Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station
National Register of Historic Places

Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station

Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Listed
May 15, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
11000298

About this property

The Freedom Rides Museum is located at 210 South Court Street in Montgomery, Alabama, in the building which was until 1995 the Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. It was the site of a violent attack on participants in the 1961 Freedom Ride during the Civil Rights Movement. The May 1961 assaults, carried out by a mob of white protesters who confronted the civil rights activists, "shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protesters for the first time." The…

Location

210 S. Court St.
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
32.37464, -86.30913

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 11000298. It was listed on May 15, 2011.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Nearby Battles

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Questions about this property

When was Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station listed on the National Register?

Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station?

Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station?

The period of significance for Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1961.

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