Memphis Tennessee Garrison House
Memphis Tennessee Garrison House | |
| Location | 1701 10th Ave., Huntington, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°24′56″N 82°25′33″W / 38.41556°N 82.42583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000573[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 23, 2017 |
The Memphis Tennessee Garrison House is a historic house at 1701 10th Avenue in Huntington, West Virginia. Built about 1920, this modest two-story frame house was the home of Memphis Tennessee Garrison (1890-1988), a leading figure in the advance of African-American civil rights in Huntington, for the last forty years of her life. Garrison was a teacher, political organizer, and influential leader of the local branch of the NAACP. She was the first female of the West Virginia State Teachers Association, and vice-president of the American Teachers Association, an association of teachers working in segregated schools.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1] It is in the process of being converted into a museum.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Memphis Tennessee Garrison" (PDF). West Virginia Culture. Retrieved November 6, 2017.