Jackie Robinson House
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| John Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson House | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 5224 Tilden St., Brooklyn, New York |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1947 |
| Designated as NHL: | May 11, 1976[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 11, 1976[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76001226 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Jackie Robinson House was a Brooklyn home of baseball great Jackie Robinson from 1947 when he was earned Rookie of the Year with the Brooklyn Dodgers through 1949 when he was voted Most Valuable Player. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. [1][3]
Another house, at 112-40 177th Street in the Addisleigh Park neigbhorhood of Queens, was the Robinsons' home from 1949 to 1955. "Locals had recently canceled a restrictive covenant that forbade blacks from living in the area, so African-American stars such as jazz great Count Basie and Herbert Mills of the Mills Brothers quartet moved in." This other house is not currently landmarked, but may be included in a New York City Landmarks Commission historic district that is under review in 2008.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b John Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-13).
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Lynne Gomez Graves (1976-02-03), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson ResidencePDF (472 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1975PDF (499 KiB)
- ^ Nicolas Hirshon (2008-04-08). Jackie Robinson's house not safe. New York Daily News.
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