National Historic Landmark · National Park System unit · Wilberforce, Ohio

Young, Col. Charles, House

United States historic place in Wilberforce, Ohio. Built 2013. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 2013Listed 1974
A "thanks" those who attended (6525d8f6-cfe8-4c9e-9b4a-83a81554c4d2)A butterfly landed on a staffer's art and took time to soak in the vibrant colors (900165b0-c3de-4637-a4d5-6c4d0717bd96)A job well done (db510950-2d50-4c42-85cc-4392e0451209)A special award and meaning (5cb2d5ee-7daa-40e3-bf90-499aae8ea7a3)
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a National Monument of the United States, commemorates the life of Charles Young (1864–1922), an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel. It is located on United States Route 42 in Wilberforce, Ohio, in a house purchased by Young in 1907 that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The monument is administered by the National Park Service; the house is open by appointment for tours.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressColumbus Pike between Clifton and Stevenson Rds., Wilberforce, OH
CountyGreene County
ListedMar 30, 1974
Reference number74001506
Built2013
Type of placeNational Park System unit, biographical museum, historic house museum
Visitors per year2,461
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

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

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressColumbus Pike between Clifton and Stevenson Rds., Wilberforce, OH
Websitenps.gov/chyo/index.htm ↗
Coordinates39.68978, -83.89104 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCharles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCaesar Creek Lake 17 mi · Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) 20 mi · Deer Creek Lake Day Use 36 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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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 74001506. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.