National Historic Landmark · house · Fort Pierce, Florida

Hurston, Zora Neale, House

Historic house in Florida, United States in Fort Pierce, Florida. Built 1957. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.

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What it is

Wikipedia · Zora Neale Hurston House

The Zora Neale Hurston House is a historic house at 1734 Avenue L in Fort Pierce, Florida. Built in 1957, it was the home of author Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960) from then until her death. On December 4, 1991, it was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1734 School Ct., Fort Pierce, FL
CountySt. Lucie County
ListedDec 4, 1991
Reference number91002047
Built1957
Type of placehouse
Stylevernacular architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address1734 School Ct., Fort Pierce, FL
Coordinates27.46097, -80.34347 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitCanaveral National Seashore · 95 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbySt Lucie South 24 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 91002047. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.