National Register of Historic Places

Donnell, Robert, House

Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
Listed
September 18, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73000354

About this property

The Robert Donnell House (also known as the City Superintendent's House) is a historic house located at 601 South Clinton Street in Athens, Alabama. The house was built in 1840 by Robert Donnell, a minister who had come to Athens in the 1820s to establish a Presbyterian church. After his death in 1855, the house passed to his son, James. It was purchased in 1869 by Joshua P. Coman in order to establish the Athens Male College, beginning the house's association with education. In 1879, it was purchased by the city and became part of the public school campus, and sold ten years later to the North Alabama Experiment Station and Agricultural School. The house returned to city ownership in 1936, and is today part of the campus of Athens Elementary School (formerly Athens Middle School). The house is a two-story frame structure clad in clapboard. A double-height portico with paired square columns covers the entry. The main block has a center-hall plan, with a two-story, gable roofed wing off the rear. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 1973. Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-367, "Father Robert Donnell House, 601 South Clinton Street, Athens, Limestone County, AL", 8 photos

Location

601 S. Clinton St.
Athens, Limestone County, Alabama
34.79623, -86.96809

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Donnell, Robert, House listed on the National Register?

Donnell, Robert, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1973.

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Donnell, Robert, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Donnell, Robert, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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