Fletcher Henderson House

The Fletcher Henderson House, also known as Henderson-Burroughs House, in Cuthbert, Georgia, was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Fletcher Henderson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1016 Andrew St., Cuthbert, Georgia
Coordinates	31°45′49″N 84°47′43″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1888
Architectural style	Victorian
NRHP reference No.	82002460[1]
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1982

The house was deemed significant as the home for 64 years of the leading black educator in Cuthbert, professor Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (1857-1943). It is also notable as the boyhood home of jazz great Fletcher H. Henderson Jr., who was born December 18, 1897, and his brother Horace W. Henderson, who was born November 23, 1903.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Nancy A. Alexander and Cate Hamilton (March 19, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fletcher Henderson House / Henderson-Burroughs House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 27, 2017. With seven photos from 1980.