Cedar Grove Plantation
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| Cedar Grove Plantation | |
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| Location: | near Faunsdale, Alabama, United States |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1848[1][2] |
| Architectural style(s): | Greek Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | 13 July 1993[3] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 93000599[4] |
| MPS: | Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings MPS |
| Governing body: | Private |
Cedar Grove Plantation, also known as the Charles Walker House, is a Greek Revival plantation house located near Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama.[4] It is notable in having been the residence of Nicola Marschall for a brief period while the Walker family owned the property.[1] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 13 July 1993 as a part of a multiple property submission, "Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings".[3]
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[edit] History
The house had its beginnings in 1830 with the construction of a two-story log house by Dougal and Malcolm McAlpin, two brothers from Scotland.[1] In 1848 Charles and Margaret Walker purchased the property and hired a builder from Virginia, Theophilus Fowler, to begin construction of the main house. The house served as the center of the large plantation, Charles Walker owned 154 slaves in 1860.[5] The former log house is believed to have been incorporated into the main house to become the dining room and a bedroom. The house remained under construction until 1858.[1]
Nicola Marschall was a friend of the Walker family and lived with them briefly at their home. The two-story schoolhouse behind the main house is believed to have been used by him as a studio during his time there. This schoolhouse served as a school for children in the area until 1925. The house remained in the Walker family until 1982.[1]
[edit] Description
The house is a two-story frame structure with a gabled roof and double veranda.[2] It is built in a vernacular Greek Revival style. The original porch was altered in 1915 from a one-story design with simple turned wooden columns, spanned by arched latticework, to the multi-level configuration with paneled box columns seen today.[1]
[edit] Gallery
 Close-up of east elevation, front portico. |
 South elevation, side view of house. |
 Living room mantel. |
 First floor parlor. |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 16. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 189164758X
- ^ a b "Marengo County". "Alabama's Front Porches". Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-03-06).
- ^ a b "Alabama: Marengo County ". "Nationalhistoricalregister.com". Retrieved on 2007-01-14.
- ^ "Cedar Grove Plantation". "Sankofa's Slavery Data Collection". Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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