Bethune, Mary McLeod, Home
Historic house in Florida, United States in Daytona Beach, Florida. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Mary McLeod Bethune Home is a historic house on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Built in the early-1900s, it was home to Mary McLeod Bethune (1875–1955), a prominent African-American educator and civil rights leader, from 1913 until her death. It was designated a United States National Historic Landmark in 1974 It is now managed by the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation as a historic house museum.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Bethune-Cookman College campus, Daytona Beach, FL |
| County | Volusia County |
| Listed | Dec 2, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000655 |
| Type of place | historic house museum, African-American museum |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Bethune-Cookman College campus, Daytona Beach, FL |
| Coordinates | 29.21264, -81.03188 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Canaveral National Seashore · 34 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Canaveral National Seashore Permits 23 mi · River Forest Group Site 26 mi · Middle Dredge Campsite 27 mi |
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Nearby in Volusia County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000655. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.