Penn Center
The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African-American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community on Saint Helena Island. Founded in 1862 by Quaker and Unitarian missionaries from Pennsylvania, it was the first school founded in the Southern United States specifically for the education of African-Americans.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: School
- Description: museum, former African-American school, historic district
- Also known as: “Penn Center National Historic Landmark” and “Penn School Historic District”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Helena Island and St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins.
Saint Helena Island
Island
Photo: Marion Post Wolcott, Public domain.
Saint Helena Island is a Sea Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The island is connected to Beaufort by U.S. Highway 21. The island has a land area of about 64 sq mi and a population of 8,763 as of the 2010 census.
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins
Church
Photo: Hhoschton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is a historic site in Frogmore, South Carolina on Saint Helena Island. The Anglican chapel was constructed in 1740 by enslaved people on Saint Helena Island as a chapel of ease for parishioners who had difficulty traveling to worship at the Parish Church of St. St. Helena Parish Chapel of Ease Ruins is situated 1 mile south of Penn Center.
Edgar Fripp Mausoleum
Tomb
Photo: Bigskybill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edgar Fripp Mausoleum, St. Helena Island Parish Church is a historic mausoleum in Frogmore, South Carolina, United States. The Egyptian Revival mausoleum was built in 1852 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Edgar Fripp Mausoleum is situated 1 mile south of Penn Center.
Penn Center
- Categories: African-American museum, historic site, and education
- Location: Beaufort County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.38826° or 32° 23′ 18″ northLongitude
-80.57635° or 80° 34′ 35″ westOpen location code
864X9CQF+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 406214659OpenStreetMap feature
historic=schoolWikidata ID
Q7163219
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Penn Center” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “منطقة مدرسة بن التاريخيه”
- French: “Penn Center”
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