COLUMBUS, Ga., July 1 -- Columbus State University issued the following news release:
In Nyack, New York, a peaceful street hosts an 1880s Victorian house that overlooks
the Hudson River. Its Second Empire architecture and expansive water views-facing
the fog-covered hills of Sleepy Hollow-once framed the last 20 years of Carson McCullers'
life.
Today, thanks to Columbus State University's dedicated efforts, this historic residence
is preserved as a monument to one of America's most prominent Southern Gothic voices.
The property, which McCullers called home from 1945 until her death in 1967, is also
being transformed into a study-away hub for students and faculty.
McCullers, born Lula Carson Smith, was a Columbus native whose work-includ...