Gibbs House (Gainesville, Alabama)

Gibbs House
Location SW of Spruce and Webster Sts., Gainesville, Alabama
Area 17.5 acres (7.1 ha)
Built 1861
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
MPS Gainesville MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002926[1]
Added to NRHP October 3, 1985

The Gibbs House is a historic house in Gainesville, Sumter County, Alabama. The one-story wood-frame structure was built for Hawkins Gibbs from 1860–61. The vernacular Greek Revival style house features a main central block with a side-gable roof, flanked by front-gabled wings to either side. The front facade of the main block features a full-width porch, set under the main roof. A similar version of this arrangement, largely unique to the Gainesville area in Alabama, is seen at Aduston Hall and a number of other nearby houses.[2][3] 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: Gibbs House". National Park Service. September 5, 1985. Retrieved April 9, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
  3. ↑ "Gainesville Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2013.