City-Wide Building Inventory
Learn about the historic homes and businesses of Oberlin through the City-wide Building Inventory.
What is the inventory?
The Oberlin Heritage Center, along with the City of Oberlin’s Historic Preservation Commission, inventoried about 50 sites a year in Oberlin and completed an Ohio Historical Society Historic Inventory Form for each property. The form provides a brief description of the location, background, and architecture of a building, site, structure, or object of architectural or historical significance. City funding for this project is no longer currently available.
What is it used for?
The Ohio Historic Inventory is used by the Ohio Historic Preservation Office staff, by various state, local, and federal agencies, and by the general public for making land-use planning, urban development, community preservation, and road-improvement decisions. In addition, the inventory serves as an official archive and body of information for researchers and property owners.
What is it not used for?
The Ohio Historic Inventory form does not automatically nominate or indicate acceptance of a property to the National Register of Historic Places, though it may serve to bring an eligible property to the attention of local and state governing bodies. It does not designate a property as an Oberlin Historic Landmark, although all surveyed properties are eligible to apply for City of Oberlin Landmark status.
The Ohio Historic Inventory is not a form of protection for a historic resource, nor does it provide property owners with a list of do’s and don’ts.
The Ohio Historic Inventory is not intended to be the complete story on a given property; it is an inventory. The pertinent information is necessarily brief and condensed, hence the need for accurate and informative documentation. The reports posted online were created from information available at the time. Many property files have since been updated and visitors are invited to schedule an appointment to see them in our Resource Center.
Learn More at the Resource Center
If you want to know more about a property than what is included on the Ohio Historic Inventory Form, we often have additional records in our Resource Center that can be viewed by appointment. Please know that these records are always growing and changing. If you find an error or have any additional information, we are more than happy to update our files. Changing the official Inventory Forms is more difficult but we do periodically submit changes to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office.
For more information, visit the Ohio Historical Society’s Historic Preservation Office website.
North Main Street
Oberlin Inn: 7 North Main St.
Hall Auditorium: 67 North Main St.
Allen Memorial Art Museum: 91 North Main St.
First Church: 106 North Main St. *
109 North Main St.
117 North Main St.
121/123 North Main St.
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134/136 North Main St.
140 North Main St.
Keep Cottage: 145 North Main St.
Langston Middle School: 150 North Main St.
168 North Main St.
170 North Main St.
177 North Main St.
180 North Main St.
184 North Main St.
189 North Main St.
196 North Main St.
197 North Main St.
200, 202 North Main St.
207 North Main St.
208 North Main St.
222 North Main St.
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230 North Main St.
234 North Main St.
235 North Main St.
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244 North Main St.
250 North Main St.
261 North Main St.
262 North Main St.
269 North Main St.
280 North Main St.
283 North Main St.
287 North Main St.
288 North Main St.
321 North Main St.
329 North Main St.
360 North Main St.
South Main Street
5, 9, 11 South Main St. *
13 South Main St.
15 South Main St.
16 South Main St.
18 South Main St.
19 South Main St.
20 South Main St .
21 South Main St.
23 South Main St .
24 South Main St.
26 South Main St.
27, 29 South Main St.
30 South Main St.
31 South Main St.
32 South Main St.
38, 40, 42 South Main St.
New Union Center for the Arts: 39 South Main St. *
49 South Main St.
51, 53 South Main St.
56 South Main St.
Oberlin Post Office: 68 South Main St. *
Old City Hall: 69 South Main St. *
90 South Main St.
South Main St. Bridge
Soldier’s Monument
117 South Main St.
121 South Main St.
John Frederick Oberlin Apartments 138 South Main St.
Christ Episcopal Church: 160, 162 South Main St. *
176 South Main St.
182 South Main St.
190 South Main St.
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196 South Main St.
203 South Main St.
216 South Main St.
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221 South Main St. *
Oberlin Depot: 240 South Main St. *
280 South Main St.
288 South Main St.
Gasholder Building: 291 South Main St. *
306 South Main St.
312 South Main St.
324 South Main St.
337 South Main St.
360 South Main St.
366 South Main St.
367 South Main St.
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373 South Main St.
374 South Main St.
380 South Main St.
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421 South Main St.
450 South Main St.
Maple Street
Arboretum
Morgan Street
15 Morgan St.
26 Morgan St.
29 Morgan St.
36 Morgan St.
38 Morgan St.
40 Morgan St.
41 Morgan St.
Shurtleff Statue
Shurtleff Cottage: 46 Morgan St. (previously 159 South Professor St.)
