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Johnston-Coleman House at Greensboro, AL (built ca. 1900, listed on the NRHP)

Historic Home | Greensboro in Hale County  

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This two-story Victorian home was built circa 1900. Features of the house include a hip roof with gables, five bay facade with recessed side wing, central double leaf entrance with full transom and sidelights, two story double portico and wrap-around porch with classical columns, front facing gable with one story bay window with hip roof on main floor, secondary single leaf entrances with small transoms, and a hint of decorative bargeboard.

This house is a contributing property to the Greensboro Historic District that listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is located at 2007 Main Street in Greenboro (GPS coordinates 32.703893, -87.603600).

This is a private residence – drive by only.

Sources: 1) NRHP “Greensboro Historic District” Nomination Form, 2) Hale County Alabama, An Inventory of Significant and Historic Resources, by the Cahaba Trace Commission.

Photographs courtesy of RuralSWAlabama.

Note: This house is site #40 (the Johnston-Coleman House) on the Greensboro Historic Walking Tour brochure. The Walking Tour brochure contains six routes that include 74 historic Greensboro sites. Brochures are available at a tourism kiosk that’s located on the southeast corner of Main and Beacon Streets at downtown Greensboro.

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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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