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Frances Harper Inn

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Frances Harper Inn Detroit 2023
Frances Harper Inn Detroit 2023

The Frances Harper Inn is a house located at 307 Horton Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is significant for its operation, between about 1915 and 1950, by the Christian Industrial Club, a Detroit Black women's club. The club used the house to provide safe and affordable housing for Black women and girls who did not have families to house them. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023.

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Frances Harper Inn
Horton Street, Detroit New Center

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Horton Street 307
48202 Detroit, New Center
Michigan, United States
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