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Dr. Willis Meriwether House at Eutaw, AL (built before 1856)

Antebellum | Eutaw in Greene County  

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The Dr. Willis Meriwether House, also known as the Clark-Malone House, is a historic vernacular Greek Revival style house in Eutaw. The house is a two-story wood framed building on a brick foundation.  Six square box columns span the front portico. According to tradition, Dr. Willis Meriwether moved this house from his plantation in Springfield in 1856 and rebuilt it at its present site in Eutaw.

This house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw TR multiple property submission on April 02, 1982, due to its architectural significance.

This house is located at 243 Wilson Avenue in Eutaw, AL (Google Maps).

This is a private residence – drive by only.

Sources:  (1) Wikipedia, Dr. Willis Meriwether House;  (2) Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw, Alabama, prepared by the Greene County Historical Society.

The color photographs were taken December 2010. The B&W photograph is provided courtesy U. S. Library of Congress, Photographer: W. N. Manning, Date: April 3, 1934.

Tags: alabama, antebellum, black belt, eutaw, greene county, house, plantation

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Welcome to rural southwest Alabama. This website is dedicated to twelve counties located in rural southwest Alabama which includes a large portion of Alabama’s Black Belt area. This region is known for its rich and diverse heritage, historic homes and churches, and natural beauty. This website contains details about historic and interesting places that you will find in this area of Alabama.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MOST OF THE HOMES INCLUDED ARE PRIVATE RESIDENCES AND, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE DRIVE BY ONLY.

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Dedicated to the memory of Stacy Milstead Henson (1978-2008) & Inez “Sis” Watts (1924-2007).

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