List of oldest buildings in Alabama

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Alabama in the United States. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Though Mobile was founded in 1702 as the colonial capitol of French Louisiana, no documented 18th century buildings remain standing in the state. (The closest example being the LaPointe-Krebs House in Pascagoula, Mississippi) To be listed here a site must:

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Building Image Location First Built Type Notes
Mississippian Mounds, e.g. Moundville Throughout state 800-1600 Earthen mounds Though no Native American buildings have survived above ground, a number of constructed platform and burial mounds have been preserved, including the 58ft tall Mound B at the Moundville Site.
Joel Eddins House Huntsville 1808 House The oldest documented building in the state. Moved from Ardmore, Alabama to its current location at Burritt on the Mountain museum in 2007.[1][2]
Jude-Crutcher House Huntsville 1812 House Second oldest building and oldest surviving log dogtrot style house in the state. The breezeway has been enclosed and the exterior is now covered in clapboard.[3][4]
Poplar Grove Huntsville 1813 House The third oldest building in the state, and the oldest masonry building in the state. Constructed by LeRoy Pope, the "Father of Huntsville", and visited by General Andrew Jackson on his return from the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.[5] The original federal style facade has been significantly altered by the later addition of a Greek Revival portico.
Urquhart House Huntsville 1813 House Tied with Poplar Grove as third oldest building in the state. In state of disrepair and in danger of collapse without immediate intervention.[6]
Perkins-Winston House Huntsville 1815 House Early Huntsville home.[7]
William Reed House Birmingham 1816 House Early homestead.[8]
Hill of Howth Boligee 1816 House Early homestead.[9]
Rev Thomas Newton House Ashville 1817 House Early homestead. Vacant.[10]
Lucas Tavern Montgomery 1818 Tavern/Inn Oldest surviving tavern in the state and the oldest building in the city of Montgomery. It is famous for hosting the Marquis de Lafayette during his 1825 trip through Alabama. Now stands at Old Alabama Town.[11]
John Looney House Ashville 1818 House The oldest two story dogtrot house in the state.[12]
Cedarwood Moundville 1818 House Possibly the earliest surviving plantation in the black belt region of Alabama. Restored and relocated to The University of West Alabama in Livingston .[13][14]
Hickman Cabin Wheeler 1818 House A log dogtrot that may have been used as slave quarters.[15]
Erskine House Huntsville 1818 House Early Huntsville home.[16]
Phelps-Jones House Huntsville 1818 House Early Huntsville home.[17]
Sadler House McCalla 1819 House This home may have originally consisted of an circa 1819 log pen that was later expanded upon.[18]
Weeden House Huntsville 1819 House Early Huntsville home.[19]
McGuire-Strickland House Tuscaloosa 1820 House The oldest building in the city of Tuscaloosa.[20]
G&J Sutherland Store Tuscumbia 1824 Store Possibly the state's oldest surviving commercial building. Exterior details have been much altered.[21]
Indian Springs Baptist Church McWilliams 1825 Church Possibly the state's oldest surviving church building.[22]
Old Rock Jail Rockford 1825 Jail The state's oldest jail.[23]
Lassiter House Autaugaville 1825 House One of the state's earliest examples of the I-house form.[24]
Vincent-Doan House Mobile 1827 House The state's oldest surviving example of french colonial architecture and the oldest building in the city of Mobile.[25]
Bride's Hill Wheeler 1828 House Oldest surviving example of a Tidewater-type cottage in Alabama. In state of disrepair.
Dancy-Polk House Decatur 1829 House Oldest building in the city of Decatur.[26]
Collins-Marston House Mobile 1832 House Possibly the state's oldest surviving example of a creole cottage style house.[27]
Old State Bank Decatur 1833 Bank The first state bank and oldest bank building in the state.[28]
Barton Academy Mobile 1836 School The first public school in the state of Alabama.[29]
Somerville Courthouse Somerville 1837 Courthouse The oldest surviving courthouse in the state.[30] The structure bears much resemblance to the first Alabama state house, once located in Cahawba.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens Birmingham 1845 House The oldest building in the city of Birmingham.[31]
Langdon Hall Auburn 1846 Church The oldest building in the city of Auburn.[32]
Bryce Hospital Tuscaloosa 1861 Mental Health Institution Alabama's first and oldest state mental health facility.
Rickwood Field Birmingham 1910 Baseball park The oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States.[33]

Demolished early Alabama buildings

Issac Bett House, Burnt Corn Alabama[34]

The existing house once located at 308 Conti Street (now moved) in Mobile may contain portions of a 1796 structure. [35]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.burrittonthemountain.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=37&Itemid=124&limitstart=12/
  2. ↑ http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070821/house.shtml
  3. ↑ http://gohistoric.com/places/george-jude-house-huntsville
  4. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalregister/4854192373/in/photostream/
  5. ↑ http://www.hsvcity.com/gis/historicmarkers/site/marker_016/page.htm
  6. ↑ http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/06/5_things_to_know_about_madison.html
  7. ↑ http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/al0358/
  8. ↑ http://landmarkhunter.com/162347-william-reed-house/
  9. ↑ http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/al0174/
  10. ↑ http://landmarkhunter.com/165540-rev-thomas-newton-house/
  11. ↑ http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMD5M5_Lucas_Tavern_Circa_1818_Montgomery_Alabama
  12. ↑ http://landmarkhunter.com/148939-looney-house/
  13. ↑ http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20091101/news/910319923
  14. ↑ http://centerforblackbelt.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BBConnectionDecWEB2012.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.preserveala.org/pondspringwheeler.aspx
  16. ↑ http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/index.php?title=Huntsville_History_Collection
  17. ↑ Gamble, Robert S. (December 1980). "Phelps-Jones House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  18. ↑ http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/sadlerhouse.html
  19. ↑ http://www.weedenhousemuseum.com/TheHousesHistory.html
  20. ↑ http://www.thecapitolschool.com/capitolpark.html
  21. ↑ http://www.timesdaily.com/archives/article_0b771f7c-3237-5a63-8ec3-111bf1f214d5.html
  22. ↑ http://www.ruralswalabama.org/attractions/indian-springs-baptist-church-ca-1825-near-mcwilliams-al/
  23. ↑ http://www.toureastalabama.com/attraction/old-rock-jail-museum/
  24. ↑ http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html
  25. ↑ http://www.mobilemedicalmuseum.com/
  26. ↑ http://decaturchristmastour.com/tour_site1.htm
  27. ↑ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64000005.pdf
  28. ↑ http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html
  29. ↑ http://www.mcpss.com/?PN=AboutUs
  30. ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/capitolshotsphotography/3001099134/in/set-72157608627150660
  31. ↑ http://www.informationbirmingham.com/arlington/index.htm
  32. ↑ http://www.lib.auburn.edu/arch/buildings/langdon_hall.htm
  33. ↑ http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html
  34. ↑ http://www.burntcorn.com/htmlfiles/issacbettshouse.html
  35. ↑ http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/al0445/

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