Spring Villa
National Register of Historic Places

Spring Villa

Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
Listed
January 3, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
78000494

About this property

Spring Villa is a historic Carpenter Gothic plantation house on the outskirts of Opelika, Alabama. Inspired by designs published by Andrew Jackson Downing, the house is one of only about twenty remaining residential examples of Gothic Revival architecture remaining in the state. It was built by Horace King in 1850 next to a 30-acre (12 ha) spring-fed lake, from which it takes its name. The house was acquired by the city of Opelika in 1927 and now forms the nucleus of its 325-acre (132 ha) Spring Villa Park. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1978, due to its architectural significance.

Location

Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
32.58776, -85.31161

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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When was Spring Villa listed on the National Register?

Spring Villa was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Spring Villa?

Spring Villa is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Spring Villa?

The period of significance for Spring Villa is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1850.

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