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Altwood near Faunsdale, AL (built c. 1836 & later expanded; listed on both the NRHP and Alabama Register)

Altwood is a historic plantation house located approximately six miles southwest of Faunsdale.  It was built circa 1836 by Richard H. Adams.  It began as a log dogtrot house and was then expanded until it resembled a “Tidewater cottage” style house.  B …

Cedar Grove at Faunsdale, AL (began ca. 1830 as a log cabin; enlarged 1852-1858; recorded in HABS; listed on the NRHP)

Cedar Grove, also known as the Charles Walker House, is a Greek Revival plantation house located in Marengo County near Faunsdale. This is a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof and double veranda. The house was photographed and recorded in the …

Faunsdale Presbyterian Church at Faunsdale, AL (built in 1887)

This Gothic Revival styled church was built in 1887 and dedicated in May of that year by Dr. J. L. Otts of Greensboro, Alabama. A fellowship hall was added in 1988. This church is located beside Highway 25 in Faunsdale, AL (GPS coordinates 32.455831, – …

Old Jail at Faunsdale, AL (built c. 1907)

This tiny one-room jail was built about 1907, the year that Faunsdale was incorporated as a town.  It is the oldest separate jail in Marengo County and the oldest public building in Faunsdale.  It was used until 1955.  The walls of the jail, almost a f …