Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottages

The Jackson Street Freedman's Cottages are four small worker housing units at 193–199 Jackson Street in . They are simple frame structures with gabled roofs and front piazzas, built in the 1890s to meet demand for worker housing.
Wikipedia
  • Type: House
  • Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottage”
  • Address: 193 Jackson Street, Charleston, SC 29403
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martin Park and Emma Abbott Memorial Chapel.

Park
is a public park in . It is bounded by Lee, Jackson, Hanover, and America Streets. The park includes a softball field, a playground, a basketball court, tennis courts, community center and a large swimming pool. is situated 750 feet east of Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottages.

Church
The is a late Victorian church located at 52 Cooper St, . On October 4, 1890, the bought a parcel at the northwest corner of Cooper and America Streets for the construction of a mission church serving the Eastside. is situated 1,100 feet east of Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottages.

Residential area
is a housing complex located in the upper Eastside in , and was the city's first housing development. When built in the 1930s, the development was technically two racially segregated halves with separate names. is situated 610 feet north of Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottages.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampstead Village and Wilson’s Farm.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where is today.

Neighborhood
Wilson's Farm is a neighborhood in , United States. By 1746, a 55-acre tract of the upper Charleston peninsula had been subdivided from a larger parcel and sold to John Drayton who used the land as a farm known as "Pickpocket." In 1757, 52-acres were transferred to Andrew Faesch and Peter Guinard.

Photo: shankbone, CC BY 2.0.
is the largest and oldest city in the state of in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.

Jackson Street Freedman’s Cottages

Latitude
32.79913° or 32° 47′ 57″ north
Longitude
-79.94143° or 79° 56′ 29″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Inception
1890
Levels
1
Height
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3X5+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1355023538
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­detached
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q48839680
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