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 property is no longer used as a bus station, but the building was saved from demolition and its façade has been restored. The site was leased by the Alabama Historical Commission and a historical marker was located in front of the building. In 2011, a museum was opened inside the building, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum won a national preservation award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2012.

Location

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

Categories

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Sources

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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.

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

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