Forks of Cypress
National Register of Historic Places

Forks of Cypress

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Listed
October 9, 1997
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
97001166

About this property

The Forks of Cypress was a large slave-labour cotton farm and Greek Revival plantation house near Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It was designed by architect William Nichols for James Jackson and his wife, Sally Moore Jackson. Construction was completed in 1830. It was the only Greek Revival house in Alabama with a two-story colonnade around the entire house, composed of 24 Ionic columns. The name was derived from the fact that Big Cypress Creek and Little Cypress Creek, tributaries of Cypress Creek (Alabama), border the plantation and converge near the site of the main house. Although the main house was destroyed by fire in 1966 after being struck by lightning, the site was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on April 14, 1992 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1997. The site is the property of the State of Alabama; a local board has oversight.

Location

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
34.84558, -87.72560

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Sources

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When was Forks of Cypress listed on the National Register?

Forks of Cypress was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Forks of Cypress?

Forks of Cypress is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Forks of Cypress is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1830.

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