1207 West 28th St., Little Rock, Arkansas. County/parish: Pulaski.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 03, 2001. NRIS 01000072.
The Daisy Bates House is a historic house at 1207 West 28th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. It is significant as the home of Arkansas NAACP president Daisy Bates, and for its use as a command post for those working to desegregate the Little Rock Central High School during the desegregation crisis of 1957–1958. It was a sanctuary for the nine students involved. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
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