Tait-Ervin House
National Register of Historic Places

Tait-Ervin House

Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
Listed
February 24, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
95000147

About this property

The Tait–Ervin House, also known as Countryside, is a historic plantation house near Camden, Alabama. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1855 for Robert Tait by a builder named Henry Cook. Robert was the grandson of Charles Tait, a United States Senator from Georgia. The plantation was acquired after the American Civil War by Robert Tait's sister, Sarah Asbury Tait Ervin, and her husband, Dr. Robert Hugh Ervin. Dr. Ervin served in both houses of the Alabama Legislature and was elected President Pro Tem of the state senate in 1872. The house remained in the Ervin family until 1991, when it was sold to the Phillipi family. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.

Location

205 Co. Rd. 33
Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama
31.97288, -87.37691

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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1100Pre-Columbian
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When was Tait-Ervin House listed on the National Register?

Tait-Ervin House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Tait-Ervin House?

Tait-Ervin House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Tait-Ervin House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1855.

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