{"id":47,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:31:11","latitude":35.79630490000000264672053162939846515655517578125,"longitude":-78.66301599999997051781974732875823974609375,"title":"Latta House &amp; University Site","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/beff276eb53016bb8459f2050ac2b7d1.jpg","address":"1001 Parker Street","all_locations":[],"zoom":5,"creator":["RHDC"],"description":"In 1892, freed slave and teacher Rev. M. L. Latta founded Latta University, a coeducational institution established to educate underprivileged and orphaned children in Raleigh&#039;s African American community. Located in historic Oberlin, the Latta property housed the university as well as Rev. Latta’s ca. 1905 residence, a Raleigh Historic Landmark. In 2007, the Latta House burned and the property was deeded to the City of Raleigh. In 2009 the city funded an archaeological survey, which identified remains from the use of the property as Latta’s residence and the university. The property is managed by the Raleigh Department of Parks and Recreation.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDate:  1892","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":["<a href=\"https://cityofraleigh0drupal.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/drupal-prod/COR10/LattaHouseAndUniversitySite_LandmarkOrdinanceAndReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Latta House & University Site Landmark Designation Report and Ordinance</a>"],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/beff276eb53016bb8459f2050ac2b7d1.jpg":{"id":135,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Latta House &amp; University Site, 2010","description":"Image courtesy of A. Neifeld, Capital City Camera Club. ","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/beff276eb53016bb8459f2050ac2b7d1.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/022f2a951e18e69ca9c25ad1f6553e89.jpg":{"id":332,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Latta House, 2006","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/022f2a951e18e69ca9c25ad1f6553e89.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/40371648b651d6d9b31134301cf7c77e.jpg":{"id":333,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Latta House, 1989","description":"Image courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives. (N.2006.11.111 )","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/40371648b651d6d9b31134301cf7c77e.jpg"},"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/b2913126676997f5939f31d5e021be85.jpg":{"id":552,"mime-type":"image/gif","title":"Latta House &amp; University Site, 1980","description":"Image by Michael Zirkle Photography, copyright Raleigh Historic Development Commission.","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/b2913126676997f5939f31d5e021be85.jpg"}}}