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T. Thomas Fortune House, 94 West Bergen Place, Red Bank, Monmouth County, NJ
Summary
West Bergen Place has been renamed Drs. James Parker Boulevard.
Significance: Born a slave, crusading journalist T. Thomas Fortune eventually owned and operated three newspapers which he used to fight against corrupt politicians and for civil rights for blacks and women. During the course of his career, he published over 20 books and articles as well as writing more than 300 editorials in his own newspapers and other. Fortune resided here from 1901-1915.
Survey number: HABS NJ-877
Building/structure dates: ca. 1885 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1917 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1918 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001171
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Date
1901
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Red Bank, 40.34252, -74.06154
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
