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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA001 - Historic Landmark application for 218 Lincoln Way EAR Date: January 14, 2004 Historic Landmark Application Form (This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.) 1. Property Location for this request to designate a local Historic Landmark: 2. Existing and Proposed Use of the Property: 3. 'Property Owner:/ Crai t I /Q t t d ,-h i iNI Address: Sit(' isfy'if1Q5 /V —02L 116-5L(5 (Street) ./(City) J J (State) (Zip) Telephone: (-3® �_2 j4,,q (Rome) (Business) (Fax) 4. Applicant: ThEcch I e Mancq C, r- ,,a Eou ndafl'on Address: An-t5 ,s4o f c (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone:(1515 ) S 27 — f 9TC (Home) (Business) Fax 5. Contact Person: a_;, Address: 3 . 0 ub ve j 1 4$ (Street) City) J j (State) (Zip) Telephone:I _S1.�t I Yn/70 (Home's (Business) (Fax) E-mail address: pAa G &aY\oYX ek 2 IO 3 Ee Date: January 14, 2004 Obtaining approval of this request for designation of a local Historic Landmark does not absolve the applicant from obtaining all other applicable permits, such as Building Permits, IDOT access permits, etcetera. I(We) certify that I(we) am (are)familiar with applicable state and local codes and ordinances, the procedural requirements of the City of Ames and have submitted all the required information. r 4 Signed by: . (Property O er) (Note: No other signature may be substituted or the Property Owner's Signature.) and: Date: 3 g I'D (Applicant) and: Date: o (Con act Per n) FRECEIVED R 0 U 2007 F HIDES, IOWA ANNING & HOUSING 4 EffeWDate: January 14, 2004 Historic Landmark Checklist (This form must be filled out completely and the required information must be attached to this form before your application will be accepted.) The following information is required as part of the submittal of a request for designation of an Historic Landmark. Please attach your answers to each item. LI1 A map showing the Assessor's plat of the area, boundary and boundary description, legal ��description, and the size of the area proposed for designation in acres or square feet; LI Photographs and other descriptive material; lid List of all property owners and their addresses; W/A narrative providing information concerning at least one of the following: QE Its association with events that have a significant contribution to the broad patterns �of community history; or LJ Its association with the lives of persons significant in the community history; or <J ,�its embodying of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of new construction, etc. T(A narrative providing information about events or persons that may have a significant relationship to the area and its past; lr Design criteria proposed as an aid to decisions on Certificates of Appropriateness required by Section 31.10 of the Municipal Code. 5 EffeAMate: January 14, 2004 Historic Landmark Application Form (This form must be filled out completely before your application will be accepted.) 1. Property Location for this request to designate a local Historic Landmark: 2. Existing and Proposed Use of the Property: (5- E C�_ 3. `Property Owner:C,01. Address: J-0 VT _P i/"Al-!�MA05 . AAD (Street) J(City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: F ) =a ( ome) (Business) (Fax) 4. Applicant: I"G J`Ila r�in ou n.do-f,'On Address:_ Ph 0, f jn: s �f 1 5'00 f o (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone:(151-5) S 177— 19KO (Home) (Business) (Fax) 5. Contact Person: a_ , Address: R.30 Yb jS (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: t j.(11 6 9 (C 2. (Home (Business) (Fax) E-mail address: tka C r Ebay\oR ek 2 3 Effef*Date: January 14, 2004 Obtaining approval of this request for designation of a local Historic Landmark does not absolve the applicant from obtaining all other applicable permits, such as Building Permits, IDOT access permits, et cetera. I(We) certify that I(we) am (are)familiar with applicable state and local codes and ordinances, the procedural requirements of the City of Ames and have submitted all the required information. 4 Signed by: Dat 6� 21 �p (Property O er) (Note: No other signature may be substituted or the Property Owner's Signature.) and: Date: 3 0 I'D (Applicant) and: Date: 3 O (Con act Per n) [ MAR U 9 2CITY OF AMPS, IOWA RECEIV7ED EPT OF PLANNING & HOUSING 4 Effecate: January 14, 2004 Historic Landmark Checklist (This form must be filled out completely and the required information must be attached to this form before your application will be accepted.) The following information is required as part of the submittal of a request for designation o�f,an Historic Landmark. Please attach your answers to each item. an A map showing the Assessor's plat of the area, boundary and boundary description, le-a! description, and the size of the area proposed for designation in acres or square feet; L'7 Photographs and other descriptive material; 2 List of all property owners and their addresses; W/A narrative providing information concerning at least one of the following: 8 !ts association with events that have a significant contribution to the broad patterns /of community history; or @ Its association with the lives of persons significant in the community history; or lJ Its embodying of the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of new construction, etc. T(A narrative providing information about events or persons that may have a significant relationship to the area and its past; i Design criteria proposed as an aid to decisions on Certificates of Appropriateness required by Section 31.10 of the Municipal Code. 5 Oct 21,2006 To: Planning and Housing Department City of Ames, Iowa Please designate the Martin home at 218 Lincoln Way as a Historic Landmark in Ames, Iowa. This is the home of Archie and Nancy Martin after whom the Archie and Nancy Martin dormitory is named at Iowa State University for their contribution to the community and nation. There is documentation in Ames, Iowa and at Iowa State University on the history of the home and I respectfully request that you use that documentation as the basis for approval. The stairs to the home are scheduled to be repaired. Use of the home has not bbdn decided. Y rs Truly / �rantlan V Ship Grandson yr,FIRS'L�i 9g '"N #*� -11 1 ''�"Ri . 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Its materials are largely intact, and include horizontal wood siding and stucco on the exterior, with oak floors and trim, and what appears to be original plaster throughout the interior. Nearly all of the house is in its original condition, including the kitchen, which is a very rare example of well-preserved kitchen cabinetry from the era. The house was built in 1920, according to the County Assessor. Houses of this time were typically built from commercial timber, with standard hardware and finishes that were available from factories throughout the Midwest. The"craftsman" style combined simple, thoughtful detailing with pure forms,both of which produced an overall atmosphere of organized space and warm textures from wood and plaster. This was also a relatively inexpensive way to build, and typical craftsman details such as window sills and door frames demonstrated ingenious ways of combining simple, planed lumber into clear, articulate details. The Martin House has a particularly fine collection of typical craftsman detailing throughout the main and upper floors; while much of this has been damaged by locks and door replacement, enough of it is extant to maintain the original atmosphere of the house. Built in cabinets and pillars in the living room are well preserved and are important examples of this style of detailing. Likewise, the House's overall massing clearly shows the principles of the Craftsman style, with symmetrical forms, simple roof slopes, and carefully proportioned windows and doors creating a quite formal composition. The Lincoln Way elevation in particular uses a broad porch with large pillars to emphasize the entrance facing the street. While the massing and materials are typical of the type, the size of the Martin House, probably because of its intended function as a boarding house, is unusual for a Craftsman, and the interior spaces in particular are quite generous in comparison with other local homes of the era. The second story is also a unique feature of the House, with three generous bedrooms and several study spaces, neither of which are common in houses of its day. The Martin House is thus an important example of the Craftsman style, and also an unusual example of this style applied to a modified architectural program. Given its status as the last of several houses along this stretch of Lincoln Way, it is an important link to that street's important history in Ames. The house does have several very apparent issues that might discourage continued use or renovation—in particular a clear settlement issue on the front porch. It has some site issues (little opportunity for parking and a neighboring commercial structure to the west that obscures its view from the street) that might likewise discourage commercial adaptation. Given the extent of original finishes in the house, its status as the last of its type along West Lincoln Way, and its unique adaptation of the craftsman language to a somewhat larger domestic program, the Martin House would, I believe, be a reasonably strong candidate for Local Landmark Designation based on its architectural merits; given that these are surpassed by its important links to people in Ames' history, the Martin House is clearly deserving of this status. Thomas Leslie, AIA Architect Proposed Design Criteria for the Martin House(218 Lincoln Way.,Ames,IA) Local Historic Landmark Application Torn Leslie,AIA June 4,2007 1. The Martin House is a strong example of Craftsman Style residential architecture. Details of design and dimensions of distinct architectural elements of the building shall be followed and conformed to for all alterations or new construction of additions to the building. -. The Martin House's relationship to Lincoln Way is an essential aspect of its Landmark status. Alterations or changes in use that alter the visual or spatial appearance or aspect of the House from this public way shall be discouraged. 3. All alterations and newly constructed additions shall conform to the following characteristics of the building: - Building Height: One and a half stories plus roof pitch - Roof Type &Pitch Strong pitch(9:12 and 7:12)with break at level of upper floor. Single gables with two large dormers on north and south sides. - Dormers One at front and back side of roof,with four integral windows in each. - Entry One story full width porches.Porch either full or partial width. Massive,square pyramidal porch supports with shallow arches over openings.Centered door on front facade with panels and glass. - Exterior Materials Narrow(3-1/2")horizontal wood siding with 4" corner boards and painted stucco. Asphalt shingle roof(not original). Wood flooring on porch. Alterations,repairs,and renovations shall match patterns of existing siding,trim,and finish material. - Windows Double hung,grouped and/or banded. 5-1/2"trim(4-1/2" board with 1" trim piece). Multi-paned upper sashes. Wood only for alterations to match extant trim and muntin patterns. - Solid/Void Ratio Maintain position and size of all large scale openings(doors, windows,etc.). Overall 20-35% void for wall area between foundation and roof.- - Plan/Footprints Simple square plan with porch subordinate to principal two story mass. Minor projections (<3'-0")permissible on sides and back only. Extensions to the rear of the house are preferred to maintain original appearance of front and side elevations, especially from Lincoln Way. arcel Appraisal Summary - 09-11-126-020 Page 1 of )arccl Appraisal Summary - Ames City Assessor Story County, IA Dwner: SHIPP, GRANTLAND Mailing Address: C/O COL C V SHIPP Yt pry a.Y sr sG � 4 20 PARKSIDE RD � r SILVER SPRING MD 20910-5454 Ch..ange mailing addr.e.ss Sec-Twp-Rng: 11-83-24 Legal Description: BLACKS ADD E50'LOT 4 BLK 2 _ Primary Class: RESIDENTIAL Secondary Class: 1-1/2-STORY FINISHED School District: AMES a �M ~ '£_'� Primary Zoning: HOC-AMES-HWY-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL s � Secondary Zoning:- Property ID Number:09-11-126-020 Zoning overlay: Map ID Number: 09-11-126-020 Property Address: 218 LINCOLN WAY CITY OF AMES Residential Dwelling Lot Area: 9,000 SF Lot Shape: Regular Lot Configuration: Interior Lot Occupancy: n/a Building Type: Single-family detached (includes detached townhouses) Style: One and one-half story: 2nd level finished Year Built: 1920 Exterior Material: Wd Sdng External Condition(s): Adjacent to arterial street; Normal Above-Grade Living Area: 2,058 SF Attic: n/a Above-Grade Total Rooms:7 Above-Grade Bedrooms: 3 Total Basement Area: 1,088 SF Basement Finished Area: 0 SF Number of Baths: 1 Full; 1 2-Fixt Central Air: No Heating Type: Gravity furnace Number of Fireplaces: 0 Garage: None Porches and Decks: 36 SF Wood Deck;288 SF Open Porch; 54 SF Enclosed Porch Yard Extras: N/A Values Sales 2007 Assessment Date $Amount Sale Cond Sale Type Land: $137,000 Buildings: $0 No sale information available- Ag Dwelling or M&E: $0 Total: $137,000 Disclaimer. The information in this web site represents current data from a working file which is updated continuously. Information is believed http://www.amesassessor.org/pmc/appraisal_report.asp?pid=09-11-126-020 4/19/2007 Uncu 232 218 212 47 —60' l 10' -020 50 -030 60' - j ,E� 60' f ( r i I - i l i I o I i i t l I - t o tD I -126 0 163.5' j 163.5 t i Legend Parcels Subdivisions Townships G[ty of Ames e Assessor Lots s : Geoblocks Sections Right of Way ^ Railroad Quarter-Sections Map features are a representation of original data sources City Limits and do not replace or modify land surveys,deeds,or other V Hydrology 4 Quarter-otr•Sections legal instruments defining land ownership or use. This map represents boundaries as they existed as of the print date above. o s io zo 3D A For the most current information,please contact the Story County Auditor's Office Feat 1 inch equals 34 feet N or the respective office maintaining the displayed data. •-p�;' 515 Douglas Avenue Citation '������ Sheet Fa t.'b't e.11 `�'. B ro t ; Ames,IA 50010-6215 (515)239-5656 •. - (515)232-4571 (FAX) 131 .71 9k o i ,; .5 S. 1 n-- VIER •.+-m"e'- —.- -..•-- fry`t, np .. ti*•w .�x a. - '�.°"C 3 ,a -k� '�},..�LF y�t +KR'.�,e.+. _.