Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument | |
The home in 2018 | |
| Location | 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive, Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°20′27″N 90°12′46″W / 32.34097°N 90.21265°W |
| Area | 0.14 acres |
| Built | 1956 |
| Built by | Leroy Burnett |
| Architectural style | Ranch |
| Part of | Medgar Evers Historic District (ID13000737) |
| NRHP reference No. | 000001459, 100000791 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 5, 2000 |
| Designated NHL | February 16, 2017 |
| Designated CP | September 18, 2013 |
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, also known as Medgar Evers House, is a historic house museum at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive within the Medgar Evers Historic District in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1956, it was the home of African American civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925–1963) at the time of his assassination. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017. The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, signed March 12, 2019, by President Donald Trump, authorized it as a national monument; it was established on December 10, 2020, after the National Park Service (NPS) acquired it from Tougaloo College.