Guilford School is a historic former schoolhouse, now housing commercial offices, on the east side of

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at 421 E 4th Street. The building is adjacent to Lytle Park is a contributing property to the Lytle Park Historic District. Guilford School was dedicated May 16, 1914, and named for Nathan Guilford (1786-1854), an early advocate for Ohio education. The building stands on the site of Fort Washington and later also the boardinghouse where

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, then a steamboat worker, stayed from 1846 to 1850. It was designed by Frederick W. Garber. It is now owned by Western & Southern Life Insurance.

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