Cedar Crest
National Register of Historic Places

Cedar Crest

Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama
Listed
August 4, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
93000763

About this property

Cedar Crest, also known as Cedar Crest Farms, is a Greek Revival plantation house located near Faunsdale, Alabama. It was built for Kimbrough Cassels Dubose in 1850 by Albert Prince, a slave. Dubose, born in Darlington District, South Carolina was educated at the preparatory school of Prof.

Location

Faunsdale, Marengo County, Alabama
32.42831, -87.66032

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 93000763. It was listed on August 4, 1993.

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

Altwood
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Cedar Haven
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Nearby Battles

De Soto Expedition — Battle of Mabila
1540Colonial
9.6 mi
Raid on Demopolis (1863)
1863Civil War
10.9 mi
Battle of Myrtlewood / Demopolis Area
1864Civil War
12 mi
Battle of Mabila
1540Colonial
12.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cedar Crest listed on the National Register?

Cedar Crest was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Cedar Crest?

Cedar Crest is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cedar Crest?

The period of significance for Cedar Crest is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1850.

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