�+� t�ry'i` � a.. MOTE: In 1919,Archie A. and Nancy C. Martin, an African-American couple who had moved to Ames in 1915, purchased a lot about two doors east of the corner on the south side of Lincoln Way near the Kellogg Avenue intersection (218 Lincoln Way). There they built this house which today[2006] remains in the Martin and Shipp families. The Martin home was the site of many gatherings for the small black population in Ames. The second floor of the home was reserved for African-American students attending Iowa State College. These students had been admitted to the college but were not given housing on the campus; they had both room and board in the Martins' house. This photograph shows another residence west of the Martins'so probably it was taken sometime in the 1920s or 1930s because the 1940"Ames City Directory"lists a service station at that location (223 Lincoln Way), but the 1936"Ames City Directory"does not. (See article,"Early African-American Families of Ames"in the Winter, 1990-91 issue of"The Ames Intelligencer,the newsletter of the Ames Heritate Association). KEYWORDS: * BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES HOUSE, MARTIN LINCOLN WAY MARTIN, ARCHIE MARTIN, NANCY Date 1924@ Printed:01/27/2007 11 A5:41 AM Copyright(C)2007,Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Avenue Citation '�� 'O iu �'a l-'t1'1`l) T. z t f t Ames,IA 500]0-6215 (515)239-5656 (515)232-4571 (FAX) 73.377.2-3 'a ig r Y" �1 §,n NOTE: Archie A. Martin worked for the Chicago and North Western Railroad when he and his family lived in Ames. He moved to Ames at the age of 58 in 1915. He retired from the railroad in 1932. Archie and his wife Nancy established a strong family tradition in their home at 218 Lincoln Way. The second floor of their home was reserved for black students attending Iowa State. For more information see"Early African-American families of Ames"in The Ames Intelligencer (newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association),Winter 1990-91 and Spring 1991. Archie was born on September 15, 1857, in Wilmington, North Carolina. He married Nancy in 1886 in Austell, Georgia. When he died on February 29, 1960, at the age of 102, he was survived by four sons, one daughter, thirty-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by Nancy, in 1947, and by a daughter. SEE ALSO: 147.809.1-2 KEYWORDS: * BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES MARTIN, ARCHIE Date 1915@ Printed:01/27/2007 11:49:02 AM Copyright(C)2007,Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Avenue Citation 1';jjjjrd Farwell T. ��roi Ames,1A 50010-6215 (515)239-5656(515)232-4571 (FAX) 1 AM E ,.11 I,.l, A $8N @ Y f 3 qF i Y ' JzR _ i NOTE: This photo of Archie Martin was taken in Georgia before he and his wife Nancy moved to Ames in 1915. He became one of a handful of prominent black cictizens of the town. (See article"Early African-American Families of Ames"in the Winter 1990-91 issue of "The Ames Intelligencer"(newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association). Archie A. Martin was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on September 15, 1857. He married Nancy in 1886 in Austell, Georgia. Archie Martin was employed by the Chicago and North Western Railroad until he retired in 1932. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Ames. Nancy Martin died in 1947,five days short of her 92nd birthday. Archie Martin lived to be 102 years old, dying on February 29, 1960, in his home at 218 Lincoln Way in Ames. His survivors included four sons, one daughter,thirty-two grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. KEYWORDS: BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES MARTIN, ARCHIE Date 1915@ Printed:01/272007 11:46:36 AM Copyright(C)2007,Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Avenue Citation itatl o n Sheet FAit Ames,IA 50010-6215 #'i31iEt�srrapiie ;trcE�ic (515)239-5656 (515)232-4571 (FAX) 1 31 1 2721 .6 71 Pik F e S�f .�' n fr�q�e.s7 fir t��'. o-'� "� ✓u DOTE: This photo of Nancy C. Martin was taken in Georgia before she and her husband Archie moved to Ames in 1915. She became one of a handful of prominent black citizens of the town. (See article"Early African-American Families of Ames"in the Winter 1990-91 issue of "The Ames Intelligencer"(newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association).) Nancy Martin was born on May 22,1855, in Newman, Georgia. She married Archie A. Martin in 1886 in Austell, Georgia. She was the mother of thirteen children (four children were from a previous marriage: Ernest, Richard, Luther, and Hattie).The Martins built a house at 218 Lincoln Way in 1919 which became not only a family home, but a home-away-from-home for many African American students at Iowa State College. The second floor bedrooms were rented to students who were denied housing accomodations on the ISC campus. Nancy Martin died on May 17, 1947, at the age of 91,five days short of her 92nd birthday. She was survived by her husband, four sons (Ernest Simmons, Archie Martin Jr., Paul Martin, and Robert Martin),three daughters(Hattie Simmons Miller, Nellie Martin Shipp, and Julia Martin Brown),thirty-one grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. KEYWORDS: * BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES MARTIN, NANCY Date 1915@ Printed:01/27/2007 11:47:53 AM Copyright(C)2007,Ames Public Library P---? , 515 Douglas Avenue ■ ■ 00 'S1i-}9C' a r '. x€tt9 Ames, 50010-6215 Searcr Citation Sheet Pholut4t-rphic (515)239-5656 (515)232-4571 (FAX) 1 ,41 ■7 7 9■3_ Llltit tR' i 5 E �•r 'may, ` r4 Oroi I dx� � NOTE: Archie Martin, in front center,celebrates his 100th birthday. He died in 1960 at the age of 102. His descendents at this time included five sons and two daughters, thirty-two granchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Seated next to Archie Martin is his son Paul. In back row. left to right, are Ernest Simmons, Archie Martin Jr., Nellie Martin Shipp, Tom Jackman, Bob Martin, and Esther Jackman Martin (Paul's wife). (See also: 141.780.1; 147.808.3) KEYWORDS: BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES JACKMAN, TOM MARTIN, ARCHIE MARTIN, ARCHIE, JR. MARTIN, BOB MARTIN, ESTHER JACKMAN MARTIN, PAUL SHIPP, NELLIE MARTIN SIMMONS, ERNEST Date 1957 CRITERIA,: (KeywordTopic='•'and Keyword='SHIPP, NELLIE MARTIN') Printed:01/27/2007 11:53:54 AM Copyright(C)2007,Ames Public Library .... 515 Douglas Avenue a searce Citation Sheet t �:'��I-�i.I:"l l '�' ��t-f 11 Ames,IA 50010-6215 ('E�sRt��r!�. E►Erix . rcEti�:' (515)232-5656 4571 S B I (515)232-4571 (FAX) s°�� fR I'Aa ., , t_r ■ ■ S.' 1 _g 1.1 iili Lk1 r tnn- . 7 s f �s � a NOTE: Early black family of Ames. Back row(left-right); Larmar,John Sr.(father), Nellie Martin Shipp(mother), and John Jr. Front row(1-r): Julia Nell,Thelma,Archie Lou(the infant sitting on her mother's lap who would become Archie Lou Greene,the mother of Archie Greene), and Mildred. The children are all still living (in 1991) but only John Jr. still lives in Ames. For additional information about this family see"Early African-American Families of Ames"in The Ames Intelligencer(newsletter of the Ames Heritage Association), Spring, 1991. This photograph appeared in the article and incorrectly identified the infant as Grantland Shipp. Grantland was bom around 1926, after this photo was taken. A letter from Archie Lou Greene, who resides in Omaha, Nebraska, corrected the error. SEE ALSO: 131.719.6; 147.809.3-4 KEYWORDS: * BLACK RESIDENTS OF AMES GREENE, ARCHIE LOU SHIPP SHIPP FAMILY SHIPP, ARCHIE LOU SHIPP, GRANTLAND SHIPP, JOHN SHIPP, JOHN, JR. SHIPP, JULIA NELL SHIPP, LAMAR SHIPP, MILDRED SHIPP, NELLIE MARTIN SHIPP, THELMA Date 1924@ CRITERIA: (KeywordTopic='*' and Keyword='SHIPP, GRANTLAND') The Martin House interior. RENA Y: _ , I L' �1 F. ..r The Bookcase pillars ars framing the division between the dining room and living room. To the left is the built-in mirror backed buffet in the dining room. { The original kitchen cabinets. They �z are solid oak under the paint. N 'FA r tRI Fy� a.v MCA. "'Al 3?r WWI a r .$� �(Jr,"'�Y"d"fg�`a.^rt '� .+�"� '+ t�n.�x4v�� �f�tP;y�`t .