United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Auburn Avenue, 33.755509, -84.376596Lewis, Boyd, 1944-1974View of the birth home of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early restoration efforts by the National Park Service.In 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in the two-story, Queen Anne style house at 501 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. King lived there with his family until 1941. Restoration of the King birth home began in 1974 as part of the National Park Service's plan to establish and administer the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, which includes the birth home, ebenezzer Baptist Church, and the civil rights leader's gravesite.image/jpegVIS 101.698.002ahc101698002.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/MSS 602, Boyd Lewis Papers, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History CenterHistoric buildings--Georgia--AtlantaHouses--Georgia--AtlantaHistoric preservation--Georgia--AtlantaHistoric buildings--Conservation and restorationKing, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Homes and haunts--Georgia--AtlantaMartin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site (Atlanta, Ga.)Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home, circaStillImage