Evers, Medgar, House
Historic house in Mississippi, United States in Jackson, Mississippi. Built 1956. Added to the National Register in 2000, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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 by a white supremacist. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017. The John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, authorized it as a national monument; it was established on December 10, 2020, after the National Park Service (NPS) acquired it from Tougaloo College.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Dr., Jackson, MS |
| County | Hinds County |
| Listed | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00001459 |
| Built | 1956 |
| Type of place | National Monument of the United States, house, national monument |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, Mississippi Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Dr., Jackson, MS |
| Website | nps.gov/memy ↗ |
| Coordinates | 32.34097, -90.21267 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Shockaloe Trail Bc 1 38 mi · Rocky Springs Campground, Milepost 54.8 38 mi |
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Nearby in Hinds County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 00001459. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.