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The Rev. M. L. Latta House was a historic home located in the Oberlin neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the last remaining building from Latta University , a trade school for African Americans that operated from 1892 until around 1920.
Latta University was a historically Black coeducational trade school and primary school in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was founded in 1892 by Rev. Morgan London Latta . The school closed sometime before 1922 amid scandals surrounding its founder's misrepresentation of its activities and the theft of donations to the university.
Latta has about 55 properties, constructed between ca. 1890 and ca. 1930, that are a part of the historic district. [9] Furthermore, Latta is home to one of the 13 Carnegie public library buildings in South Carolina. [10] The Latta library opened in 1914 and is "one of five of South Carolina's original 14 Carnegie libraries still in use as a ...
Latta Historic District No. 1 is a national historic district located at Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 47 contributing buildings in a primarily residential section of Latta. The buildings were erected between about 1890 and 1930. The houses are mostly one- to two-story frame residences with late Victorian era ...
Latta Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Latta, Dillon County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 13 contributing buildings in the central business district of Latta. The buildings were erected between about 1895 and 1928.
Spend a little time with the City of Raleigh Museum and its engaging and ever-busy executive director. You’ll have fun and learn a little something, too. Raleigh has a storied history, and ...
The News & Observer sat down with Ernest Dollar, executive director of the City of Raleigh Museum, to dive into our county’s history and learn more about some unusual street names we spot ...
Rev. Morgan London Latta L.L.D. (April 1853 – April 13, 1937) was an African American educator who operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit and misappropriate funds. He founded Latta University in Raleigh, North Carolina and used it to exploit the goodwill of Northern donors during the post-Reconstruction era. Despite the exposure for his ...