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Cotton Ketchie "Catfish Row" Signed and Numbered Print - $75 (MOUNT ULLA)
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Originally named "Cabbage Row", it is a set of pre-Revolutionary buildings at 89 and 91 Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The buildings are most notable for having been the inspiration for "Catfish Row" in the DuBose Heyward novel Porgy and later the opera Porgy and Bess by Gershwin. DuBose Heyward had lived nearby on Church Street. The buildings were perhaps operated as counting houses when they were built, but after the earthquake of 1886, their condition deteriorated until they were a well-known "resort for sailors." A century ago, however, this plot of land was not the site of cheery restaurants plus shops catering to throngs of Lowcountry tourists; it was a home to former slaves. Back then, it was known as Cabbage Row – a fitting name, since its residents would sell cabbage plus other produce directly from the windowsills.
Message me if you have any questions. Item is located in Mount Ulla, NC so shipping will be necessary and shipping costs will be the responsibility of the buyer. Will not respond to "Is this available", if it is still posted it is available.