Georgette's Tea Room House Explained

Georgette’s Tea Room House (also referred to as Georgette’s Tea House and Georgette’s Tea Room) is a former boarding house in Brownsville, Miami, Florida, opened in 1940 by Georgette Scott Campbell.^[1] It catered to African American patrons during segregation in the American South.^[2] It would serve breakfast, lunch, tea and boarding to visitors and guests. It is located in the Brownsville section of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida.

The tea room received a historic designation in 1990. The tea room is one of the properties owned by Bethany Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brownsville, Miami. Since 2023, the church has been trying to raise money to restore the tea room house.

Notable guests

Due to segregation laws many African-Americans were not allowed to stay at most hotels. This included famous African-American performers. Even when they were paid to perform at those hotels they were often not allowed to stay at them.

• Billie Holiday stayed at Georgette's Tea Room House during her performances in the 1940s because she was not allowed to stay in the hotels she performed at.^[3]
• Nat King Cole stayed at Georgette's Tea Room House while performing in Miami.

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-06-20 . Georgette’s Tea Room: A historic meeting place for Miami’s Black arts community . 2023-02-10 . The New Tropic Creative Studio . en.
2. News: Cohen . Howard . Small II . C. Isaiah . February 5, 2023 . ‘We gotta wake this community up.’ The battle to preserve, restore Miami’s Black landmarks . Miami Herald .
3. Web site: Group Tries to Keep Georgette's Tea Room House Alive . NBC 6.