Heyward-Washington House
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.Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
- Address: 87 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Exchange and Provost and United States Post Office and Courthouse.
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 950 feet northeast of Heyward-Washington House.
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 710 feet northwest of Heyward-Washington House.
Cabbage Row
Office building
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Heyward-Washington House
- Categories: building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77528° or 32° 46′ 31″ northLongitude
-79.92929° or 79° 55′ 46″ westInception
1772Levels
3Height
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
8742Q3GC+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 302908633OpenStreetMap feature
building=detachedOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q5749816
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In Other Languages
“Heyward-Washington House” goes by many names.
- French: “Heyward-Washington House”
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