National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map.
There are 28 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.
Current listings
| Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Grove |
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(#94000689) |
County Road 1, south of Old Spring Hill 32°25′44″N 87°46′30″W / 32.428889°N 87.775°W |
Old Spring Hill | A historic district including a Greek Revival style main house (c. 1857), two other buildings and 50 acres (20 ha). |
| 2 | Altwood |
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(#93000598) |
West of County Road 51, south of its junction with County Road 54 32°25′26″N 87°40′28″W / 32.423889°N 87.674444°W |
Faunsdale | Plantation house with Tidewater Virginia influences, built in 1836. |
| 3 | Ashe Cottage |
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(#78000502) |
307 N. Commissioners Ave. 32°31′09″N 87°50′25″W / 32.519167°N 87.840278°W |
Demopolis | Town house built in 1832 and remodeled in the Carpenter Gothic style in 1858. |
| 4 | Bluff Hall |
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(#70000105) |
405 N. Commissioners Ave. 32°30′55″N 87°50′23″W / 32.515278°N 87.839722°W |
Demopolis | Federal style mansion built in 1832 for Francis Strother Lyon and wife, Sarah Serena Glover, by her father, Allen Glover. Remodeled in the Greek Revival style in the 1840s. |
| 5 | Cedar Crest |
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(#93000763) |
Eastern side of County Road 51, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of County Road 54 32°25′41″N 87°39′37″W / 32.428056°N 87.660278°W |
Faunsdale | Greek Revival style plantation house built in 1850 for Kimbrough C. Dubose. |
| 6 | Cedar Grove Plantation |
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(#93000599) |
County Road 78 east of its junction with State Route 25 32°26′51″N 87°34′31″W / 32.4475°N 87.575278°W |
Faunsdale | Large plantation house built in 1848 in the Greek Revival style. Known, in part, for its association with Nicola Marschall. |
| 7 | Cedar Haven |
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(#93000600) |
County Road 61 southeast of its junction with State Route 25 32°24′56″N 87°35′20″W / 32.415556°N 87.588889°W |
Faunsdale | Greek Revival style plantation house built in 1850 and destroyed in the 21st century. The site remains listed on the register. |
| 8 | Confederate Park |
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(#75000319) |
Bounded by Main, Capitol, Walnut, and Washington Sts. 32°31′04″N 87°50′17″W / 32.517778°N 87.838056°W |
Demopolis | Town square of Demopolis, established in 1819. Covering one city block, it is one of the oldest public squares known in Alabama. |
| 9 | Cuba Plantation |
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(#93000601) |
County Road 54 west of its junction with State Route 25 32°26′28″N 87°39′07″W / 32.441111°N 87.651944°W |
Faunsdale | Plantation established by Andrew Pickens Calhoun, son of John C. Calhoun. Sold to Tristram Bethea in 1863, it has remained in the Bethea family to the present day. |
| 10 | Curtis House |
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(#77000214) |
510 N. Main 32°31′17″N 87°50′18″W / 32.521389°N 87.838333°W |
Demopolis | Federal style town house built in 1840 by Samuel Curtis, a Revolutionary War veteran. |
| 11 | Demopolis Historic District |
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(#79000391) |
Roughly bounded by E. Gaines, N. Ash, W. Pettus, & S. Stewart Sts. 32°31′03″N 87°50′21″W / 32.5175°N 87.839167°W |
Demopolis | |
| 12 | Demopolis Public School |
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(#83003453) |
601 S. Main Ave. 32°30′38″N 87°50′18″W / 32.510556°N 87.838333°W |
Demopolis | Beaux-Arts style public school building, completed in 1914. |
| 13 | Patrick Farrish House |
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(#00001026) |
177 East St. 32°16′09″N 87°37′09″W / 32.269167°N 87.619167°W |
Thomaston | Craftsman style house built in 1926. |
| 14 | Faunsdale Plantation |
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(#93000602) |
County Road 54 just west of its junction with State Route 25 32°26′07″N 87°36′07″W / 32.435278°N 87.601944°W |
