John Mercer Langston House

John Mercer Langston House

Infobox_nrhp | name =John Mercer Langston House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Oberlin, Ohio
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 17
lat_seconds = 28
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 82
long_minutes = 12
long_seconds = 36
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1855
architect= Unknown
architecture= Late Gothic Revival
designated = May 15, 1975cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1560&ResourceType=Building
title=John Mercer Langston House |accessdate=2008-06-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service
]
added = May 15, 1975cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=75001464

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

References

External links

* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.oh0372 John Mercer Langston House, 207 East College Street, Oberlin, Lorain County, OH: 2 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page] , at Historic American Building Survey


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