Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument

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United States historic place

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Col. Charles Young House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

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Location	Columbus Pike between Clifton and Stevenson Rds., Wilberforce, Ohio
Coordinates	39°42′26″N 83°53′25″W / 39.707252°N 83.890227°W / 39.707252; -83.890227
Area	59.65 acres (24.14 ha)
Built	1839 (1839)
Website	Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
NRHP reference No.	74001506
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1974
Designated NHL	May 30, 1974

The Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a National Monument of the United States, commemorates the life of Charles Young (1864–1922), an escaped slave who rose to become a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and its first African-American colonel. It is located on United States Route 42 in Wilberforce, Ohio, in a house purchased by Young in 1907 that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. The monument is administered by the National Park Service; the house is open by appointment for tours.

Description and history

The Charles Young House is located in a rural setting southwest of Wilberforce, on the north side of US 42 between Clifton and Stevenson Roads. The house is an eclectically styled 2+1⁄2-story brick building, with a gabled roof that has deeply overhanging eaves. A T-shaped porch extends across the middle three bays of the five-bay front facade, supported by square posts. A series of ells extend to the rear, giving the building a T shape.

Charles Young was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1864. He was the third African American graduate of West Point, the first black U.S. national park superintendent, the first African American military attaché, and the highest ranking black officer in the United States Army until his death in 1922. He also taught military science at Wilberforce University, during which time he purchased this house, which he called "Youngsholm." The house was built in 1832, and is reported to have served as a way station on the Underground Railroad.

On March 25, 2013, under the Antiquities Act, President Barack Obama designated the house as the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service. The house museum has exhibits about Young and the Buffalo Soldiers. A 15-month renovation began in October 2021 to restore the home to its state when Young lived there.

References

^ Obama, Barack (March 25, 2013). "Presidential Proclamation -- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument". The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
"Colonel Charles Young House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
"NHL nomination for Colonel Charles Young House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
Shellum, Brian (2010). Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780803230224.
Executive Office of the President (March 25, 2013). Federal Register Vol. 78 No. 60, Establishment of the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument. Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. p. 18778.
"Places - Youngsholm". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
"Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument celebrated". Dayton Daily News. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014.
"Park announces relocation of Interpretive and Educational services". www.nps.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2023.

External links

Official website
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. OH-2249, "Colonel Charles Young House, Columbia Pike between Clifton & Stevenson Roads, Wilberforce, Greene County, OH", 9 photos, 4 data pages, 1 photo caption page

Protected areas of Ohio

Federal

National parks	Cuyahoga Valley
National historical parks and sites	Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP First Ladies NHS Hopewell Culture NHP James A. Garfield NHS William Howard Taft NHS
National monuments	Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers
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National trails	North Country Trail
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National estuarine research reserve	Old Woman Creek
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National Historic Landmarks	Huffman Field Col. Charles Young House
Historic districts	Downtown Xenia Historic District East Second Street District Grinnell Mill Historic District Main Street Historic District McDonald Farm Waterstreet Historic District Yellow Springs Historic District
Other properties	Antioch Hall, North and South Halls Ballard Road Covered Bridge Bank of Xenia George Barrett Concrete House Bath Township Consolidated School Berryhill-Morris House C.N. & I. Department Power House Carnegie Library (Old Wilberforce University Campus) Cedarville Opera House Alexander Conner House Dean Family Farm Emery Hall Fairborn Theatre Harper Mausoleum and George W. Harper Memorial Entrance Hollencamp House Jamestown Opera House Mercer Log House Millen-Schmidt House Old Chillicothe Site The Old Hotel Orators Mound Samuel N. Patterson House Pollock Works Whitelaw Reid House South School Whitehall Farm Benjamin Whiteman House Williamson Mound State Memorial Wright Brothers Memorial Mound Group Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Mound
Formerly listed	Homewood Cottage William S. Scarborough House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Ohio and List of National Historic Landmarks in Ohio

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