Daisy Bates House | |
Location | 1207 West 28th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°43′18″N 92°17′1″W / 34.72167°N 92.28361°W |
NRHP reference No. | 01000072 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 3, 2001[1] |
Designated NHL | January 3, 2001[2] |
The Daisy Bates House is a historic house at 1207 West 28th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. It is significant as the home of Arkansas NAACP president Daisy Bates, and for its use as a command post for those working to desegregate the Little Rock Central High School during the desegregation crisis of 1957–1958. It was a sanctuary for the nine students involved.[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[2][3]