National Register Listing

Kemp, E. A., House

606 W. Seventeenth, Bryan, TX

One of the best remaining local examples of bungalow architecture, this was the home of the E.A. Kenpfanily from the nid the 1920s; Kemp is perhaps the best-known black educator in Bryan. The 010 Kemp Jr./Sr. High School was named for him.

Local significance of the building:
Black; Education; Architecture

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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