47 Morgan St.
Morgan St. Bridge
92 Morgan St.
102 Morgan St.
112 Morgan St.
126 Morgan St.
128 Morgan St.
136 Morgan St.
139 Morgan St.
140 Morgan St.
147 Morgan St.
154 Morgan St.
160 Morgan St.
167 Morgan St.
170,174 Morgan St.
175 Morgan St.
179 Morgan St.
180 Morgan St.
190 Morgan St.
205 Morgan St.
Old Water Works *
215 Morgan St.
217 Morgan St.
231 Morgan St.
239 Morgan St.
250,252 Morgan St.
257 Morgan St.
264 Morgan St.
271 Morgan St.
283 Morgan St.
291 Morgan St.
322 Morgan St.
344 Morgan St.
396 Morgan St.
422 Morgan St.
429 Morgan St.
Westwood Cemetery *
436 Morgan St.
Artino Street
Carpenter Court
North Oberlin Road
North Park Street
19 North Park St.
20 North Park St.
24 North Park St.
25 North Park St.
29 North Park St.
34 North Park St.
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35 North Park St.
42 North Park St.
43 North Park St.
48 North Park St.
54 North Park St.
60 North Park St.
67 North Park St.
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70 North Park St.
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75 North Park St.
South Cedar Street
21 South Cedar St.
26 South Cedar St.
34 South Cedar St.
37-41 South Cedar St.
42 South Cedar St.
70 South Cedar St.
73 South Cedar St.
74 South Cedar St.
83 South Cedar St.
91 South Cedar St. *
94 South Cedar St.
96 South Cedar St.
100 South Cedar St.
105 South Cedar St.
106 South Cedar St.
111 South Cedar St.
146 South Cedar St.
152 South Cedar St.
153 South Cedar St.
162 South Cedar St.
166 South Cedar St.
East College Street
Apollo Theater: 17, 19, 21 East College St.
Lorain Bank Block: 24, 32, 38, 40 East College St.
23, 27 East College St.
35 East College St.
43 East College St.
49 East College St.
Shansi House: 58 East College St.
Charles Martin Hall House: 64 East College St. *
82 East College St. *
90 East College St.
97 East College St.
100 East College St.
103 East College St.
107 East College St.
108 East College St.
Tank Hall: 110 East College St.
115 East College St.
120 East College St.
121 East College St.
124 East College St.
131 East College St.
152 East College St.
168 East College St.
171 East College St.
174 East College St. *
181 East College St.
182 East College St.
189 East College St.
Eastwood School: 198 East College St.
Langston House: 207 East College St. *
228 East College St. *
237,239 East College St.
240 East College St.
250 East College St.
255 East College St.
257 East College St. *
258 East College St.
264 East College St.
265 East College St.
270 East College St. *
278 East College St.
284 East College St.
285 East College St.
298 East College St.
299 East College St.
302 East College St.
304 East College St.
310 East College St.
Burrell-King House: 315 East College St. *
326 East College St.
334 East College St.
335 East College St.
342 East College St.
343 East College St.
348 East College St.
351 East College St.
361 East College St.
400 East College St.
408 East College St.
413 East College St.
419 East College St.
420 East College St.
425 East College St.
440 East College St.
460 East College St.
493 East College St.
495 East College St.
525 East College St. *
560 East College St.
581 East College St.
688 East College St.
691 East College St.
North Pleasant Street
17 North Pleasant St.
20 North Pleasant St.
29 North Pleasant St.
36 North Pleasant St.
37 North Pleasant St.
40 North Pleasant St.
41 North Pleasant St.
53 North Pleasant St.
62 North Pleasant St.
65 North Pleasant St.
66 North Pleasant St.
70 North Pleasant St.
73-75 North Pleasant St.
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76 North Pleasant St.
111 North Pleasant St.
123 North Pleasant St.
129 North Pleasant St.
147 North Pleasant St.
165 North Pleasant St.
169 North Pleasant St.
175 North Pleasant St.
189 North Pleasant St.
192 North Pleasant St.
211 North Pleasant St.
217 North Pleasant St.
Pleasant Street School: 218 North Pleasant St.
223 North Pleasant St.
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229 North Pleasant St.
237 North Pleasant St.
244 North Pleasant St.
245 North Pleasant St.
264 North Pleasant St.
Oberlin High School: 281 North Pleasant St.
308 North Pleasant St.
West College Street
5 West College St. *
7, 13 West College St. *
15, 17 West College St.
19 West College St.
21 West College St.
23 West College St.
25 West College St.
27 West College St.
29 West College St.
37 West College St.
Oberlin Conservatory: 77 West College St.
Rice Hall: 108 West College St.
Harkness House: 113 West College St.
135 West College St.
Dascomb Hall: 140 West College St.
143 West College St.
Mudd Library: 148 West College St.
171 West College St.
181 West College St.
186 West College St.
190 West College St.
199 West College St.
200-202 West College St.
