Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House
National Register of Historic Places

Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House

Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama
Listed
October 24, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74000396

About this property

The Montgomery–Janes–Whittaker House, best known today as Buena Vista, is a historic Federal style plantation house in Autauga County, Alabama, United States, south of Prattville. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1974. The house is currently owned by the Autauga County Heritage Association and operated as a historic house museum.

Location

Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama
32.42457, -86.45192

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 74000396. It was listed on October 24, 1974.

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

Daniel Pratt Historic District
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2.8 mi
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Building 836-Community College of the Air Force Building
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6.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Prattville AL
1865Civil War
2.8 mi
Battle of Fort Toulouse
1717Colonial
9.5 mi
Capture of Montgomery AL
1865Civil War
9.7 mi
Wilson's Raid – Montgomery
1865Civil War
9.7 mi
Montgomery Alabama 1865
1865Civil War
9.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House listed on the National Register?

Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House?

Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House?

The period of significance for Montgomery-Janes-Whittaker House is recorded as the early_republic era.

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