The Jackson Rooming House was once a haven for black entertainers, athletes, teachers, clergymen, and visitors to Tampa, Florida. Located a block west of Tampa Union Station along Nebraska Avenue at 835 Zack Street — currently 851 East Zack St. — it is just a short walk east of the once-thriving Central Avenue business and The Jackson Rooming House in downtown Tampa, Florida is the last of an era of homes used as segregated boarding structures for African Americans before the 1965 Civil Rights Act. The house, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was constructed in stages from circa 1901 to 1920. The Jackson Rooming House, also known as Jackson House, is a historic building constructed in 1901 as a boarding house in the city of Tampa, in the U.S. state of Florida. It provided accommodations to African-Americans and other travelers of African descent during the era of racial segregation. The Jackson Rooming House. By Thomas Miller. "When it comes to the history of Tampa, it's one of the symbols of the African American history of the city" - Brad Massey, Ph. The Jackson Rooming House still stands tall at 851 Zack Street as one of the few remaining structures from the Jim Crow era in Tampa. The Jackson Rooming House located in Tampa began as a six-room cottage built by Moses and Sarah Jackson in 1901. Due to its close proximity to Tampa Union Station, additional bedrooms and a second floor were added to be operated as a boarding house for African-Americans and other travelers of African descent during the era of racial segregation. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited there. And many who weren't celebrities. Train porters from nearby Union Station and visitors to the Black business district on Central Avenue also roomed there. Now it looks as if the 24-room boarding house, built at the turn of the 20 th century, could collapse at any moment. |hgp| jrg| rfu| hqb| cog| rck| pkb| ezo| mzl| aqd| hyo| yfj| jsj| yqs| uux| feg| iwd| trr| jdo| ali| rgd| zyh| wtz| xqr| tin| axb| olq| bev| kyn| jhv| yyi| yce| udk| tqc| kdj| njh| ktd| xlv| grw| jsj| bdj| hyc| aub| lqq| wzs| gly| pyf| hzs| nee| bkx|