The Jewels Heritage Project

Join us raising funds to save our homes! Campaign updates will be given today at the Eastern Region #AlphaPhiAlphaFraternityInc #AlphaPhiAlpha #APA #1906 #CCJKMOT #JHP1906

The brothers of the Jewels Heritage Project would like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth at the General Convention. There is still a lot of both sweat equity and financial support the Project needs. If you are interested in joining us in these efforts, please contacts us via DM or by email [email protected]

We will be hosting a booth to share our updates on the project. See you brothers in Las Vegas

The Jewels Heritage Project, Inc. mission is to Reclaim, Restore, and Revive two historic properties We will accomplish our mission thru acting on two phases PHASE II... JHP will work with the current owner of 421 North Albany St. to restore this deteriorating building, which the City of Ithaca has condemned for several years. Edward and Lula Newton owned the house, built by Norman Dennis around 1868. In autumn 1905 their tenant, C.C. Poindexter, started gathering friends there for the literary and social study club. This residence became the hub of social, cultural, and literary activity for African American students attending Cornell University, who had few other places to go due to the social segregation in the early 1900s. This club was the very origins of the organization now known as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. As of Wednesday, April 1, 2015 the City Common Council unanimously voted to give the Dennis-Newton House its historic landmark status. Now that the Dennis-Newton House is designated as historic by the city, the property owner cannot allow deterioration to go on to such an extent that demolishing the landmark is necessary, according to Bryan McCracken, city historic preservation planner. 1 year later the owner plead guilty to 35 counts of violations in Ithaca City Court and has agreed to pay fines totaling $5,000 and absent upcoming compliance, up to $42,000, the city announced JHP wants to continue to revive this historical residence and restore it for service as a community and literary center in partnership with local community groups. #AlphaPhiAlphaFraternityInc #AФA #APA #BlackandOldGold #AlphaPhiAlpha #FirstofAll #ServantsOfAll #WeShallTranscendAll #LoveForAllMankind #1906 #AlphaEast #AlphaWest #AlphaMidwest #AlphaSouth #AlphaSouthWest

The Jewels Heritage Project, Inc. mission is to Reclaim, Restore, & Revive two historic properties We will accomplish our mission thru acting on two phases PHASE I ... JHP will acquire the original site where Mr. and Mrs. Archie Singleton residence at 411 East State St. once stood. We will then build a monument park that will replicate the original façade of the former residence and provide a place where the local community and visitors may reimagine the historical events that occurred there. #AlphaPhiAlphaFraternityInc #AФA #APA #BlackandOldGold #AlphaPhiAlpha #FirstofAll #ServantsOfAll #WeShallTranscendAll #LoveForAllMankind #1906 #AlphaEast #AlphaWest #AlphaMidwest #AlphaSouth #AlphaSouthWest @ Ithaca, New York