TRYON, N.C. (AP) - The dilapidated wooden cottage in North Carolina that was the birthplace of singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone[1] now has the protection of the National Trust[2] for Historic Preservation.
The trust said in a news release Tuesday that it will develop and find a new use for the house in Tryon where Simone[3] was born in 1933. Last year, four African-American artists purchased the home.
National Trust President and Chief Executive Officer Stephanie Meeks says the trust will work with the home’s new owners and the community to honor Simone[4]’s contributions to society and to “inspire new generations of artists and activists.”
The three-room, 660-square-foot (60-square-meter) home went on the market in 2016.
Simone[5]’s original name was Eunice Waymon. She died in 2003 at the age of 70.Copyright © 2018 The Washington Times, LLC. ...