Penn School Historic District
About Penn School Historic District
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. It provided critical educational facilities to Gullah slaves freed after plantation owners fled the island, and continues to fulfill an educational mission.
The campus was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1974. Darrah Hall and the Brick Baptist Church on the campus were declared part of Reconstruction Era National Monument in January 2017. In 2019, it became the Reconstruction Era National Historic Park, along with Fort Sumter.
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01South CarolinaGilford Photography · Public domain
02Darrah HallVCannella3 · CC BY 4.0
03Benezet Dormitory ExteriorVCannella3 · CC BY 4.0
04Gantt CottageVCannella3 · CC BY 4.0
05Cedar CottageVCannella3 · CC BY 4.0
06Arnett CottageVCannella3 · CC BY 4.0
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 6.6 miles of Penn School Historic District; the closest, Fort Fremont Historical Park, is about 2.1 miles away.
