Robert Donnell House

The Robert Donnell House (also known as the City Superintendent's House) is a historic house located at 601 South Clinton Street in Athens, Alabama.

Robert Donnell House
The house in October 1935
Location601 S. Clinton St., Athens, Alabama
Coordinates34°47′46″N 86°58′5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1840 (1840)
NRHP reference No.73000354[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1973

Description and history

The house was built in 1840 by Robert Donnell, a minister who had come to Athens in the 1820s to establish a Presbyterian church. After his death in 1855, the house passed to his son, James. It was purchased in 1869 by Joshua P. Coman in order to establish the Athens Male College, beginning the house's association with education. In 1879, it was purchased by the city and became part of the public school campus, and sold ten years later to the North Alabama Experiment Station and Agricultural School. The house returned to city ownership in 1936, and is today part of the campus of Athens Middle School. The house is a two-story frame structure clad in clapboard. A double-height portico with paired square columns covers the entry. The main block has a center-hall plan, with a two-story, gable roofed wing off the rear.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  2. Floyd, W. Warner (August 1, 1973). "Robert Donnell House". National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.


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