“There was a time in New Orleans history, but also in the history of the American South, when shotgun houses were seen as the home of the working class,” said Aidoo. “Many states were not ...

turning it into a museum dedicated to preserving African American history in the Triad. The Shotgun House, located in Happy Hill — one of Winston-Salem’s oldest Black neighborhoods ...

said Armstrong. By July, they expect the Shotgun House will be transformed into an exhibit space. It will illustrate Black/African American history during the Jim Crow era and the Civil Rights ...

The nonprofit Triad Cultural Arts Inc. announced in June 2023 that it is converting the shotgun house into a museum and exhibit space “that celebrates and honors African American culture in ...

But, by then, shotgun houses had added a new element to the American architectural vocabulary. You see, shotgun houses gave us the southern porch. We didn’t previously have porches like that in ...