Goode–Hall House
Goode–Hall House | |
Nearest city | Town Creek, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°43′31″N 87°23′24″W / 34.72528°N 87.39000°W |
Built | 1824 |
Architect | Saunders, Rev. Turner |
Architectural style | Jeffersonian |
NRHP reference No. | 74000418[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 01, 1974 |
The Goode–Hall House, also commonly known as Saunders Hall, is a historic
History
The house was built in 1824 by
Architecture
The house is built in a provincial interpretation of a Palladian three-part plan, possibly influenced by the Jeffersonian architecture of Saunders' native Virginia.[2][4] The cramped proximity of the three front triangular pediments betray the vernacular nature of the composition, although the remainder is well-proportioned.[3]
The entire house is constructed in brick above a raised basement. The two-story main block features a Tuscan portico with an arched lunette in the pediment, this feature was a common Jeffersonian architectural device. The main block is flanked to either side by one-story wings with front and side gables, their front pediments also have lunettes. The front walls of the wings feature brick pilasters with simple capitals.[2] The front door is noteworthy in that it features two engaged Tuscan columns supporting a molded cornice.[3]
The Goode–Hall House was not the only large plantation house built in the area by the Saunders family. Turner Saunder's son, James, built a large Italianate house at Rocky Hill Castle.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.
- ^ ISBN 0-9636713-0-8.
- ^ "Plantation Architecture in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Gentry, Dorothy (1962). Life and Legend of Lawrence County. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Nottingham-SWS, Inc. pp. 109–110.