Gilded Age mansions