CAMDEN, N.J. (1010 WINS) — The historic home where Martin Luther King Jr. lived while attending seminary was damaged by a fire early Saturday morning.
The fire broke out on the 700 block of Walnut Street in Camden around 2:30 a.m., according to officials.
The house is owned by the homeless outreach non-profit organization New Beginnings. The group was planning on converting the home into a museum, but the building was in disrepair when the fire started.
A representative from New Beginnings told ABC6 the organization still plans on repairing and renovating the building.
King lived at the residence between 1949 and 1951 while attending Crozer Theological Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The renowned civil rights leader embarked on some of his earliest social justice work while living in the house. He prepared his first anti-discrimination lawsuit there, according to the home’s website.
The fire spread next door, displacing residents, but no one was injured in the blaze.
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