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. The Foscue House was built in 1840 by Augustus Foscue as the family residence for his plantation. In 1855 Augustus' daughter, Mary Alice Foscue, married Dr. Bryan Watkins Whitfield, son of the builder of Gaineswood. Augustus died in 1861 and the house was inherited by Mary and her husband. The house has remained in the Whitfield family to the present day and was recently restored by a descendant. The house is two and a half stories and built with handmade brick. It features a five-bay facade at the front elevation and a gabled roof. A new brick addition was built onto the front of the house in 1849, requiring the removal of a two-tiered, columned entrance portico. A smaller columned entrance portico was added at that time. The full-width front porch with a hipped roof was added in 1920 by Jesse Whitfield, grandson of the builder, replacing the portico from 1849.

Location

Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama
32.48513, -87.86696

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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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
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2.6 mi
Lyon-Lamar House
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2.7 mi

Nearby Battles

De Soto – Battle of Mabila Pursuit 1540
1540Colonial
9.7 mi

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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.

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

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