Mary McLeod Bethune Home & Gravesite Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights leader, and educator and the founder of the Bethune-Cookman College. This house where she once lived is a national historic landmark. The house is open Monday through Fridays and on the weekends by appointment only. Address: 640 Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard Daytona Beach FL USA 1 386 481-2200