Lucille gave ownership of it to the city of New York in order to create a museum focused on her husband.

The building is operated and programmed by the nonprofit organization The Louis Armstrong House Museum.

[5] The brick house was designed by architect Robert W. Johnson and built by Thomas Daly in 1910.

Armstrong Now, multidisciplinary artists have included Esperanza Spalding, Immanuel Wilkins, and Daniel J.

[18] Performers in the Armstrong Center's jazz room and garden have also included Jon Faddis, Nikki Giovanni[19], Jimmy Heath, Bria Skonberg, and Wendell Brunious.