Rev. M.L. Latta House
Rev. M.L. Latta House | |
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Location | 1001 Parker St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°47′52.89″N 78°39′47.1″W / 35.7980250°N 78.663083°WCoordinates: 35°47′52.89″N 78°39′47.1″W / 35.7980250°N 78.663083°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
MPS | Oberlin, North Carolina MPS |
NRHP Reference # | 02000502[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 16, 2002 |
The Rev. M.L. Latta House was a historic home located in the Oberlin neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the last remaining building from Latta University, a trade school for African Americans that operated from 1892 until 1920.[2] The house was named after Morgan London Latta, a freedman and former slave who graduated from Shaw University after the Civil War. It was built about 1905, and was a substantial, two-story Queen Anne style residence with a Tuscan order wraparound porch.[3] He founded Latta University to educate freedmen and orphans in Raleigh's African-American community and built the campus next to his house.[4] His house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and designated a Raleigh Historic Landmark.
On January 8, 2007, a fire destroyed the house, leaving only the manmade brick foundation.[5][6] Before the fire, plans had been made by The Latta House Foundation to adapt the house as a cultural center.[7] After the fire, the property owner gave the land to the city of Raleigh for use as a park.[8]
Images
- The house where M.L. Latta was born
- Reverend and Mrs. Latta
- Latta's children
- The Reverend when he first began to build Latta University
- M.L. Latta giving a speech at a YMCA in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
- Chapel and young men's dormitory at Latta University
- Young ladies' dormitory
- Kindergarten department
- Industrial training department
- Manual training department
- Orphanage band
- Faculty and students
- Latta University staff
- Teacher and secretary
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "African American History". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ Sherry Joines Wyatt (November 2001). "Rev. M.L. Latta House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ↑ Wallace, Kamal (1998-06-29). "Remnant of Raleigh's Past to Benefit From Today's Music". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ Lamb, Amanda (2007-01-08). "Fire Ravages Historic Latta House". WRAL-TV. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ↑ McDonald, Thomasi (2007-01-07). "Fire Destroys Latta House". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "Fire Destroys Latta House". WTVD. 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ↑ Locke, Mandy (2008-03-09). "Progress Eats Into History". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2008-03-29.