Chapel Hill in Chatham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Paul Green
1894-1981
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 29, 2018
1. Paul Green Marker
Erected 2007 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-114.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 51.115′ N, 79° 5.132′ W. Marker is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Chatham County. Marker is at the intersection of Old Lystra Road (U.S. 15/501) and Old Lystra Road (County Highway 1724), on the right when traveling north on Old Lystra Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Old Lystra Rd, Chapel Hill NC 27517, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. George Moses Horton (approx. 4.1 miles away); Carrboro “Truth Plaque” (approx. 4.2 miles away); Elizabeth Cotten (approx. 4.2 miles away); Navy B-1 Band (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Chapel Hill Nine (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hargraves (approx. 4.4 miles away); University Florist (approx. 4.6 miles away); Journey of Reconciliation (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chapel Hill.
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Regarding Paul Green. Paul Green won his 1927 Pulitzer Prize for his play In Abraham’s Bosom, based in part on the “Autobiography of a Negro” which Sam Morphis of Chapel Hill dictated to Horace Williams. The Pulitzer jury noted that, "the play does not sentimentalize on the tragic situation of the negro. It is scrupulously fair to the white race. But it brings us face to face with one of the most serious of the social problems of this country, and forces us to view this problem in the light of tragic pity."
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 29, 2018
2. Paul Green Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 29, 2018
3. The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
Esse Quam Videri
Esse Quam Videri
Photographed By Fred Palumbo
4. Paul Green
1941
1941
This World Telegram & Sun photo of Paul Green by Fred Palumbo is in the Library of Congress.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 29, 2018
5. Windy Oaks
Built around 1890 as the Windy Oaks Inn, Windy Oaks Farm was the home of Paul Green between 1964 and his death in 1981. Today it is the Old Lystra Inn at 1164 Old Lystra Road.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, April 29, 2018
6. Old Lystra Inn
Circa 1890
Circa 1890
Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 581 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on March 14, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
