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John Mercer Langston House

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The John Mercer Langston House is located on Oberlin's east side, on the south side of East College Avenue opposite the Eastwood School. It is a two-story frame structure, with a side gable roof and clapboarded exterior. The house is not particularly architecturally distinguished, although historic
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photos show it having a Gothic Revival porch, and its current entrance surround includes some Gothic elements. The current porch is a 20th-century alteration, with a hip roof and metalwork supports.
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because no law school then accepted African Americans. In 1855, Langston won election to the position of
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John Mercer Langston House, 207 East College Street, Oberlin, Lorain County, OH
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The house was built in 1855, and was from 1856 until 1867 the home of
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elected to public office in the United States. It was designated a
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John Mercer Langston House is located in Ohio
John Mercer Langston House is located in the United States
Oberlin, Ohio
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Oberlin, Ohio
John Mercer Langston
abolitionist
US Congressman
African Americans
National Historic Landmark
John Mercer Langston
Oberlin College
reading law
town clerk
Brownhelm Township
American Civil War
Howard University Law School
List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lorain County, Ohio


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