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, …
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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 84000751. It was listed on January 5, 1984.
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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Questions about this property
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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