On this date in 2003, The Louis Armstrong House opened to the public for the first time as a historic house museum.
The residence was the long-time home of the internationally acclaimed Black jazz musician Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. The house, a National Historic Landmark and a New York City landmark, underwent a $1.6 million restoration and renovation.
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The Associated Press
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