Harriet M. Cornwell Tourist House is a historic tourist home for African-American patrons located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built about 1895, and is a two-story, frame American Foursquare style dwelling. It has a hipped roof and features a one-story wraparound porch. Mrs. Cornwell began operating her house as a tourist home during the 1940s.[2][3]
Harriet M. Cornwell Tourist House | |
.JPG) Harriet M. Cornwell Tourist Home, July 2012 | |
   | |
| Location | 1713 Wayne St., Columbia, South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°0′27″N 81°2′43″W / 34.00750°N 81.04528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architectural style | American Four-Square |
| MPS | Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001083[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 2007 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] A historical marker was erected in 2014.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Lindsay Crawford (July 2007). "Harriet M. Cornwell Tourist House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Harriet M. Cornwell Tourist Home, Richland County (1713 Wayne St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Harriett Cornwell Tourist Home". Historical Marker Database. 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.