Parker, John P., House
Historic house in Ohio, United States in Ripley, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The John P. Parker House is a historic house museum at 300 North Front Street in Ripley, Ohio. It was home to former slave and inventor John P. Parker (1827–1900) from 1853 to his death in 1900. Parker was an abolitionist and a well-documented conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of escaped slaves. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and it was further designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is now owned and managed by a local nonprofit organization as a museum about Parker's life and the abolitionist movement.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 300 Front St., Ripley, OH |
| County | Brown County |
| Listed | Jan 7, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80002944 |
| Type of place | historic house museum, African-American museum |
| 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 | 300 Front St., Ripley, OH |
| Coordinates | 38.75014, -83.84922 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 44 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 80002944. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.