The childhood home of Wilson and his six siblings, at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh was declared a historic landmark by the State of Pennsylvania on May 30, 2007.
 On February 26, 2008, Pittsburgh City Council placed the house on the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations.
 On April 30, 2013, the August Wilson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

In Pittsburgh, there is an August Wilson Center for African American Culture.

On October 16, 2005, fourteen days after Wilson's death, the Virginia Theatre in New York City's Broadway Theater District was renamed the August Wilson Theatre.
It is the first Broadway theatre to bear the name of an African-American.
The theatre has run many shows, one of the most famous being Jersey Boys and now Mean Girls.
It is a highly respectable and well known theatre so the honor of bearing his name is very great.

In Seattle, Washington, along the south side of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the vacated Republican Street between Warren Avenue N. and 2nd Avenue N. on the Seattle Center grounds has been renamed August Wilson Way.

In September 2016, an existing community park near his childhood home was renovated and renamed August Wilson Park.
The childhood home of Wilson and his six siblings, at 1727 Bedford Avenue in Pittsburgh was declared a historic landmark by the State of Pennsylvania on May 30, 2007.  On February 26, 2008, Pittsburgh City Council placed the house on the List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations.  On April 30, 2013, the August Wilson House was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
In Pittsburgh, there is an August Wilson Center for African American Culture.
On October 16, 2005, fourteen days after Wilson's death, the Virginia Theatre in New York City's Broadway Theater District was renamed the August Wilson Theatre. It is the first Broadway theatre to bear the name of an African-American. The theatre has run many shows, one of the most famous being Jersey Boys and now Mean Girls. It is a highly respectable and well known theatre so the honor of bearing his name is very great.
In Seattle, Washington, along the south side of the Seattle Repertory Theatre, the vacated Republican Street between Warren Avenue N. and 2nd Avenue N. on the Seattle Center grounds has been renamed August Wilson Way.
In September 2016, an existing community park near his childhood home was renovated and renamed August Wilson Park.
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