•: Yf `i Z. r u The claw foot tub and Y, original sinks are still in the bathrooms. The R t t � stools have been F r }r �Y replaced. Eµp Y 55 - v' y iR 'via A s- "I think that all of us are coming to realize that Archie and L:] Nancy Martin are forerunners of our destiny to have such a diverse city. They were people before their time." Mayor Ted Tedesco at the pies dedication 02110102 History The many newspaper articles following this page give a good description of the impact one faith-filled,loving couple,born into slavery, made in their community. The echo of their actions continue to ripple through time. This is a short synoptic of Martin's story and the impact they and their dwelling had on Ames. It is this story that compells us to ask the Ames Historic Preservation Commission to designate 218 Lincoln Way as a historical landmark. Archie and Nancy Martin moved from Austell, Georgia to Ames, Iowa, as a middle-aged couple in 1913 or 1914. Nancy was the mother of 13 children, six by her first husband who died and 5 with Archie. In 1920 Archie and three of his sons built 218 Lincoln Way as their family home. That house would also become a home to African American students at Iowa State College (now, Iowa State University). The distinguished African American botanist, George Washington Carver, was the college's first Black graduate, receiving his B.S. in 1894 and his M.S. in 1896. After Carver, it would be eight years before a second African American would graduate from Iowa State College and then ten more years before a third would graduate. Iowa State College President Albert B. Storms, in 1910, replied to an inquiry from the distinguished writer and president of Atlanta University, W. E. B. DuBois, stating"Negro students are entirely welcome at this institution;they have no discourtesy whatever shown them by fellow students or others." He continued, "It is not always easy for a Negro student to find rooming and boarding accommodations except where there are enough to room and board together..." In other words, Black students could attend college in Ames, but they could not live here—a seemingly insurmountable problem. This strange dichotomy continued to be the case for many years after President Storms had written his letter to Dr. DuBois. It was the Martins that took matters into their own hands and decided to make a difference. They made the second floor of their family home available for African American students at Iowa State College. Archie and Nancy's daughter,Nellie, and her husband, John Shipp,took female students into their home as well. The Martin family fed,housed and counseled them, pushing them to do their best in their studies, as they believed that education was the best way to get ahead. Additionally, Archie Martin took it upon himself to look after the interest of Black students in Ames. Though the Martins provided lodging for a good numbers of students, it was clear that after World War I, with more African American young people interested in attending the school,more needed to be done. Archie Martin went to see Raymond A. Pearson, who was president of Iowa State College from 1912 to 1926. Pearson agreed that African American students would be admitted to college dormitories. However, after their discussion, Black students came to Martin saying they were still experiencing difficulties obtaining room and board on the ISC campus. Archie Martin then returned to President Pearson's office to once again plead his case. Thanks to his efforts, African American students finally began to find it easier to live on the campus of the school to which they had been admitted. The Martins lived out their lives in the house they had built in Ames. Their home was a site for many local gatherings for the small Black population of Ames. Though George Washington Carver moved to Alabama to become a faculty member at Tuskegee Institute in 1896, he stayed with the Martins when he had occasion to visit Ames. Nancy Martin died in 1947 at the age of 91, and Archie died at the age of 102 in 1960. STUDENTS The students that lived with the Martins were pushed to do well in their studies and most went on to earn their doctorates and accomplish great things. Here are a two. James Bowman lived with them for a year and a half. He became the assistant superintendent of the Des Moines Schools. Samuel Massey worked on the Manhatten Project while living with the Martins and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the White House Initiative in 1988. He was the first Black to teach at the Naval Academy. The Pier February 10, 2002 the Martin Pier was dedicted in honor of Archie and Nancy Martin. The pier is on the comer of 5' and Bumette. It shows a portrait of the couple and a picture of their house. The Residence Hail November 5, 2004 the Archie and Nancy Martin Residence Hall was dedicated on the Iowa State campus to honor the couple that opened their hearts and their home to African American students and were instrumental in convincing President Pearson to open residential halls on campus to these same students. Sources: Iowa State Daily, 2/08/02;2/11/02; 9/23/04; 2/7/07 Ames Tribune, 8/09/02; 2/16/95 Farwell T. Brown Photographic Archive, Ames Public Library Ames, the early vears in word. and picture : from Marsh to modern city /by Farwell T. Brown. by Brown, Farwell T (Farwell Tilden), 1910-Ames, Iowa : Farwell T. Brown and Heuss Printing, Inc., c1993. THE ARCHIE A.&NANCY C.MARTIN FOUNDATION P. 0.BOX 2342 AMES,IOWA 50010 sA . l �..+E . x y.' WIN Vil MIN, lag of r: :?wYS' NNE r Y.I� ,a; J •! 7a, ',,1'��fi�,t; 3 1 NANCY &ARCHIE MARTIN (#5) ...... Nancy and Archie Martin, founders of a prominent Ames African-American family, MARTIN RESIDENCE (#6) moved to Iowa frorn Georgia in 1913. Nancy Martin died in 1947; Archie Martin died in Nancy and Archie's house, which still stands at 1960 at the age of 102. The Martin family 218 Lincoln Way, was home for many African- included sons Al, Ernest, Paul, Robert, Archie, American students at Iowa State College Jr. and daughters Nellie and Julia. Archie lived during the first half of the twentieth century. to know thirty-two grandchildren and twelve Black students were admitted to the college but great-grandchildren. This tile and #6 were were not allowed to live in campus housing. dedicated in February of 2002. The pier was They began moving into the Martin house in built after the other twenty-seven at the instiga- 1920. The Martins continued to make a home tion of the Archie and Nancy Martin Founda- for students over the next twenty-five years. tion, headed by Joanna Courteau and Ellen Hadwiger, which solicited funds for its con- struction. rturn nup-r far man o a.. a. ..f Fifth Rfrne>t art niaml a ae.e.■ v�v■ .v. .-W. ■.. v v -...