This is the home that Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet who was popular at the turn of the 20th century, purchased for himself and his mother with his royalties. He attributed his success to her lesson about not being afraid to follow a dream.
It is a mix between Italianate and Queen Anne styles and features both fine Victorian furnishings (figure A) and simple furniture that belonged to his mother, who was a slave. The centerpiece of the room was her Bible (figure B).
Resources Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
by Paul Laurence Dunbar (ISBN: 0781227100)
Reprint Services Corporation, 1992
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Paul Laurence Dunbar House
Paul Laurence Dunbar House
PO Box 1872 (mailing address)
219 N. Paul Laurence Dunbar St. (street address)
Dayton, OH 45401
USA
Phone: 937-224-7061
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Paul Laurence Dunbar: Portrait of a Poet (African-American Biographies)
by Catherine Reef (ISBN: 0766013502)
Enslow Publishers, Inc. 2000
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Curator, Paul Laurence Dunbar Historic Site
c/o Ohio Historical Society
1982 Velma Ave.
Columbus, OH 43211
Phone: 614-297-2330
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