National Register of Historic Places

Dry Forks Plantation

Coy, Wilcox County, Alabama
Listed
February 26, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
99000250

About this property

Dry Fork Plantation, also known as James Asbury Tait House, is a historic plantation house in Coy, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame house was built between 1832 and 1834 in a vernacular interpretation of Federal style architecture. It was built for James Asbury Tait by two enslaved African Americans, Hezekiah and Elijah. The floor plan is centered on a hall that separates four rooms, two on each side, on both floors. Tait recorded in his daybook that the house required 25,000 board feet (59 m3) of lumber, the roof was covered with 6,000 wooden shingles, and the chimneys and foundation required 12,000 bricks, made from clay on the plantation. Dry Fork is one of the oldest houses still standing in Wilcox County and remains in the Tait family. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1999, with the name of Dry Forks Plantation.

Location

Coy, Wilcox County, Alabama
31.89904, -87.36089

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tait-Ervin House
Early Republic
5.2 mi
Liberty Hall
Early Republic
5.3 mi
Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District
Early Republic
7.6 mi
Wilcox Female Institute
Early Republic
7.7 mi
Beck, William King, House
Listed
10.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Burnt Corn Creek Jul 1813
1813Early Republic
6.4 mi
Canoe Fight (Creek War 1813)
1813Early Republic
7.2 mi

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When was Dry Forks Plantation listed on the National Register?

Dry Forks Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Dry Forks Plantation?

Dry Forks Plantation is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Dry Forks Plantation?

The period of significance for Dry Forks Plantation is recorded as the industrial era.

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