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'''Heritage Village Museum''' is a [[living museum]] of twelve nineteenth-century structures from in and around the [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] area. It is located in [[Sharon Woods Park]] in [[Sharonville, Ohio]]. |
'''Heritage Village Museum''' is a [[living museum]] or [[open air museum]] of twelve nineteenth-century structures from in and around the [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] area. It is located in [[Sharon Woods Park]] in [[Sharonville, Ohio]]. |
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Costumed interpreters go about the tasks of daily life in the nineteenth century. The historic buildings include: |
Costumed interpreters go about the tasks of daily life in the nineteenth century. The historic buildings include: |
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Heritage Village Museum is a living museum or open air museum of twelve nineteenth-century structures from in and around the Cincinnati, Ohio area. It is located in Sharon Woods Park in Sharonville, Ohio.
Costumed interpreters go about the tasks of daily life in the nineteenth century. The historic buildings include:
- Hayner House - Greek Revival house with exhibition space, a gift shop, offices and a ballroom
- Elk Lick - 1818 cottage farmhouse
- Chester Park Station - houses the Heritage Village Museum
- Benedict Cottage - interpreted as an 1870s African American home
- Vorhes House - 1820s Federal style farmhouse
- Kemper Log House - 1804 log house
- Somerset Church - Presbyterian church restored to 1829 appearance
- Langdon Medical Office - displays of post-Civil War medical practice
- Mercantile Store - used for education programs
- Schram Printing Company - printing shop
- Gatch Barn - historic farm equipment and tools
The museum is owned and operated by Historic Southwest Ohio, Inc. a non-profit organization established to maintain the restoration, upkeep and interpretation of Heritage Village Museum and the Hauck House Museum in the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati.
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