Georgette’s Tea Room House (also referred to as Georgette’s Tea House and Georgette’s Tea Room) is a former boarding house opened in 1940 by Georgette Scott Campbell.[1] It catered to African American patrons during segregation in the American South.[2] It would serve breakfast, lunch, tea and boarding to visitors and guests. It is located in the Brownsville section of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The Tea Room received a historic designation in 1990.
The Tea room is one of the properties owned by Bethany Seventh-day Adventist Church in Miami[2] and is undergoing attempts of renovations by the Georgette Tea Room House organization.[3]
Due to segregation laws many African-Americans were not allowed to stay at most hotels. This included famous African-American performers. Even when they were paid to perform at those hotels they were often not allowed to stay at them.[4]
Billie Holiday stayed at Georgette's Tea Room House during her performances in the 1940s because she was not allowed to stay in the hotels she performed at.[5]
Nat King Cole stayed at Georgette's Tea Room House while performing in Miami.[4]
