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Coordinates:40°48′55″N73°56′35″W / 40.81528°N 73.94306°W /40.81528; -73.94306

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James Weldon Johnson Residence
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


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Location	187 W. 135th St.,New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′55″N73°56′35″W / 40.81528°N 73.94306°W /40.81528; -73.94306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925 (1925)
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	76001241^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1976^[1]
Designated NHL	May 11, 1976^[2]

TheJames Weldon Johnson Residence is a historic apartment house located at 187 West 135th Street,Harlem,Manhattan,New York City,New York. It is here whereJames Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) lived from 1925 until his death. In addition to being a composer, songwriter, and author, he was an outspoken advocate for civil rights, working in various roles at theNAACP, including as its General Secretary during his residency here.^[3] The building was declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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The James Weldon Johnson Residence is located on the north side of West135th Street, just east of its junction withSeventh Avenue in Manhattan's northern Harlem neighborhood. It is one of a pair of similar five-story brick buildings, which share styling and aparty wall. The buildings have Romanesque styling, with that on the left exhibiting a curved corner bay. The buildings share a projecting cornice with modillion blocks, as well as gabled roof over their entrances, which stand on either side of the party wall. The facades are each three bays wide, with sash windows set in rectangular openings with limestone sills and lintels.^[3]

James Weldon Johnson occupied one of the units at #187 from 1925 until his death in 1938. Born in Florida in 1871 to middle-class African-Americans, Johnson was educated atAtlanta University, and had a diverse career as an educator, composer, singer, author, and journalist. He was hired by theNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1916, and held positions of importance in the organization for the rest of his productive life. He was instrumental in building the organization in the segregated South, and lobbied for anti-lynching legislation. He died in a car accident in 1938.^[3]

References

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^^a ^b"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^^a ^b"James Weldon Johnson Residence".National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 15, 2007. Archived fromthe original on June 5, 2011.
^^a ^b ^c ^dLynne Gomez Graves (February 3, 1976)."James Weldon Johnson Residence"(pdf).National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service.
^"James Weldon Johnson Residence--Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1976"(pdf).National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. February 3, 1976.

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