Dr. William E. Murphey House

Dr. William E. Murphey House
Nearest city Trinity, Alabama
Coordinates 34°38′38″N 87°5′53″W / 34.64389°N 87.09806°W / 34.64389; -87.09806Coordinates: 34°38′38″N 87°5′53″W / 34.64389°N 87.09806°W / 34.64389; -87.09806
Area 163 acres (66 ha)
Built 1824 (1824)
Architectural style Tidewater Cottage
MPS Tidewater Cottages in the Tennessee Valley TR
NRHP reference # 86001547[1]
Added to NRHP July 9, 1986

The Dr. William E. Murphey House was a historic residence near Trinity, Alabama, United States. The house was built around 1824 by George Murphey, a settler from North Carolina. The house eventually passed to his son, William. It was a Tidewater cottage with a hall and parlor layout, common in Murhpey's native North Carolina but rare in North Alabama.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It was destroyed by a tornado on April 27, 2011.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gamble, Robert S.; Tom Dolan (October 1985). "Dr. William E. Murphey House". Tidewater Cottages in the Tennessee Valley. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Preservation Report" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. July–August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.


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