John Mercer Langston House

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John Mercer Langston House (1968)

The John Mercer Langston House is a historic house in Oberlin and is located in Lorain County in the US state of Ohio , in the United States . Built in 1855 and located at 207 East College Street , the house is now privately owned.

From 1856 to 1867, the shingle building was the home of the black lawyer and politician John Mercer Langston , one of the most famous and influential civil rights activists of the 19th century.

The walls of the single-family house, which is furnished in a neo-Gothic design, are made of brick and partly wood paneling .

The John Mercer Langston House was granted National Historic Landmark status on May 15, 1975 . and listed as a building on the National Register of Historic Places .

Individual evidence

  1. Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Ohio. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2020.
    Langston, John Mercer, House on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 5, 2020.
    National Historic Landmarks Program (John Mercer Langston House) ( Memento of the original January 19, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tps.cr.nps.gov

Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′ 29.6 "  N , 82 ° 12 ′ 30.9"  W.