Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthplace - Atlanta

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthplace is located on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.  It is part of the Sweet Auburn Historic District.  The 1895 Queen Anne house was purchased in 1909 by Reverend Adam Daniel Williams, the pastor at nearby Ebenezer Baptist Church.  When Williams' daughter, Alberta, married Martin Luther King, Sr. in 1926, the couple moved here with her parents.  All three of the King's children would be born here, Christine in 1927, Martin Luther, Jr. on January 15, 1929, and Alfred Daniel in 1930.  When the Reverend Adam Daniel died in 1931, Martin, Sr. became the new reverend at Ebenzer Baptist.  He would be joined in later years by his son, Martin, Jr.  The King family would live at the Auburn Avenue home until 1941, while Martin attended Booker T. Washington High School.  He would later attend Morehouse College before beginning his historic career in civil rights.  In the 1950's and early 1960's Martin's brother A.D. lived at the house in a second floor apartment.  The Sweet Auburn Historic District and 35 nearby properties, including the Birthplace and the Ebenezer baptist Church, have been joined together to form the Martin Luther King Historic District.  The District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and designated a Natioanl Landmark in 1977.  It is now run as the Martin Luther King National Historic Park and is overseen by the National Park Service.

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