1042 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Street

Year Built: 1875

Architecture Style: Gabled- Ell

Key Features:

• Wood Shingle Siding
• Large Closed Porch
• Decorative Brackets

This home is actually two! The larger home is three units and there is a smaller wood frame cottage in the back. This home retains many original features and is the most intact of the three here along MLK. These features include brackets, porches fireplaces, and a coal shoot.

The cottage built to accommodate new arrivals from the south and returning WWII veterans.

One former resident was Henry Fleming, a political operative, businessman, and golfer. He saved block from demolition in 1947. His wife, Virginia Fleming, hosted literary club at the home.