Rev. M.L. Latta House facts for kids
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Rev. M.L. Latta House
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Site of the house
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 Location in North Carolina
Location in the United States
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| Location | 1001 Parker St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Oberlin, North Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000502 |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 2002 |
The Rev. M.L. Latta House was a historic home located in the Oberlin neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the last remaining building from Latta University, a trade school for African Americans that operated from 1892 until 1920. The house was named after Morgan London Latta, a freedman and former slave who graduated from Shaw University after the Civil War. It was built about 1905, and was a substantial, two-story Queen Anne style residence with a Tuscan order wraparound porch. He founded Latta University to educate freedmen and orphans in Raleigh's African-American community and built the campus next to his house. His house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and designated a Raleigh Historic Landmark.
On January 8, 2007, a fire destroyed the house, leaving only the manmade brick foundation. Before the fire, plans had been made by The Latta House Foundation to adapt the house as a cultural center. After the fire, the property owner gave the land to the city of Raleigh for use as a park.
Images for kids
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The house where M.L. Latta was born
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Reverend and Mrs. Latta
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Latta's children
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The Reverend when he first began to build Latta University
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M.L. Latta giving a speech at a YMCA in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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Chapel and young men's dormitory at Latta University
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Young ladies' dormitory
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Kindergarten department
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Industrial training department
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Manual training department
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Orphanage band
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Faculty and students
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Latta University staff
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Teacher and secretary
