Jackson House Foundation Inc

THE FOUNDATION PLEDGED $1 MILLION TO ASSIST THE JACKSON HOUSE FOUNDATION, A SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY LOCATED IN TAMPA, FL WITH RESTORATION OF THE JACKSON HOUSE. AS DESCRIBED IN ITS WIKIPEDIA LISTING, THE JACKSON HOUSE IS A HISTORIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTED IN 1901 AS A BOARDING HOUSE USED BY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER TRAVELERS OF AFRICAN DESCENT FOR ACCOMMODATIONS DURING THE ERA OF RACIAL SEGREGATION. MANY FAMOUS ENTERTAINERS AND OTHER HISTORIC FIGURES STAYED AT THE JACKSON HOUSE DURING THE PERIOD IT WAS OPERATED AS A ROOMING HOUSE. TO DATE, THE FOUNDATION HAS PAID LEGAL AND ARCHITECTURAL FEES ON BEHALF OF THE JACKSON HOUSE FOUNDATION AS EXPERTS ARE DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR RESTORING THIS HISTORIC STRUCTURE.