205 S. Allen St., Plant City, Florida. County/parish: Hillsborough.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 14, 2002. NRIS 02001009.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Bing Rooming House Museum (also known as the Bing-Washington House) is a museum in a historic residence in the Lincoln Park neighborhood Plant City, Florida, United States at 205 South Allen Street. It was built about 1928 as a boarding house and was operated by Mrs. Janie Wheeler Bing for African-Americans who were not allowed to stay in segregated white hotels or eat in white restaurants. On September 14, 2002, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It has been renovated. The museum is open Monday through Thursday from 2 pm to 6 pm.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842662