The Edward D. Libbey House is located in the
Old West End District, at the corner of Scottwood Avenue and Woodruff Avenue. It is a
Shingle style home designed by architect
David L. Stine and built in 1895. It is stories in height, with a foundation of fieldstone and brick, and a shingled exterior. It has asymmetrical massing typical of the style, with gables of varying size, projecting and recessed sections, and a porch supported by clusters of Tuscan columns. Edward Libbey, a native of Massachusetts, was trained in the manufacture of glass at the
New England Glass Company, and came to Toledo in 1888, where he established a new glass works with former employees of that firm. Working with inventor
Michael Joseph Owens, Libbey proceeded to revolutionize the manufacture of glass, creating automated equipment for producing all manner of glass products, including
light bulbs, bottles, glass tubing, and window glass. He eventually founded several different firms in support of these and other innovations. Libbey owned the house until is death in 1925; it is the only significant surviving architectural artifact associated with his life. It remained a private residence until 1965, when it was purchased by the Toledo Society for the Handicapped. It is now owned and operated by a dedicated non-profit charity. == Gallery ==