National Register of Historic Places

Leatherbury, George, House

Coden, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
June 13, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000917

About this property

The George Leatherbury House was a historic house along the shore of Portersville Bay, halfway between Bayou La Batre and Bayou Coden, in southern Mobile County, Alabama. It was built in 1912 by George Scarborough Leatherbury in the local "Bay house" style. Leatherbury owned several lumber companies in Mississippi and operated a naval stores company. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1990. It was subsequently destroyed on August 29, 2005, by an estimated record-level 12-to-16-foot (3.7 to 4.9 m) storm surge generated by Hurricane Katrina. Photos of Hurricane Katrina damage along Coden's Shell Belt Road

Location

Coden, Mobile County, Alabama
30.37988, -88.25109

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Leatherbury, George, House listed on the National Register?

Leatherbury, George, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Leatherbury, George, House?

Leatherbury, George, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Leatherbury, George, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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