The Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638 is a historic apartment building in the Cleveland Court Apartment Complex in Montgomery, Alabama. It is significant to the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Unit 634 was home to civil rights activist Rosa Parks, her husband Raymond, and her mother, Leona McCauley, during the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955 to 1956. The building was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 30, 1989, and the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 2001.[1][2]
Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638 | |
 Cleveland Court Apartments in 2009 | |
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| Location | 620–638 Cleveland Ct., Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Coordinates | 32°21′48″N 86°19′4″W / 32.36333°N 86.31778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1943 |
| Architect | Montgomery Housing Authority |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001167[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 2001 |
| Designated ARLH | March 30, 1989[2] |
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.