At 1207 West 28th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, you face the Daisy Bates House. This was the home of Arkansas NAACP president Daisy Bates and served as a command post for those working to desegregate Little Rock Central High School during the desegregation crisis of 1957–1958. It was a sanctuary for the nine students involved and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.
The house sits in a mid-20th-century residential area south of downtown Little Rock and is a typical 1950s ranch house: one story in height and measuring about 39 feet (12 m) by 51 feet (16 m). Its wood-frame structure is finished in brick veneer and topped by a hip roof with broad eaves that shelter a carport on the north and west side. The foundation and the carport deck are poured concrete.
From the north main elevation you see two picture windows with sidelights; the main entrance to the living room is located in the carport, with a secondary entrance to the kitchen. Inside, the main floor follows a typical ranch plan with a public area of living room, dining room, and kitchen. Picture the picture windows and carport of this typical 1950s ranch house, its poured-concrete foundation and hip roof unchanged since it sheltered the nine students.