Welcome to the Pope House Museum Foundation website. The Foundation was established in December, 1999, for the purpose of preserving, restoring, and opening to the public the home built in 1901 by Dr. M.T. Pope, an important African American citizen of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Pope House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is an Official Project of the Save America’s Treasures Program. The Pope House Museum Foundation is a private 501 (c) 3 tax-exempt non-profit organization, and is not under the auspices of any governmental agency.