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Alexander-Webb-Wilson House at Eutaw, AL (ca. 1836)

This house, originally a stagecoach inn, was build in old Erie and moved to Eutaw by Dr. Abram F. Alexander who gave it to his daughter and her husband in 1848. It has four well proportioned two-story columns on the front and a second floor balcony o …
learn moreAsa White House at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 1838; recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

The Asa White house, also known as the White-McGiffert house, was built circa 1838 by Colonel Asa White, one of Greene County’s earliest settlers. Eutaw was established on property owned by Asa White. He conveyed 20 acres to the newly established count …
learn moreAttoway R. Davis Cottage at Eutaw, AL (1817, additions 1840 & 1850)

The Attoway R. Davis Cottage is a historic house in Eutaw, AL. The main portion of this house is a two-story I-house, built in 1817. It is the oldest surviving house in Eutaw. Directly in front of this structure is a two-room cottage, built in 1840. Th …
learn moreBeckham Dye Palmer House at Eutaw, AL (built 1899-1909)

This house was built in stages between 1899 and 1909. As the Palmer family grew, so did the house – three kitchens were built for family usage. This was the first house reportedly in Greene County to have electricity. Features of the house include beve …
learn moreBird’s Farm at Forkland, AL

Many motorists driving along Highway 43 between Demopolis and Eutaw have done a double-take when they see Bird’s Farm for the first time. Bird’s Farm is a large field beside Highway 43 that contains many amusing and imaginative creations, most of whic …
learn moreBoligee Presbyterian Church at Boligee, AL (established 1900)

The Boligee Presbyterian Church was established October 31, 1900. Positioned on the crest of a small hill, this beautiful church features a corner tower with variegated shingle patterns, and Eastlake style wood carvings in the two front gables. Inside, …
learn moreCapt. Edwin Reese House at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 1858; recorded in HABS; listed on the ARLH & NRHP)

The Capt Edwin Reese House, also known as the Basil Hall, is a historic Greek Revival style house in Eutaw. The house is a two-story wood framed building on a raised brick foundation. Four monumental Ionic columns span the front portico. It was built f …
learn moreColeman-Banks House at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 1847, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

The Coleman-Banks house, also known as the James Oliver Banks house, is the first of four antebellum homes at Eutaw, AL to have original colossal-order porticos. This house was built circa 1847 by George W. Shawver, owner of the Parapet Hotel. On the …
learn moreDew Abrams House at Eutaw, AL (built ca. 1832)

Duncan Dew was a well-known planter and business man of Eutaw, AL. He came to Eutaw in 1822 and built this house about 1832. It is L-shaped and has elaborate interior wood trim. The house, at one time, had a two-story portico which was later exchanged …
learn moreDr. Willis Meriwether House at Eutaw, AL (reconstructed 1856)

The Dr. Willis Meriwether House, also known as the Clark-Malone House, is a historic vernacular Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, AL. The house is a two-story wood framed building on a brick foundation. Six square box columns span the front portico. …
learn moreFirst Presbyterian Church at Eutaw, AL (completed 1851, recorded in HABS, listed on the NRHP)

This Presbyterian Church was established as a congregation in 1824, worshipping in a smaller church in old Mesopotamia, one mile to the northwest of Eutaw. In 1847 the congregation purchased the old carriage shop of Edwin Reese at Main and Wilson and s …
learn moreGreene 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 …
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