Bonaventure

The museum proper, this historic house was built by Dr. John S. Law in 1862. He was an insurance salesman and his son and business partner, John H. Law, became the first mayor of Loveland. After the Law family, Dr. Frank S. Lever and his family resided in the house until the late 1950s. After that, the building switched hands between several groups including the Cincinnati Automobile Club and the American Legion, ultimately becoming the museum as the Greater Loveland Historical Society purchased the property in 1984.

A large historic house with a wraparound porch, multiple columns, and Victorian architectural details, surrounded by trees and shrubbery.

1860s photo of Bonaventure as Dr. Law would have seen it.

The Bonaventure house is part of the Loveland Museum.
Historic two-story white house with a porch, sign indicating it's the future home of Loveland Historical Society, parked car and muddy driveway in front, on a cloudy day.

1980s photo of Bonaventure before the Loveland Historical Society took it over.