Faunsdale | Historic district with a Greek Revival style main house, built in 1844, and several slave quarters built in the Carpenter Gothic style. |
| 15 | Foscue-Whitfield House |
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(#74000423) |
West of Demopolis on U.S. Route 80 32°29′06″N 87°52′01″W / 32.485°N 87.866944°W |
Demopolis | Federal style brick house built in 1840 for Augustus Foscue. |
| 16 | Gaineswood |
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(#72000167) |
805 S. Cedar St. 32°30′20″N 87°50′04″W / 32.505556°N 87.834444°W |
Demopolis | Built by Nathan Bryan Whitfield from 1843 to 1860, this plantation house is considered by architectural historians as one of the most elaborate and significant examples of Greek Revival architecture in Alabama. |
| 17 | Glover Mausoleum |
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(#74000424) |
Riverside Cemetery 32°30′54″N 87°50′59″W / 32.515°N 87.849722°W |
Demopolis | Elaborate Greek Revival style mausoleum, completed in 1845 by Mary Anne Glover for the burial of her husband, Allen Glover. |
| 18 | C. S. Golden House |
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(#00001029) |
540 7th Ave. 32°16′25″N 87°37′27″W / 32.273611°N 87.624167°W |
Thomaston | Queen Anne style house built in 1898. |
| 19 | Half-Chance Bridge |
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(#72000166) |
State Route 39 over the Chickasaw Bogue Creek 32°18′39″N 87°41′59″W / 32.310833°N 87.699722°W |
Dayton | Iron bridge built by the King Iron Bridge Manufacturing Company of Cleveland, Ohio in 1880. |
| 20 | Jefferson Historic District |
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(#76000342) |
State Route 28 32°23′05″N 87°53′49″W / 32.384722°N 87.896944°W |
Jefferson | Collection of thirteen Greek Revival buildings in the village of Jefferson that reflect the pre-Civil War plantation economy of Alabama. |
| 21 | Lyon-Lamar House |
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(#74000425) |
102 S. Main Ave. 32°30′56″N 87°50′21″W / 32.515556°N 87.839167°W |
Demopolis | Greek Revival style mansion completed in 1853 by George Gaines Lyon and his wife, Anne Glover. |
| 22 | Old Courthouse |
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(#74000426) |
300 W. Cahaba Ave. 32°18′43″N 87°48′03″W / 32.311944°N 87.800833°W |
Linden | The third courthouse for Marengo County, this Greek Revival style building was completed in 1850. |
| 23 | William Poole House |
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(#94000687) |
Junction of State Route 25 and Palmetto Rd. 32°20′58″N 87°38′41″W / 32.349444°N 87.644722°W |
Dayton | Greek Revival style plantation house built in 1848. |
| 24 | Roseland Plantation |
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(#93001476) |
County Road 54, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Faunsdale. 32°26′40″N 87°34′03″W / 32.444444°N 87.5675°W |
Faunsdale | The site of a historic plantation. The Greek Revival style main house was completed in 1850. It has been destroyed, but several outbuildings remain. |
| 25 | Thomaston Central Historic District |
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(#00001023) |
Roughly bounded by Chestnut St., 6th Ave., 7th Ave., Short St., and the CSX railroad line 32°16′04″N 87°37′31″W / 32.267778°N 87.625278°W |
Thomaston | Historic district covering much of the town of Thomaston. Its contains examples of early 20th century architecture. |
| 26 | Thomaston Colored Institute |
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(#00001024) |
1120 7th Ave. 32°16′22″N 87°37′49″W / 32.272778°N 87.630278°W |
Thomaston | Completed in 1910 by West Alabama Primitive Baptist Association as a school for African Americans. |
| 27 | U.S. Post Office |
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(#84000657) |
100 W. Capitol St. 32°31′06″N 87°50′16″W / 32.518333°N 87.837778°W |
Demopolis | Neoclassical style post office built in 1914. |
| 28 | White Bluff |
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(#70000106) |
Arch St. 32°31′12″N 87°50′42″W / 32.52°N 87.845°W |
Demopolis | Historic bluff above the Tombigbee River in Demopolis, first named Ecor Blanc by 18th century French explorers. |
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