Oswald Rooming House Museums
- Also Known As: Johnson House
- Address: 1026 N Beckley Ave
- Vicinity: N Zang Blvd
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1935/00/00 | A bungalow house is built on Beckley Avenue in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas. | |||||
| 1943/00/00 | Gladys Johnson buys a the three-bedroom home on North Beckley Avenue in the north Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. | |||||
| 1963/10/14 | Lee Harvey Oswald | Home | Using the name O H Lee, Lee Harvey Oswald rents a room for $8 a week, including refrigerator and living room privileges, from Gladys Johnson. The bungalow is located about 2 miles from the Texas School Book Depository. | |||
| 1963/11/22 | After Oswalds arrest, LIFE magazine photographer Allan Grant and correspondent Tommy Thompson learn from the housekeeper at the Johnson Rooming House where Oswald had been staying, that Oswald had been making phone calls to a house in Irving. | |||||
| 1963/11/22 | Lee Harvey Oswald | Assassin | Lee Harvey Oswald returns to his rooming house, heads to his room and leaves in a hurry. | Assassination of John F Kennedy |
| Particulars for Oswald Rooming House Museums: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Building Type | House |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | True Crime |
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