McGuffey Museum

The William Holmes McGuffey House Museum in Oxford, OH is a National Historic Landmark dedicated to preserving and showcasing the life of William Holmes McGuffey, the creator of the McGuffey Eclectic Reader series. The museum also focuses on the history of Miami University and 19th-century domestic life and architecture in southwest Ohio.

Visitors to the museum can explore the brick home where McGuffey compiled the first edition of his famous Reader series in 1836. The museum exhibits unique artifacts, including the table on which the Reader was designed and the lectern McGuffey used as a professor. With its Federal vernacular architecture and its designation as a National Historic Landmark, the McGuffey House Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the educational and cultural history of the region.

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