Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
The home in 2018
Location2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, Jackson, Mississippi
Coordinates32°20′27″N 90°12′46″W / 32.34097°N 90.21265°W / 32.34097; -90.21265
AreaLess than one acre
Built1956 (1956)
Built byLeroy Burnett
Architectural styleRanch
Part ofMedgar Evers Historic District (ID13000737)
NRHP reference No.000001459, 100000791
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 2000[1]
Designated NHLFebruary 16, 2017
Designated CPSeptember 18, 2013

The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive within the Medgar Evers Historic District in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1956, it was the home of African American civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925–1963) at the time of his assassination. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, by President Donald Trump, authorized it as a national monument;[2] it was established on December 10, 2020, after the National Park Service (NPS) acquired it from Tougaloo College.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Text - S.47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act". United States Congress. March 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home Officially Established As National Monument". Delta Democrat-Times. December 10, 2020. Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

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