| Rev. M.L. Latta House | |
| Coordinates: | 35.798°N -78.6631°W |
| Added: | May 16, 2002 |
| Mpsub: | Oberlin, North Carolina MPS |
| Refnum: | 02000502 |
The Rev. M.L. Latta House was a historic home located in the Oberlin neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the last remaining building from Latta University, a trade school for African Americans that operated from 1892 until 1920.[1] The house was named after Morgan London Latta, a freedman and former slave who graduated from Shaw University after the Civil War. It was built about 1905, and was a substantial, two-story Queen Anne style residence with a Tuscan order wraparound porch.[2] He founded Latta University to educate freedmen and orphans in Raleigh's African-American community and built the campus next to his house.[3] His house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, and designated a Raleigh Historic Landmark.
On January 8, 2007, a fire destroyed the house, leaving only the manmade brick foundation.[4] [5] Before the fire, plans had been made by The Latta House Foundation to adapt the house as a cultural center.[6] After the fire, the property owner gave the land to the city of Raleigh for use as a park.[7]