Langstroth Cottage, Oxford

Name: Langstroth Cottage
Address: Oxford, United States

#12 among attractions in Oxford

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Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western College campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 22, 1976. The cottage, built in 1856, is now the home for the Oxford office of the Butler County Regional Transit Authority. It was purchased for Beekeeper L. L. Langstroth in 1859, and he lived there for the next 28 years, conducting research and breeding honey bees. ()

Built: 1858 (166 years ago)Coordinates: 39°30'23"N, 84°43'49"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Miami University Art Museum, McGuffey Museum, Sesquicentennial Chapel, King Library.

0.4 miS
Museum, Art museum
Miami University Art Museum, Oxford
10 min walk • The Miami University Art Museum is a public art museum located on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. As of 2021, John "Jack" Green is the director and chief curator of the museum.
~1590 ftW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
McGuffey Museum, Oxford
8 min walk • The William H. McGuffey House is a historic house museum at 401 East Spring Street, on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Built in 1833, it was the home of author and professor William Holmes McGuffey from then until 1836.
~860 ftW
Spiritual, Church
Sesquicentennial Chapel, Oxford
5 min walk • Sesquicentennial Chapel is a chapel at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
0.4 miW
Library
King Library, Oxford
12 min walk • King Library is the main library of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The largest of four libraries on the Oxford campus, it serves as the primary library facility and center of administration for the Miami University Libraries system.
~740 ftNW
Museum, Natural history museum
Karl Limper Geology Museum, Oxford
4 min walk • The Karl Limper Geology Museum is located in Shideler Hall at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. It is located off the lobby on the main level of the building. The museum was established in 1968 and contains a collection of ore minerals, meteorites, and a 16 inch trilobite. Much of the basis of the collection was collected by William H.
0.5 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Auditorium
Hall Auditorium, Oxford
12 min walk • Hall Auditorium is an auditorium and classroom building on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Originally known simply as the Miami University Auditorium Building, it was renamed Benton Hall in 1926 after Guy Potter Benton, Miami's twelfth president, and renamed again for Miami's fifth president John W.
~800 ftN
Universities and schools
Miami University, Oxford
4 min walk • Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio and the 10th oldest public university in the United States.
0.9 miW
39°30'36"N • 84°44'46"W
Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford
23 min walk • Museum, Entertainment, Art gallery
~1660 ftN
Park
Farmer School of Business, Oxford
9 min walk • The Farmer School of Business is the business school at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, offering on-campus undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as online graduate programs.
0.8 miN
Basketball, Volleyball court, Sport venue
Millett Hall, Oxford
21 min walk • Millett Hall is a basketball arena in Oxford, Ohio. It is home to the Miami University men's and women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams. It is also the home of the ROTC program and various university events. It is named after Miami University's 16th President John D. Millett.
~1980 ftW
Library
Alumni Hall, Oxford
10 min walk • An iconic building on Miami University’s Oxford campus, Alumni Library, also known as Alumni Hall, currently houses the university's Department of Architecture and Interior Design and the Wertz Art and Architecture Library.

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Which popular attractions are close to Langstroth Cottage?

Nearby attractions include Hiestand Hall, Oxford (4 min walk), Karl Limper Geology Museum, Oxford (4 min walk), Miami University, Oxford (4 min walk), Sesquicentennial Chapel, Oxford (5 min walk).