Which National Park Service site preserves the Atlanta home where Martin Luther King Jr. was born?

Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park preserves the Atlanta home where Martin Luther King Jr. was born.

The historic district in Atlanta, Georgia, includes King’s birth home, Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church associated with his father and grandfather, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. These places interpret King’s life, ministry, and leadership in the civil rights movement.

King was born in the two-story Queen Anne-style house on January 15, 1929. He lived there with his family during his childhood, before becoming a minister and national civil rights leader.

The site is sometimes confused with the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument or the National Civil Rights Museum, which also interpret the movement. The Atlanta unit is specifically linked to King’s birthplace, family, church, and legacy. Congress established it as a national historical park in 1980.