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Lamar-Henry House at Selma, AL (built ca. 1893, listed on the NRHP)

This is a 2 ½ story Queen Anne style home with Neo-Classical influences. It was built ca. 1893 by Ernest Lamar, who was responsible for the final cons …

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Lanford-Portis House at Selma, AL (built ca. 1892; listed on the NRHP)

This two-story Queen Anne style home was built ca. 1892. Actress Jessica Lange lived here during the filming of the movie “Blue Sky,” for which she wo …

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Lea House at Marion, AL (built pre-1834)

This home was built by Henry C. Lea, brother of Margaret Moffet Lea, and it was the site of the marriage of Margaret Lea and General Sam Houston, Pres …

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Lee Haven near Bellamy, AL (c. 1852)

This Greek Revival style home was built circa 1852 for Colonel James Madison Lee, who was born 1820 in Louisa County, Virginia. The house was construc …

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Lee Otts Home at Greensboro, AL (originally built ca. 1840 and enlarged in the late 1850s)

Originally built as a small, one-story dwelling, the house was later enlarged into the present two-story, Greek Revival structure. A merchant, Robert …

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Lee-Bender-Butler House at Selma, AL (built ca. 1850; listed on the NRHP; destroyed by fire 11/14/17)

NOTE: This historic home was destroyed by fire on November 14, 2017. This Greek Revival house was built circa 1850 by Thomas Helm Lee, master builder …

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Lee-Sturgis House at Marion, AL (built ca. 1898, listed on the NRHP)

Built about 1898 by Lane Lee, this house is typical of late Victorian cottage style prevalent from 1890 to 1910. Features of the house include a wrapa …

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Lewis-Long House at Gainesville, AL (built ca. 1835)

This was the home of Moses Lewis, founder of Gainesville. Lewis was responsible for laying out the town in 1832. This house was built circa 1835 and i …

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Liberty Hall near Camden, AL (built 1850s)

Liberty Hall, also known as the John Robert McDowell Place, is a historic plantation house located near Camden. This two-story Greek Revival-style man …

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Lincoln Normal School’s Phillips Memorial Auditorium at Marion, AL

The Lincoln Normal School was a historic African American school in Marion, Alabama. Lincoln Normal was founded in 1867 by freed slaves as a school fo …

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Lions Park at Greensboro, AL (Rural Studio Projects)

In 2004 the Lions Club, the City of Greensboro, Hale County, the Riding Club and the Greensboro Baseball Association formed a joint committee to manag …

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Little Presbyterian Church at Coatopa, AL

Provided are pictures of a little Presbyterian Church that is located in the community of Coatopa, AL in Sumter County. It is on the north end of Coat …

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Littleberry Pippen House at Eutaw, AL (built early 1840s; listed on the NRHP)

This one-story wood-frame house, built in the early 1840’s, features a Creole Cottage-style architecture with later Greek Revival modifications. It is …

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Live Oak Cemetery at Selma (one of only a few cemeteries in the South listed on the NRHP)

THERE IS GLORY IN THE GRAVES, reads the inscription on the Confederate Monument that stands in the center of Selma’s Live Oak Cemetery.  Visitors who …

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Lockett-Martin House at Marion, AL (built early 1840s, listed on the NRHP)

This house was built in the early 1840s as the home of Napoleon Lockett and his wife, Mary. Mrs. Lockett is credited for the creation of the first Con …

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Lockhart-Ham House at Marion, AL (c. 1854)

This Greek Revival style house was built in 1854 by E. H. Bernhard and his wife, the former Eugenia Howard Lockhart. It has a central portico balcony, …

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Lockhart-Shivers House at Marion, AL (built c. 1856, listed on the NRHP)

This home, built circa 1856, was owned and probably constructed by David Lockhart.  It has plain woodwork and mantels, simple pine stair rail and newe …

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Log Cabin at Bluff Hall in Demopolis, AL

In 1986, the Marengo County Historical Society (MCHS) was notified that a log cabin had been discovered hidden inside a turn-of-the-century house that …

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Lorenz-McCrary House at Jackson, AL (built ca. 1900, listed on the ARLH and NRHP)

This beautiful home is one of Jackson’s most outstanding examples of Queen Anne style architecture. It is an asymmetrical, two story, Queen Anne house …

