Karsner-Carroll House
National Register of Historic Places

Karsner-Carroll House

Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
Listed
March 30, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
70000104

About this property

The Karsner-Carroll House (also known as the Oscar Kennedy House) is a historic residence in Florence, Alabama. The lot on which the house sits was purchased in 1818 by James Gadsden; the lot to the west was purchased by his commanding officer in the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson. The house was built sometime before 1830 by B. F. Karsner. In 1902 it was purchased by Dr. George W. Carroll, whose daughter Bertha later lived in the house with her husband Oscar Y. Kennedy. The house is a rare example of small-form, early 19th-century Federal architecture in the Tennessee Valley. The 1+1⁄2-story cottage is built with 13-inch (33-cm) thick brick exterior walls. On the three-bay façade, the entry door with fanlight occupies the left side, with two large six-over-six sash windows to the right. A pair of arched dormers project from the steeply pitched gable roof. The main block of the house is square, with a covered porch occupying the area behind the entry hall. Two rooms on the other side of the house lead to a narrow wing, containing three rooms, off the rear of the house. A smokehouse still stands behind the house. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Location

303 N. Pine St.
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama
34.80175, -87.67643

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Sources

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When was Karsner-Carroll House listed on the National Register?

Karsner-Carroll House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Karsner-Carroll House?

Karsner-Carroll House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Karsner-Carroll House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1812.

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