Colgin Hill

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Colgin Hill
Location Off AL 39, Gainesville, Alabama
Area 107 acres (43 ha)
Built 1832 (1832)
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Gainesville MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002924[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 1985

Colgin Hill is a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story structure began as a log dogtrot house for William Colgin in 1832. The breezeway was enclosed, creating a center hall, and Greek Revival details added within a couple of decades of the initial construction. It serves as an example of the transition in Alabama from the frontier to a more refined society. Historians consider it to be the oldest extant building in Gainesville.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. 
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Colgin Hill". National Park Service. September 5, 1985. Retrieved April 9, 2013.  See also: "Accompanying photos". 
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