John Mercer Langston House

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John Mercer Langston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Front of the Langston House

Location	Oberlin, Ohio
Coordinates	41°17′28″N 82°12′36″W / 41.29111°N 82.21000°W / 41.29111; -82.21000Coordinates: 41°17′28″N 82°12′36″W / 41.29111°N 82.21000°W / 41.29111; -82.21000
Built	1855
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference #	75001464
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975^[1]
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975^[2]

The John Mercer Langston House is a National Historic Landmark in Oberlin, Ohio. It was home to John Mercer Langston, attorney, abolitionist, diplomat, US Congressman and college president, who as town clerk in Oberlin was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States.

References

↑ Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "John Mercer Langston House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. OH-2226, "John Mercer Langston House, 207 East College Street, Oberlin, Lorain County, OH", 2 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page
National Historic Landmark nomination

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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