Memphis Tennessee Garrison House

Memphis Tennessee Garrison House
Location 1701 10th Ave., Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°24′56″N 82°25′33″W / 38.41556°N 82.42583°W / 38.41556; -82.42583Coordinates: 38°24′56″N 82°25′33″W / 38.41556°N 82.42583°W / 38.41556; -82.42583
Area less than one acre
Built 1920
NRHP reference # 100000573[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 2017

The Memphis Tennessee Garrison House is a historic house at 1701 10th Avenue in Huntington, West Virginia. Built about 1920, this modest two-story frame house was the home of Memphis Tennessee Garrison (1890-1988), a leading figure in the advance of African-American civil rights in Huntington, for the last forty years of her life. Garrison was a teacher, political organizer, and influential leader of the local branch of the NAACP. She was the first female of the West Virginia State Teachers Association, and vice-president of the American Teachers Association, an association of teachers working in segregated schools.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1] It is in the process of being converted into a museum.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Memphis Tennessee Garrison" (PDF). West Virginia Culture. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
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