National Historic Landmark-John Mercer Langston House

National Historic Landmark- John Mercer Langston House

From 1856 to 1867, this simple clapboard structure was the home of John Mercer Langston (1829-1897), the man who became the first Black American elected to public office when he was elected township clerk ...

National Historic Landmark-Kirtland Temple

National Historic Landmark- Kirtland Temple

Built in 1834 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latterday Saints during their brief sojourn in Ohio, this structure combines Federal and Gothic Revival design elements.

The result is individualistic and typical ...

National Historic Landmark-Charles F. Kettering House

National Historic Landmark- Charles Franklin Kettering House

From 1914 until his death, this was the home of Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958), founder of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) who also headed General Motors research activities.

Kettering made many significant contributions ...

National Historic Landmark-Johnson's Island Civil War Prison

National Historic Landmark- Johnson's Island Civil War Prison

Johnson's Island, the site of an important Confederate prisoners-of-war camp during much of the Civil War, is located 2.5 miles northwest of Sandusky, Ohio, in Sandusky Bay.

Johnson's Island was chosen because of ...

National Historic Landmark-Huffman Prairie Flying Field

National Historic Landmark- Huffman Prairie Flying Field

The Huffman Prairie Flying Field is the site used by the Wright Brothers from 1904 to 1905 to develop and test the world's first practical airplane, the Wright Flyer III.

It was on this ...

National Historic Landmark-Hawthorn Hill Orville Wright Home

National Historic Landmark- Hawthorn Hill Home of Orville Wright

Significant for its association with Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane, Hawthorn Hill (1914) represents the direct expression of the wealth and fame reaped by the Wright Brothers as a ...

National Historic Landmark-Warren G. Harding Home

National Historic Landmark-Warren G. Harding Home

From 1890 until his death, this two story clapboard house was the residence of Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (1921-1923).

Harding spent most of his adult life in this house, which ...

National Historic Landmark-Ulysses S. Grant Home

National Historic Landmark- Ulysses Simpson Grant Home

From 1823, when he was brought here as an infant, until he left to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1839, this was the home of Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), one of the great ...

National Historic Landmark-Glendale Ohio

National Historic Landmark-Glendale Historic District

Dating from the mid-19th century, this is one of the earliest American communities laid out on the irregular picturesque plan, derived from cemetery design, as opposed to the rectangular grid then commonly used.

Courtesy National Park Service ...

National Historic Landmark-Joshua R. Giddings Law Office

National Historic Landmark-Joshua R. Giddings Law Office

For most of his professional life, this small two-room frame structure was the law office of Joshua Reed Giddings (1785-1864), abolitionist and Congressman (1838-1859).

While in Congress, his unwavering objective was the elimination of ...