Dr. Manassa Thomas Pope, a well-known African-American resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, once owned the Pope House Museum, which dates back to 1901. After being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, the Pope House was not open to the public for tours until 2012, when the city of Raleigh took over its care. There have been many modifications to the area around the Pope House since it was first built in the early 19th century. When the first governor’s palace was built at the end of Fayetteville Street, where the current Memorial Auditorium is, fashionable residences were anticipated to be built in the vicinity. Large white homes were constructed there, but after Reverend Henry Martin Tupper moved Shaw University to Raleigh in 1870, the neighborhood became increasingly popular with Civil War refugees of African descent. Pope’s professional life as a doctor began when he graduated from the medical program at Shaw University’s Leonard Medical Center.The Third Ward, of which the 500 block of South Wilmington Street is a part, is home to many people of African American professional and business backgrounds. To call this place home since 1901, Pope chose this location. A second doctor and a pharmacist, both of whom were prominent in their fields, both lived in close proximity to Pope. He lived close to his office on East Hargett Street, which was the heart of the black commercial district at the time.A telephone, integrated gas and electric fixtures, a fully equipped kitchen, and a full bathroom on the second floor are just some of the cutting-edge conveniences that Pope installed in his home. He also installed a call bell system with individual room buttons and a central annunciator. Pope began treating patients in his house as his health deteriorated in the 1920s and 1930s. In the far end of the back hall, off the kitchen, a tiny hand sink and instrument cabinet have been installed.Pope married Delia Haywood Phillips in 1907, and the newlyweds made many changes to their property, including adding a garage and electricity. In the 1920s, the original front porch was replaced by the present-day sleeping porch, which is supported by brick piers. The space under the porch on the first floor’s northern end was enclosed in brick in the 1940s. They eventually had a son named Ruth and a daughter named Evelyn. After their parents went away, Evelyn and Ruth maintained the family home even though they had relocated to Durham and Chapel Hill, respectively. Although a lot has changed around it, the Pope House is still there. The older buildings were demolished to make way for offices, parking lots, and modern homes. The most obvious change is the construction of the Raleigh Convention Center, which can be seen from the mansion. Modern apartment buildings built in the 1980s and 1990s have obscured the home from view. National Register of Historic Places as of November 22, 1999, which includes the Pope House. The next month, the trustees of the Pope Charitable Foundation decided to turn the house into a museum. A nonprofit organization named the Pope House Museum Foundation was founded a month later. The massive trove of family records was sorted, cataloged, and donated to UNC-Chapel Hill’s Southern Historical Collection. When the Pope House Museum ran into financial trouble in 2011, it reached out to the city of Raleigh to see if it would be interested in purchasing the museum to ensure its survival. After purchasing it, Raleigh Parks & Recreation is now responsible for the Pope House Museum, which is currently open for tours.
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