Black History Historic House Tour
Address
Heritage Society Museum
1100 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
Details
The tour consists of three (3) historic structures including the 1847 Kellum-Noble House, 1870 Jack Yates House, and the 1866 Fourth Ward Cottage. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated these three historic house sites located in Sam Houston Park as part of its “Slave Route Project”.
Our tour guides will demonstrate the contrast of the lives of African-Americans living in Houston before and after the Civil War. New research conducted on the 1847 Kellum-Noble House has revealed the names of several enslaved men, women, and children who lived and worked on the property. A history of this home discusses urban slavery in Houston, whereas the Yates House and Fourth Ward Cottage tell about life after Emancipation in the community known as Freedmen’s Town established by African-Americans.
$15 | Purchase tickets
Hours
Wednesday–Saturday, 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 2:30 pm- Rosalie Italian Soul400 Dallas St (550 feet SE)
- Guard & Grace500 Dallas St (867 feet SE)
- Poke Fresh 507 Dallas St (878 feet SE)
- Zero Sandwich507 Dallas St (878 feet SE)
- Mendocino Farms1200 Smith St (890 feet SE)
- Real Agave1100 Louisiana St (0.2 miles SE)
- Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen604 Polk St (0.2 miles SE)
- Rosalie Italian Soul400 Dallas St (550 feet SE)
- Guard & Grace500 Dallas St (867 feet SE)
- Real Agave1100 Louisiana St (0.2 miles SE)
- Adair Downtown1000 Louisiana St (0.3 miles E)
- Diana American Grill800 Bagby St (0.3 miles NE)
- Citadel BBQ805 Dallas St (0.4 miles SE)
- 40 Below520 Texas Avenue (0.4 miles NE)
- Heritage Clay Street Garage1200 Bagby Street (297 feet SE)
- Allen Center300 Clay Street (595 feet SW)
- SP+ Parking401 W Dallas Street (696 feet SW)
- Jesse H. Jones Library Garage500 McKinney (789 feet E)
- Two Allen Center1200 Smith Street (890 feet SE)
- 1100 Smith1100 Smith Street (926 feet SE)
- Winpark1100 Louisiana Street (0.2 miles SE)