Dubose Heyward House

The Dubose Heyward House is a historic house at 76 Church Street in . 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.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic house in South Carolina, United States
  • Also known as: “The Dubose Heyward House”
  • Address: 76 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heyward-Washington House and First Baptist Church.

Museum
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The is a historic house museum at 87 Church Street in . 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.

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is a Baptist church in . It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The congregation was founded in 1682 under the leadership of William Screven.

Museum
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The is an architecturally distinguished, early 19th-century house at 51 Meeting Street in , , . is situated 740 feet west of Dubose Heyward House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , , that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . 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.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

Dubose Heyward House

Latitude
32.77463° or 32° 46′ 29″ north
Longitude
-79.92889° or 79° 55′ 44″ west
Levels
2
Height
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3FC+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38079812
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­semidetached_house
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q5311085
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