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John Rankin House

About John Rankin House

The John Rankin House is a historic house museum at 6152 Rankin Hill Road in Ripley, Ohio. Built in 1828, it was home to Presbyterian abolitionist John Rankin, and was one of the original stops on the Underground Railroad. Harriet Beecher Stowe's visit to Rankin provided some of the story that became Uncle Tom's Cabin. The house was acquired by the State of Ohio in 1938 and is now operated by the Ohio History Connection and opened for tours. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997.

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African-American museumHistoric house museum
Founded
2005

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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 7 miles of John Rankin House; the closest, Ripley Museum, is about a mile away.