Stephen Vincent Benét House, Historic house on the Summerville campus of Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia, United States
Stephen Vincent Benét House is a two-story brick residence featuring a wraparound porch that extends across the front and side of the structure at Augusta University's Summerville campus. The building today serves as the admissions office, maintaining its role as a central location on the grounds.
Built in 1827–29 after the federal government moved the Augusta Arsenal to this site, the house served as the commandant's quarters. The arsenal was used by the Confederate Army during the Civil War and again in the Spanish–American War. Colonel J. Walker Benét became commandant in 1911 and brought his son Stephen, who lived here until 1915 and began his writing career in the house.
Benét lived here from 1911 to 1915 while his father, Colonel J. Walker Benét, commanded the Augusta Arsenal, and it is the only major surviving structure tied to his life. He is known for the 1928 poem John Brown's Body, which won the 1929 Pulitzer Prize, and the 1937 story "The Devil and Daniel Webster".
The house is located on the Summerville campus of Augusta University and can be accessed through the main campus grounds. Since the building operates as an administrative office, it is worth checking beforehand about viewing opportunities and access.
Benét lived in the house from 1911 to 1915 while his father, Colonel J. Walker Benét, commanded the Augusta Arsenal. It is the only major surviving structure tied to his life, and it later served as the official residence of Augusta State University before housing the admissions office.
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