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Photos: Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris family home
Feb. 23, 2021 10:14 am, Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 7:36 pm
The home of the Harris family, who purchased land to build a home in a predominantly white neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A linoleum block print of the Harris home made by Bruce Harris is seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The home of Percy and Lileah Harris is seen in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A wedding photo of the couple is displayed at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Lileah Harris' Steinway baby grand piano stands in a living room at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Lileah Harris was a gifted musician and she passed her talents on to many of her children. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Family photos are displayed atop Lileah Harris' Steinway piano at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The living room features ample windows where Lileah Harris grew her beloved houseplants at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
An orange tree that was given to the Harris family stands in the living room at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Houseplants that once belonged to Lileah Harris take in sunlight in the living room at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A main hallway is decorated in the green tones that Lileah Harris favored at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A main hallway is decorated in the green tones that Lileah Harris favored at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A main hallway is decorated in the green tones that Lileah Harris favored at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Upstairs storage and a window seat are seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The formal dining room is seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The formal dining room is seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The formal dining room is decorated in the green tones favored by Lileah Harris at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A photo of the Harris family taken shortly before Mrs. Harris' death hangs in the formal dining room at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The family dining room features a long table for seating the couple's twelve children at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A doily is framed at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The kitchen and fireplace seating area are seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A fireplace nook is seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Photos of Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr., which were taken at a Coe College lecture by a friend of Percy Harris, hang on the wall at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Photos of Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr., which were taken at a Coe College lecture by a friend of Percy Harris, hang on the wall in a fireplace nook at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A photo of the home across the street from the Harris home is seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The owners of the house allowed the Harris children to use their driveway and backyard as a shortcut to get to school everyday. The children were told, however, not to use the driveway to the left of the home, as the neighbors who lived there were not in favor of the family's presence in the neighborhood. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A sunny addition to the rear of the house offers more seating at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The family room addition (left), dining room, kitchen are seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Family photos and books line a bookshelf at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
An encyclopaedia and reference books line the shelves at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A collage by Bruce Harris is see on a basement wall at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A collage by Bruce Harris is seen on a basement wall at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A collage by Bruce Harris is seen on a basement wall at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A collage by Bruce Harris is seen on a basement wall at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
An intercom system allowed the family to communicate throughout the house at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A first floor bathroom features shelving in the form of a window that was present before the rear addition was made at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Photos of the home are seen at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sarah Beth Harris and Anne Harris Carter, who owns the house, sit in the formal dining room at the home of Percy and Lileah Harris in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The home of Percy and Lileah Harris is seen in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. The home was added in February to the National Register of Historic Places. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
