South Philly Review
Marian Anderson Museum receives $5,000 check from office of Kenyatta Johnson
The house, which has been declared a historic landmark by the state of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of the Interior, was Anderson’s place of residence from 1924 to 1943.
Philadelphia City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson presents a $5,000 check to the National Marian Anderson Museum & Historical Society. | Photo by Tom Beck.
City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson visited the historic National Marian Anderson Museum on Wednesday afternoon to present a $5,000 check to the museum’s CEO, Jillian Patricia Pirtle. The money comes at a critical time for the institution. Not only has the pandemic taken away the museum’s revenue strain, but the building suffered severe damage from burst pipes in the basement, which left the building flooded with three and a half feet of standing water.