Grey Columns
National Register of Historic Places

Grey Columns

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama
Listed
January 11, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80000364

About this property

Grey Columns, at 399 Old Montgomery Rd. in Tuskegee, Alabama, was built as a plantation house from 1854 to 1857. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

399 Old Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama
32.42655, -85.70503

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 80000364. It was listed on January 11, 1980.

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

Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Industrial
0.2 mi
Macon County Courthouse
Industrial
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Macon County, Alabama
1865Civil War
1.7 mi
Battle of Autossee (Nov 1813)
1813Early Republic
6.6 mi
Battle of Calibee Creek (Jan 1814)
1814Early Republic
8.9 mi
Battle of Calabee Creek (Creek War 1814)
1814Early Republic
9 mi
Battle of Autosse Nov 29 1813
1813Early Republic
11 mi

Questions about this property

When was Grey Columns listed on the National Register?

Grey Columns was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Grey Columns?

Grey Columns is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grey Columns?

The period of significance for Grey Columns is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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