- W.....o� i Mqp of Historic Piers Fifth Street—Downtown Ames E n u DUFF AVE. �T `�V-' s DUFF AVE. w 12 =__> ii 1-113 10 ❑ v ]4 ❑ 15 16 DOUGLAS AVE. DOUGLAS AVE. ❑ 17 10 ❑ 18 9 KELLOGG AVE. KELLOGG AVE. w 8 ❑ r ❑ 19 20 6 ❑ CC ❑ 21 22 BURNETT AVE. BURNED AVE. ❑ 23 2 4 4❑ ❑ 25 I 3 26 CLARK AVE. CLARK AVE. 2 ❑ ii ❑ 27 1 28 [turn ever for the Martin an pierl twa State Daily-Pier honoring Martins revealed http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index-cfm?event=displayArtic... La Photo:Eric Rowley/Iowa State Daily Ellen Hadwiger,Ames resident,and Karen Martin Garrison,Ames,remove the sheet revealing the new Martin Pier at the comer of Fifth Street and Burnett Avenue on Saturday. Pier honoring Martins revealed By Elizabeth Sullivan Special to the Daity Posted:2/11 Al2 Small clusters of people are gathered at the comer of Bumett and Fifth Streets,joking and talking while they wait for someone to pull a white cloth from a brick Pier. What's hidden behind the cloth is so important that when the people realize nobody remembered a camera,Vice President of Student Affairs Thomas Hill runs to Fareway to buy one. It is the unveiling of the Nancy and Archie Martin Pier. "I think that all of us are coming to realize that Archie and Nancy Martin are forerunners of our destiny to have such a diverse city,"Mayor Ted Tedesco said at the beginning of the ceremony."They were people before their time." The Martins boarded black students during the years Iowa State would educate,but not house,black students,Iowa State did not integrate its dorms until some time around the late 1940s. The Martins rented out their three upstairs bedrooms to black students.Nell Shipp,one of their daughters,also opened her home.Altogether,the Martins and Shipps housed 20 black students. Hill said the Martins'actions impact how outsiders look at the city. "The longer I'm here,the more impressed I am with this community,"he said."Long before it was fashionable,long before it was popular,Ames was doing something like this" Karen Garrison,one of the Martins'granddaughters,represented her family at the ceremony. "We're honored that this was done for our grandparents,"she said."They would feel quite humble and be happy this was being done for them." A street comer pier was built in the Martins'honor thanks to the efforts of Ellen Hadwiger and other Ames residents. Two years ago,Hadwiger was walking downtown with her son when she realized none of Ames'street comer piers represented the Martins. Hadwiger's determination to honor the Martins resulted in the Archie A.and Nancy C.Martin Foundation,a group of Ames residents who raised$9,000 of the $12,500 needed to build it.The Ames City Council voted unanimously to contribute the remaining funds. "It's really been a wonderful project,"said Joanna Courteau,president of the Martin Foundation."It's brought people together." The foundation's next goal is to place the Martin house,218 Lincoln Way,on the historical register,Courteau said.A member of the Martin family currently owns it,but if he wants to sell it,the foundation hopes to turn it into an African-American museum. Joyce Samuels is coordinating the historical preservation effort,and she expects that achieving this will take time and effort. She said she doesn't think it will be difficult to accomplish the first step,registering it with the city,however. "I think it is such an asset to the community,"she said. ©Copyright 2007 Iowa State Daily 1 of 1 3/5/2007 9:15 PM I 1 . . cr cz.-e U. t �l c!o' O, s- 'Or v ,C v O O O �'• .^1 U O U C.� 3�. -0 O s'.�_ 4�CZ Q r •..:(� rn ct Cf cz vOi �• ¢ cn .bG L � .� ct cc .� '' 1.J .. � `C• � �' :,cam. � �� �• n a� cz ' v:, i� V�. Cz �• m. ..�O r- 'b :tz cz to c�U. d "L7 O O .C :cz Z =J.Q cc r . -A- 0O '�•'� 4- " ct v. ca _ v cn J . C(� c�3.. cOC - C U rr;.• c3 CO ,-� v? C O 4 ' t] _ C' O �. U .� v .v �. O t....� : r^. a., cn .v..O. O .O .O c^J" . ,D � rll- w O k L1' O. U. V�cJ C- co cz cd h v tt1h: p.. ti. U. I- ._... o .. .� '.� 'C _r a) > CJ aA. ✓ . .C at .. • .lz :O v ca .113 '�. -.'�. z t. C.'T' v v• � � :'�.:N y.'d cd �,.0 E''.,cd. �- � { Y: . ..'.��r-•••��..T - �. .�;.. r.,. I� r ., �-'•. ram.' .�.•+ Q .c�,�+ r•+ t/)•C� .� :. '.W .Q,- I 03 bo aj QJ CIS .1 rn' C O "_'' c3 ; �. "Cl > O C .cz � . Pq CZ CZ CZ tn :.�• c>.Z4: 'C• t3 '>~. v..ca u. CQcn 'O.': wa State Daily-Martins honored for housing black students http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displavArticl... <Back I Home Martins honored for housing black students Couple opened doors when ISU would not by Elizabeth Sullivan Special to the Daily Posted:2/8/02 Their faces are on the corner of Burnett and Fifth.They are hard to the touch,but feel surprisingly warm on such a cold day.You tell yourself it's just the sunlight, but then their eyes catch yours,and for a brief second you're not sure. Maybe it is the sunlight's warmth,but maybe it's something else,something deep inside Nancy and Archie Martin. The Martins'strength and kindness enabled them to house black college students during the years they were not allowed to live in the ISU residence halls. In honor of the Martins'act of generosity,a terra-cotta and brick pier displaying their house and faces will be unveiled at 10 a.m.Saturday on the northeast corner of Fifth and Burnett Streets in downtown Ames. "He was just a really nice man,"said Pauline Martin,Nancy and Archie's granddaughter."Grandma—she was a tough little lady.She didn't stand for any monkey business." There is no official record of when Iowa State began integrating its residence halls,but the best guess offered is the late 1940s or early 1950s, The Martins'generosity and hospitality lives in their granddaughter. Pauline Martin issues a welcome into her warm,clean home with instant apologies for its messiness.She sits at the dining room table,smiling at memories of her grandparents'house. The Martins housed 14 male students through the years,and Pauline's aunt,Nell Shipp—one of their 12 children—took six women into her nearby home. "It was just like a boarding house,"Pauline said."My cousin Thelma remembers waiting tables on these students.I don't think she liked it very much." Pauline,who was in junior high when most of the students were renting from her grandparents,did not spend much time with the students,but she remembers them as friendly. "We were supposed to stay out of the adults'way,"she said."That was just the rule."She smiles,and continues,"I remember one of them always played this classical piece...it was really nice." ISU students continue to live in the house,found at 218 Lincoln Way.Five of them rent it from Pauline Martin's cousin,who lives in Maryland. It's easy to miss the house when driving by,and if you brake to look for house numbers,the stream of cars behind you rides up onto your bumper. The white two-story house is now sandwiched between businesses,but its wide front porch still welcomes visitors. Besides the muted television greeting visitors in place of classical piano music,the house remains virtually unchanged. The solid front door opens to reveal a spacious room with white walls and dark wood floors.A narrow set of steep stairs leads the way up to the three bedrooms where the black students had their late-night conversations and shared the frustrations and joys of their world.The large spaces boast closets the size of half an ISU dorm room. A few Ames residents recognized the impact the Martins had and wanted to include them in the historical piers in downtown Ames. When the residents approached the Ames Public Arts Commission with the idea,however,they were told that the pier project was finished and no more money was available. The group was not willing to take no for an answer.Instead,they formed a non-profit organization to raise the money—the Archie A.and Nancy C.Martin Foundation. Joanna Courteau,president of the foundation,said she was shocked when she first leamed that there was no pier to honor the Martins. She said the omission was"an oversight"on the commission's part. "I had read about the Martin family,and it was so obvious that they did so much for human relations in Ames,"said Courteau,university professor of foreign languages and literatures. The foundation members made phone calls,visited businesses and sent out a letter to raise the$12,500 they were told the pier would cost.Their efforts raised $9,000. When they asked the City Council if the city would contribute the remaining funds,the answer was a unanimous yes. Mayor Ted Tedesco said he is proud to have the Martins as part of Ames history.If the Martin family had not been willing to house black students,they probably would not