Laura Watson House

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Laura Watson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Epes Rd., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates	32°48′51″N 88°9′9″W / 32.81417°N 88.15250°W / 32.81417; -88.15250Coordinates: 32°48′51″N 88°9′9″W / 32.81417°N 88.15250°W / 32.81417; -88.15250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1900 (1900)
Governing body	Private
MPS	Gainesville MRA
NRHP Reference #	85002928^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1985

The Laura Watson House was a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story, wood frame, spraddle roof house was built for Laura Watson and her son, Booker, circa 1900. It was significant as a surviving example of what was once a typical type of dwelling for small African American freeholders in Alabama.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Laura Watson House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 12, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Sumter County, Alabama

Historic districts	Gainesville Historic District Main–Yankee Street Historic District

Other properties	Dr. James Alvis Beavers House Coffin Shop Colgin Hill Fort Tombecbee Gibbs House Col. Green G. Mobley House Oakhurst Park and Bandstand Sumter County Courthouse Dr. H. B. Ward House Laura Watson House

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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