Alex Haley House and Museum

Alex Haley House and Museum

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W. E. Palmer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alex Haley's boyhood home in Henning, in 2007
Location	200 South Church Street, Henning, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°40′24″N 89°34′35″W / 35.67333°N 89.57639°W / 35.67333; -89.57639Coordinates: 35°40′24″N 89°34′35″W / 35.67333°N 89.57639°W / 35.67333; -89.57639
Built	1918
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	78002604
Added to NRHP	December 14, 1978[1]

Alex Haley House and Museum is a Tennessee state-owned historic house in Henning, Tennessee. It was originally known as W. E. Palmer House and was the boyhood home of author Alex Haley. He was buried on the grounds. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1] In 2010, the site debuted the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center with the addition of a small museum and interpretive center (designed by architect Louis Pounders) with exhibitions covering Haley's life.^{[2] [3]}

Alex Haley's grave beside his boyhood home in Henning, in 2007