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.

Location

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

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 79000382. It was listed on April 29, 1979.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Cobb House
Civil War
0.5 mi
Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
Early Republic
0.9 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

Questions about this property

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.

What is the period of significance for Alston-Cobb House?

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

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