have come to Ames,he said. Archie and Nancy Martin moved from Georgia to Ames in 1913 seeking better job opportunities.When black students first approached them about renting rooms in i of 2 3/5/2007 8:15 PM ,va State Daily-Martins honored for housing black students http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticl... their house,they recognized what was at stake. Archie,bom in 1857,didn't reminisce a lot.But he told his grandchildren he saw Abraham Lincoln when he was seven years old. No one knows for sure whether or not the story is true,but perhaps such an experience was his motivation for helping Iowa State's black students. What is known,however,is that he cared enough to speak with ISU President R.A.Pearson twice about integrating dorm housing. George Jackson,president of the Ames branch of the NAACP,said he feels the impact of the Martins'action reached far beyond them,because the couple created an opportunity for others to educate themselves and be as productive as possible. "Any time opportunities meet with intelligence,it has a productive outcome,"he said. ©Copyright 2007 Iowa State Daily _r n 3/5/2007 R:15 PTV( ews Service: Iowa State University http://www.iastate.edu/—nscentral/news/04/sep/martinhall.shtml INDEX ABCDEFGHIJ KLIVINO POR STU VWX Y Z E-Mail/Phones ISU Search�— News Service News Service 09.22.04 homepage Contact us Contacts: News archives Tom Hill,Vice President for Student Affairs,(515)294-1909 Other news sources Todd Holcomb,Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Department of Residence,(515)294-4420 RSS news,events Annette Hacker,News Service,(515)294.3720 News Service: Archie and Nancy Martin,who housed black Annette Hacker, students in the early to mid-1900s,are manager, immortalized with namesake (515)294-3720 ISU residence hall Office:(515)294.4777 AMES,Iowa-If Archie and Nancy Martin were alive to see the expansive new residence hall named in their honor,there's little doubt they would be awestruck. Last week,the Board of Regents,State of Iowa,approved the renaming of Suite 2 in the Union Drive neighborhood to'Archie and Nancy Martin Hall.'Iowa State's newest residence hall,which opened in August,features two-bedroom suites with double sinks and private baths.The first floor houses an Honors Program learning community.On the fourth floor,there are spacious,four-and six-person loft rooms.Laundry facilities are available on every floor. And a kitchen and three meeting spaces are located in each of seven'houses'in the building. The amenities available to the 331 students who live in Martin Hall would be inconceivable to anyone born in the 1 B50s,as the Martins were. But the Martins also experienced events inconceivable to us today. When Archie and Nancy arrived in Ames from Georgia in 1913,they discovered that it was difficult for black students at then-Iowa State College to find housing.Nearly 20 years had passed since George Washington Carver,Iowa Stale's first African American student,had finished his bachelor's degree,started graduate school and had been appointed to the faculty.Black students could attend Iowa State,unlike other institutions that wouldn't even allow them to register.But they couldn't live on campus,and they struggled to find places to live in town. Part of that had to do with an unofficial policy that students of color had to room with other students of color-a difficult rule,considering it wasn't until 1904 that a second black student graduated from Iowa State.And it would be 1914 before the third black student would graduate,according to noted historian Farwell Brown's book,*Ames, the Early Years in Word and Picture:From Marsh to Modem City.' In a 1910 letter,Iowa Stale President Albert Storms wrote in response to a colleague,'Negro students are entirely welcome at this institution;they have no discourtesy whatever shown them by fellow students or others.It is not always easy for a Negro student to find rooming and boarding accommodations except where there are enough to room and board together,as is the case with Filipinos and other nationalities.' The Martins saw the problem and in short order,did something about it. Around 1919,Archie Martin and some of his sons built a house at 218 Lincoln Way.They opened the second floor,which had three bedrooms and a bath,as a rooming house for black students. History is unclear as to how many young men the Martins took in over the years.Some accounts indicate approximately 20 students total stayed with the Martins,although one student resident,Herbert DeCosta Jr.,recalled at least 10 fellow black students at the Martin home during the 1940-'41 academic year alone. At least twice prior to 1926,Archie Martin visited Iowa State President Raymond Pearson to discuss the problem of housing for black students. A Martin grandson related Archie's experience in Brown's book. 'Pearson agreed to see that black students would be admitted to college dormitories on an equal basis with while students.But that fall,black students came to Martin telling him that their difficulties in getting rooms on the campus still existed.It was not until Archie Martin returned to Pearson's office that black students began to find it easier to find lodging in campus facilities.' Archie retired from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co.in 1932,and died in 1960 at the age of 102.Nancy,who had been a homemaker,a hired cook and mother to 13 children,was just days from her 92nd birthday when she died in 1947. 1 of? ;/R/?.nm 1?-?4 AM :ws Service:Iowa State University http://www.iastate.edu/—nscentral/news/04/sep/martinhall.shtml One thing is certain:The Martins housed and mentored students who went on to do great things. Many received advanced degrees.Some became professors and engineers.One,James Bowman,went on to serve with the Tuskegee Airmen and became a Des Moines school administrator. Another,Samuel Massie,worked on the Manhattan Project during his stay at the Martins and earned his doctorate degree in organic chemistry from Iowa State in 1946.Massie became the first black professor at the U.S.Naval Academy,and was awarded the NAACP Freedom Fund Award and a White House Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award.And when Chemical and Engineering News compiled a list of the world's 75 most distinguished chemists,Massie was included. Those are the stories that would impress Archie and Nancy Martin, their granddaughter,Pauline Martin of Ames,says. 'They were really special people.Neither of them was very well-educated,because they came from the days of slavery.They came from hard times.They did their best to help students at Iowa State,'Pauline said. Pauline recalls her grandparents fondly.She visited them often and briefly lived with them in 1945 when her famii,/s home was being built. '(Grandma)was the tough one of the pair,a strong-willed person. The woman of the family had to hold things together,'she said. 'Grandpa was a gentle little soul,more easy-going.He told me stories of when he was a boy,about 7,meeting Abraham Lincoln.' Pauline also remembers the students who stayed with her grandparents. 'We weren'tto get in the way.They were adults and were supposed to be studying;Pauline said.'I remember they had a piano in the living room and sometimes they'd play classical music.' Pauline's younger sister,Paula Freeman,is a clerk in the controller's department at Iowa State.A brother,Norman,also lives in Ames,as do several cousins. 