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By Presidential Proclamation, President George W. Bush designated
February as National African American History Month. This year's
theme, "Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism,"
highlights Woodson's contributions to African American history.
As part of this celebration, this site showcases a selection
of historic properties documented by the Historic American Buildings
Survey commemorating the events and people that reflect this
year's theme of multiculturalism. Please join the Heritage Documentation
Programs in paying tribute to the accomplishments of African
Americans.
Featured
Properties
 Carter
G. Woodson House
HABS DC-369
Washington, DC
Carter G. Woodson resided at the ca. 1890 rowhouse at 1538 9th
Street, NW, from 1915 until his death in 1950. While living
here he founded the Association for the Study of African American
Life and History (originally called Association for the Study
of Negro Life and History) and this building served as the headquarters
for the Association until the early 1970s. In 1926 Woodson and
the Association created Negro History Week, now the National
African American History Month. Woodson selected the second
week in February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglass, symbolically reflecting his belief that
African American history is American history. The home was designated
a National Historic Landmark in 1976 by the Secretary of the
Interior for its significance in African American heritage.
In 2005 the National Park Service acquired the property and
on February 27, 2006, it was officially dedicated as the 389th
unit of the National Park System. It now stands vacant, closed
to the public, awaiting rehabilitation by the National Park
Service. For more information please visit the HABS
documentation at Library of Congress, or the website of
the Carter G. Woodson National
Historic Site.
 Martin
Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
HABS GA 1171
HABS GA 2169-A through HABS GA 2169-F
Atlanta, GA
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located
in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn
Avenue area. As early as the 1880's Auburn Avenue became the
center of Atlanta's black business and professional community.
The interrelationship of residential, commercial, and religious
architecture together with the strong African American cultural
history is representative of the life and work of Dr. King to
the extent that the area was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1977 and a unit of the National Park Service in 1980. HABS
has documented seven buildings within the National Historic
Site. more...
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