Central Harlem in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Zora Neale Hurston
January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960
108 West 131st Street, Manhattan
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 5, 2022
1. Zora Neale Hurston Marker
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Zora Neale Hurston. January 7, 1891 - January 28, 1960. Born in Alabama and raised in Eatonville, Florida, (one of the first self-governing all-Black municipalities in the United States), Zora Neale Hurston was a prolific novelist, playwright, educator, and ethnographer who earned unprecedented acclaim during the Harlem Renaissance for her pioneering contributions to anthropology, Black folklore and women's literature. Arriving in New York City in January 1925, to study at Barnard College, she took up residence at this address, becoming a celebrated member of the "New Negro" movement, as well as a student of anthropology and the college's first Black graduate. Over a career that spanned more than 30 years, Hurston authored numerous essays, plays, short stories, two books of folklore, an autobiography, articles and four novels, including her most famous work of fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), deemed a classic of American literature.
Born in Alabama and raised in Eatonville, Florida, (one of the first self-governing all-Black municipalities in the United States), Zora Neale Hurston was a prolific novelist, playwright, educator, and ethnographer who earned unprecedented acclaim during the Harlem Renaissance for her pioneering contributions to anthropology, Black folklore and women's literature. Arriving in New York City in January 1925, to study at Barnard College, she took up residence at this address, becoming a celebrated member of the "New Negro" movement, as well as a student of anthropology and the college's first Black graduate. Over a career that spanned more than 30 years, Hurston authored numerous essays, plays, short stories, two books of folklore, an autobiography, articles and four novels, including her most famous work of fiction, Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), deemed a classic of American literature.
Erected by Historic Landmarks Preservation Center; medallion program created by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel.
Location. 40° 48.708′ N, 73° 56.609′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Central Harlem. It is on West 131st Street just west of Malcolm X Boulevard/Lenox Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 W 131st St, New York NY 10027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 10, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
