Lambert House

ID: 2408 ~ Source: Lawlor, J. Mark. “Queen Anne: Free Classic.” Architectural Classification of Anderson, Indiana’s Historic Sites & Structures. Anderson City Planning Department, 1999, p. 42. ~ Date: 1999

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This house was built in 1899 by John W. Lambert, inventor of the first gasoline-powered automobile and owner of the Buckeye Manufacturing Company. Mr. Lambert and his family resided here for 53 years.

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Lambert House

By Anderson Public Library

John W. Lambert invented the first gasoline-powered automobile in 1891. His home on Hendricks Street, as well as the myriad of homes on historic West 8th Street, stand as the fruits of the labors of the owners of the numerous businesses (e.g.,…