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Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio
County of Lorain.
380 Mahoning Avenue, NW
National Register Number: 66000615
 Resource type: Site.
Property type: Education - college. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2006.
Congressional District: OH-13 Certified Local Government: NO
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Current use/information: College.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 21, 1965):
Founded in 1833, Oberlin Collegiate Institute developed into a socially and politically influential college during the years immediately preceding the Civil War. Oberlin made the education of Blacks and women a matter of institutional policy. The admittance of four women in 1837 marked the beginning of coeducation on the collegiate level in the United States; free Blacks were admitted on the same basis as whites.

Condition:
There are no threats to the landmark.

There are no changes to the landmark since the last reporting period.


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