Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum

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The Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum is a historic house museum in Milan, Ohio, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the early life and inventions of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical museum
historic house museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Greek Revival
category Biographical museums in Ohio
Historic house museums in Ohio
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Museums in Erie County, Ohio
National Historic Landmarks in Ohio
coordinates 41.3006°N 82.6050°W
country United States of America
dedicatedTo Thomas Alva Edison
educationalProgram interpretive exhibits on invention and innovation
school group tours
hasCollection Edison documents and photographs
Edison family artifacts
early Edison inventions
hasSignificance birthplace of a major American inventor
hasTheme history of electricity
inventions of Thomas Edison
life of Thomas Edison
hasVisitorCenter yes
hasWebsite https://www.tomedison.org/
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1947
locatedIn Milan, Ohio
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Erie County, Ohio
Huron County, Ohio
Ohio
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
materialUsed brick
name Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum
nearbyAttraction Milan Historical Museum
occupies birthplace of Thomas Edison
offersGuidedTours yes
openedToPublic 1947
operatedBy Thomas Edison Birthplace Association
ownedBy Thomas Edison Birthplace Association
partOf heritage tourism in Ohio
preserves period furnishings from the Edison family
rooms from Edison's childhood home
subjectOf local history publications
tourism brochures about Milan, Ohio

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