William Perkins House
William Perkins House | |
Location | 89 Spencer Street Eutaw, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°50′15″N 87°53′11″W / 32.83750°N 87.88639°W |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
MPS | Antebellum Homes in Eutaw TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82002026[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 1982 |
Designated ARLH | October 17, 1980 |
The William Perkins House, now known as the Freemount, is a historic Greek Revival style house in Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The house is a two-story wood-framed building on a raised brick foundation. Four monumental Ionic columns span the front portico. It was built in 1850 by William Perkins on the Eutaw Town Square.[2] According to the 1850 U. S. Federal Census Slave Schedule, William Perkins' household in Greene County included eleven enslaved people, four women and seven men. Their ages ranged from 2–45 years old, and Mr. Perkins is listed as the slave owner.[3] The house was recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1934. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance.[1] It is also listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Walking and Driving Guide to Historic Eutaw Alabama". Greene County Historic Society. Magnolias and Peaches website. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedule, Greene County, Alabama
External links
[edit]Media related to William Perkins House at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-241, "Perkins-Spencer House, Spencer Street, Eutaw, Greene County, AL", 6 photos, 2 data pages
- National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Alabama
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
- Houses completed in 1850
- Antebellum architecture
- Greek Revival houses in Alabama
- Houses in Greene County, Alabama
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama
- Alabama Registered Historic Place stubs