The Jackie Robinson House is located in Brooklyn's East Flatbush neighborhood, at the southwest corner of Tilden Avenue and East 53nd Street. It is a modest two-story brick duplex, with the units set side-by-side. Each is two bays wide, with the entrance set in the right-hand bay. 5224 is the left (east) unit, which has a band of three sash windows in the left bay, topped by a porch with a wooden railing and metal awning supported by decorative metal supports.[3]
Historyedit
The house was built sometime between 1912 and 1916. From 1947 to 1949 it was home to baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues. Robinson had been signed to a contract in 1945 by Branch Rickey, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and he was called up to the major league team after spending 1946 with minor league Montreal Royals. When he was called up, he and his wife Rachel had difficulty finding housing in Brooklyn due to racism; this was secured as a rental by a friend.[3]
Another house, at 112-40 177th Street in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood of Queens, was the Robinsons' home from 1949 to 1955. "Locals had recently canceled a restrictive covenant that forbade blacks from living in the area, so African-American stars such as jazz great Count Basie and Herbert Mills of the Mills Brothers quartet moved in."[4]
^ ab. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05.
^ abcLynne Gomez Graves (1976-02-03). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson Residence" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1975(909 KB)
^David Hinckley (2008-04-08). "Jackie Robinson's house not safe". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
May 01, 2024
jackie, robinson, house, historic, house, 5224, tilden, avenue, york, city, borough, brooklyn, built, 1912, 1916, prominent, home, baseball, great, jackie, robinson, from, 1947, when, awarded, rookie, year, through, 1949, when, voted, most, valuable, player, d. The Jackie Robinson House is a historic house at 5224 Tilden Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn Built c 1912 1916 it is prominent as the home of baseball great Jackie Robinson from 1947 when he was awarded Rookie of the Year through 1949 when he was voted Most Valuable Player It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 2 3 John Roosevelt Jackie Robinson HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkShow map of New York CityShow map of the United StatesLocation5224 Tilden Ave Brooklyn New YorkCoordinates40 38 53 N 73 55 38 W 40 6481557 N 73 9272715 W 40 6481557 73 9272715Arealess than one acreBuiltc 1912 1916NRHP reference No 76001226Significant datesAdded to NRHPMay 11 1976 1 Designated NHLMay 11 1976 2 The Jackie Robinson House is located in Brooklyn s East Flatbush neighborhood at the southwest corner of Tilden Avenue and East 53nd Street It is a modest two story brick duplex with the units set side by side Each is two bays wide with the entrance set in the right hand bay 5224 is the left east unit which has a band of three sash windows in the left bay topped by a porch with a wooden railing and metal awning supported by decorative metal supports 3 History editThe house was built sometime between 1912 and 1916 From 1947 to 1949 it was home to baseball player Jackie Robinson the first African American to play in the major leagues Robinson had been signed to a contract in 1945 by Branch Rickey owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers and he was called up to the major league team after spending 1946 with minor league Montreal Royals When he was called up he and his wife Rachel had difficulty finding housing in Brooklyn due to racism this was secured as a rental by a friend 3 Another house at 112 40 177th Street in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood of Queens was the Robinsons home from 1949 to 1955 Locals had recently canceled a restrictive covenant that forbade blacks from living in the area so African American stars such as jazz great Count Basie and Herbert Mills of the Mills Brothers quartet moved in 4 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in New York City National Register of Historic Places in Kings County New YorkReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 a b John Roosevelt Jackie Robinson House National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service 2007 09 13 Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 a b c Lynne Gomez Graves 1976 02 03 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination John Roosevelt Jackie Robinson Residence pdf National Park Service a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help and Accompanying photo exterior from 1975 909 KB David Hinckley 2008 04 08 Jackie Robinson s house not safe Daily News New York Retrieved 2011 11 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jackie Robinson House amp oldid 1182320025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
