Martin Luther King, Jr.
Historic Resource Study
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Appendix C:
NATIONAL REGISTER FORM
excerpts from the
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
REGISTRATION FORM
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Name: | Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site |
Location: | Roughly bounded by Jackson, Howell, and
Old Wheat Streets and Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia
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Owner: | Private, Public-Local, Public-Federal |
Category: | District
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Historic Functions: | Domestic (single and multiple dwellings)
Religion (religious facility)
Commerce/Trade (specialty store, department store) |
Current Functions: | Domestic (single dwelling)
Religion (religious facility)
Commerce/Trade (specialty store)
Recreation and Culture (National Historic Site)
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Architectural Classification: | Late Victorian (Queen Anne, Gothic, Italianate, Romanesque) Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements (Bungalow/Craftsman)
Modern Movements (Moderne, International Style) Other (double shotgun houses) |
Materials: |
Foundation (brick, stone) Roof (asphalt) Walls (Weatherboard, brick, asbestos)
Other (concrete, metal)
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Applicable National Register Criteria: |
Property is associated with events that have made a significant
contribution to the broad patterns of our history.
Property is associated with the lives of persons significant to
our past.
Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period,
or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses
high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable
entity whose components lack individual distinction. |
Criteria Considerations: |
Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes.
Birthplace or grave.
Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. |
Areas of Significance: |
Ethnic Heritage; Black Social History Commerce Architecture |
Period of Significance: | 1880-1968 |
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Last Updated: 26-Oct-2002
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