Langstroth Cottage is a historic building on the Western College campus of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

It was purchased for Beekeeper L. L. Langstroth in 1859, and he lived there for the next 28 years, conducting research and breeding honey bees.

After Langstroth left the house, the cottage was purchased by Susan Peabody, Helen's niece, who donated it to the Western College.

[7] The wooden floors of the basement have been replaced by concrete, and the fireplace is closed; fortunately, the outer walls of the house have gone unaffected.

[7] Sonnet – To Langstroth (Inventor of the Moveable Frame which permitted Beekeepers to rob the hive without sulphuring the bees to death) Since hives in Greece were set on slopes of thyme To win sweet gold for Heroes' cups of mead The gods themselves have shown no kinder deed To Insect or to Man than that of thine!

Certain it is no honeyed words of mine Can do thee justice, Langstroth, so I plead For Jove's Hymettus Bees of sacred breed To weave in Attic chorus round thy shrine.

And Ra from perfumed bean-fields by Nile's brim Those scarab Bees that nest in pipes of clay —From Poems of a Bee-Keeper, Everard Stokes.

[8] On his journey to create the perfect frame, Lorenzo found it helpful to write a manual of his findings.

Langstroth sees beekeeping "in the present state of public opinion, it requires no little courage to venture upon the introduction of a new hive and system of management; but I feel confident that a new era in bee-keeping has arrived."

Langstroth viewed bees as holy creatures: "Tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in 'bees,' and 'God' in every thing".

The moveable beehives solved the problem by providing a space between the frames and the hive walls, bottom, and top cover.

"The practical beekeeper, who wished an income from his bees, could propagate queens, make artificial swarms, supply destitute hives with honey or brood, and produce honey ready for the market in boxes or in glass tumblers, and he could protect his hives against the bee moth.

Langstroth and his son became successful at breeding Italian queen Bees, ultimately selling them at twenty dollars.

[10] In addition to these activities, participant contests, a benefit auction for the Ohio Honey Bee Queen Program, Karl Maslowski nature films and tours of the Miami University campus were held.

[3] In order to receive this designation, the building had to go through a three-step process: first includes a preliminary study with an on-site visit and preparation of a recommendation by a staff member of the program; next, an evaluation by the Consulting Committee on National Historic Landmarks; and finally, a submission of nominations approved by the Committee for Designation by the Secretary of the Interior.

Unchanged externally, the Greek Revival cottage features classic brick pilasters and pediments and a fan-shaped front window.