Foscue-Whitfield House
National Register of Historic Places

Foscue-Whitfield House

Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
Listed
January 21, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74000423

About this property

The Foscue–Whitfield House, also known as the Foscue House, is a historic Federal style plantation house just outside the city limits of Demopolis, Alabama, United States.

Location

Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
32.48513, -87.86696

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 74000423. It was listed on January 21, 1974.

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

Glover Mausoleum
Early Republic
2.3 mi
Demopolis Public School
Industrial
2.4 mi
Gaineswood
Civil War
2.5 mi
Bluff Hall
Industrial
2.6 mi
Lyon-Lamar House
Early Republic
2.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Demopolis (1863)
1863Civil War
1.8 mi
Battle of Myrtlewood / Demopolis Area
1864Civil War
2.8 mi
De Soto – Battle of Mabila Pursuit 1540
1540Colonial
9.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Foscue-Whitfield House listed on the National Register?

Foscue-Whitfield House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Foscue-Whitfield House?

Foscue-Whitfield House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Foscue-Whitfield House?

The period of significance for Foscue-Whitfield House is recorded as the early_republic era.

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