Dubose Heyward House
The Dubose Heyward House is a historic house at 76 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. Now a wing of a larger house, this modest two-story structure was the home from 1919 to 1924 of author Dubose Heyward, author of Porgy, one of the first works to portray Southern African-Americans in a positive light.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Heyward House”
- Address: 76 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First Baptist Church and Exchange and Provost.
First Baptist Church
Photo: ProfReader, CC BY-SA 3.0.
First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The congregation was founded in 1682 under the leadership of William Screven.
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 1,000 feet northeast of Dubose Heyward House.
Hazel Parker Playground
Park
Hazel Parker Playground is a public park in Charleston, South Carolina named after Hazel V. Parker in 1977. Hazel Parker was the recreation supervisor at the playground starting in 1942. Hazel Parker Playground is situated 740 feet east of Dubose Heyward House.
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.
Dubose Heyward House
- Category: house
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77463° or 32° 46′ 29″ northLongitude
-79.92889° or 79° 55′ 44″ westInception
1919Levels
2Height
30 feet (9 metres)Named after
DuBose HeywardOpen location code
8742Q3FC+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 38079812OpenStreetMap feature
building=semidetached_houseOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hippedWikidata ID
Q5311085
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In Other Languages
“Dubose Heyward House” goes by many names.
- French: “Dubose Heyward House”
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