National Historic Landmark · historic house museum · Dayton, Ohio

Dunbar, Paul Laurence, House

Historic house in Ohio, United States in Dayton, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Paul Laurence Dunbar House

The Paul Laurence Dunbar House was the 1904–1906 home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton, Ohio. It is a historic house museum owned by the state of Ohio and operated by Dayton History on behalf of the Ohio History Connection; it is also part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. It is located at 219 Paul Laurence Dunbar Street in Dayton.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address219 N. Summit St., Dayton, OH
CountyMontgomery County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000619
Type of placehistoric house museum
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources2 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address219 N. Summit St., Dayton, OH
Coordinates39.75767, -84.21904 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitDayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 6 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCaesar Creek Lake 21 mi · Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) 29 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000619. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.