William H. McGuffey House
William H. McGuffey House | |
Front and western side of the house | |
| Location | 401 E. Spring St., Oxford, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′25″N 84°44′10″W / 39.50694°N 84.73611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1833 |
| Architect | William H. McGuffey |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000605 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | December 21, 1965 |
The William H. McGuffey House is a historic house museum at 401 East Spring Street, on the campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Built in 1833, it was the home of author and professor William Holmes McGuffey (1800–1873) from then until 1836. It is believed to be the site where he wrote the first four of the McGuffey Readers, widely popular instructional texts used to educate generations of Americans. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. It is now operated by Miami University as the William Holmes McGuffey Museum.