Gibbs House (Gainesville, Alabama)

Gibbs House
Location SW of Spruce and Webster Sts., Gainesville, Alabama
Coordinates 32°48′47″N 88°9′53″W / 32.81306°N 88.16472°W / 32.81306; -88.16472Coordinates: 32°48′47″N 88°9′53″W / 32.81306°N 88.16472°W / 32.81306; -88.16472
Area 17.5 acres (7.1 ha)
Built 1861 (1861)
Architectural style Greek Revival
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 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gibbs House" (PDF). National Park Service. September 5, 1985. Retrieved April 9, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Gainesville Multiple Resource Area" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 9, 2013.


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