The Anne Spencer House--1313 Pierce Street

Lynchburg County · dedicated 1978 · 1313 Pierce Street

This was the home of Edward Alexander and Anne Bannister Spencer from 1903 until her death on July 25, 1975. Born on February 6, 1882, in Henry County, Va. Anne Spencer was to receive national and international recognition as a poet. Published extensively between 1920 and 1935, she belonged to the Harlem Renaissance school of writers.

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