List of oldest buildings in Alabama

This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Alabama in the United States. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology, architectural studies, and historical records. Though Mobile was founded in 1702 as the colonial capitol of French Louisiana, no known 18th century buildings remain standing.

To be listed here a site must:

• date prior to 1820; or
• be the oldest building in a region, large city, or oldest of its type (church, government building, style, etc.)

List

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Building	Image	Location	First Built	Use	Notes
Joel Eddins House		Huntsville	1808	House	Possibly the oldest known building in the state. Moved from Ardmore, Alabama to its current location in 2007.[1][2]
Jude-Crutcher House		Huntsville	1812	House	Second oldest building and oldest surviving log dogtrot style house in the state. The breezeway has been enclosed and the exterior is now covered in clapboard.[3][4]
Poplar Grove		Huntsville	1813	House	The oldest building in the city of Huntsville, the third oldest building in the state, and the oldest brick building in the state. Constructed by LeRoy Pope, the "Father of Huntsville", and visited by General Andrew Jackson on his return from the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.[5] The original federal style facade has been significantly altered by the later addition of a Greek Revival portico.
Urquhart House		near Huntsville	1813	House	Tied with Poplar Grove as third oldest building in the state. In state of disrepair and in danger of collapse without immediate intervention.[6]
Perkins-Winston House		Huntsville	1815	House	Early Huntsville home.[7]
William Reed House		near Birmingham	1816	House	Early homestead.[8]
Hill of Howth		Boligee	1816	House	Early homestead.[9]
Rev Thomas Newton House		near Ashville	1817	House	Early homestead. Vacant.[10]
Lucas Tavern		Montgomery	1818	Tavern/Inn	Oldest surviving tavern in the state and the oldest building in the city of Montgomery. It is famous for hosting the Marquis de Lafayette during his 1825 trip through Alabama. Now stands at Old Alabama Town.[11]
John Looney House		near Ashville	1818	House	The oldest two story dogtrot house in the state.[12]
Cedarwood		Moundville	1818	House	One of the earliest surviving plantations in the black belt region. In state of disrepair.[13]
Hickman Cabin		Wheeler	1818	House	A log dogtrot that may have been used as slave quarters.[14]
Erskine House		Huntsville	1818	House	Early Huntsville home.[15]
Phelps-Jones House		Huntsville	1818	House	Early Huntsville home.[16]
Weeden House		Huntsville	1819	House	Early Huntsville home.[17]
McGuire-Strickland House		Tuscaloosa	1820	House	The oldest building in the city of Tuscaloosa.[18]
G&J Sutherland Store		Tuscumbia	1824	Store	Possibly the state's oldest surviving commercial building. Exterior details have been much altered.[19]
Indian Springs Baptist Church		McWilliams	1825	Church	Possibly the state's oldest surviving church building.[20]
Old Rock Jail		Rockford	1825	Jail	The state's oldest jail.[21]
Lassiter House		Autaugaville	1825	House	The state's oldest surviving example of the I-house form.[22]
Vincent-Doan House		Mobile	1827	House	The state's oldest surviving example of french colonial architecture and the oldest building in the city of Mobile.[23]
Bride's Hill		near Wheeler	1828	House	Oldest surviving example of a Tidewater-type cottage in Alabama. In state of disrepair.
Dancy-Polk House		Decatur	1829	House	Oldest building in the city of Decatur.[24]
Collins-Marston House		Mobile	1832	House	Possibly the state's oldest surviving example of a creole cottage style house.[25]
Old State Bank		Decatur	1833	Bank	The oldest bank building in the state.[26]
Barton Academy		Mobile	1836	School	The first public school in the state of Alabama.[27]
Somerville Courthouse		Somerville	1837	Courthouse	The oldest surviving courthouse in the state.[28] The structure bears much resemblance to the first Alabama state house, once located in Cahawba.
Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens		Birmingham	1845	House	The oldest building in the city of Birmingham.[29]
Langdon Hall		Auburn	1846	Church	The oldest building in the city of Auburn.[30]
Rickwood Field		Birmingham	1910	Baseball park	The oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States.[31]

Destroyed early Alabama buildings

Issac Bett House, Burnt Corn Alabama^[32]

308 Conti Street, Mobile. May have contained portions of a 1796 structure. Demolished in 1975.^[33]

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  Sandy Hill Plantation (Pettway Plantation) built circa 1816.

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  The Oaks built circa 1818.

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  Gilchrist House built in 1812, destroyed by fire in late 1990's.

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in the United States
• Timeline of architectural styles
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama
• Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage

References

External links

• The Alabama Historical Commission Website