Vanmeter Church Street House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Vanmeter Church Street House - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Vanmeter Church Street House is a historic house located along Church Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, United States. Built in 1848 in the Greek Revival style of architecture, it was erected by farmer William H. Thompson. Just eight years after its completion, the house was bought by Whig Party politician John I. Vanmeter, a Virginia native who had lived in Ross County for thirty years.Owen, Lorrie K., ed. Dictionary of Ohio Historic Places. Vol. 2. St. Clair Shores: Somerset, 1999, 1227. After serving in both the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate during the 1830s, Vanmeter served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845.VANMETER, John Inskeep, 1798-1875, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed 2010-09-16. Read more on Wikipedia
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