Alston–Cobb House
Historic house in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alston–Cobb House, now formally known as the Clarke County Historical Museum, is a historic house and local history museum in Grove Hill, Alabama, United States. It was built in 1854 by Dr. Lemuel Lovett Alston as a Greek Revival I-house, a vernacular style also known in the South as Plantation Plain.[1] It is one of only four examples of an I-house to survive intact in Clarke County.[3] The Alston–Cobb House was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 1, 1978, and to the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1979.[1][2]
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Alston–Cobb House | |
Location | Grove Hill, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 31°42′36″N 87°46′38″W |
Built | 1854 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79000382[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 30, 1979 |
Designated ARLH | September 1, 1978[2] |
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