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Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum

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The Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum is a museum in Fort Worth, Texas that focuses on the history of African Americans in Tarrant County and throughout Texas. It is named for Lenora Rolla who initially raised money to purchase the building and start the museum in 1979. It is operated in the historic Boone House and open by appointment with the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society.

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Lenora Rolla Heritage Center Museum
East Humboldt Street, Fort Worth

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East Humboldt Street 1020
76104 Fort Worth
Texas, United States
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