Daisy Bates House

Daisy Bates House
Daisy Bates House is located in Arkansas
Daisy Bates House
Daisy Bates House is located in the United States
Daisy Bates House
Location1207 West 28th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°43′18″N 92°17′1″W / 34.72167°N 92.28361°W / 34.72167; -92.28361
NRHP reference No.01000072
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 2001[1]
Designated NHLJanuary 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]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Daisy Bates House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on July 3, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "National Historic Landmark Nomination for Daisy Bates House". National Park Service. 1983. Retrieved September 29, 2015.