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New garden honors Rosa Parks on her 110th Birthday
This new garden helps the community remember all she did in the fight for equality. The groundbreaking ceremony for the New Garden was held Feb
February 6, 2023
Bring history to life by visiting the historic home of Rosa L. Parks in Montgomery, Alabama.
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
The Montgomery Housing Authority (MHA) owns and manages the historic home where Mrs. Rosa Parks lived during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in a public housing community known as Cleveland Court (currently called Parks Place). Her home served as a place of tranquility and safety for civil rights activist Rosa Parks, her husband Raymond Parks and her mother, Leona McCauley. In 1951, the family moved to their modest two-story apartment in what was once an upscale neighborhood for African Americans. While living in Cleveland Court, Rosa Parks enjoyed working with young people and was very close friends with Rev. Robert and Jeannie Gratz. She attended church, at St. Paul A.M.E. Church where she served as a deaconess. Following the bus boycott, Rosa Parks and her family moved to Detroit, MI in 1957.
Our story about Mrs. Parks’ personal life is designed to introduce the courageous but quiet MHA who has preserved the home as a place of pilgrimage to honor Mrs. Rosa Parks and her legacy.
The eight-unit building, including her apartment, 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, to preserve its history.
Scheduled tours are held Tuesday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For more information, contact communications@mhatoday.org
Phone: (334) 425-1348
"I included Mrs. Parks' apartment in my class tours to help students gain better empathy by walking through history. I think it is important as leaders that we understand everyone has a story and that some stories touch many of those we will lead. Montgomery has so much history that impacts us as a nation, and we would be irresponsible to not take the time to learn."
This new garden helps the community remember all she did in the fight for equality. The groundbreaking ceremony for the New Garden was held Feb
Montgomery, AL – On February 4, 2023, the Montgomery Housing Authority, West Montgomery Action Committee, and several community partners are coming together to celebrate Mrs.
MHA is honored to receive the NAHRO 2021 National Award of Merit in project design for the Rosa Parks Administration Building.
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