Alston-Cobb House
National Register of Historic Places

Alston-Cobb House

Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama
Listed
April 29, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
79000382

About this property

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. It is one of only four examples of an I-house to survive intact in Clarke County. 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.

Location

120 Cobb St.
Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama
31.70932, -87.79279

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cobb House
Civil War
0.5 mi
Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
Early Republic
0.9 mi
Coate, John A., House
Industrial
1.1 mi
Bush House
Industrial
1.1 mi
Dickinson House
Early Republic
1.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Burnt Corn Creek (Creek War)
1813Early Republic
9.8 mi
Fort Sinquefield Massacre (1813)
1813Early Republic
10 mi
Fort Mims Massacre (August 30, 1813)
1813Early Republic
11.5 mi
Canoe Fight Nov 12 1813
1813Early Republic
14.1 mi
Battle of Mabila (Mauvila) 1540
1540Colonial
14.1 mi

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When was Alston-Cobb House listed on the National Register?

Alston-Cobb House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Alston-Cobb House?

Alston-Cobb House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Alston-Cobb House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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