Benezet House

Penn School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Benezet House
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Nearest city	St. Helena Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°23′18″N80°34′31″W / 32.38830°N 80.57530°W / 32.38830; -80.57530
Area	47 acres (19 ha)
Built	1855
NRHP reference No.	74001824
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1974 [1]
Designated NHLD	December 2, 1974 [2]

Benezet House, also known as Benezette House, is an historic dormitory located on the campus of Penn Center. It was erected in 1905 and named after Frenchman, Anthony Benezet, who stood for freedom in the mid- and late-1870's. The female teachers and female boarding students of Penn School were housed here. The mandatory nightly chapel service held in the ground floor lobby was, however, open to both male and female students. This location was the focal point of home economics training for female students, each of whom were required to reside in Benezet before they graduated. Today, Benezet House is used to house overnight guests to Penn Center. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Gallery

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  Back of Benezet House
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  Benezet Dormitory Exterior

See also

• Reconstruction Era National Monument
• Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
• List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaufort County, South Carolina

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
2. "Penn School Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
3. National Archives and Records Administration. (2017). South Carolina SP Penn Center Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/118997169
4. Penn Center Historic District. (n.d.). Penn Center Walking Tour. http://npshistory.com/publications/reer/penn-center-walking-tour.pdf
5. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. (n.d.). African American Historic Places in South Carolina. Home | SC Department of Archives and History. https://scdah.sc.gov/
6. Historic American Buildings Survey, C. (1933) Penn School Historic District, Benezet House, 1 mile South of Frogmore, Route 37, St Helena Island, Frogmore, Beaufort County, SC. South Carolina Beaufort County Frogmore, 1933. Documentation Compiled After. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sc0774/.