Lambert-Parent House - Union City, Ohio

 

The Lambert-Parent House is a historic house in the village of Union City, Ohio. The name "Lambert-Parent" is derived from its builder and from the Parent family, who were business associates and his relatives by marriage. The house was built in 1881, and it was initially the home of George Lambert, not only a established a major Union City manufacturing and grain business but also had an integral business association with his inventor brother, John W. Lambert, recognized by many as the inventor of the first American gasoline automobile. The Parent family was related by marriage and as partners in the automotive business. The house is also significant as an architectural landmark in this small community by the Italianate design style. George became the major stock-holder when the Union Automobile Company was organized in Union City, Ohio. in 1902. After two years of production, the firm moved to Anderson, Indiana and became the Buckeye Manufacturing Company. There, in 1905, the family began manufacturing the Lambert automobiles, and later, tractors, trucks, and fire engines which continued until the beginning of World War l. George A. Lambert personally managed and supervised the purchasing, cost keeping and various other office departments. He sold the house to his brother-in-law, Wilder Grant Parent. The house remained in the Parent family until 1957. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1980.  GPS: 40.20098°N, -84.79921°W.