207 E. College St., Oberlin, Ohio. County/parish: Lorain.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 15, 1975. NRIS 75001464.
1 contributing building.
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 (1829-1897), 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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71986511