John Mercer Langston House, Oberlin

Name: John Mercer Langston House
Address: Oberlin, United States

#15 among attractions in Oberlin

Gothic Revival architecture

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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. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. ()

Built: 1855 (169 years ago)Coordinates: 41°17'28"N, 82°12'36"W

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John Mercer Langston House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Apollo Theatre, Tappan Square, Oberlin Heritage Center.

0.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin
11 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.
~1840 ftW
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.
0.5 miW
Quad, Park
Tappan Square, Oberlin
12 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 miW
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.
0.6 miNW
Universities and schools
Oberlin College, Oberlin
15 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.
0.5 miSW
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.
~1810 ftW
41°17'27"N • 82°12'60"W
Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin
9 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
0.4 miNW
Library
Oberlin College Library, Oberlin
11 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.
0.5 miNW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Congregational Church of Christ, Oberlin
12 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.
~1970 ftW
41°17'28"N • 82°13'2"W
Ginko Gallery & Studio, Oberlin
10 min walk • Museum
0.5 miW
Universities and schools
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin
13 min walk • The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is a private music conservatory in Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. It was founded in 1865 and is the second oldest conservatory and oldest continually operating conservatory in the United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to John Mercer Langston House?

Nearby attractions include Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin (9 min walk), Ginko Gallery & Studio, Oberlin (10 min walk), Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin (11 min walk), Oberlin Heritage Center, Oberlin (11 min walk).