Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 76001241 Opened 1925 Added to NRHP 11 May 1976 | Built 1925 Designated NHL May 11, 1976 Architectural style Renaissance architecture | |
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Location 187 W. 135th St., New York, New York Similar Will Marion Cook House, Hamilton Grange National, Saddle River County P, Headless Horseman Hayrides, Franklin D Roosevelt President | ||
The James Weldon Johnson Residence located at 187 West 135th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, is where James Weldon Johnson lived from 1925 until his death in 1938. In addition to being a composer, song writer, and author, he was an outspoken advocate for civil rights, working in various roles at the NAACP, including General Secretary.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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