Dexter Parsonage Museum
The parsonage where Martin Luther King Jr. and his family lived from 1954 to 1960. Its original furnishings are preserved, and traces of the 1956 bomb attack are still visible on the porch.
This white wooden bungalow was the residence provided to the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Dr. King lived here with his wife, Coretta, and their children. The house was bombed in January 1956 during the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the porch still shows the marks of repairs. Standing at the front door, Dr. King urged the angry crowd to respond with nonviolence. The interior is furnished in the style of the 1950s, including the kitchen where he prayed late at night and resolved to carry on the struggle. Visits require joining a guided tour, and a memorial garden sits next door.
Opening hours
approx. Tue–Fri 10:00–15:00, Sat 10:00–13:00 (check official website)
Nearby sights
- First White House of the Confederacy
- Alabama State Capitol
- Civil Rights Memorial & Center
- Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church
- Old Alabama Town
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Court Square Fountain
- F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum