Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638

Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638

Cleveland Court Apartments in 2009
Location 620–638 Cleveland Ct., Montgomery, Alabama
Coordinates 32°21′47″N 86°19′3″W / 32.36306°N 86.31750°W / 32.36306; -86.31750Coordinates: 32°21′47″N 86°19′3″W / 32.36306°N 86.31750°W / 32.36306; -86.31750
Area less than one acre
Built 1943
Architect Montgomery Housing Authority
NRHP Reference # 01001167[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 29, 2001
Designated ARLH March 30, 1989[2]

The Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638 is a historic apartment building in the Cleveland Court Apartment Complex in Montgomery, Alabama. It is significant to the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Unit 634 was home to civil rights activist Rosa Parks, her husband Raymond, and her mother, Leona McCauley, during the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955 to 1956. The building was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 30, 1989 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 2001.[1][2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
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