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Wiley College (BA), North Texas State University (MA) Occupation (s) Activist. Counselor. Known for. "Grandmother of Juneteenth ". Opal Lee (born October 7, 1926) is an American retired teacher, counselor, and activist in the movement to make Juneteenth a federally-recognized holiday. She is often described as the "grandmother of Juneteenth".
April 20, 2006. The Illsley Place–West Rudisill Historic District is a national historic district in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 63 buildings and 1 structure in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed from about 1887 to 1955 and includes notable examples of the Colonial Revival, Tudor ...
The Kensington Boulevard Historic District is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in Fort Wayne, Indiana, added in 2019. [2] The district contains more than 170 homes built between 1917 and 1955, with one home dating to approximately 1870. [3]: 8 The boundaries of the district stretch from Niagara Drive along Maumee ...
Habitat for Humanity New York City and Westchester County (Habitat NYC and Westchester) was founded in 1984 as an independent affiliate, serving families across the five boroughs through home construction and preservation, beginning with their first build on the Lower East Side, during the first-ever Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. [13]
The houses will be built during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons, with homes located in Wooster, Orrville and Apple Creek.
Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. [10] Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is 18 miles (29 km) west of the Ohio border [11] and 50 miles (80 km) south of the Michigan border. [12]
The John D. Haynes House is a house in Fort Wayne, Indiana, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. [3] The house is a small and modest Usonian design in glass, red tidewater cypress, and Chicago Common Brick on a red concrete slab. [4] The gallery is offset to meet the rear of the great room at its center, rather than typically to one side.
West End Historic District, also known as the West Central Neighborhood, is a national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses 596 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Fort Wayne. The area was developed from about 1840 to 1935, and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Late ...