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"Mount Pleasant", North Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio

1115 North Limestone St, Springfield, Ohio (see map).

Built by Edward Wren as his residence. Built by 1885.

Now called "Wren Hill".

Edward Wren's house, "Mount Pleasant", North Limestone St, Springfield, Ohio.

Edward Wren's house, "Mount Pleasant", North Limestone St, Springfield, Ohio.
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• From the 1960s to the 1990s the building served as the Clark County Board of Education offices.

• Tectonic property development now occupy the building, which they have restored.
  • Wren Hill.
  • history (and here)
  • Chris Simonton, president of Tectonic, says about their careful restoration of the house: "Wren had a tremendous positive influence on Springfield, it was truly a labor of love to restore this beautiful old house. ... Edward Wren was a gentleman of impeccable style and taste, so we had to make certain that we lived up to his legacy." "I believe Edward Wren would be pleased to see what we have done here."