209 West College St.
214 West College St.
215 West College St.
224 West College St.
230 West College St.
237 West College St.
240 West College St.
246 West College St.
249 West College St.
252 West College St.
262 West College St.
263 West College St.
265 West College St. *
271 West College St.
284 West College St.
287 West College St.
292 West College St.
297 West College St. (11 S. Prospect St.)
322 West College St.
325 West College St.
329 West College St.
333 West College St.
339 West College St.
352 West College St.
355 West College St.
366 West College St.
374 West College St.
405 West College St.
500 West College St.
517 West College St.
North Professor Street
King Building: 10 North Professor St.
Warner Center for the Performing Arts: 30 North Professor St.
Peters Hall: 50 North Professor St.
Cox Administration Building: 70 North Professor St.
Finney Chapel: 90 North Professor St.
Orville & Wilbur Wright Laboratory of Physics: 110 North Professor St.
Barnard House: 148 North Professor St.
Artz House: 157 North Professor St.
East Hall: 176 North Professor St.
183 North Professor St.
187 North Professor St.
Burton Hall: 194 North Professor St.
201 North Professor St.
Bailey House: 208 North Professor St.
211 North Professor St.
221 North Professor St.
227 North Professor St.
233 North Professor St.
244 North Professor St.
245 North Professor St.
266 North Professor St.
270 North Professor St. *
277 North Professor St.
284 North Professor St.
287 North Professor St.
Colony Drive
South Professor Street
Talcott Hall: 2 South Professor St.
Baldwin Cottage: 30 South Professor St.
First Methodist Church: 45 South Professor St.
Lewis House: 68 South Professor St.
Jewett House: 73 South Professor St. *
Monroe House: 73 1/2 South Professor St. *
Little Red Schoolhouse: 73 1/2 South Professor St. *
76,78 South Professor St.
81 South Professor St.
89 South Professor St.
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Harvey House: 96 South Professor St.
99 South Professor St.
Price House: 100 South Professor St.
Kade House: 104 South Professor St.
111 South Professor St.
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123 South Professor St.
131 South Professor St.
Allencroft: 134 South Professor St.
141 South Professor St.
148 South Professor St.
Plum Creek Walkway
Shurtleff Statue
Shurtleff Cottage: 159 South Professor St.
South Professor St. Bridge
189 South Professor St.
Ivy Tree Inn: 195 South Professor St.
Old Barrows: 207 South Professor St.
Johnson House: 216 South Professor St. *
227 South Professor St. *
288 South Professor St. *
321 South Professor St.
322 South Professor St.
328 South Professor St.
363 South Professor St.
370 South Professor St.
434 South Professor St.
Elm Street
South Hall: 121 Elm St.
132 Elm St.
137 Elm St.
140 Elm St.
155 Elm St. *
158 Elm St.
166 Elm St.
171 Elm St. *
172 Elm St. *
182 Elm St.
185 Elm St.
190 Elm St.
191 Elm St.
197 Elm St.
215 Elm St.
221 Elm St. *
222 Elm St.
227 Elm St.
228 Elm St.
232 Elm St.
240 Elm St.
241 Elm St.
248 Elm St.
249 Elm St. *
254 Elm St.
257 Elm St.
263 Elm St.
270 Elm St.
271 Elm St.
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279 Elm St.
280 Elm St.
290 Elm St.
291 Elm St. *
317 Elm St.
323 Elm St.
343 Elm St.
351 Elm St.
353 Elm St.
383 Elm St.
Prossor Court
Elmwood Place
Forest Street
123 Forest St. *
Lord-Saunders House: 126 Forest St.
Orchard Kindergarten
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131 Forest St.
143 Forest St.
144 Forest St.
151 Forest St.
Oberlin College President’s House: 154 Forest St. *
161 Forest St.
168 Forest St.
174 Forest St.
180 Forest St.
181 Forest St. *
184 Forest St.
189 Forest St. *
192 Forest St.
195 Forest St.
208 Forest St.
211 Forest St.
221 Forest St.
224 Forest St.
230 Forest St.
233 Forest St.
236 Forest St.
241 Forest St.
242 Forest St.
250 Forest St.
251 Forest St. *
260 Forest St.
261 Forest St.
268 Forest St.
271 Forest St.
276 Forest St.
281 Forest St.
284 Forest St.
291 Forest St.
294 Forest St.
Pyle-South Amherst Road
Gladys Court
78 Gladys Court
79 Gladys Court
84 Gladys Court
85 Gladys Court
90 Gladys Court
91 Gladys Court
98 Gladys Court
99 Gladys Court
104 Gladys Court
105 Gladys Court
110 Gladys Court
111 Gladys Court
112 Gladys Court
116 Gladys Court
117 Gladys Court
123 Gladys Court
124 Gladys Court
125 Gladys Court
130 Gladys Court
131 Gladys Court
135 Gladys Court
136 Gladys Court
137 Gladys Court
139 Gladys Court
Forest Street
123 Forest St. *
Lord-Saunders House: 126 Forest St.
