John P. Parker House
Historic house in Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The John P. Parker House is a historic house museum at 300 North Front Street in Ripley, Ohio. It was home to former slave and inventor John P. Parker (1827–1900) from 1853 to his death in 1900. Parker was an abolitionist and a well-documented conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds of escaped slaves. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and it was further designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is now owned and managed by a local nonprofit organization as a museum about Parker's life and the abolitionist movement.
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The record
| Register name | Parker, John P., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 300 Front St., Ripley, OH |
| County | Brown County |
| Listed | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Listed for | Social history, Invention |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 97000340 |
| Type of place | historic house museum, African-American museum |
| 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 | 300 Front St., Ripley, OH |
| Coordinates | 38.7502° N, 83.8490° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | William Howard Taft National Historic Site · 44 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was John P. Parker House listed on the National Register?
Feb 18, 1997. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Can I visit John P. Parker House?
Yes. John P. Parker House is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is John P. Parker House?
300 Front St., Ripley, Brown County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is William Howard Taft National Historic Site, 44 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for John P. Parker House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at John P. Parker 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 97000340. 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.