National Register of Historic Places

Thornhill

Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama
Listed
February 20, 1998
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
98000104

About this property

Thornhill, also known as the Hade–Lewis House, is a plantation in Talladega County, Alabama, built beginning in 1835 by planter John Hardie. Hardie was an immigrant from Scotland, arriving in the Alabama Territory in 1818 after first spending time in New York and Virginia. He acquired the 700 acres (280 ha) of land for Thornhill in 1834 or 1835. The topology of the land reminded Hardie of his father's Thorn Hill Farm in Kinross, Scotland, so he named the property Thornhill. Cotton was the primary crop grown at Thornhill with about 50 enslaved people being held at the plantation by Hardie. The property includes the Classical Revival house, a chapel, the servants' quarters, the plantation office, a barn, a horse racetrack and the family cemetery, along with the approach road. The main house is an I-house in plan, one room deep in front, two stories, with a rear ell. The facade is five bays wide and fronted by a central portico. The interior has a central hall plan, flanked by a parlor, a dining room and a library in the ell. A kitchen occupies the farther reaches of the ell. Thornhill, which is now in city of Talladega, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1998.

Location

29229 AL 21
Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama
33.40184, -86.14145

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Nearby Battles

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When was Thornhill listed on the National Register?

Thornhill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Thornhill?

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

What is the period of significance for Thornhill?

The period of significance for Thornhill is recorded as the industrial era.

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