National Historic Landmark-Joseph Manigault House

National Historic Landmark- Joseph Manigault House

Built in 1790, this is the first Neoclassical building designed by architect Gabriel Manigault. His design reflects the architectural influence of Robert Adam.

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Zora Neale Hurston's Grave

Zora Neale Hurston was buried in an unmarked grave until African American novelist Alice Walker (best known perhaps as the author of The Color Purple) and literary scholar Charlotte Hunt found and marked the grave in 1973. Located in the ...

National Historic Landmark-Lancaster County Jail

National Historic Landmark- Lancaster County Jail

Completed in 1823, this three story stuccoed building reflects innovations by the architect. He omitted dungeons and designed cells for better air circulation.

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Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail & Branch Library

The Zora Neale Hurston Branch Library is named for the African American author, storyteller, folklorist and anthropologist who grew up in Eatonville, and spent the last years of her life in Fort Pierce where she is buried. The library serves ...

National Historic Landmark-Lancaster County Courthouse

National Historic Landmark- Lancaster County Courthouse

Design of this 2-story brick building, more Palladian than Classic, has been attributed to Robert Mills.

In continuous use as a courthouse since its completion in 1828, it features fine reeded woodwork and vaulted ceilings.

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National Historic Landmark-USS Laffee Destroyer

National Historic Landmark- USS Laffey Destroyer

The only surviving ALLEN M. SUMNER class destroyer and the only surviving World War II destroyer that saw service in the Atlantic, she acted as escort to convoys to Great Britain, and on D-Day she ...

National Historic Landmark-Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

National Historic Landmark- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

The present Greek Revival-style structure (1840) houses a congregation regarded as the birthplace of Reform Judaism in America.

It is also the second-oldest synagogue in the United States in continuous use.

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The Zora Neale Hurston Home

In 1957 Zora Neale Hurston moved to Fort Pierce, and was offered a small two-bedroom house, rent free, by Dr. C.C. Benton, a family friend from her Eatonville childhood. Dr. Benton, a respected physician, had worked to establish the School ...

National Historic Landmark-Huguenot Church

National Historic Landmark- Huguenot Church

Completed in 1845, this was Charleston's first Gothic Revival building, and the first Gothic design by architect E. B. White. The exterior of the brick building is stuccoed, with buttresses between each bay.

The interior is ...

National Historic Landmark-Hopsewee

National Historic Landmark- Hopsewee

Thomas Lynch, Jr. (1749-1779), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was born here.

Dating from the 1740s, the frame building, a fine example of a Carolina low country plantation house, shows West Indian influence, with its ...