Edison, Thomas Alva, Birthplace
Historic house in Ohio, United States in Milan, Ohio. Built 1841. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Thomas Alva Edison Birthplace is a historic house museum at 9 Edison Drive in Milan, Ohio, Built in 1841, it was the birthplace of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), born on February 11, 1847. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. It is now the Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Edison Dr., Milan, OH |
| County | Erie County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000608 |
| Built | 1841 |
| Type of place | residential building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Edison Dr., Milan, OH |
| Coordinates | 41.29995, -82.60496 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial · 27 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Erie County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000608. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.