Livingston House - Marker #59-25
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N 39° 56.870 W 082° 47.756
17S E 346578 N 4423511
Livingston House - Reynoldsburg, Franklin County
Waymark Code: WM22XH
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member BlackBrownDog
Views: 31

Livingston House, located at 1792 Graham Road in Reynoldsburg, is the home of Alexander Livingston, who was the first to develop the tomato into a commerically stable crop.

Text from the marker:
(Side A) "The Livingston House was the home of Alexander Livingston (1821-1898). In 1864-1865, Nathan Orcutt, cabinet maker, built Livingston's house with slate roof, clapboard siding, ash floors, twenty-one windows and four doors, central fireplace, seven bedrooms, two kitchens, pantry, parlor, and living room. Outbuildings included a milk house and a long work shed. Blue freestone for the foundation was locally cut from William Forrester's quarry. Sawed stone formed the summer kitchen and washhouse floor and the basement walls. The woodwork was hand-carved and the entire house had a "furniture finish." Livingston and his family lived here until 1880.
(Side B)
Alexander W. Livingston (1821-1898) improved and stabilised the wild tomato for commercial use, producing disease-resistant tomatoes suitable for every taste, soil, and climate. Beginning in 1870 with the red Paragon, he perfected fourteen or more new, stable varieties, including his purple Acme and yellow Golden Queen. Livingston's True Blue Seeds were nationally recognized as highest quality. Many Reynoldsburg residents worked here at the 136-acre A.W. Livingston Buckeye Seed Gardens, or grew seed tomatoes for Livingston on their own land. Today, American tomato farmers earn more than $1.5 billion annually.
Marker Number: 59-25

County: Franklin

Significance of Location: Building or House

Bicentenial Mark: yes

Website address: [Web Link]

Additional Coordinate: Not Listed

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