LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A $160,000 grant from Wells Fargo will help fund the construction of homes in the Historic Westside and help renovate the home of a late 19th-century activist's granddaughter.
Monday, Wells Fargo volunteers and Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada renovated the home of Alfreda Ferrell. Officials say Ferrell is the granddaughter of African-American journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett.
Wells-Barnett was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"She was a powerful voice, fighting for the rights of African Americans and women," officials said.
According to a media release, the City of Las Vegas brought electrical power to the house up to code and also cleaned the yard.
NHSSN, along with contractors Validity Construction and B&H Construction, began renovating the house with the Wells Fargo volunteers. They moved the Ferrell family belongings to storage and assisted with landscaping.
Construction of single-family homes in the Historic Westside is said to start in 2024.
NHSSN is a housing developer with 216 housing units scattered throughout Southern Nevada. For more information, visit their website.
