Paul Laurence Dunbar House, 219 North Summit Street, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH

Significance: The Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio was the last home of Paul Laurence Dunbar, generally regarded as the first black American to achieve distinction in the literary field. The home was built in 1894 and was purchased by Dunbar in the autumn of 1903; he and his mother lived there until his death in 1906. Matilda Dunbar continued to live in the home and preserved her son's works until her death in 1934. In 1937, the State of Ohio purchased the property and turned it over to The Ohio Historical Society. The house is presently a state memorial and is open to the public.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-60

Survey number: HABS OH-218

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000619

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1934 - 1970

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