Orchard Kindergarten
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131 Forest St.
143 Forest St.
144 Forest St.
151 Forest St.
Oberlin College President’s House: 154 Forest St. *
161 Forest St.
168 Forest St.
174 Forest St.
180 Forest St.
181 Forest St. *
184 Forest St.
189 Forest St. *
192 Forest St.
195 Forest St.
208 Forest St.
211 Forest St.
221 Forest St.
224 Forest St.
230 Forest St.
233 Forest St.
236 Forest St.
241 Forest St.
242 Forest St.
250 Forest St.
251 Forest St. *
260 Forest St.
261 Forest St.
268 Forest St.
271 Forest St.
276 Forest St.
281 Forest St.
284 Forest St.
291 Forest St.
294 Forest St.
Shipherd Circle
116 Shipherd Circle
128 Shipherd Circle
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136 Shipherd Circle
144 Shipherd Circle
152 Shipherd Circle
169 Shipherd Circle
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172 Shipherd Circle
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177 Shipherd Circle
206 Shipherd Circle
220 Shipherd Circle
223 Shipherd Circle
228 Shipherd Circle
242 Shipherd Circle
…form continutation
Grafton Street
South Street
Groveland Street
29 Groveland St.
Banana House: 30 Groveland St.
37 Groveland St. *
43 Groveland St.
46 Groveland St.
49/51 Groveland St.
52 Groveland St.
61 Groveland St.
62 Groveland St.
74 Groveland St.
89 Groveland St.
93 Groveland St.
94 Groveland St.
102 Groveland St.
107 Groveland St.
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110 Groveland St.
113 Groveland St.
125 Groveland St.
Rust United Methodist Church: 128 Groveland St. *
131 Groveland St.
143 Groveland St.
154 Groveland St.
West Hamilton Street
State Route 511
Hawthorne Street
Stewart Court
Sumner Street
West Lincoln Street
East Lorain Street
20, 22 East Lorain St.
30 East Lorain St.
36 East Lorain
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42 East Lorain
Peace Community Church: 44 East Lorain St.
52-54 East Lorain St.
55 East Lorain St.
58 East Lorain St.
61 East Lorain St.
63 East Lorain St.
64 East Lorain St. *
82 East Lorain St.
87 East Lorain St.
90 East Lorain St.
93 East Lorain St.
99 East Lorain St.
108 East Lorain St.
139 East Lorain St.
174 East Lorain St.
181 East Lorain St.
184 1/2 East Lorain St.
191 East Lorain St.
196 East Lorain St.
206 East Lorain St.
216 East Lorain St.
217 East Lorain St.
229 East Lorain St.
240 East Lorain St.
244 East Lorain
251 East Lorain St.
254 East Lorain St.
263 East Lorain St.
264 East Lorain St.
326 East Lorain St.
405 East Lorain St.
417 East Lorain St.
Hill’s Service Center: 422 East Lorain St.
461 E. Lorain
West Lorain Street
Asia House, Bosworth Hall: 50 West Lorain St.
Carnegie Building: 52 West Lorain St.
Severance Hall: 120 West Lorain St.
Wilder Hall, Student Union: 135 West Lorain St.
Daub House: 145 West Lorain St.
152 West Lorain St.
153 West Lorain St.
158 West Lorain St.
Hales Gym: 180 West Lorain St.
197 West Lorain St.
Allen Medical Center: 200 West Lorain St.
224 West Lorain St.
231 West Lorain St.
261 West Lorain St.
262 West Lorain St.
270 West Lorain St.
279 West Lorain St.
290 West Lorain St.
318 West Lorain St.
326 West Lorain St.
341 West Lorain St.
342 West Lorain St.
351 West Lorain St.
356 West Lorain St.
369 West Lorain St.
383 West Lorain St.
452 West Lorain St.
461 West Lorain St. *
580 West Lorain St. .
680 West Lorain St.
Willard Court
Woodhaven Street
Woodland Street
112 Woodland St.
136 Woodland St.
Barrows Hall: 145 Woodland St.
148 Woodland St.
…form continuation
166 Woodland St.
Noah Hall: 167 Woodland St.
170 Woodland St.
184 Woodland St.
190 Woodland St.
…form continuation
200 Woodland St. – Dill Field
200 Woodland St. – Jones Field House
Zechiel House: 207 Woodland St.