Ashe Cottage
National Register of Historic Places

Ashe Cottage

Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Listed
October 18, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78000502

About this property

Ashe Cottage, also known as the Ely House, is a historic Carpenter Gothic house in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built in 1832 and expanded and remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1858 by William Cincinnatus Ashe, a physician from North Carolina. The cottage is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building, the front elevation features two semi-octagonal gabled front bays with a one-story porch inset between them.

Location

307 N. Commissioners Ave.
Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
32.51930, -87.84030

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 78000502. It was listed on October 18, 1978.

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

US Post Office
Modern
0.2 mi
Confederate Park
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Curtis House
Colonial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Myrtlewood / Demopolis Area
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Raid on Demopolis (1863)
1863Civil War
2.8 mi
De Soto – Battle of Mabila Pursuit 1540
1540Colonial
12.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Ashe Cottage listed on the National Register?

Ashe Cottage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Ashe Cottage?

Ashe Cottage is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ashe Cottage?

The period of significance for Ashe Cottage is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1832.

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