Below are some of the oldest and most historic structures that remain in rural southwest Alabama. Click on the “learn more” icons to access additional details and pictures.
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Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ located in east Wilcox County, AL (built ca. 1848, listed on the NRHP & ARLH)
This small one-room church was built circa 1848. The outside of the building is clad with wooden clapboards made of true 1″ x 6″ hand-hewn lumber. The interior walls and ceiling are of hand-hewn 1″ x 6″ boarding butted together with blacksmith-made squ …
Airmount Grave Shelter near Thomasville, AL (built 1853; listed on the NRHP)
The Airmount Grave Shelter, also known as the Hope Family Grave Shelter, is a Greek Revival structure located in the Airmount Cemetery near Thomasville, Alabama. It was built in 1853 by John Hope. The unusual splayed eaves and vaulted, or “compass” int …
Alabama Baptist Building at Marion, AL (built early 1830s, listed on the NRHP)
The first issue of The Alabama Baptist newspaper was published on February 4, 1843 in Marion, AL. This building, built as an office building in the early 1830s, was used for printing and distribution of The Alabama Baptist newspaper from 1843-1852. T …
Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge at Livingston, AL (built 1861)
This is one of the oldest remaining covered bridges in Alabama. It was originally constructed across the Sucarnoochee River on the main state road leading from Livingston to York, now U.S. Highway 11. The bridge was built in 1861 under the orders of Co …
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 …
Allen Grove at Old Spring Hill, AL in Marengo County (built 1857; listed on the NRHP)
This Greek Revival style house was built for John Gray Allen in 1857 by David Rudisill. It is a two-story frame structure with a two-story front portico featuring square paneled columns. The roof is hipped with side dormers. In 1890 the rear facade was …
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 …
Andrews Chapel at McIntosh, AL (built ca. 1860; listed on the NRHP)
Andrews Chapel, also known as the McIntosh Log Church, is one of the few remaining log churches in Alabama. In 1860, John C. Rush and his wife donated land for the church to the McIntosh Community. Shortly afterwards, the church was constructed and nam …
Asa 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 …
Ashe Cottage at Demopolis, AL (built ca. 1832 & remodeled 1858; listed on the NRHP and ARLH)
Ashe Cottage, also known as the Ely House, is a historic Carpenter Gothic house in Demopolis. It was built circa 1832 and expanded and remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1858 by William Cincinnatus Ashe, a physician from North Carolina. The cotta …
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at Camden, AL (built ca. 1849)
Located in front of this church is a historical marker. Following are the details provided on this marker: “This building was constructed c. 1849 as a Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Camden Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation was organize …
Attoway 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 …