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Lupton-Grote-Cobbs House at Greensboro, AL (built ca. 1861)

This was the only house known to have been built in this area during the Civil War. It was constructed in 1861 as a residence for Nathaniel T. Lupton, …

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Lustron All-Steel Homes at Jackson, AL (the J. P. McKee and the Doit W. McClellan Homes)

Lustron homes are prefabricated, enameled-steel houses developed in response to the shortage of housing for GI’s returning from World War II.  They we …

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Lyon Hall at Demopolis, AL (completed 1853)

Lyon Hall, also known as the Lyon-Lamar House, is a historic Greek Revival mansion in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built over a period of three years by …

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Mabry-Jones House at Selma, AL (built ca. 1850, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

This Greek Revival style home was built around 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama legislature. Dr. Mab …

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Magnolia Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints near Magnolia, AL (completed 1913)

This historic church is located in Marengo County between Magnolia and Lamison. Construction began on this building in 1910 and it was completed in 19 …

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Magnolia Grove at Greensboro, AL (ca. 1840)

Magnolia Grove, an excellent example of temple-style Greek Revival architecture, was built around 1840 as a town house by Isaac and Sarah Croom, whose …

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Magnolia Hall at Greensboro, AL (ca. 1858)

Magnolia Hall, also known as the McCrary-Otts House, is a historic Greek Revival mansion in Greensboro.  It is listed on the National Register of Hist …

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Magnolia on Main at Eutaw, AL (built c. 1904)

William Scears owned the plantation home, Glenville, which was located about three miles from town. He built “Magnolia on Main” circa 1904 as a townho …

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Magnolia, Alabama 36754 Post Office (closed Oct. 1, 1982 and then re-opened following an outcry from the community)

In 1982, the community of Magnolia received word from the United Postal Service at Montgomery that their post office would be closed on October 1st of …

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Malloy-Jones House at Eutaw, AL (built 1906)

This house was built in 1906 for Dr. Martin Luther Malloy and his wife Laura Malloy.  It is a George F. Barber home.  The house is a free-classic Quee …

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MARENGO COUNTY Historical Marker at Linden, AL

This historical marker is located in front of the Marengo County courthouse at downtown Linden (GPS coordinates 32.306410, -87.797716). The marker was …

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Marion Military Institute at Marion, AL (traces origin to 1842, three buildings listed on the NRHP)

Marion Military Institute (MMI) traces its origins back to 1842 with the creation of Howard College in Marion, Alabama by the Alabama Baptist Conventi …

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Marion Presbyterian Church at Marion, AL (completed 1877, listed on the NRHP)

The Marion Presbyterian Church was organized on July 30, 1832.  The present building was constructed in the 1870’s using Norman-style architecture and …

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Marion United Methodist Church at Marion, AL (built ca. 1887, listed on the NRHP)

Methodists had their beginnings in Marion in 1819.  Prior to the construction of the present church building, the Methodist congregation used the Maso …

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Masonic Lodge #3 at Perdue Hill, AL (c. 1824)

This is the oldest building in Monroe County.  It was erected circa 1824 on a bluff high above the Alabama River in Claiborne using funds from a publi …

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Mathews Cabin at the Clarke County Historical Museum in Grove Hill, AL (built 1830s)

This dogtrot log Cabin was built in the 1830s by pioneers Josiah and Lucy Martin Mathews, who came to Clarke County from South Carolina.  By 1840, the …

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Matthews-Curry House at Camden, AL (built early 1840s)

During the early 1840s, the county seat underwent a name change from Barboursville to Camden. During this time, local dentist Benjamin Thompson purcha …

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Matthews-Tait-Rutherford Home near Canton Bend, AL (built 1840-1845)

This historic antebellum home is one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in Alabama. It is located in Wilcox County near the community …

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Mattie O. Blunt Keith Monument in Selma’s Old Live Oak Cemetery

Shown are pictures of the monument that marks the grave of Mattie O. Blunt Keith (1858-1886). This is just one of many beautiful monuments that you wi …

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McCorkle-Belcher House at Uniontown, AL (completed 1908, listed on the NRHP)

This Colonial Revival house was built by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas McCorkle. Construction began on the house in 1906 and it was completed in 1908. This is a …

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About This Website

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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