Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
- Vicinity: Tuskegee University
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1881/07/04 | Booker T Washington | Principal | Tuskegee Institute is established as Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers by former slave Lewis Adams and former slave owner George W Campbell. | |||
| 1905/09/00 | Walter T Bailey | Architect | Walter Bailey becomes the head of the Mechanical Industries Department as well as the supervisor of the architectural and planning aspects of the Tuskegee Institute. | |||
| 1907/10/31 | Portia Washington Pittman | Bride | Portia Marshall Washington, daughter of Booker T Washington and Fannie Smith Washington, marries William S Pittman in the chapel (lost) of Tuskegee Institute. | |||
| 1912/00/00 | Claude McKay | Education | Claude McKay enrolls at Tuskegee Institute. Not enjoying the "semi-military, machine-like existence there", he soon transfers to Kansas State University. | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Nella Larsen | Work | Upon graduating in 1915, Larsen travels south to work at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, where she soon becomes head nurse at its hospital and training school. | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Dr Floyd B Brown | Education | Floyd B Brown sells books to finance his education at the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama. | |||
| 1916/00/00 | Nella Larsen | Work | Disillusioned with Booker T Washington's model of education and unhappy with poor working conditions for nurses at Tuskegee, Larsen returns to New York, where she works for two years as a nurse at Lincoln Hospital. |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Grey Columns Plantation |
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| Particulars for Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: | |
|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | Black American |
| Higher Learning | College |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Criteria | Person |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booker T Washington: The Wizard of Tuskegee, 1901-1915 (book) | Biography | Louis R Harlan |
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