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The Weltzheimer/Johnson House stands as another expression of Frank Lloyd Wright's answer to the demand for beautiful and affordable middle-class homes in post-World War II America. Pairing innovation with basic owner-builder construction materials…

Formerly the home of Mr. And Mrs. Albert H. Johnson, the Johnson House, built in 1885, and approximately twenty-five acres of land surrounding it were purchased by Charles Martin Hall in 1911 and presented to the College. During the years from 1912…

The white Carrera marble, red porphyry and bronze fountain in front of the Allen Memorial Art Museum is a memorial to Katharine Wright Haskell by her husband, Henry "Harry" J. Haskell. Both Katharine and Harry were students at Oberlin; Katharine…

The Apollo Theatre is one of several businesses in the Hobbs Block on East College Street. Built by William Hobbs in 1913, this building housed Oberlin’s first 300 seat theater. For years, the eastern storefront was the well-appointed Hobbs…