Barton Hall (Alabama)
Barton Hall | |
HABS photo of Barton Hall, taken in 1935. | |
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Location | Cherokee, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°45′8.98″N 88°0′12.02″W / 34.7524944°N 88.0033389°WCoordinates: 34°45′8.98″N 88°0′12.02″W / 34.7524944°N 88.0033389°W |
Built | 1840 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference # | 73000337 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1973[1] |
Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[1] |
Barton Hall, also known as the Cunningham Plantation, is an antebellum plantation house built for Armstead Barton in the 1840s near present-day Cherokee, Alabama. The home is located south of US 72 and east of the Natchez Trace Parkway, in the former town of Buzzard Roost.[2]
Architecture
The National Park Service describes the home as an unusually sophisticated Greek Revival-style plantation house with small Doric entrance and limestone-paved rear courtyard. The interior contains a stairway that ascends in a series of double flights and bridge-like landings to an observatory on the rooftop that offers views of the plantation.[1]
Landmark
The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[1][3]
In November 2008, the famous photographer Charles Moore captured his final documented images on this property.
Because the home has remained a private residence since being declared a National Historic Landmark, it is not open to the public.
Gallery
- View of the stairwell, up to the observatory.
- Stair treatment on the west side of the main hall.
- The front entrance porch.
- View of the rear courtyard.
- Pocket doors between the parlors.
- Window treatment in living room.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barton Hall. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Barton Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03.
- ↑ Fred Smoot. "Colbert County History / Barton Hall". Retrieved 2007-06-19.
- ↑ W. Warner Floyd (1973-05-02). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Barton Hall / Cunningham Plantation" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, undated (1.24 MB)
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-337, "Cunningham Plantation, Old Memphis Road (Gaines Trace Road), Cherokee, Colbert County, AL", 31 photos, 14 measured drawings, 3 photo caption pages