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Paul Laurence Dunbar House, Dayton

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The Paul Laurence Dunbar House was the 1904-1906 home of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar in Dayton, Ohio. It is a historic house museum owned by the state of Ohio and operated by Dayton History on behalf of the Ohio Historical Society; it is also part of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. It is located at 219 Paul Laurence Dunbar Street (formerly called North Summit Street) in Dayton.

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  • By JaneanPhillips
    I just never had an opportunity to visit this museum, despite being a native Daytonian. We took our time visiting this, and many other museums, over summer and winter. This museum has knowledgeable...  more »
  • By Frank D
    The Dunbar House was not open the day I visited, but I did walk around the property and took a bunch of pictures. I try to hit any National Park property that I can, so I was not going to miss it...  more »
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  • By Marquivio Robinson
    The Paul Laurence Dunbar house is so much history in there you can feel it in the atmosphere when you walk in. Love that this place is free and open to the community and it's willing to give tours of the Paul Lawrence Dunbar house. I brought a group of second through sixth graders to the Paul Laurence Dunbar house and they have such an amazing time. Also they learned so much about Paul Laurence
  • By Brittany Steinke
    This is a great historical land marking to visit and it is well kept giving its location
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