Langston, John Mercer, House
Historic house in Ohio, United States in Oberlin, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The John Mercer Langston House is a historic house at 207 East College Avenue in Oberlin, Ohio. Built in 1855, it was home to John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), attorney, abolitionist, diplomat, US Congressman and college president, who was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 207 E. College St., Oberlin, OH |
| County | Lorain County |
| Listed | May 15, 1975 |
| Reference number | 75001464 |
| Type of place | house |
| 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 | 207 E. College St., Oberlin, OH |
| Coordinates | 41.29127, -82.20979 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cuyahoga Valley National Park · 33 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cuyahoga Valley National Park Picnic Shelters 36 mi |
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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 75001464. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.