'It's really a great honor;Pauline said of the new Archie and Nancy Martin Hall naming.'That's what everybody feels.My grandparents were just simple people doing something they had to do,coming from the South and knowing how hard it was to gel an education and to be accepted.My dad would be bursting his buttons it he were alive...but it wouldn't have lazed Grandma and Grandpa much- they were just humble people.' Iowa State University Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Hill, who assembled the nomination to have Suite 2 named in the Martins'honor,is pleased that the Board of Regents,State of Iowa, approved the name. 'it really documents the presence of African Americans in the history of this institution;Hill said.'It recognizes the Martins for doing an outstanding job and meeting a need that wasn't being met They stepped up.It is very appropriate to recognize them for their contributions to Iowa Stale.' Archie and Nancy Martin Hall will be officially dedicated in November. -30- 10WA STATE UNIVERSM' Becoming the best. Ames,Iowa 50011,(515)294-4111.Published by:University - Relations,online@Jiastate.edu.Copyright®1995-2004,Iowa State University of Science and Technology.All rights reserved. Non-Discrimination Statement and Information Disclosures _r� wa State Daily-Martins'name to again grace students'home http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArtiel... <Back Home rat �• a-.. Sr a� Photo:Courtesy/ISU Media Relations Suite 2 in the Union Drive Association will be named after Archie and Nancy Martin,who housed black students who could not live in the residence halls in the 1900s. Martins' name to again grace students' home By Heather Behrens Daily Staff Writer Posted:9/23/04 Soon an ISU residence hall will bear the name of a couple who provided students with more than a roof over their heads. Union Drive Suite Building Two will soon be christened Archie and Nancy Martin Hall after the Board of Regents approved the name last week.The dedication will occur in November. "This family has basically been ignored,"said Joanna Courteau,president of the Archie A.and Nancy C.Martin Foundation."In 75 years,no one has given them official thanks,and now we're finally doing it." Thomas Hill,vice president for student affairs,submitted a proposal that Union Drive Suite Building Two be named after the Martins after he was contacted by the foundation.Hill said the proposal was fitting because the Martins were an important resource to students of color. "Their role was very critical,"he said."They provided a number of functions that the institution wasn't ready to provide at that time." Iowa State's Advisory Committee on the Naming of Buildings and Streets approved the recommendation because the couple made a significant contribution to students,said Mark Chidister,chairman of the committee. "In this case,there was unanimous support,"he said."The entire committee,myself included,were very enthused because of the contribution they made to African-American students attending Iowa State." Archie and Nancy Martin moved to Ames from Georgia in 1915 to search for a better life,said the Martins'granddaughter,Pauline Martin of Ames.Archie worked for the railroad while Nancy cooked for a fraternity and a doctor. In Iowa State's early years,students of color were not permitted to live in the residence halls.After seeing the need for housing,Pauline said the Martins opened their home to black students. But the Martins provided more than just a place to sleep,she said.They served as a surrogate family.Nancy cooked meals for the students,and the couple kept students focused on the reason they were at Iowa State--to pursue an education,Pauline said. "Education was just important to them,"she said."They knew that was the way to get ahead." Through her work with the foundation,Pauline has spoken with students who lived with her grandparents. "They talked about how strict they were,"she said."They had to study,but they appreciated that.They got lots of encouragement." She doesn't remember much about the students because her parents didn't want her bothering them,she said. One memory she does have centers or the old upright piano that graced a corner of her grandparents'living room,where students gathered to relax,Pauline said. "There was a tune,a classical thing,one of them was always playing,"she said. Her grandparents'strictness paid off,as most of the students who stayed in the Martin home went on to earn their doctorates and accomplish great things,Pauline f') 3/5/2007 8:I0 PM Ewa State Daily-Martins'name to again grace students'home http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticl... said. One student,Samuel Massie,worked on the Manhattan Proiect while livine with the Martins and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the White.House Initiative in 1988.George Washington Carver--Iowa State's first black student and faculty member and a renowned agricultural researcher--also staved in the Martin home when he visited Ames. They may have been strict,but they were sweet people who cared about the students,she said. "My grandfather was such a gentle man.He was very sweet,"she said."My grandmother was just the opposite.She was kind of salty,she was tough." Students lived with the Martins until the enrollment of students of color outgrew the couple's ability to house them.Archie secured a promise from ISU President Raymond Pearson that the residence halls would be opened to students of color.When students continued to be denied,Archie went a second time to persuade the president to ease the students'difficulties. Nancy died a few days before her 92nd birthday in 1947.Archie died in 1960 at the age of 102. The family was happy to learn that Archie and Nancy would be honored with the new residence hall,Pauline said. "They never would have believed something like this could happen.They were really humble people,"she said. "But they would be really pleased." O Copyright 2007 Iowa State Daily ?.of 2 VI;/)nm Q•tn pri lid-Iowa Newspapers-NEWS- 11/06/2004-Martin Hall is remind... http://www.midiowanews.conVsite/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=2700&d... Mid-i9ouva-- News KEEPtf1C- YOU UP TO SPEED 0NLfNfE I t/06/2004 Martin Hall is reminder of one family's generosity By:William Dillon,Staff writer Archie and Nancy Martin left a strong impression on Iowa State University and the dozens of black students they provided with a place to stay when the college would noL I That impression was displayed Friday when the Martins were honored as the namesake of a new Union Drive residence hall on campus. More than 100 people packed into the standing-room only dedication ceremony for the new Martin Hall.Martin family members,who had traveled from across the country,made up about one-third of the audience. "Most of us never knew them,but we certainly knew of their generosity to black students attending Iowa State University,"said Thomas Hill,ISU's vice president for student affairs."Iowa State University is privileged to have had Archie and Nancy Martin as friends of the institution and as individuals who challenged the status quo regarding the experience that black students had here." The Martins moved to Ames in 1913.When Archie and three of his sons built the Martin home in 1919,the second floor was opened as a rooming house Thomas Hill,vice president for for black students. student affairs at Iowa State Not only did the Martins provide counsel and a home for many black ISU students before World War 1,the Martins also pushed Iowa State College University,applauds Mildred Shipp President Raymond Pearson to get black students equal consideration for campus room and board. Crouch,center,after dedication "They pushed Iowa State University to do the right thing..,to open the residence halls to African American students,"said ISU President Greg Geoffroy ceremonies Friday for the Archie and during the dedication ceremony. Nancy Martin Hall on the ISU Grandchildren of the Martin family expressed their thanks and recollections of their grandparents during the ceremony. campus.Photo by Andrew Fred Martin,one of Archie and Nancy's grandchildren,grew up about a block away from his grandparents in Ames.He said he could remember learning Ruilestrd/I he Tribune. more from his grandfather Archie than from his own father.He said he has felt overwhelmed for the past few weeks by ISU honoring his grandparents. I have been itching to get here,"Fred Martin said."To consider dedicating a building of this magnificence to freed slaves just overwhelms us." 