Keep Cottage, Oberlin

Name: Keep Cottage
Address: 154 N Main St, Oberlin, United States

#14 among attractions in Oberlin

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Keep Cottage, also known as Keep Cooperative is an 1839 post-Victorian tudor revival mansion owned and maintained by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Originally home to the Reverend John Keep, the house underwent a serious renovation in 1911 in order to transform it into a college dormitory. In 1965, it is a rental property of Oberlin Student Cooperative Association, the second largest student cooperative in the United States. It is named after its primary trustee, the reverend John Keep, an abolitionist who cast the deciding vote that let African-American students attend Oberlin College, the first institution to do so. ()

Coordinates: 41°17'45"N, 82°13'4"W

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154 N Main StOberlin United States

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Keep Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Weltzheimer/Johnson House, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Apollo Theatre, Tappan Square.

1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Modernist architecture
Weltzheimer/Johnson House, Oberlin
30 min walk • The Weltzheimer/Johnson House is a Usonian style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oberlin, Ohio. It was constructed in 1948 and 1949. Now owned by Oberlin College, it is operated as part of the Allen Memorial Art Museum. The house was originally named the Charles Weltzheimer Residence.
~810 ftS
Museum, Art museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin
4 min walk • The Allen Memorial Art Museum is an art museum located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it is run by Oberlin College. Founded in 1917, the collection contains over 15,000 works of art.
~1700 ftS
Cinema, Nightlife
Apollo Theatre, Oberlin
9 min walk • The Apollo Theatre is a 1913 art-deco moviehouse located in Oberlin, Ohio and maintained by Oberlin College. It is notable as one of the earliest theaters to screen "talkies" and for its use as one of Northeast Ohio's film forums.
~1130 ftS
Quad, Park
Tappan Square, Oberlin
6 min walk • Tappan Square is a public park and National Historic Landmark at the center of Oberlin, Ohio. The park initially opened in 1885, on 13 acres of city-owned land at the bequest of Oberlin College benefactor Charles Martin Hall.
0.5 miS
Museum, History museum
Oberlin Heritage Center, Oberlin
12 min walk • The Oberlin Heritage Center is a non-profit 501 organization, governed by an 18-member Board of Trustees. The organization is funded by memberships, annual fund contributions, investments, grants, fund-raising projects and planned gifts.
~640 ftSW
Universities and schools
Oberlin College, Oberlin
4 min walk • Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world.
0.6 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Christ Episcopal Church, Oberlin
15 min walk • Christ Episcopal Church is a historic church at 156 S. Main Street in Oberlin, Ohio. It was built in 1855 and added to the National Register in 1978. In addition to weekly masses, the church offers weekday community meals and a home stay program.
~1920 ftS
41°17'27"N • 82°12'60"W
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin
10 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~840 ftS
Library
Oberlin College Library, Oberlin
5 min walk • The Oberlin College Libraries is a system of libraries located in Oberlin, Ohio comprising the Mary Church Terrell Main Library, Clarence Ward Art Library, Conservatory Library, and Science Library.
~550 ftS
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Congregational Church of Christ, Oberlin
3 min walk • Congregational Church of Christ is a historic church at W. Lorain and N. Main Streets in Oberlin, Ohio. Currently the church is occupied by a United Church of Christ congregation. Richard Bond did drawing for the church. The church was built in 1842.
~1760 ftS
41°17'28"N • 82°13'2"W
Ginko Gallery & Studio, Oberlin
9 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Keep Cottage?

Nearby attractions include Congregational Church of Christ, Oberlin (3 min walk), Oberlin College, Oberlin (4 min walk), Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin (4 min walk), Oberlin College Library, Oberlin (5 min walk).