George Leatherbury House

George Leatherbury House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location	Shell Belt Rd. SE of Sans Souci Beach, Coden, Alabama
Coordinates	30°22′47″N 88°15′4″W / 30.37972°N 88.25111°W / 30.37972; -88.25111Coordinates: 30°22′47″N 88°15′4″W / 30.37972°N 88.25111°W / 30.37972; -88.25111
Area	3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built	1912
Architectural style	Bay house
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	90000917^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 14, 1990

The George Leatherbury House was a historic residence along the shore of Portersville Bay, halfway between Bayou La Batre and Bayou Coden, in southern Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1912 by George Scarborough Leatherbury in the local "Bay house" style. Leatherbury owned several lumber companies in Mississippi and operated a naval stores company. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1990.^[1] It was subsequently destroyed on August 29, 2005 by an estimated record-level 12-to-16-foot (3.7 to 4.9 m) storm surge generated by Hurricane Katrina.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
↑ Carl Ferraro. "Hurricane Ivan and Hurricane Katrina: A Comparison of Community Impacts". Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources-State Lands Division-Coastal Section. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved July 23, 2010.

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Photos of Hurricane Katrina damage along Coden's Shell Belt Road

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