The Burrell-King House

Jabez Lyman Burrell (1806-1900), originally from Massachusetts, built this house in 1852. Burrell made his living as a cattleman and farmer, but devoted much of his time to serving the cause of abolitionism, helping slave who had escaped the South get from Oberlin to Sheffield and from there to Lorain and across Lake Erie to Canada. He was also devoted to equal education for all, providing funding to a freedmen's school in Selma, Alabama., and serving as a trustee of the Oberlin Collegiate institute, well known for educating African Americans and women. From 1884 to 1934, this was the home of Henry Churchill King (1858-1934), who was the president of Oberlin College from 1902-1927. The Kings added the porches and rear wing and made their home aa social center fro the college and community. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a City of Oberlin Historic Landmark.

The Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the Longabegrer Company, Oberlin Heritage Center /O.H.I.O., The Ohio Historical Society.

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