CINCINNATI (AP) — The historic Cincinnati-area home of theinventor of Ivory soap is expected
to be demolished as early as Mondaymorning after a four-year battle to save it.The CincinnatiEnquirer
reports (http://cin.ci/10hwB2R) that the demolition of theGamble house in Westwood is imminent and at
the behest of its owners.JamesN. Gamble, the son of one the founders of Procter & Gamble,
livedin the 13-room Victorian mansion from 1875 until his 1932 death. Duringthat time, he invented Ivory
soap and turned his father’s company intoan international powerhouse.Preservationists and neighbors
havebeen fighting the demolition with protests, lawsuits, board hearings andother means since March
2009.The home’s owner, the GreenacresFoundation, applied for a permit to demolish the house about a
yearafter getting a citation over a crumbling walkway.___Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer,
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Associated Press.CINCINNATI (AP) — The historic Cincinnati-area home of theinventor of Ivory soap is
expected to be demolished as early as Mondaymorning after a four-year battle to save it.The
CincinnatiEnquirer reports (http://cin.ci/10hwB2R) that the demolition of theGamble house in Westwood is
imminent and at the behest of its owners.JamesN. Gamble, the son of one the founders of Procter
& Gamble, livedin the 13-room Victorian mansion from 1875 until his 1932 death. Duringthat time,
he invented Ivory soap and turned his father’s company intoan international powerhouse.Preservationists
and neighbors havebeen fighting the demolition with protests, lawsuits, board hearings andother means
since March 2009.The home’s owner, the GreenacresFoundation, applied for a permit to demolish the house
about a yearafter getting a citation over a crumbling walkway.___Information from: The Cincinnati
Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.comCopyright
2013 The Associated Press.