Zora Neale Hurston House

Zora Neale Hurston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	Fort Pierce, Florida
Coordinates	27°27′39″N 80°20′31″W / 27.46083°N 80.34194°WCoordinates: 27°27′39″N 80°20′31″W / 27.46083°N 80.34194°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1957[1]
Built by	Benton, C.C.
Architectural style	Frame Vernacular[1]
NRHP Reference #	91002047[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1991
Designated NHL	December 4, 1991[3]

The Zora Neale Hurston House was the home of author Zora Neale Hurston in Fort Pierce, Florida. It was originally located at 1734 School Court but was moved north 500 feet in 1995 to 1734 Avenue L to allow for expansion of Lincoln Park Academy, the school at which Hurston taught.^[4] On December 4, 1991, it was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

The house was in a development of new rental houses built by Dr. C.C. Benton, a medical doctor, who had sold 10 nearby acres for construction of "a new negro high school" nearby.^[5]

References

1. "St. Lucie County listings". Florida's History Through Its Places. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-09-22.
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. Hurston, Zora Neale, House at National Historic Landmarks Program
4. Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail: Zora Neale Hurston House.
5. Dr. Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1991). "National Historic Landmark Nomination: Hurston, Zora Neale House" (PDF). and accompanying three photos from 1989

External links

• Famous Floridians of Fort Pierce at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• at the St. Lucie County Library System