Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum & State Historic Site
History Museum
Why pick this one
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum preserves Palmer Memorial Institute's African American education history through tours, exhibits, historic buildings, and campus grounds.
Best for
- Learning about African American education in North Carolina
- Exploring Charlotte Hawkins Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute
- Viewing a restored 1920s historic residence with original and period furnishings
- Accessible historic-site visits
- Low-cost guided tours and free visitor center exhibits
Look elsewhere if
- Sunday or Monday visits
- Visitors requiring interior tours of the dormitories or other campus buildings besides Canary Cottage
- Visitors seeking a general-purpose art museum rather than African American, women's, social, and education history
Specialties
- African American history
- Women's history
- African American education in North Carolina
- Palmer Memorial Institute history
- Social history
What makes them different
- Campus includes Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown's restored Canary Cottage with original and period furnishings
- Visitor center exhibit features artifacts and photographs about Dr. Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute, and African American education in North Carolina
- Visitors can view three dormitories, Kimball Dining Hall, the Bell Tower, the Teahouse, and teachers' cottages
- More than 2,000 African American students attended Palmer Memorial Institute
- The campus is over 90 percent accessible, with accessible visitor center and first floor of Canary Cottage
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 6136 Burlington Rd, Gibsonville, NC 27249-8785
- Phone
- +13364493310
- Website
- https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/charlott...
- chb@dncr.nc.gov
Services
- Guided tours
- Self-guided grounds tours
- Visitor center exhibits
- Group tours
- Educational programs and events