National Register of Historic Places

Bankhead, William Brockman, House

Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
Listed
June 29, 2022
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100007850

About this property

in Jasper, Alabama, was built in 1925. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 2022. A member of the Democratic party, Bankhead (1874–1940) represented Alabama in the United States House of Representatives, alternately in the 7th and 10th Congressional districts, March 4, 1917 – September 15, 1940. He was elected to be the 42nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 1936, serving in that position for the remainder of his service in Congress. In August 1937, his actress daughter Tallulah Bankhead wed fellow actor John Emery in this house. Following Congressman Bankhead's 1940 death, the house went on the market. Subsequent owners were slacking in upkeep of the property. The Walker Area Community Foundation, aided by private donations, stepped in and rescued the property from its state of disrepair. In the year 2010, financier John T. Oliver Jr., who had married Congressman Bankhead's great niece Barbara Bankhead, created the Bankhead House & Heritage Center charitable organization for the purpose of restoring the property.

Location

800 7th St. West
Jasper, Walker County, Alabama
33.84542, -87.28485

Categories

ARCHITECTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Walker County Hospital
Pre Contact
0.4 mi
Bankhead House
Civil War
0.6 mi
First United Methodist Church
Industrial
0.9 mi
Jasper Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.9 mi
Boshell's Mill
Modern
9.4 mi

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Bankhead, William Brockman, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 2022.

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

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The period of significance for Bankhead, William Brockman, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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