Cannonborough Elliotborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Parsonage
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Miss Izard's School

The Parsonage Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2011

1. The Parsonage Marker

Inscription. The Parsonage“The Parsonage,” the home of Rev. James B. Middleton (1839-1918), stood here at 5 Short Court (now President’s Place) until 1916. Middleton and his siblings, born slaves, were taught to read and write by their father, Rev. James C. Middleton (1790-1889). After the Civil War the elder Middleton, his son Rev. Abram Middleton (1827-1901), and Rev. James B. Middleton organized and served as pastors of many Methodist churches in the lowcountry.
Miss Izard's School This house, the home of the Frazer and Izard families, was built at 7 Short Court (now President’s Place) by 1872. Anna Eliza Izard (1850-1945), niece of Revs. James B. and Abram Middleton, was a graduate of the Avery Normal Institute and taught school here for many years. Mamie Garvin Fields (1888-1987), a Middleton descendant, described life at 5 & 7 Short Court in Lemon Swamp and Other Places (1983).

Erected 2004 by The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. (Marker Number 10-44.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1916.

Location. 32° 47.274′ N, 79° 57.075′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Cannonborough Elliotborough. It is on President Place near President Street, on the left when traveling west. Although once a thru street with US 17 (Clark Expressway), today President's Place is barricaded at US 17...no access. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 President’s Place, Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston

and in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Septima P. Clark Expressway (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cannon Street Hospital / McClennan Banks Memorial Hospital (about 500 feet away); Hospital Strike of 1969 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harmon Field / Cannon Street All-Stars (approx. 0.3 miles away); Burke High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Burke High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); United Order of Tents Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cannon Street Y (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Miss Izard's School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2011

2. Miss Izard's School Marker

The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School Marker, looking east along President’s Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2011

3. The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School Marker, looking east along President’s Place

The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School ,7 President’s Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2, 2011

4. The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School ,7 President’s Place

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,545 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.

The Parsonage⎯⎯⎯Miss Izard's School

The Parsonage
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Miss Izard's School