Mary McLeod Bethune Home
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The Mary McLeod Bethune Home (also known as the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation) is a historic home in Daytona Beach
, Florida
. It is located on the Bethune-Cookman University campus. It was designated a United States
National Historic Landmark
in 1974, for its association with the life of Mary McLeod Bethune
, an educator and civil rights leader.
The house itself "is of no architectural significance" and "is a simple two-story frame
structure of a domestic style common to the 1920s."
The house is operated as a museum. A brick structure added to the house serves as an archive of Mary McLeod Bethune papers.
Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It is located on the Bethune-Cookman University campus. It was designated a United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1974, for its association with the life of Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D...
, an educator and civil rights leader.
The house itself "is of no architectural significance" and "is a simple two-story frame
Frame
A frame is a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction.Frame may also refer to:-Engineering & construction:* A-Frame, a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner...
structure of a domestic style common to the 1920s."
The house is operated as a museum. A brick structure added to the house serves as an archive of Mary McLeod Bethune papers.
External links
- Bethune-Cookman College and Foundation - Heritage Landmark of The United Methodist Church - Includes visiting information
- Volusia County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Bethune (Mary Mcleod) Home at National Historic Landmarks Program
- Mary McLeod Bethune Home and White Hall at National Register Travel Itineraries
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
- Waymarking listing