Ford–Countess House
Hezekiah Ford House | |
Location | 920 Countess Rd., Huntsville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°49′13″N 86°32′56″W / 34.82028°N 86.54889°W |
Built | c.1820 |
Architectural style | I-House, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 14000318[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 13, 2014 |
Designated ARLH | October 31, 2013 |
The Ford–Countess House (also known as the Hezekiah Ford House) is a historic residence near
plantation. He acquired the land on which the house stands in 1820, and built the two-story, brick I-house soon after. Ford died in 1839, and the land was owned by his wife, Nancy, until her death in 1844. Hezekiah's brother, John, then assumed ownership, and the plantation stayed in his family until 1904. It reached a peak of 280 acres (113 ha), and the family owned 69 slaves in 1860. James W. Burcum owned the property from 1904 until 1911, when it was sold to Stephen H. Countess of Tuscaloosa
. The Countess family still owns and farms the land, although the house has not been occupied since 1995.
The
sash windows, although the first floor façade originally had twelve-over-twelve windows. The main block interior consists of two rooms on each floor, with Federal fireplace mantels in each room. The rear ell is also divided into two rooms on each floor, although a stair hall has been partitioned off from the southern room on the second floor.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ Karpynec, Ted; Susan Enzweiler; Robert Gamble (May 25, 2013). "Hezekiah Ford House". National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. National Park Service.
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