On behalf of our Superintendent Miss
Judy Forte, welcome to the Monitor
King National Historical Park.
In accordance with guidance from
the CDC and the recommendations
from public health authorities,
all buildings within the park are
temporarily closed due to COVID-19.
Welcome to the birth home of
Doctor Martin Luther King Junior.
501 Auburn Ave, Atlanta, GA.
The Paula Martin,
Adie and Christine would enter
the parlor to take piano lessons.
However, Martin Inadi dislike
taking piano lessons,
so to discourage the teacher,
they loosen the screws off of this
very stool and took a hammer.
And hammer the piano.
The picture under wall is
his maternal grandparents.
Reverent AD Williams and
Mrs Jenny Celeste Williams.
This is the coat and hat
room known as the foyer.
The Kings and Williams would
greet their guests in this room.
The photo on the wall was taken
shortly after Christmas of the
King and Williams family in 1939.
This is the game room.
The office and once was the
bedroom of Martins grandparents.
Reverent AD Williams and Mrs Jenny.
The family would gather in this
room for family game night.
The photos in this room are of
reverent AD Williams and Miss
Jenny Martin's grandparents.
The kids would also do their
homework in this room.
Martin and his dad,
Martin Luther King senior,
were considered the best players.
Monopoly was Doctor King's favorite game,
and Chinese checkers was his dead.
The rager in the corner to the right.
Martin will listen to his favorite show,
which would be the Green Hornet.
The dining room. The family ate
their meals in the dining room.
And always on Sundays.
Everyone had to recite a
Bible verse before they ate.
ML which is Martin Luther King junior love
to eat and like almost any kind of food,
he especially loved fried chicken.
Collard green. Black Eyed Peas,
cornbread and apple pie with ice cream.
Indeed, very kitchen Martins,
mother Alberta and Grandmother
prepared all the family meal.
Martin, Christine an AD will all tasks
with the chore of doing the dishes.
However, Martin dislike washing
dishes and would hide in the bathroom.
Every time it was his turn.
This is the Birch room and the
bedroom of Daddy King, an Mrs King.
All three of the King children
were born in this very room.
Willie Christine Farris was
the first to be born in 1927.
When she was born,
her parents pulled out one of the
drawers of the Schaeffer robe and
theatre chest and lined it with
blankets and placed her in the
drawer because they had no crib,
or a bassinet.
Martin Luther King Junior was born
January 15th, 1929 at 12 noon.
And. Alfred Danielle,
AKA Lady was born in 1930.
This is Martin, an adie's bedroom.
Or the boys room as it was called Martin.
An AD also shared this room with
their dad's younger brother.
Their uncle Joel,
who was not too far in age from the boys.
Christine, there sister said Martin an AD.
We're very messy and kept their room untidy.
The boys would only clean up if
they were guests in the home.
Thank you for visiting the magnetic
a National historical park.
Our buildings are currently
closed due to COVID-19.
We invite you to come and visit us
again when we reopen our doors.