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Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western College campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 22, 1976. The cottage, built in 1856, is now the home for the University's Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching. It was purchased for Beekeeper L. L. Langstroth in 1859, and he lived there for the next 28 years, conducting research and breeding honey bees.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Langstroth Cottage ) 〕 ==Construction and Planning== Langstroth Cottage was built in the mid-1850s by Reverend Edward Root.〔"Langstroth Cottage considered for Landmark designation." The Miamian () 4 Sept. 1980, Volume 10 ed.: 1. Print.〕 It was purchased for Lorenzo Langstroth by a brother-in-law〔http://staff.lib.muohio.edu/~presnejl/MUHistBld/Langstroth%20Cottage%20OHI.pdf〕 in 1859, where he then raised his family and continued his love for bees.The cottage is currently the oldest building of the Western College. After Langstroth left the house, the cottage was purchased by Susan Peabody, Helen’s niece, who donated it to the Western College.〔"Buildings and Architecture." Western College Memorial Archives. Miami University Libraries, 2011. Web. 29 Oct. 2011. The architecture within presents Greek Revival influence dating back to 1856.〔"The House of Lorenzo Langstroth “The Bee Man.” Ohio Bicentennial Historic Marker Application. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form.(1976): Endnote 2,6,16, 17, 18. Print.〕 The cottage has undergone newer changes in order to keep updated and established. New oak floors and modern plumbing and heating have been installed.〔"The House of Lorenzo Langstroth “The Bee Man.” Ohio Bicentennial Historic Marker Application. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. (1976): Endnote 2,6,16, 17, 18. Print.〕 The wooden floors of the basement have been replaced by concrete, and the fireplace is closed; fortunately, the outer walls of the house have gone unaffected.〔 The façade is unique with brick pilasters that support the pediment, creating a dug in panel frame.〔 Each corner of the house is emphasized by brick while the side walls have the same paneled effect as the front, and the side panels are divided through the center through a third pilaster.〔"The House of Lorenzo Langstroth “The Bee Man.” Ohio Bicentennial Historic Marker Application. National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. (1976): Endnote 2,6,16, 17, 18. Print.〕 This unique architectural feature is both aesthetic and economical and is rare sight in the town of Oxford. Over the door is a semi-elliptical fanlight. Rooms inside the cottage are fairly plain, but still exude a comfortable atmosphere. Originally, there were four fireplaces in the house but all remain closed today.〔 Around the house, Langstroth planted apple and American Linden trees to help acquire his bees. Langstroth also planted a formal garden, almost an acre long to help bring in bees.〔Smith, Ophia. "Langstroth, the "Bee Man" of Oxford." Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly 1998: 147-164. Ohio History. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Langstroth Cottage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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