Sixty years ago today, the birthplace of Thomas Alva Edison in Milan was declared eligible for National Historic Landmark status by the U. S. Secretary of the Interior. Below is the article making the announcement that ran in the
Journal on January 14, 1965.
I would have thought that since the small brick home of the inventor had been a tourist attraction (and subject of picture post cards) for decades, that it had already had such a designation. But that's not the case.
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It did receive approval of its official historic landmark designation fairly quickly.
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| January 18, 1965 Lorain Journal |
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You might be wondering (like me) about those postcards that show Edison's home with a large, unsightly roof overhang. Apparently it was added some time between the early 1900s and the 1940s. So when was it removed? When the house was restored by the Edison family to its original appearance at the time of Edison's birth, just in time for the 100th anniversary in Feb. 1947.
This article from the Feb. 11, 1946 Lorain Journal explains.
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