Reclaiming the Past

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site
includes more than just Dr. King's birthplace.
It also preserves some of the places King knew
as a youth. This house—522 Auburn Avenue—
is an example of those preservation efforts.

It was once home to two of Atlanta's most
important black business leaders. Rev. Peter
James Bryant, pastor of the influential
Wheat Street Baptist Church and associate
editor of the magazine *Voice of the Negro*,
lived here from 1915 until the late 1920s.
In the 1930s and 1940s, this was home to
Antoine Graves, who eventually became the
most successful black realtor in Atlanta.

Preservation work begun in 1982
helped restore some of Auburn
Avenue's Victorian splendor.
The work done here is typical of
the preservation efforts throughout
the neighborhood surrounding
Dr. King's birthplace.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
National Historic Site and
Preservation District

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Reclaiming the Past