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The Martins opened their doors Adam Edelman Posted:2/7/07 Martin Hall serves as a reminder of Archie and Nancy Martin,who turned their home into the first residence hall in Ames where black students were welcome. Before the Civil Rights Movement,black students were not allowed to live with white students at Iowa State.They had difficulty contacting other black students to room with,making housing a major obstacle.But there was one place off campus where young black students of the time were welcomed;a place where they could have a safe,comfortable environment to live in-the Martin's home. Archie and Nancy Martin built their home in Ames in 1920.Nancy was often regarded as the stronger of the two.She kept the family together as they came out of slavery and adjusted to freedom when they lived in the South.With love,she taught and demonstrated discipline.Nancy worked as a cook for a fraternity and for a husband-and-wife doctor team.Archie,always gentle and smiling,worked for the Northwestern Railroad Company.He was often seen walking to his grandchildren's home,always wearing a suit coat and hat.The children who played at the school near the Martins'residence loved to come up to the fence when Archie was in the backyard and talk to him. The Martins saw a need for housing for black students.Archie and Nancy,both born into slavery,knew they had a duty to offer these students a place to live.The Martins opened their home to those students,cooked them meals and made sure they kept up their studies. Pauline Martin and Mary Martin Carr of Ames,the granddaughters of Archie and Nancy,recall the tough love their grandparents gave their tenants. "They did have strict Hiles.The students had to study and conduct themselves properly or they couldn't stay there.They were good mentors to the students," Pauline said. The discipline taught to the students by the Martins helped them to focus on their schooling and get the most out of their education.Many of those who stayed with the Martins went on to receive their doctorate degrees at Iowa State.One student,Samuel Massie,went on to work on the Manhattan Project and became the first black to teach at the Naval Academy. "They just encouraged them to do the best they could;they gave them a good home atmosphere,"Pauline said."They taught us that education was the best way to get ahead." The students lived in the upper portion of the house.The three bedrooms on the second floor would house between six and nine students at a time. Pauline and Mary don't remember very much about the students themselves,though Pauline recalled that some of the students frequently played classical music on her grandmother's piano in the living room.The children were not allowed to disturb the students while they were working on their studies. Their time with their grandparents was spent like any other family:admiring the poppies that grew in the garden in the backyard,eating grandma's ice cream or counting license plates on the cars traveling on Lincoln Highway,which was visible from the Martin's front porch.Archie and Nancy made sure to spend quality time with their grandchildren without interfering with the students'work. "My folks didn't want us to get in the way.I mean,we would always go over to visit our grandparents,but we weren't allowed to bother the students,"Pauline said. Although they were very devoted to their students,the Martins remained dedicated to having a close-knit family. "One thing I remember and treasure is their closeness as a family.Their children were very close to them.My dad,my aunt and my uncle who lived in Ames always looked in on them,"Mary said."They were just good,caring people who minded their own business but still cared for others." The Martins knew they could only do so much for black students who came to Iowa State.Michelle Boettcher,director of Martin Hall,said that Archie undertook the task of convincing Iowa State to allow black students to live on campus. "The Martin family was pretty involved in making Iowa State University a place where all students would feel welcome,"Boettcher said."Archie actually met with the president at the time to discuss opening the residence halls to African-American students." 1 of 2 3/5/2007 8:01 PM va State Daily-The Martins opened their doors http://www.iowastatedaily.com/home/index.cTm?event=displayp rtic... After a year went past and no changes were made,_.,.chie once again met in 1926 with the president of the universr,, .his time,he saw results. "After that second meeting,the halls became open to all students,"Boettcher said. For many years,the Martins'story was almost unknown,even by the residents of Ames.Then,after a street marker was dedicated to Nancy and Archie in downtown Ames,their story resurfaced. "It dawned on me that they functioned like the director of housing,dining,the dean of students,"Tom Hill,vice president of student affairs,said."They performed a student affairs-type role." Many find it fitting that the residence hall on Union Drive was named Martin Hall in honor of Archie and Nancy.The hall,complete with a piano like the one in Nancy's living room,reminds everyone about the couple who offered their home to those young students as a residence hall when they had nowhere else to turn. ©Copyright 2007 Iowa State Daily 2 of 2 3/5/2007 9:01 PM c 0 Cd CO ct O � { f � NQ 4� � I 4� � m 0 O � # WJ 1 1 l l Q� •ainiilsul oo�?o1sn jL snowuj aul le jql ?nui ail •sooiulod looms puu sinuuad .ioj sasn Xuuw 5uidol0n3p .ioJ snowuj suns au pup aIPIS unnoI WOJJ aa.i?ap aiunpuji ? u aniaoa.i of uuoi.iauzV uuoi.i V JSJU aul SUM .ianiuD •siisin JOJ umol .ino of pauinlaj oq u;)qm w;)ql uiim paXuls ;)q inq :asnoq .iiaul llmq sugjuW :3qj :Dwil aul Xq sauV 1jal purl .iaAnD uoi2uigsurn a�?.iooD •snduiuo aul uo anii pinoo inq 6a5ailoo aul lu Xpnis i(luo lou pinoo auoX.iana `uiiJuW aiuoJV of s)fuugl `XIlunivaAH •XI.iiui auof Tana iva.ri a�?alloo gill iuul 3Isu of oRDIloo aril jo ivapisa.id aul of luom oslu aigojV voileuiwinsip Iuiow jo osnuoaq sai.ioliuuop s,a�?ailoo oqj ui Als of p;)mollu lou a mm inq a�?aiioD aluiS umol popuallu oqm Joloo jo sluopnls Xuuui .ioj Als of oouid u papin.o.id Xogl asnuooq umol .ino jo foolsiq aul ui iuul.ioduii fU:3A WU suiIiuW Oq L i 096 I ul poip ;)q uz)gm plo s.ivaX ZO I suns oigo-iv •pio f ian, oq of panic gloq X;)qj , -paip X;)ql tilun a i;)ql paniI Xau,I, '6 t 61 ui AAN ulooui-1 g I Z iu asnoq aul pllnq wogj padl;)q ua.ipllgo s,oiuojv puu �ODUN Jo aWoS •�L JO a�?u NI lu Z£6 I ui pa iiia.i ;)q plun sau V qi?no iql uu.i uoium puo.iliu2l u iaisarn gTJON 'N 02uoii D oql .ioj paI.iom ;)Igojv •plo s.ivax Axis of osolo a.iann X;)ql U;)qM u12.ioa j) WOIJ sauiV of pan,oui `suuoi. 3tuv uuoijjV gloq a lom oqm `uil iuw oigojv puu XouuN 3SOOR NIIXVW 3H1 :io ANOIS 3HI