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.
Rev. M.L. Latta House | |
 Site of the 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°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Oberlin, North Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000502[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2002 |
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
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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
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edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved 2007-01-08.
- ^ Locke, Mandy (2008-03-09). "Progress Eats Into History". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2008-03-29. [dead link]