ervation ▁Office . ▁They ▁also ▁received ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Columbia ▁for ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁into ▁a ▁museum ▁about ▁Sim kins ▁and ▁her ▁work ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁headquarters ▁for ▁their ▁organization . ▁Add itional ▁support ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation , ▁the ▁Historic ▁Char l eston ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁Historic ▁Columbia ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁the ▁Columbia ▁H ous ing ▁Author ity . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁currently ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Historic ▁Columbia ▁Foundation . ▁The ▁house ▁is ▁not ▁rout in ely ▁open ▁for ▁t ours ▁but ▁group ▁vis its ▁and ▁meeting ▁space ▁may ▁be ▁arranged . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁the ▁residence , ▁private ▁office ▁of ▁Mod jes ka ▁Sim kins , ▁and ▁guest ▁accommod ations ▁for ▁visit ing ▁civil ▁rights ▁workers . ▁Her ▁most ▁important ▁contribution ▁was ▁probably ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁Brig gs ▁v . ▁Elli ott , ▁which ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ground - bre aking ▁Brown ▁v . ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁decision ▁that ▁over turn ed ▁previous ▁court ▁dec isions ▁allowing ▁separate ▁public ▁schools ▁for ▁children ▁of ▁different ▁races . ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall ▁stayed ▁here ▁when ▁the ▁local ▁hot els ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁African - Amer icans ▁to ▁register . ▁ ▁A ▁historic ▁marker ▁has ▁been ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁M odes ka ▁Monte ith ▁Sim kins ▁House ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁hon oring ▁African ▁American ▁historic ▁sites ▁in ▁Columbia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Mod jes ka ▁Monte ith ▁Sim kins ▁House ▁- ▁Historic ▁Columbia