Liberty Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Liberty Hall

Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
Listed
January 5, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
84000751

About this property

Liberty Hall, also known as John Robert McDowell Place, is a historic plantation house near Camden, Alabama. The two-story Greek Revival style main house was built in 1855 for John Robert McDowell by W.W. Robinson. The two-story front portico features two central Ionic columns flanked by a square column to each side, reminiscent of a distyle-in-antis arrangement. The floor plan is centered on a broad hall that separates four large, equally proportioned rooms on both levels. The formal rooms and hall on the lower level have elaborate plasterwork that was designed, in part, by Harriet McDowell, wife of John Robert McDowell. The house is currently owned by the great-granddaughter of the original owner. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1984.

Location

Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
31.97287, -87.33625

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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Nearby Battles

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When was Liberty Hall listed on the National Register?

Liberty Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Liberty Hall?

Liberty Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Liberty Hall?

The period of significance for Liberty Hall is recorded as the early_republic era.

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