Waldwic

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Waldwic

William M. Spencer, III, House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
HABS photo of the main house at Waldwic, taken in 1935.
HABS photo of the main house at Waldwic, taken in 1935.
Location: Alabama Highway 69

Gallion, Hale County, Alabama
Nearest city: Demopolis, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°29′4.99″N 87°42′49.64″W / 32.4847194, -87.7137889Coordinates: 32°29′4.99″N 87°42′49.64″W / 32.4847194, -87.7137889
Built/Founded: 1840, renovated 1852.[1]
Added to NRHP: July 22, 1994
NRHP Reference#: 94000684 [2]
MPS: Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and Their Associated Outbuildings MPS
Governing body: Private

Waldwic, also known as the William M. Spencer, III, House, was built in 1840 and renovated in the Carpenter Gothic style in 1852.[1] It is a historic plantation house located on the west side of Alabama Highway 69, south of Gallion in Hale County, Alabama in the United States. On July 22, 1994, Waldwic, including one of its outbuildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was part of the Plantation Houses of the Alabama Canebrake and their Associated Outbuildings multiple property submission.[3] Waldwic is one of only a few examples of residential Gothic Revival architecture remaining in Alabama.[1]

[edit] Gallery

Rear elevation.

Parlor windows.

Parlor fireplace.

Old slave quarters.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, pages 89-90 . Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0817311343.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-07-27).
  3. ^ "Waldwic". "Philadelphia Architects and Buildings". Retrieved on 2008-01-08.

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