John P. Parker House
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.Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house museum in Ripley, Ohio, U.S.
- Also known as: “John P. Parker Museum and Historical Society”
- Address: 300 North Front Street, Ripley, OH 45167
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Rankin House and Lee’s Creek Covered Bridge.
John Rankin House
House
Photo: Rdikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. John Rankin House is situated 1,800 feet east of John P. Parker 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 1½ miles west of John P. Parker 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 southeast of John P. Parker 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 2 miles northwest of John P. Parker House.
Minerva
Hamlet
Minerva is an unincorporated community in Mason County, Kentucky, United States. Minerva is situated 5 miles southwest of John P. Parker House.
John P. Parker House
- Categories: historic house museum, African-American museum, house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Union Township, Brown, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.75008° or 38° 45′ 0″ northLongitude
-83.84947° or 83° 50′ 58″ westLevels
2Operator
John P. Parker Historical SocietyOpen location code
86CRQ522+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 575388821OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6251677
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In Other Languages
“John P. Parker House” goes by many names.
- French: “John P. Parker House”
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