National Register of Historic Places

Whitman, Edward Fenns, House

Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama
Listed
September 25, 1997
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
97001163

About this property

The Edward Fenns Whitman House is a historic residence in Boaz, Alabama. The house was built in 1924 by E. F. Whitman, a businessman who has served as Boaz's first mayor in 1896. Whitman was heavily involved in manufacturing development in the new town, and owned interests in a cottonseed oil mill, a fertilizer plant, an ice plant, a cotton mill which produced twine, and petitioned for a new highway (later replaced by U.S. 431) to be routed through Boaz. In 1924, he replaced his original frame house with a brick Craftsman-style home designed by prominent Birmingham architect William Leslie Welton. Built at the height of the Craftsman movement, its tiled roof and porch with heavy brick piers, exposed rafter ends, and rectilinear fireplace mantles are all representative of the style. Whitman sold the house in 1939; it was purchased by Dr. Marston Hunt in 1942 who was one of the founders of the Boaz-Albertville Hospital in 1956. The house was sold in 1992 and converted into a bed and breakfast hotel. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Location

200 Thomas Ave.
Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama
34.19996, -86.16163

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Sources

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When was Whitman, Edward Fenns, House listed on the National Register?

Whitman, Edward Fenns, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 1997.

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Whitman, Edward Fenns, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Whitman, Edward Fenns, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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