(Front text)
This cottage, built before 1850, with alterations and additions throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, was the home of Celia Mann (1799-1867) and her husband Ben Delane, among the few free blacks living in Columbia in the two decades before the Civil War. Mann, born a slave in Charleston, earned or bought her freedom in the 1840s and moved to Columbia, where she worked as a midwife.
(Reverse text)
Three Baptist churches (First Calvary, Second Calvary, and Zion) trace their origins to services held in the basement of this house. After Mann's death her daughter Agnes Jackson (d. 1907) lived here; descendants of Agnes Jackson's second husband Bill Simons owned the house until 1960. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and has been a museum since 1977.

Sorry, but we don't have a picture of this historical marker yet. If you have a picture, please share it with us. It's simple to do. 1) Become a member. 2) Adopt this historical marker listing. 3) Upload the picture.

Show me all markers in:  Columbia, SC  |  Richland County  |  29201  |  South Carolina  |  United States of America

Ebenezer Lutheran Church
DeBruhl-Marshall House
Modjeska Simkins House
Ladson Presbyterian Church
Richland Street
An Enduring Landmark
Beth Shalom Synagogue
Pieces of the Past
Site of Blanding House
Site of Columbia Male Academy

• GPX
• KML
• LOC

Have you seen this marker? If so, check in and tell us about it.