This is one of Selma’s most architecturally unique historic homes. The Weaver-Hooper House, is a Gothic / medieval-inspired style home, reportedly modeled after a castle located on the Rhine River in Germany. William Weaver, a prominent landowner and son of one of Selma’s founders, built it around 1868. The Weaver-Hooper home is located in what was once known as Weaver’s Grove. The home’s sand bricks were made on-site in a kiln built just for that purpose. This Gothic style house features a double Tudor arched door entry and lancet arched windows. The interior woodwork and parquet flooring are from pine, walnut and oak trees cut from the grove. This house remained in the Weaver family until 1934. It remains one of the most recognizable and unusual historic homes in Selma.
This house is a contributing property to Selma’s “Old Town Historic District” that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The house is also featured in the “Alabama’s Ghost Trail” series due to reported paranormal activity (see the video below).
This house was the childhood home of Clara Weaver Parrish, a renowned artist and designer for Tiffany & Co., whose stained-glass work can still be seen in several historic Selma churches.
The Weaver House is located at 615 Lauderdale Street in Selma (Google Maps – 32.413778,-87.025028 )
This is a private residence – drive by only.
Sources: 1) Selma’s Architecture History Tour (A Self-Guided Driving Tour); 2) NRHP “Old Town Historic District” Registration Form.