Benjamin Lundy House
United States historic place in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. Built 1812. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Benjamin Lundy House is a historic house at Union and Market Streets in Mount Pleasant, Ohio. It was home in 1820 to abolitionist Benjamin Lundy (1789–1839), where he established the influential anti-slavery newspaper The Genius of Universal Emancipation, one of the first anti-slavery publications in the United States. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in May 1974, and was included in the Mount Pleasant Historic District later the same year.
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The record
| Register name | Lundy, Benjamin, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Union and 3rd Sts., Mt. Pleasant, OH |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | May 30, 1974 |
| Listed for | Politics and government, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Warren House |
| Reference number | 74001537 |
| Built | 1812 · more from the 1810s |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Union and 3rd Sts., Mt. Pleasant, OH |
| Coordinates | 40.1748° N, 80.8036° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | First Ladies National Historic Site · 52 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Benjamin Lundy House listed on the National Register?
May 30, 1974. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Benjamin Lundy House built?
1812.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Benjamin Lundy House?
Union and 3rd Sts., Mt. Pleasant, Jefferson County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is First Ladies National Historic Site, 52 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Benjamin Lundy House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Benjamin Lundy House?
FCC coverage maps show 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 74001537. 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.