Jefferson Franklin Jackson House, Italianate house in Montgomery, Alabama.
The Jefferson Franklin Jackson House is a two-story frame house in Montgomery, Alabama, built in 1853 in the Italianate style. Its symmetrical front and tall, narrow windows with decorative surrounds are typical of that style. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 17, 1984.
The house was built in 1853 and was home to Jefferson Franklin Jackson, who served as United States Attorney for northern and central Alabama. It later became an important center in Montgomery's African American community.
The house served as a gathering place for the Montgomery City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs and housed Montgomery's first library for African Americans. The rooms became a space where the community came together and connected.
The house is located on South Union Street in Montgomery and is a registered historic property. Visitors should check ahead for current visiting hours and access options, as it is a preserved historic site.
The Women's Political Council, which met here, was the first group to officially call for a boycott of Montgomery's segregated buses, the action that led to the Montgomery bus boycott. The house had already become the city's first library open to African Americans in December 1948.
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