Barton Hall (Alabama)
Barton Hall | |
HABS photo of Barton Hall, taken in 1935. | |
Location | west of Cherokee, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°45′8.98″N 88°0′12.02″W / 34.7524944°N 88.0033389°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 73000337 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1973[1] |
Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[1] |
Barton Hall, also known as the Cunningham Plantation, is an
Description and history
Barton Hall is located in a rural setting about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) west of the town of Cherokee and 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of
Period interior features include a unique stairway which ascends in a series of double flights and bridge-like landings to an observatory on the rooftop that offered views of the plantation.[2]
In 1840, Armestead Barton, a native of Tennessee, moved to the area and purchased 40,000 acres (16,000 ha), on which he began construction of this house. The house remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1847 and was completed two years later under his widow's supervision. The property was sold out of the Barton family in 1908. In 1967, a Barton descendant repurchased the house.[2]
In November 2008, the noted photographer Charles Moore took his final documented images on this property. The home continues to be privately owned and occupied, and it is not open to the public.
Gallery
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View of the stairwell, up to the observatory.
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Stair treatment on the west side of the main hall.
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The front entrance porch.
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View of the rear courtyard.
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Pocket doors between the parlors.
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Window treatment in living room.
See also
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- List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Colbert County, Alabama
References
- ^ a b c "Barton Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 27, 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c W. Warner Floyd (May 2, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Barton Hall / Cunningham Plantation" (pdf). National Park Service.
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External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-337, "Cunningham Plantation, Old Memphis Road (Gaines Trace Road), Cherokee, Colbert County, AL", 31 photos, 14 measured drawings, 3 photo caption pages