Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston
a part of Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum, Inc.
Archaeology, Education and Preservation
J. Vance Lewis House Museum - 1218 Wilson Street
Preservation in Progress
J. Vance Lewis and Pauline Gray Lewis Home – 1218 Wilson Street
“Van Court,” this elegant historic home built in 1907, once belonged to prominent attorney and a national civil rights activist J. Vance Lewis and his wife Pauline. The couple’s philanthropic efforts supported many significant organizations in Houston that elevated the Black community.
The home needs $200,000 to complete the restoration as a Museum of Legal Professions and Educators.
Freedmen’s Town Museums Houston
Museum visits are by appointment only 713-739-0163 | information.ftm@gmail.com
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