Cabbage Row
Cabbage Row is a set of pre-Revolutionary buildings at 89 and 91 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The buildings are most notable for having been the inspiration for "Catfish Row" in the DuBose Heyward novel Porgy and later the opera Porgy and Bess by Gershwin.- Type: Office building
- Description: Buildings in Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Address: 89-91 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United States Post Office and Courthouse and Exchange and Provost.
United States Post Office and Courthouse
Public building
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a historic post office and courthouse located at Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina. The building and its annexes serve the federal court for the Charleston Division of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. United States Post Office and Courthouse is situated 670 feet northwest of Cabbage Row.
Exchange and Provost
Museum
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, also known as the Custom House, and The Exchange, is a historic building at East Bay and Broad Streets in Charleston, South Carolina. Exchange and Provost is situated 940 feet northeast of Cabbage Row.
Heyward-Washington House
House
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Heyward-Washington House is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1772, it was home to Thomas Heyward, Jr., a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and was where George Washington stayed during his 1791 visit to the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
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The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Cabbage Row
- Categories: building and office
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.7754° or 32° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
-79.92936° or 79° 55′ 46″ westInception
1783Levels
3Height
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
8742Q3GC+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 1429413606OpenStreetMap feature
building=officeOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q24693501
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