John Mercer Langston House

The John Mercer Langston House is a National Historic Landmark in Oberlin, Ohio. It was home to John Mercer Langston, attorney, abolitionist, diplomat, US Congressman and college president, who as town clerk in Oberlin was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States.

John Mercer Langston House

The John Mercer Langston House is a National Historic Landmark in Oberlin, Ohio. It was home to John Mercer Langston, attorney, abolitionist, diplomat, US Congressman and college president, who as town clerk in Oberlin was one of the first African Americans elected to public office in the United States.