Zora Neale Hurston house preserved in Florida

Zora Neale Hurston house preserved in Florida

The historic house at 1734 Avenue L in Fort Pierce, Florida — Zora Neale Hurston’s last home — has been preserved. The Conservation Fund (TCF), a nonprofit dedicated to preserving endangered properties and protecting land and water, worked with the Zora Neale Hurston Florida Education Foundation (ZNHFEF) to acquire the property. The organizations have announced plans to develop the site into a visitor and education center. Hurston lived the last…