Johnson's Woods
National Register of Historic Places

Johnson's Woods

Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
Listed
May 3, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
88000511

About this property

Johnson's Woods (also known as the G. W. Carroll House) is a historic plantation house in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. The house was built in 1837 on land purchased by George W. Carroll in 1828. A settler from Maryland, Carroll became the county's wealthiest planter by 1850.

Location

801 E. North Commons
Tuscumbia, Colbert County, Alabama
34.74061, -87.69316

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 88000511. It was listed on May 3, 1988.

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

Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District
Industrial
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Forrest's Operations at Tuscumbia-Cherokee Area (October 1864)
1864Civil War
0.8 mi
Capture of Tuscumbia AL
1862Civil War
0.8 mi
Occupation of Tuscumbia Alabama
1862Civil War
0.9 mi
Action at Tuscumbia, Alabama
1862Civil War
0.9 mi
CSS Ivy and CSS Tuscumbia — Mississippi Patrol Actions
1863Civil War
1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Johnson's Woods listed on the National Register?

Johnson's Woods was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Johnson's Woods?

Johnson's Woods is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Johnson's Woods?

The period of significance for Johnson's Woods is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1828.

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