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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1929/00/00
1941/05/18 Martin Luther King Jr Home Michael King Jr's (MLK) grandmother dies of a heart attack. Soon afterwards the King family moves to a new home at 193 Boulevard.
1968/00/00

Places

PlaceAsNotedInType
PlaceAsNotedInType
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthplace

Data »

Particulars for Martin Luther King Jr Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Cultural Affiliation Black American
Sight Category Historic District
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Area of Significance Religion
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 2nd May 1974

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: King, Martin Luther, Jr., Historic District
Registry Address: Bounded roughly by Irwin, Randolph, Edgewood, Jackson, and Auburn Aves.
Registry Number: 74000677
Resource Type: District
Owner: Local, Private
Architect: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late victorian, Queen anne
Area in Acres: 15
Contributing Buildings: 9
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Other Certification: Designated unit of the National Park Service, Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Black, Architecture, Social history, Religion
Applicable Criteria: Person, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Significance of less than fifty years, Birth place or grave
Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1929, 1968
Associated People: King,Rev. Dr. Martin Luther,Jr.
Historic Function: Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-Function: Religious structure, Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Religion, Funerary
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure Single dwelling Graves, burials

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