Paul Robeson House
Paul Robeson House | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
4951 Walnut Street (2009) | |
39°57′29″N 75°13′17″W / 39.95806°N 75.22139°W / 39.95806; -75.22139 | |
NRHP reference No. | 00001345 |
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Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000[1] |
Designated NHL | November 22, 2000[2] |
The Paul Robeson House was the home of internationally renowned American bass-baritone concert singer, actor of film and stage, All-American and professional athlete, writer, multi-lingual orator, human rights activist, and lawyer Paul Robeson from 1966 until 1976. Located in West Philadelphia, the Robeson House produces, presents and promotes traveling lectures, concerts and exhibits so that learning about Robeson is accessible to all ages and cultures.
Background
Robeson lived in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia from 1966 until 1976, with his sister Marian Forsythe.[3] In declining health, Robeson spent his time in Philadelphia in retirement. He refused most interviews, and saw only family and a few friends.[4]
In 1998 the West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, under the direction of Ms. Frances Aulston, initiated a major campaign to restore the Paul Robeson House.[5] Since then, the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission and the White House have officially recognized the museum as a national historic preservation site.
The Paul Robeson House is an Official Project of Save America's Treasures public-private partnership between the White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation of our nation's irreplaceable historic and cultural treasures for future generations.[6]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2000.[6] The "House" produces lectures, concerts and exhibits to promote Robeson's legacy.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Paul Robeson House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
- ^ "Historic Paul Robeson House". University City Historical Society.
- ^ "Died". Time. February 2, 1976. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007.
- ^ a b Scott, Emily (January 26, 2020). "With a ceremonial mortgage burning, the Paul Robeson House marks its next chapter". WHYY. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "Paul Robeson's Philadelphia Story|Community". WHYY. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
External links
Media related to Paul Robeson House at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- "Listing". Philadelphia Buildings and Architects.
- Coles, Kelli R. (2005). "Interpretation & Design: The Last Residence of African-American Activist Paul Robeson" (thesis). University of Pennsylvania.
Historic Preservation on the proposed restoration of Paul Robeson House
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- Discography
- Filmography
- Body and Soul (1925)
- Camille (1926)
- Borderline (1930)
- The Emperor Jones (1933)
- Sanders of the River (1935)
- Show Boat (1936)
- Song of Freedom (1936)
- Big Fella (1937)
- My Song Goes Forth (1937)
- King Solomon's Mines (1937)
- Jericho (1937)
- The Proud Valley (1940)
- Native Land (1942)
- Tales of Manhattan (1942)
- The Song of the Rivers (1954)
- The Tallest Tree in Our Forest (1977)
- Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
- Paul Robeson: Speak of Me as I Am (1988)
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
- Paul Robeson: Songs of Freedom (2008)
- Shuffle Along
- Show Boat
- Emperor Jones
- All God's Chillun Got Wings
- The Hairy Ape
- Othello
- 1930, London
- 1943, Broadway
- 1959, Stratford
- 1958 Carnegie Hall
- Plant in The Sun
- John Henry
- Peace Arch Concerts
- Ballad for Americans
- Songs of Free Men
- Spirituals
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs
- Paul Robeson at Carnegie Hall
- "Encore, Robeson!" (Paul Robeson: Favorite Songs, Vol. 2)
- "Go Down Moses"
- "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" (1925)
- "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (1926)
- "Ol' Man River" (1928)
- "Mighty Lak' a Rose" (1930)
- "That's Why Darkies Were Born" (1931)
- "Gloomy Sunday" (1936)
- "Just Awearyin' for You" (1938)
- "A Perfect Day" (1939)
- "Ballad for Americans" (1939)
- "Land of My Fathers" (1940)
- "Joe Hill"
- "On My Journey Now"
and history
- Paul Robeson and the International Brigades
- Political views of Paul Robeson
- Council on African Affairs
- Civil Rights Congress
- American Crusade Against Lynching
- We Charge Genocide
- Progressive Party
- Freedomways
- Peekskill riots
and speeches
- Freedom newspaper
- I Want to Be African
- Negroes—Don't Ape the Whites
- Negroes Should Join the CIO
- Time to Bring Negro Players Into the Major Leagues
- Never Again Can Colonialism Be What It Was
- Paul Robeson Congressional hearings
- Thoughts on Winning the Stalin Peace Prize
- To You Beloved Comrade
- Ho Chi Minh Is Toussaint L'Ouverture of Indo-China
- We Can Learn from the Struggle in South Africa
- Here I Stand
- Paul Robeson Speaks
and friends
- Carl Van Vechten
- Eugene O'Neill
- Elisabeth Welch
- Jomo Kenyatta
- Kwame Nkrumah
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Itzik Feffer
- Howard Fast
- Henry Wallace
- Louis E. Burnham
- Uta Hagen
- Joe Louis
- Harry Belafonte
- Esther Cooper Jackson
- Max Yergan
- Pool Group
- Margaret Webster
- Tony Benn
- Nikita Khrushchev
- Will Paynter
- Bumpy Johnson
- Earl Robinson
- Walter Camp
- Peggy Ashcroft
- Martin Duberman
- Fania Marinoff
- Rutgers University
- Priory Group
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- Columbia Law School
- Moscow Conservatory
- Paul Robeson House (Philadelphia)
- Paul Robeson House (London)
- Paul Robeson Home
- Paul Robeson Theatre
- South Shore Cultural Center, Chicago
- Store Front Museum, New York