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Historical Images of Downtown OberlinVisit Our Online Database
Funding provided by the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Stocker Foundation
Drawings, Maps, and Views of OberlinSketch of Early OberlinAn Interactive Map of Oberlin, 1874
Postcards from Oberlin
by Cynthia NickoloffKids' View of Oberlin from Tappan Square
Downtown
Behind the Facades
Slide tour of historic downtown Oberlin by Marilyn Fedelchak HarleyOur Common Center
An electronic database of historical images of downtown OberlinThe Gruen Plan
An examination of a proposal to redevelop downtown Oberlin (1957)
Community Landmarks and MonumentsHiram A. Pease/John and Delilah Copeland Property
a history by Ronald and Nancy HendriksonWalking Tour of Oberlin's Civil War Monuments
Historic Elm (1915)
Westwood: A Historical and Interpretive View of Oberlin's Cemetery
See an online index of Oberlin faculty and staff buried at Westwood Cemetery
Oberlin's Designation as National Historic Chemical Landmark
From Union School to Westervelt Hall to New Union Center for the Arts
Churches
Houses of Worship: A Tour of Churches of Oberlin (prepared in 1996)
Oberlin's Sacred Heritage: The African-American Tradition
Original Rust M.E. Church and Parsonage (1875-1915)
The Meeting House: A History of First Church
by Robert S. Fletcher
College BuildingsOberlin College Architecture: A Short History
by Geoffrey BlodgettOberlin College Buildings
A chronological listingCass Gilbert's Visions for Oberlin College:
Early Photos of Oberlin College from Library of Congress:
(Warning: these files are very large)
Houses
Historic Preservation in Oberlin