National Register of Historic Places

Oates House

Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
Listed
March 17, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
89000164

About this property

The Oates House (also known as the Shoemaker House) is a historic home in Abbeville, Alabama, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Ephraim Oates had come to Henry County, Alabama, in 1839 at the age of 13. He took over the family farm and expanded it to over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha). In 1900, he purchased land in Abbeville from his cousin, Alabama Governor William C. Oates, and built a one-story house. In 1910, he greatly expanded the house, adding a second story and remodeling it in a Neoclassical style. The house was purchased in 1927 by the Shoemaker family, who added floor-to-ceiling casement windows to the front rooms and built a sleeping porch, porte-cochère, and rear kitchen wing. The main façade is dominated by four Tuscan columns supporting a triangular pediment, creating a full-height entry portico. The main entrance has a transom and sidelights, and is flanked by floor-to-ceiling casement windows with a balcony above. End windows on the first floor and the four second floor windows are two-over-two double hung sash windows. The north side of the house features a porte-cochère supported by two Tuscan columns, with a balcony above. A shed-roofed sleeping porch adorns the south side, and on the rear is a one-story kitchen addition and screened porch. The interior features a central hall with rooms on either side on both floors.

Location

402 Kirkland St.
Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
31.56705, -85.25061

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Sources

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When was Oates House listed on the National Register?

Oates House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Oates House?

Oates House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Oates House?

The period of significance for Oates House is recorded as the civil_war era.

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