Woman's Working Band House
Woman's Working Band House is a historic house in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida. It is located at 648 W. Brevard St. in Frenchtown, the oldest surviving African-American community in Florida.
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| Location | Tallahassee, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 30°26′57″N 84°17′34″W |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000848[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 20, 2010 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 20, 2010.[1]
This completely restored National Register Property currently (2018) houses the B Sharps Jazz Club. This house is one of the few recognized, extant properties financed jointly by rank and file and upper class African-American women. Its cornerstone was laid in 1921 by the Woman's [sic] Working Band and it was built to serve as an Old Folks Home.
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
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