Saturday, January 01, 2000
Historic home to welcome new era
BY RANDY McNUTT
The Cincinnati Enquirer
FAIRFIELD — The city will greet the 21st century by remembering the 19th.
The Elisha Morgan Mansion, Fairfield's oldest historic public building, will open for a “A Millennium Moment” 6-8 p.m. Thursday.
“The idea is to meet and let citizens go through the home,” said Dena Morsch, clerk of City Council.
The Millennium Committee, composed of city officials and residents, plans to use the mansion as a gathering place for residents.
Visitors can see all the rooms of the old farmhouse, and enjoy luminaria, music and refreshments.
Elisha Morgan built the house about 1817 in what was then Fairfield Township. He and his family lived in two rooms and a hallway. A rear wing was added in the 1850s.
“My understanding is that the mansion is the oldest publicly owned building in Fairfield,” said Jim Bell of the parks and recreation department, which operates the building.
In 1995, the house won an award from the Cincinnati Preservation Association. In 1997, the Elisha Morgan Farm Mansion Inc. preservation group helped obtain a $265,000 Community Development Block Grant from the federal government, and the city pledged an additional $108,500 to finish the restoration.
Admission to “A Millennium Moment” is free. The Elisha Morgan Mansion, in Gilbert Farms Park, is at 6181 Ross Road.
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