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.Photo: Rdikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: National Historic Landmark in Ripley, Ohio
- Also known as: “John Rankin Home” and “Rankin House on Liberty Hill in Ripley, home of Abolitionist John Rankin”
- Address: 6152 Rankin Hill Road, Ripley, OH 45167
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John P. Parker House and Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School.
John P. Parker House
Museum
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The John P. Parker House is a historic house museum at 300 North Front Street in Ripley, Ohio. It was home to former slave and inventor John P. Parker from 1853 to his death in 1900. John P. Parker House is situated 1,800 feet west of John Rankin House.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School
School
Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School is a public high school in Ripley, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington School District. During the 2023–2024 school year, 235 students were enrolled. Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School is situated 2 miles south of John Rankin House.
Lee’s Creek Covered Bridge
Photo: Greg5030, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lee's Creek Covered Bridge is a historic wooden bridge on Lee's Creek Road 0.1 miles south of Kentucky Route 8 near Dover, Kentucky. It is 61 feet long with a double set of Queen post trusses on each side. Lee’s Creek Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles west of John Rankin House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ripley and Levanna.
Ripley
Village
Photo: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ripley is a village in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River 50 miles southeast of Cincinnati. The population was 1,591 at the 2020 census.
Levanna
Hamlet
Levanna is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Levanna is situated 2½ miles northwest of John Rankin House.
Redoak
Hamlet
Redoak is an unincorporated community in Brown County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. Redoak is situated 4½ miles northeast of John Rankin House.
John Rankin House
- Categories: African-American museum, historic house museum, building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
- Location: Union Township, Brown, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.75056° or 38° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
-83.8433° or 83° 50′ 36″ westElevation
843 feet (257 metres)Levels
1Operator
Ohio History ConnectionOpen location code
86CRQ524+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 575367363OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q6254238
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In Other Languages
“John Rankin House” goes by many names.
- French: “John Rankin House”
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