Bankhead House
National Register of Historic Places

Bankhead House

Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
Listed
June 17, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73000375

About this property

The Bankhead House, also known as Sunset and the John Hollis Bankhead House, is a historic mansion in Jasper, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. The Classical Revival-style house was built for John H. Bankhead in 1910. He served in the Alabama Legislature, as a U.S. Representative, and as a U.S. Senator. His granddaughter, the award-winning actress Tallulah Brockman Bankhead and her sister Eugenia, were raised in the house when Congress was not in session. The pair were largely reared by their grandmother, Tallulah James Brockman Bankhead, after their mother died from sepsis less than a month after Tallulah's birth. The Classical Revival-style house is a two-story wood-frame building with a stone foundation and hipped roof. It features a one-story portico that spans the full width of the front (east) of the house and partially wraps around each side. At the front central bay, the porch projects and transitions to a two-tiered portico that frames the main entrance. A porte cochere projects out from the main porch on the south side of the house. Most of the windows feature one lite per sash, typical of the time the house was built. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-979, "John Hollis Bankhead House, 1400 Seventh Avenue, Jasper, Walker County, AL", 1 photo, 5 data pages

Location

1400 7th Ave.
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
33.83724, -87.28306

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Walker County Hospital
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
Jasper Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.4 mi
First United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.4 mi
Bankhead, William Brockman, House
Industrial
0.6 mi
Boshell's Mill
Modern
9.5 mi

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Bankhead House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 17, 1973.

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Bankhead House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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