Carlowville Historic District
Carlowville Historic District | |
Nearest city | Carlowville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 32°5′21″N 87°1′45″W / 32.08917°N 87.02917°W |
Area | 780 acres (320 ha) |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, late 19th And 20th century revival styles |
NRHP reference No. | 78000487[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 18, 1978 |
The Carlowville Historic District is a
Description
The Carlowville Historic District was nominated to the National Register as a "pleasant blending of nineteenth and twentieth century architecture in quiet, rural environment."[2] The earlier buildings are predominantly wood-frame structures. They range from elegant mansions to plain folk houses. Some of the homes continue to be owned by descendants of the original builders who came here from the Atlantic seaboard nearly 200 years ago.[2]
Several of the more substantial houses were built atop brick basements. Two of these structures had their original brick ground floor removed and were subsequently lowered during the twentieth century. Architectural historians have attributed this to dampness and the poor quality of the local brick.[2][3]
Contributing structures
At the time of the nomination, the Carlowville Historic District contained 21
References
- ^ a b U.S. National Park Service, National Register Information System, March 13, 2009 version.
- ^ a b c d e "Carlowville Historic District". National Register of Historic Places Inventory: Nomination Form. National Park Service. August 10, 1976. Retrieved April 22, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos". Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-9636713-0-8.