Oberlin College, Oberlin

Name: Oberlin College
Address: 173 W Lorain St, Oberlin, 44074-1073, United States
Telephone: +1 440-775-8121

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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. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 1837 the first to admit women. It has been known since its founding for progressive student activism. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1833 (191 years ago)Coordinates: 41°17'41"N, 82°13'10"W

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173 W Lorain StOberlin 44074-1073 United States

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+1 440-775-8121

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Oberlin College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Modernist architecture
Weltzheimer/Johnson House, Oberlin
27 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.
~850 ftSE
Museum, Art museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin
5 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.
~1490 ftSE
Cinema, Nightlife
Apollo Theatre, Oberlin
8 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.
~730 ftS
Quad, Park
Tappan Square, Oberlin
4 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.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum
Oberlin Heritage Center, Oberlin
11 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.
0.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Christ Episcopal Church, Oberlin
13 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.
~1690 ftSE
41°17'27"N • 82°12'60"W
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin
9 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~840 ftSE
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.
~570 ftE
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.
~1490 ftSE
41°17'28"N • 82°13'2"W
Ginko Gallery & Studio, Oberlin
8 min walk • Museum
0.6 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
John Mercer Langston House, Oberlin
15 min walk • 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, attorney, abolitionist, diplomat, US Congressman and college president, who was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to Oberlin College?

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