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William Perkins House at Eutaw, AL (built 1850s, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP & ARLH)

Antebellum | Eutaw in Greene County  

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The William Perkins House, also known as the Freemount, is a historic Greek Revival style house that was built in the 1850s by William Perkins, a wealthy merchant from Kentucky. The house is a two-story wood framed building on a raised brick foundation. Four monumental Ionic columns span the front portico. It has double parlors divided by double doors, beautiful millwork throughout, and original colored venetian glass side lights flanking the double front doors on the 1st and 2nd levels. Restored in the 1970’s, this is one of four surviving antebellum pillared mansions in Eutaw.

The house was recorded by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) in 1934. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance. It is also listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage (ARLH).

This beautiful antebellum home is located at 89 Spencer Street, Eutaw, AL (GPS coordinates 32.838287, -87.888716).

Sources: 1) Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw, Alabama, prepared by the Greene County Historical Society; 2) Wikipedia; 3) GreeneCountyHistoricSociety.org.

Photographs courtesy of RuralSWAlabama.

Tags: alabama, antebellum, black belt, eutaw, greene county, house, mansion, 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.

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

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