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The William H. McGuffey House is a historic house museum at 401 East Spring Street, on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States.Built in 1833, it was the home of author and professor William Holmes McGuffey (1800–1873) from then until 1836.
This list of museums in Ohio is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Oxford is a city in northwestern Butler County, Ohio, United States.The population was 23,035 at the 2020 census. [6] A college town, Oxford was founded as a home for Miami University and lies in the southwestern portion of Ohio, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Cincinnati, 14 miles (23 km) of Hamilton and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Dayton.
The Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum is a public art museum located on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. As of 2021, John "Jack" Green is the director and chief curator of the museum. [2]
This log cabin was built in 1805 by Zachariah Price Dewitt and Elizabeth Dewitt and is the oldest extant structure in the Oxford Township of Butler County, Ohio.It is the only remaining home of the several built by pioneers along the Four-Mile Creek, just east of what is now the Miami University campus.
The house was originally a residence, but now is used as a historic site for the City of Oxford, Ohio. There is a partial basement. The foundation is stone block, and the wall is brick bearing. The exterior material brick is American bond, and the roof type is truncated hip with asphalt shingles. [9]
Oxford Female Institute is a registered historic building in Oxford, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Oxford Female Institute was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church , and its first president was John Witherspoon Scott .
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [6]