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Biography. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, 1901. He was raised by his mother Mayann in a neighborhood so dangerous it was called “The Battlefield.”. He only had a fifth-grade education, dropping out of school early to go to work.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum (LAHM) sustains and promotes the cultural, historical, and humanitarian legacy of Louis Armstrong by preserving and interpreting Armstrong’s house and grounds, collecting and sharing archival materials that document Armstrong’s life and legacy, developing programs for the public that educate and inspire, and ...
The Center is the permanent home for the 60,000-piece archive of Louis and Lucille Armstrong, and it houses a 75-seat venue offering performances, lectures, films, and educational experiences.
34-56 107th Street, Queens, NY 11368 • 718-478-8274 • © 2024 Louis Armstrong House Museum
Living Room. The “international room” of the Armstrong House is filled with possessions picked up from the Armstrongs’ world travels, in addition to vivid paintings of both Louis and Lucille. View 360°.
The Louis Armstrong House was named a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and a New York City Landmark in 1988. Plan your visit to the Louis Armstrong House Museum 34-56 107th Street, Corona (Queens), NY – louisarmstronghouse.org.
Welcome to the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s first virtual exhibit experience. We are delighted to offer you multiple curated pages about Louis Armstrong’s relationship to his home in the Queens neighborhood of Corona.
