Wilson Bruce Evans House

Wilson Bruce Evans House
Location 33 E. Vine St., Oberlin, Ohio
Coordinates 41°17′19″N 82°12′59″W / 41.28861°N 82.21639°W / 41.28861; -82.21639Coordinates: 41°17′19″N 82°12′59″W / 41.28861°N 82.21639°W / 41.28861; -82.21639
Built 1856
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 80003143
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 16, 1980[1]
Designated NHL December 9, 1997[2]

Wilson Bruce Evans House, also known as LOR-239-21, is a house in Oberlin, Ohio and was a major stop on the Underground Railroad. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.[2][3]

History

The Evans house was the home of Wilson Bruce Evans, a prominent African-American abolitionist and early benefactor of Oberlin College, the first college to admit students of color. Evans rose to national attention after his importance in the 1858 Oberlin-Wellington Rescue, one of the events that challenged the controversial Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.[4] Although Evans was not an outspoken abolitionist like his colleagues Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, Evans was cited as a man who "put justice above his own safety." The house was a frequent stop for travelers on the Underground Railroad such as Harriet Tubman.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Wilson Bruce Evans House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination:" (pdf). National Park Service. , 19. Check date values in: |date= (help) and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1996 (32 KB)
  4. ↑ "Wilson Bruce Evans House". NPS. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Evans House". National Park Service. Retrieved 8 April 2013.


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