Ralph Johnson Bunche House
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Ralph Johnson Bunche House, a home of American diplomat Ralph Bunche
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is a National Historic Landmark located in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is located at 115-24 Grosvenor Road. Ralph Bunche helped found the United Nations, and this was his home for more than 30 years, until his death in 1971. The house was designed by Koch & Wagner and is in the neo-Tudor style.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1976. The house is also a New York City landmark.
A different home of Ralph Bunche in Washington, D.C., where he and his family lived from 1941-1947, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Ralph Bunche
Ralph Johnson Bunche or 1904December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize...
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is a National Historic Landmark located in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is located at 115-24 Grosvenor Road. Ralph Bunche helped found the United Nations, and this was his home for more than 30 years, until his death in 1971. The house was designed by Koch & Wagner and is in the neo-Tudor style.
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1976. The house is also a New York City landmark.
A different home of Ralph Bunche in Washington, D.C., where he and his family lived from 1941-1947, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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External links
- Ralph Bunche House, 115-125 Grosvenor Road, Kew Gardens, Queens, NY: 15 photos, 3 data pages, and 1 photo caption page at Historic American Building Survey
- Nomination of this home for NYC landmark status
- the Washington, DC home