Wilson Bruce Evans House

Wilson Bruce Evans House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	33 E. Vine St., Oberlin, Ohio
Coordinates	41°17′19″N 82°12′59″W / 41.28861°N 82.21639°WCoordinates: 41°17′19″N 82°12′59″W / 41.28861°N 82.21639°W
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

• List of Underground Railroad sites

References

1. Staff (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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 PDF (32 KB)
4. "Wilson Bruce Evans House". NPS. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
5. "Evans House". National Park Service. Retrieved 8 April 2013.

External links

• National Park Service article about the house
• Oberlin College information about the house