Battle-Friedman House
National Register of Historic Places

Battle-Friedman House

Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Listed
January 14, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
72000184

About this property

The Battle–Friedman House (also known as Battle House or Friedman Home) is an antebellum town home located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The house was built in 1835 by Alfred Battle and his wife, Millicent Battle with the house's ground including the only remaining documented antebellum garden in the state. The house itself is noted for its vernacular use of monumental boxed columns.

Location

1010 Greensboro Ave.
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
33.20454, -87.56641

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 72000184. It was listed on January 14, 1972.

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

First African Baptist Church
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Engagement at Tuscaloosa (Wilson's Raid)
1865Civil War
0.4 mi
Action at Tuscaloosa (Streight Raid direction 1863)
1863Civil War
0.4 mi
Action at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1865Civil War
0.4 mi
Croxton's Raid Tuscaloosa
1865Civil War
0.4 mi
Battle of Tuscaloosa 1865
1865Civil War
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Battle-Friedman House listed on the National Register?

Battle-Friedman House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 14, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Battle-Friedman House?

Battle-Friedman House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Battle-Friedman House?

The period of significance for Battle-Friedman House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1835.

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