Wilson Bruce Evans House
Historic house in Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Wilson Bruce Evans House is a historic house at 33 East Vine Street in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Completed in 1856, it served a major stop on the Underground Railroad, with its builders, Wilson Bruce Evans and Henry Evans, participating the 1858 Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, a celebrated rescue of a slave. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.
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The record
| Register name | Evans, Wilson Bruce, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 33 E. Vine St., Oberlin, OH |
| County | Lorain County |
| Listed | Apr 16, 1980 |
| Listed for | Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 80003143 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 33 E. Vine St., Oberlin, OH |
| Coordinates | 41.2886° N, 82.2163° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Cuyahoga Valley National Park · 34 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cuyahoga Valley National Park Picnic Shelters 37 miles |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Wilson Bruce Evans House listed on the National Register?
Apr 16, 1980. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Wilson Bruce Evans House?
33 E. Vine St., Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 34 miles away.
Source: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Where is the nomination form for Wilson Bruce Evans House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Wilson Bruce Evans House?
One federal campground is within reach, Cuyahoga Valley National Park Picnic Shelters, 37 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Wilson Bruce Evans House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80003143. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.