National Register of Historic Places

Plattenburg, Wesley, House

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Listed
February 3, 1993
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92001827

About this property

The Wesley Plattenburg House is a historic house in Selma, Alabama, United States. Featuring a unique combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles, it was completed in 1842 for Wesley Plattenburg. Plattenburg was born on April 13, 1803, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. He had relocated to Selma and had assumed the occupation of tailor by 1829. He became a successful merchant and served on the city council of Selma for many years. The house was once at the center of a 2,200-acre (890 ha) plantation that Plattenburg inherited from a close friend, Mr. Wood, upon his death. Plattenburg took up the vocation of planter after receiving the property. The house is one of the few structures remaining in the city that is identifiable on a map of the Battle of Selma. The city eventually grew to completely encompass the site. The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 22, 1991, and to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993. It was listed on Alabama's Places in Peril in 2005.

Location

601 Washington St.
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
32.41389, -87.02232

Categories

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Sources

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When was Plattenburg, Wesley, House listed on the National Register?

Plattenburg, Wesley, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.

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Plattenburg, Wesley, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Plattenburg, Wesley, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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