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Greene County Courthouse at Eutaw, AL (constructed ca. 1839 and rebuilt 1868-69, recorded in HABS and listed on the NRHP)

Soon after the town of Eutaw was surveyed in 1838 and laid out as the newly established seat of Greene County, John V. Crossland began construction of a two-story courthouse which was completed in 1839. This courthouse was burned in 1868 to destroy ind …

Kirkwood at Eutaw, AL (built late 1850s, recorded on HABS and listed on the NRHP.)

Kirkwood is a historic antebellum plantation mansion located in Eutaw. It is a Greek Revival style house with Italianate influences. The house has two primary floors and a large cupola crowning the low-pitched hipped roof. The roof eaves are ornamented …

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 one of three similar Creole Cottage-style homes in Eutaw. A lower foundation, square piers, and an ab …

Magnolia on Main at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 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 townhouse for his family to make it more convenient for his children attending school. The home was also use …

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 Queen Anne with many elements foreshadowing the Colonial Revival style. It is based upon Rosemont, George …

Mesopotamia Female Seminary (1846) at Eutaw, AL

The original site of the Mesopotamia Female Seminary was just west of Eutaw. In 1889 this building was moved to the present location at the intersection of Main & Wilson.  It became the core of Eutaw Female College, a reorganization of the old Euta …

Murphy-Dunlap House at Eutaw, AL (built 1847)

The Murphy-Dunlap house is just one of many historic antebellum homes in Eutaw, AL. This frame-story-over-high-brick-foundation style house was built in 1847 by Daniel R. Wright. It has an unusual “winter kitchen” in the basement complete with an inter …

Murphy-Henderson House at Eutaw, AL (built 1896)

This two-storied Queen Anne style home was built in 1896.  It was originally painted in autumnal colors.  Tall chimneys penetrate the complex roof of this asymmetrical house.  It features a piazza with a bay over the front steps, a balcony above an ela …

Old 1842 Sheriff’s Office at Eutaw, AL

This small two-story brick building is referred to as the Old Sheriff’s Office and the Grand Jury Room.  It is located on the northeast corner of Eutaw’s Old Courthouse Square and is identified by a bronze plaque that gives 1842 as the completion date …

Oliver-Braune House at Eutaw, AL (built mid 1850s; listed on both the ARLH and NRHP)

This home began as a one-room law office that was built and used by Judge William C. Oliver. On December 29, 1859, he sold his office to Gustave Braune, a jeweler. Later, Braume added rooms and the unusual octagon room on the second level. Tradition ma …

Probate Office Building at Eutaw, AL (built 1856; listed on the NRHP)

The centerpiece of the Courthouse Square at Eutaw is the old Greene County Courthouse which was built in 1870. Located on the northwest corner of the Courthouse Square is the old “Probate Office”. It was originally constructed in 1856 as a single-stori …

Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church at Boligee, AL (built 1854, listed on the Alabama Register)

This church was built in 1854 at the plantation community of The Fork of Greene located twelve miles southeast of Boligee.  The building was consecrated by Bishop Cobbs on April 28, 1858.  Twenty-five years later, it was carefully disassembled and move …