Female Benevolent House

This marker is on Scott Street in downtown Beaufort, opposite the City Library. It is in front of a home but the marker is easily readable. Note that the parking meters are enforced if you're planning on sticking around to read the meter. It has the same text on both sides, reading "The Society, founded in 1814 to educate and provide relief for destitute children, built this house in 1895 and leased it for many years, using the income to help the needy. Tenants included the Clover Club, which operated a circulating library here (1910-1917), and an infirmary (1917-1925). Funds from the 1982 sale of the house continue to provide relief for people in need." It was erected in 1989 by the Beaufort County Historical Society and the Beaufort Female Benevolent Society. It is marker number 7-21.