The former Detroit home of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been approved for a local historic district designation.
Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to establish the Rosa and Raymond Parks Flat Historic District. The step takes effect immediately for the two-story home in the 3200 block of Virginia Park Street where the Parks lived for 27 years.
A public hearing on the matter took place June 26 under the jurisdiction of the Detroit City Council Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee…